BKR vs FLS vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Flowserve and SPX Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.38B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$70.89 -4.0% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKRFLSSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.38B $9.14B $8.24B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 24.6x 29.5x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 16.3x 19.3x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -0.3% +20.6% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.0% 11.3% SPXC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 10.5% SPXC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 0.8x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +34.2% -15.7% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr +16.6%/yr +23.1%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 48.9% 41.5% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 71/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

BKRFLSSPXC

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

AxisBKRFLSSPXC
Valuation 24 #36 of 47 49 #105 of 203 42 #33 of 56
Growth 64 #16 of 43 68 #61 of 188 100 #1 of 52
Profitability 62 #16 of 40 53 #87 of 183 69 #16 of 49
Financial Health – 34 #144 of 217 75 #15 of 56
Shareholder Returns 36 #21 of 32 83 #27 of 153 –
Overall 46 57 71
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKRFLSSPXCSPY
1 month +2.0%-4.0%-4.5% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%-3.5%-19.2% +3.9%
6 months -12.8%-16.7%-23.7% +8.2%
Year to date +29.6%+2.2%-17.5% +12.9%
1 year +26.6%+34.2%-15.7% +12.3%
3 years +69.5%+97.8%+109.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%+25.5%+28.1% +23.3%
5 years +132.6%+115.2%+182.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.4%+16.6%+23.1% +10.9%
10 years —+62.9%+760.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.0%+24.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKRFLSSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%48.9%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%42.0%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.761.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.70-0.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-39.0%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-23.0%-33.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.67$92.04$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$52.66$160.01 $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.

MultipleBKRFLSSPXC
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 26.1x 24.4xmedian 25.2x 29.6xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 21.4xmedian 14.0x 16.4xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 14.9x 21.9xmedian 21.7x 27.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.49 1.43median 1.32 0.44median 0.99

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 monthsBKRFLSSPXC
Revenue $28.74B $4.63B $2.48B
Gross profit – $1.57B $996.30M
Operating income – $392.30M $399.90M
Net income $2.93B $390.08M $278.90M
Free cash flow – $411.44M $304.30M
R&D $573.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $2.89 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $731.01M $166.40M
Total debt – $2.14B $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 997.00M 128.36M 50.68M
Enterprise value $54.38B $6.02B $7.32B

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
MetricBKRFLSSPXC
P/E 20.2x 24.4x 29.6x
P/FCF 17.7x 21.9x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 18.5x 19.5x
P/S 2.0x 1.9x 3.3x
P/B 2.8x 3.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 4.5x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – 21.4x 16.4x
EV/EBIT – 26.5x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 25.3x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 21.3x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 1.43 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKRFLSSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -0.3% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 5.3% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -22.5% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% 24.0% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 15.9% 72.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% 30.5% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 17.1% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 1.6% 52.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 81.4% 131.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.1% 23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 348.1% 168.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKRFLSSPXC
Gross margin – 33.9% 40.2%
EBITDA margin – 10.5% 21.4%
Operating margin – 8.5% 16.2%
Pretax margin – 11.9% 14.8%
Net margin – 8.0% 11.3%
FCF margin – 8.9% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 10.5% 17.1%
Return on equity 14.4% 16.9% 12.0%
Return on assets 5.2% 6.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 10.5%
Return on capital employed – 8.6% 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKRFLSSPXC
Debt / assets – 33.8% 15.6%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 5.2x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets – 63.2% 40.4%
Equity / assets 34.8% 36.8% 59.6%
Interest coverage – 4.6x 10.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.58 4.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKRFLSSPXC
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBKRFLSSPXC
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $4.34FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +12.0% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +5.3% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKRFLSSPXC
Held by institutions 97.3% 100.0% 93.8%
Institutions holding 1,148 584 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +14.6% +10.8%
Institutions buying 576 299 275
Institutions selling 429 201 162
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.49 1.70

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.

BKRFLSSPXC
BKR 1.00 0.31 0.29
FLS 0.31 1.00 0.49
SPXC 0.29 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, FLS and SPXC?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.38B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.14B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, FLS and SPXC?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.8x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.6x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.7%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, FLS and SPXC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 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.