Vontier (VNT) was recently named to Newsweek’s World’s Greenest Companies list for 2026, reflecting its efforts to meet rigorous EU sustainability criteria and drawing renewed attention to how the stock reflects those credentials.

Despite the new sustainability recognition, Vontier’s share price has fallen about 23% over the past 90 days and the 1 year total shareholder return is down about 25%. This suggests recent momentum has been weak even after earlier gains.

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For Vontier, the share price slide to about $28.52 sits against analyst targets near $40 and internal fair value estimates that are higher again. So how wide is the real valuation gap here, and what are you actually paying for?

Most Popular Narrative: 23.8% Undervalued

Based on the most followed narrative for Vontier, the fair value of $37.42 sits well above the recent $28.52 share price. This frames the current discount through a long term cash flow lens rather than short term sentiment.

Vontier has inherited a proven business system of disciplined capital allocation and continuous improvement from its former parent companies, Danaher and Fortive. u The spinoff from Fortive will allow Vontier to redeploy capital to its business, as its former parent invested less than 5% of its total M&A capital in Vontier.

According to julio, the fair value hinges on how this capital redeployment feeds through to revenue, profit margins, and the future earnings multiple. Want to see which specific growth path and profitability profile the narrative is incorporating, and how that translates into the $37.42 figure and an undervalued view on Vontier at today’s $28.52 price?

Result: Fair Value of $37.42 (UNDERVALUED)

However, there are still clear risks to the Vontier narrative, including sluggish core revenue growth and potential disruption to its retail fueling business as electric vehicles expand.

Next Steps

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