Flowserve (FLS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Flowserve Corporation is a global manufacturer of flow-control equipment and related services. The company designs, produces and services pumps, valves, mechanical seals and associated systems used to move, control and protect fluids in industrial processes.

Its products and services support applications across the energy, chemical and petrochemical, water, pharmaceutical, mining, power and general industrial markets. Flowserve also provides aftermarket services, including equipment repair, maintenance, upgrades and replacement parts, helping customers improve the reliability and efficiency of their operations.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Flowserve serves customers through manufacturing, sales and service operations in North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. The company traces its history to several industrial equipment businesses and became Flowserve Corporation following the 1997 merger of BW/IP and Durco International.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.29 to $68.46
• 50-Day Range: $67.63 to $82.88
• 52-Week Range: $52.37 to $92.41
• Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.93
• Dividend Yield: 1.29%
• Price Target: $85.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Flowserve Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Flowserve scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 283rd out of 649 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Flowserve has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Flowserve has a consensus price target of $85.40, representing about 25.2% upside from its current price of $68.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Flowserve has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Flowserve are expected to grow by 12.93% in the coming year, from $4.10 to $4.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Flowserve is 23.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Flowserve is 23.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Flowserve has a PEG Ratio of 1.51. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Flowserve has a P/B Ratio of 3.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.17% of the float of Flowserve has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Flowserve has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Flowserve has recently increased by 14.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Flowserve pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Flowserve has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Flowserve is 30.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Flowserve will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.01% next year. This indicates that Flowserve will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Flowserve has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Flowserve this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for FLS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Flowserve to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Flowserve insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.71% of the stock of Flowserve is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.93% of the stock of Flowserve is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FLS
• CIK: 30625
• Web: www.flowserve.com
• Phone: (972) 443-6500
• Fax: 972-443-6800
• Employees: 16,000
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Flowserve: $85.40
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.63
• P/E Growth: 1.51
• Net Income: $346.25 million
• Net Margins: 8.01%
• Pretax Margin: 11.88%
• Return on Equity: 21.42%
• Return on Assets: 8.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.91
• Current Ratio: 2.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.87
• Cash Flow: $4.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.07
• Book Value: $17.73 per share
• Price / Book: 3.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,113,000
• Free Float: 126,210,000
• Market Cap: $8.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23