# Flowserve Corporation (FLS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $81.03, market value $10.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 40.5×** (5-yr avg 25.9×, 3-yr avg 26.8×). Flowserve Corporation trades at 40.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 25.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 17.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.75**. A PEG of 0.75 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.5×.
- **Price / book: 4.4×**. The shares trade at 4.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 19.2×**. Enterprise value is 19.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.5%** (5-yr avg 3.3%). Free cash flow equals 1.5% of the market value, below its five-year average of 3.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 70.0%**. Flowserve Corporation keeps 70.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 20.4%**. 20.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 7.3%**. 7.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.8%**. 15.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.3%.
- **Return on assets: 4.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 4.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.8%** (3-yr 9.4%/yr, 5-yr 4.9%/yr). Revenue grew 3.8% over the last year, against 4.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 23.4%** (3-yr 22.4%/yr, 5-yr 21.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 23.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.72**. Debt is 0.72 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.4×**. It would take 1.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 2.03** (quick 2.03). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.03 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.09%** ($0.87 per share, trailing). Flowserve Corporation yields 1.09%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%** (71% of free cash flow). 32% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 1.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Flowserve Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $91.20 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 13.8%** (YTD 17.5%, 3-mo 1.9%). The shares are up 13.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.3%** (28.1% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 67**. An RSI of 67 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.66** (volatility 42%). Beta of 1.66 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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