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Flowserve Corporation FLS
$74.37 +1.79% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $9.53B
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
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Three things to know
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +11.2%).
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $2.85, up 29.0% year over year.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $4.63B, down 0.3% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth37Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 20%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 30%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 43%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 31%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 22%
Quality58Neutral
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 32%
- Gross marginTop 35%
- Operating marginTop 28%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 38%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 28%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 47%
- Interest coverTop 32%
Value66Positive
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 32%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 37%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 44%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 45%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 36%
Momentum67Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 18%
- 6-month returnBottom 45%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 25%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 38%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 42%
Revisions53Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 36%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 20%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 25%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 37%
Stability51Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 29%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 31%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 18%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 47%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 0.8% | -0.3% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 26.2% | 29.0% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 35.1% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 12.9% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 8.6% | 8.9% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.3% | 0.8% | ↓ | Bottom 20% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 29.0% | 26.2% | ↑ | Top 30% |
| Gross margin | 35.1% | 33.1% | ↑ | Top 35% |
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 11.4% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 6.3% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 8.9% | 8.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 8.6% | — | Top 32% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 9.4% | — | Top 31% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.31×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -1.8%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +0.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.17×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 7.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.15%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.41%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.56%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -2.5%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 6 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +11.2%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $90.75
- Target vs current price
- +22.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 31
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 42%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | +10.5% | -4.8% | +8.3% | +9.7% | — |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +3.7% | -1.0% | -17.4% | -14.2% | -14.9% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | +18.1% | -1.0% | +8.5% | +2.0% | -10.2% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | +12.5% | -0.3% | +36.0% | +30.2% | +47.4% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | +16.7% | +2.4% | -2.0% | -3.2% | -5.0% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | +22.0% | +0.5% | +5.7% | +14.0% | +21.7% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | -9.1% | +1.3% | -11.9% | -19.2% | -16.3% |
| Oct 28, 2024 | -7.5% | +0.5% | +1.7% | +15.8% | +21.7% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $0.95 | $0.86 | +10.5% | $1.17B |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $0.85 | $0.82 | +3.7% | $1.07B |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $1.11 | $0.94 | +18.1% | $1.22B |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.90 | $0.80 | +12.5% | $1.17B |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $0.91 | $0.78 | +16.7% | $1.19B |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.59 | +22.0% | $1.14B |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.70 | $0.77 | -9.1% | $1.18B |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $0.62 | $0.67 | -7.5% | $1.13B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 26.1× | 26.4× | 43th | Top 32% |
| P/E (forward) | 18.1× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.2× | — | — | Top 44% |
| EV / Sales | 2.40× | — | — | Bottom 45% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 4.32% | — | — | Top 37% |
| Earnings yield | 3.83% | — | — | Top 32% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 15.3× – 44.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +41.0%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +29.0%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -3.2%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -3.0%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -2.6%
- RSI (14)
- 47.4
- Relative volume
- 0.69×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 33.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 57th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.67
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.58
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -19.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -39.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | -45.2% | 332 days | 363 days (Mar 13, 2024) |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | -39.0% | 54 days | 141 days (Oct 29, 2025) |
| Feb 25, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | -30.0% | 58 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | -13.7% | 14 days | 35 days (Sep 24, 2024) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Oct 29, 2020 | -10.3% | 4 days | 7 days (Nov 9, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $9.53B
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.85
- Revenue (TTM)
- $4.63B
- Dividend yield
- 1.17%
- 52-week range
- $48.71 – $92.41
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.54B | $3.62B | $4.32B | $4.56B | $4.73B |
| Gross profit | $1.07B | $994.7M | $1.30B | $1.47B | $1.64B |
| Operating income | $285.1M | $193.4M | $403.8M | $515.4M | $613.9M |
| Net income | $125.9M | $188.7M | $186.7M | $282.8M | $346.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.96 | $1.44 | $1.42 | $2.14 | $2.64 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.13B | $1.18B | $1.14B | $1.19B | $1.17B | $1.22B | $1.07B | $1.17B |
| Net income | $58.4M | $77.5M | $73.9M | $81.8M | $219.6M | -$29.0M | $81.7M | $99.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.44 | $0.59 | $0.56 | $0.62 | $1.67 | -$0.23 | $0.64 | $0.77 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $250.1M | -$40.0M | $325.8M | $425.3M | $505.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$54.9M | -$76.3M | -$67.4M | -$81.0M | -$70.9M |
| Free cash flow | $195.2M | -$116.3M | $258.4M | $344.3M | $435.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$104.6M | -$104.5M | -$105.0M | -$110.4M | -$109.6M |
| Net share buybacks | -$17.5M | $0 | $0 | -$20.1M | -$254.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $731.0M
- Total assets
- $6.32B
- Total liabilities
- $3.99B
- Total debt
- $2.32B
- Net debt
- $1.59B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $2.26B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | $0.22 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $0.22 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $0.22 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | $0.21 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | $0.21 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | $0.21 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $0.21 | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | $0.21 | Jan 10, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 7,922,558
- Days to cover
- 4.66
- Change vs previous report
- -0.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jun 24, 2013
- 3-for-1
- Mar 28, 1994
- 3-for-2
- Mar 21, 1989
- 3-for-2
- Mar 30, 1981
- 3-for-2
- Aug 4, 1978
- 1,499-for-1,000