Flowserve Corporation (FLS) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Industrial - Machinery industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Flowserve Corporation is a global enterprise that specializes in the conception, creation, distribution, and upkeep of industrial equipment crucial for managing fluid movement. The company extends its reach across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and other international markets. Its operations are structured into two principal divisions: the Flowserve Pump Division (FPD) and the Flow Control Division (FCD).
Is Flowserve Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Flowserve Corporation (FLS) trades at 25.2× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (34.0×) $97 (+35 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $74 (+2 %).
Kaplio overview: Flowserve Corporation
Market cap $9B · 52 weeks $53 – $92 (22 % below the high) · P/E 25.2× · 2027 expected P/E 15.5× · Dividend 1.2 % · Next earnings February 23, 2027 · expected EPS $1.32 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Oct 28.
- Valuation: P/E 25.2× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 10 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 7 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (34.0×) $97 (+35 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $74 (+2 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
P/E calculated by Kaplio with 12-month GAAP earnings; the data provider reports 35.9×.
What matters in industrials: 6 of 10 pass
- 5y revenue growth 4.9 %, fails.
- ROIC 10.1 %, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 1.5 %, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 19.1×, fails.
- Operating margin 13.0 %, passes, near the threshold.
- FCF conversion 125.6 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.4×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 4.1, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 8 de 9, passes.
- P/E vs own 10y history 25.2×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Flowserve Corporation: P/E 25.2×; EV/EBITDA 19.1×; ROIC 10.1 %; $9.1B. Pentair plc (P/E 16.2×; EV/EBITDA 12.7×; ROIC 11.2 %; $10.3B), Graco Inc. (P/E 21.2×; EV/EBITDA 14.4×; ROIC 18.1 %; $10.8B), Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (P/E 29.9×; EV/EBITDA 20.4×; ROIC 15.9 %; $11.4B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 25.2× · median 34.0× · minimum 18.6× · maximum 57.9× · cheap below 29.0× · expensive above 42.1×. It has been cheaper than today only 13% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 1.2 % ($0.84 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 2 · 5-year growth +1 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 3.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $12.10 a year ($1.01 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 11.35% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.12% |
| Return on Assets | 4.01% |
| Gross Margin | 34.80% |
| Operating Margin | 13.73% |
| Net Margin | 5.42% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.98 |
| Current Ratio | 2.10 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8 |
| Altman Z-Score | 4.12 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -2.71% |
| 3 months | -5.50% |
| Year-to-date | +3.50% |
| 1 year | +4.15% |
| 3 years | +96.31% |
| 5 years | +113.59% |
| 10 years | +69.56% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.8700 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | $0.2200 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.2200 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.2200 |
| 2025-12-26 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-09-26 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-06-27 | $0.2100 |
| 2025-03-28 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-12-27 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.2100 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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