What is Zacks Research's Estimate for Flowserve Q1 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised Flowserve Corporation's Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimate to $0.78, an increase from the previous forecast of $0.76.
• The consensus estimate for Flowserve's full-year earnings in 2026 is $3.18 per share, with projections for future quarters also provided.
• Flowserve has received favorable ratings from several analysts, with target prices ranging from $58.00 to $66.00, reflecting a generally positive outlook on the stock.

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Flowserve in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Flowserve's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.13. Flowserve had a net margin of 6.28% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The company had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.22 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Flowserve from $58.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Flowserve from $64.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Flowserve from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Flowserve from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Flowserve in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $65.78.

Flowserve Trading Up 0.8%

Flowserve stock opened at $52.42 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $54.15 and a 200-day moving average of $50.63. Flowserve has a one year low of $37.34 and a one year high of $65.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The company has a market cap of $6.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Flowserve

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FLS. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Flowserve by 10.9% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,583 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $176,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares in the last quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Flowserve by 12.6% in the first quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 22,639 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,106,000 after acquiring an additional 2,533 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Flowserve by 26.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,288 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $112,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in shares of Flowserve by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 8,112 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $396,000 after buying an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Flowserve during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $318,000. Institutional investors own 93.93% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Kirk Wilson sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.22, for a total transaction of $532,200.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 37,196 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,979,571.12. This trade represents a 21.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.76% of the company's stock.

Flowserve Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Investors of record on Friday, September 26th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Flowserve's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 38.01%.

Flowserve Company Profile

Flowserve Corporation designs, manufactures, distributes, and services industrial flow management equipment in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Flowserve Pump Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD) segments. The FPD segment offers custom and pre-configured pumps and pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems, replacement parts, upgrades, and related aftermarket services; and equipment services, including installation and commissioning services, seal systems spare parts, repairs, advanced diagnostics, re-rate and upgrade solutions, retrofit programs, and machining and asset management solutions, as well as manufactures a gas-lubricated mechanical seal for use in high-speed compressors for gas pipelines and in the oil and gas production and process markets.

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