EMR vs FLS vs TER Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Flowserve and Teradyne Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$166.25 +5.2% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$92.73B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.34%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$70.89 -4.0% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
1.23%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$323.68 -18.8% 1M +119.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.62B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
0.16%
Test and Measurement Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 6, Emerson Electric 4, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRFLSTERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.73B $9.01B $50.62B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 24.4x 44.0x FLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 16.3x 33.5x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% -0.3% +57.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 8.0% 25.8% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 6.6% 35.3% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.9x — EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.34% 1.23% 0.16% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.6% +34.2% +119.4% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr +16.6%/yr +18.8%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 48.9% 78.6% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 57/100 66/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

EMRFLSTER

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

AxisEMRFLSTER
Valuation 34 #134 of 203 49 #105 of 203 23 #87 of 112
Growth 40 #114 of 188 68 #61 of 188 90 #12 of 109
Profitability 86 #26 of 183 53 #87 of 183 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 29 #154 of 217 34 #144 of 217 71 #34 of 116
Shareholder Returns 36 #99 of 153 83 #27 of 153 50 #41 of 81
Overall 45 57 66
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRFLSTERSPY
1 month +5.2%-4.0%-18.8% -0.2%
3 months +9.5%-3.5%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months +20.1%-16.7%-14.9% +8.2%
Year to date +25.3%+2.2%+67.2% +12.9%
1 year +23.6%+34.2%+119.4% +12.3%
3 years +88.9%+97.8%+286.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%+25.5%+56.9% +23.3%
5 years +70.5%+115.2%+136.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.3%+16.6%+18.8% +10.9%
10 years +233.6%+62.9%+1,318.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.8%+5.0%+30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMRFLSTERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%48.9%78.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%42.0%85.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.763.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.701.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-39.0%-59.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-23.0%-33.1% -1.2%
52-week high $166.25$92.04$483.84 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$52.66$144.38 $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.

MultipleEMRFLSTER
P/E now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 25.2x 24.4xmedian 25.2x 44.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 11.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 14.0x 21.4xmedian 14.0x 33.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 21.7x 21.9xmedian 21.7x 65.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x 14.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.87median 1.32 1.43median 1.32 1.52median 1.17

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 monthsEMRFLSTER
Revenue $18.64B $4.63B $4.46B
Gross profit $9.91B $1.57B $2.64B
Operating income $4.68B $392.30M $1.35B
Net income $2.58B $390.08M $1.15B
Free cash flow $3.46B $411.44M $769.75M
R&D – – $559.87M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $2.89 $7.29
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $731.01M $349.54M
Total debt $13.11B $2.14B –
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 128.36M 157.69M
Enterprise value $85.49B $5.96B $49.43B

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
MetricEMRFLSTER
P/E 36.0x 24.4x 44.0x
P/FCF 26.8x 21.9x 65.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 18.5x 47.5x
P/S 5.0x 1.9x 11.3x
P/B 4.5x 3.9x 14.6x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 4.5x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 21.4x 33.6x
EV/EBIT 22.2x 26.5x 37.2x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 2.2x 11.3x
EV/FCF 29.9x 25.3x 65.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x 21.3x 47.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.87 1.43 1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRFLSTER
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% -0.3% 57.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 5.3% 16.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 4.3% 58.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 10.8% 16.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% -22.5% 160.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 11.5% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 24.0% 145.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% 15.9% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 30.5% 149.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 17.1% 29.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 1.6% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 81.4% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 3.1% 38.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 348.1% 18.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRFLSTER
Gross margin 53.2% 33.9% 59.2%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 10.5% 33.5%
Operating margin 25.1% 8.5% 30.2%
Pretax margin 17.6% 11.9% 30.2%
Net margin 13.8% 8.0% 25.8%
FCF margin 18.6% 8.9% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 10.5% 23.9%
Return on equity 12.7% 16.9% 35.2%
Return on assets 6.1% 6.5% 24.9%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 6.6% 35.3%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 8.6% 37.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.9% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRFLSTER
Debt / assets 31.1% 33.8% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x 5.2x –
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 63.2% 29.5%
Equity / assets 48.3% 36.8% 70.5%
Interest coverage – 4.6x 118.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.71 3.58 23.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRFLSTER
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 2.5% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.7% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusEMRFLSTER
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $4.34FY2026 $9.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.3% +12.0% +25.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +5.3% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRFLSTER
Held by institutions 82.1% 100.0% 97.3%
Institutions holding 2,290 584 1,419
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +14.6% +5.2%
Institutions buying 1,080 299 828
Institutions selling 798 201 456
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.49 1.82

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.

EMRFLSTER
EMR 1.00 0.52 0.52
FLS 0.52 1.00 0.52
TER 0.52 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, FLS and TER?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.73B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.01B, Teradyne (TER) $50.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, FLS and TER?

Flowserve (FLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.4x, Teradyne (TER) 44.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x, Teradyne (TER) 33.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +23.6%, Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%, Teradyne (TER) +119.4%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.3%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.34%, Flowserve (FLS) 1.23%, Teradyne (TER) 0.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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