ADSK vs EMR vs FLS Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Emerson Electric and Flowserve Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$252.32 +19.0% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$56.77B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$166.38 +3.0% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$95.00B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$81.03 +9.0% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.29B
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 6, Emerson Electric 3, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKEMRFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.77B $95.00B $10.29B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.6x 36.8x 40.4x ADSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 24.6x 18.7x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +4.8% +0.2% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 13.8% 5.4% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 10.9% 8.1% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 2.3x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +18.8% +12.8% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr +11.4%/yr +19.5%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 31.9% 41.8% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 45/100 40/100 ADSK

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKEMRFLS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADSKEMRFLS
Valuation 29 #21 of 29 35 #134 of 204 27 #150 of 204
Growth 70 #9 of 28 40 #116 of 191 31 #132 of 191
Profitability 92 #3 of 27 86 #28 of 189 43 #109 of 189
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 31 #154 of 221 34 #147 of 221
Shareholder Returns 48 #12 of 22 34 #105 of 158 66 #55 of 158
Overall 56 45 40
  • ADSK ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADSKEMRFLSSPY
1 month +19.0%+3.0%+9.0% -2.0%
3 months +6.4%+4.7%+1.9% -2.2%
6 months +1.2%+20.2%+15.4% +4.2%
Year to date -14.8%+25.4%+16.8% +10.6%
1 year -16.9%+18.8%+12.8% +10.4%
3 years +23.7%+80.9%+114.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.4%+21.9%+29.0% +20.2%
5 years -20.9%+71.2%+143.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -4.6%+11.4%+19.5% +10.1%
10 years +273.2%+233.8%+94.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +14.1%+12.8%+6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADSKEMRFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%31.9%41.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%33.7%42.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.381.551.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.420.590.31 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-29.9%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-2.6%-12.0% -3.2%
52-week high $310.25$170.76$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$123.30$64.39 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADSKEMRFLS
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 33.6x 36.1xmedian 25.4x 40.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 12.5x 16.8xmedian 14.5x 20.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 14.5x 26.8xmedian 23.6x 66.9xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 0.73 -0.87median 1.21 17.56median 1.21

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADSKEMRFLS
Revenue $7.79B $18.64B $4.70B
Gross profit $7.11B $9.91B $1.60B
Operating income $2.04B $4.68B $467.63M
Net income $1.64B $2.58B $273.27M
Free cash flow $2.84B $3.46B $153.66M
R&D $1.72B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $4.59 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $2.18B $742.15M
Total debt $2.98B $13.11B $2.06B
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 561.10M 127.96M
Enterprise value $44.80B $87.74B $7.26B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADSKEMRFLS
P/E 32.3x 36.1x 40.5x
P/FCF 18.6x 26.8x 66.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 23.7x 44.7x
P/S 6.8x 5.0x 2.2x
P/B 15.6x 4.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 17.8x 7.9x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 16.8x 20.1x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 22.2x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 5.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF 18.2x 30.0x 75.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 26.5x 50.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 -0.87 17.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKEMRFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 4.8% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 7.6% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 5.7% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 11.0% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 9.2% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 13.6% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% -3.0% -42.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -42.0% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% -2.2% -42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -41.6% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 4.4% -67.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 10.1% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 4.4% -75.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 9.4% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKEMRFLS
Gross margin 91.2% 53.2% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 33.1% 12.3%
Operating margin 26.2% 25.1% 10.0%
Pretax margin 27.0% 17.6% 7.6%
Net margin 21.1% 13.8% 5.4%
FCF margin 36.4% 18.6% 3.3%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 21.0% 4.9%
Return on equity 49.9% 12.7% 11.6%
Return on assets 13.2% 6.1% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 10.9% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 35.0% 14.9% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 1.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKEMRFLS
Debt / assets 22.9% 31.1% 32.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3.8x 13.4x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 51.7% 62.4%
Equity / assets 26.1% 48.3% 37.6%
Interest coverage – – 5.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.19 4.71 3.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKEMRFLS
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 1.0% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.3% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADSKEMRFLS
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +15.3% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +15.3% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKEMRFLS
Held by institutions 96.1% 82.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,199 2,294 586
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +0.9% +14.6%
Institutions buying 502 1,083 299
Institutions selling 538 799 203
Buyers to sellers 0.93 1.36 1.47

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADSKEMRFLS
ADSK 1.00 -0.04 -0.15
EMR -0.04 1.00 0.60
FLS -0.15 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, EMR and FLS?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $56.77B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.00B, Flowserve (FLS) $10.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, EMR and FLS?

Autodesk (ADSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 34.6x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.8x, Flowserve (FLS) 40.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 20.6x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x, Flowserve (FLS) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -16.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +18.8%, Flowserve (FLS) +12.8%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -4.6%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.4%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%. Autodesk (ADSK) and Flowserve (FLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.9%, Flowserve (FLS) 41.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, EMR and FLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.