FET vs IOSP vs FLOC Stock Comparison

Forum Energy Technologies, Innospec and Flowco Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IOSP Innospec Inc.
$99.18 +0.5% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.84B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
FLOC Flowco Holdings Inc.
$19.70 +2.8% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$854.15M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$819.54M
Div. yield
0.04%
Oilfield Equipment Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Flowco Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Flowco Holdings 6, Innospec 3, Forum Energy Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFETIOSPFLOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.02B $2.46B $854.15M IOSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -641.6x 20.3x 17.2x FLOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 21.3x 12.9x FLOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +2.9% +7.7% FLOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.2% 6.6% 6.1% IOSP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 23.0% FLOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — 0.9x FLOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +187.2% +30.0% +25.2% FET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +2.7%/yr — FET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 23.4% 45.7% IOSP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 61/100 67/100 FLOC

Percentile Scorecard

FETIOSPFLOC

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

AxisFETIOSPFLOC
Valuation 17 #39 of 47 65 #34 of 94 72 #14 of 47
Growth 77 #11 of 44 42 #54 of 92 74 #12 of 44
Profitability 28 #30 of 41 60 #36 of 89 95 #3 of 41
Financial Health 29 #33 of 46 85 #15 of 97 40 #28 of 46
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 32 51 #35 of 70 52 #16 of 32
Overall 49 61 67
  • FET ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • IOSP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • FLOC ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFETIOSPFLOCSPY
1 month +7.2%+0.5%+2.8% -0.8%
3 months +56.9%+15.8%+3.2% +3.5%
6 months +40.0%+27.7%-17.7% +7.0%
Year to date +140.3%+29.6%+5.1% +12.2%
1 year +187.2%+30.0%+25.2% +13.0%
3 years +306.4%+2.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +59.6%+1.0%— +23.1%
5 years +285.9%+14.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +31.0%+2.7%— +11.0%
10 years -77.6%+64.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -13.9%+5.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFETIOSPFLOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%23.4%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%20.6%49.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.510.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.391.280.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-49.9%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.5%-29.9% -1.8%
52-week high $88.80$99.64$28.09 $779.14
52-week low $26.78$65.89$15.61 $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.

MultipleFETIOSPFLOC
P/E now vs peer median -633.3xmedian 25.5x 20.1xmedian 21.6x 17.0xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 8.6x 12.9xmedian 12.4x 6.4xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 14.7x 35.5xmedian 15.8x 13.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 4.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -15.76median 0.41 -21.84median 1.66 —median 0.41

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 monthsFETIOSPFLOC
Revenue $833.35M $1.84B $819.54M
Gross profit $233.66M $505.90M $186.03M
Operating income $38.17M $128.90M $154.08M
Net income -$1.58M $122.30M $135.66M
Free cash flow $53.22M $68.80M $136.24M
R&D – $52.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.13 $4.92 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $33.72M $250.20M $19.19M
Total debt $143.71M – $298.41M
Shares (diluted) 11.77M 24.71M 43.97M
Enterprise value $878.09M $1.36B $805.87M

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
MetricFETIOSPFLOC
P/E -633.3x 20.1x 17.0x
P/FCF 18.8x 35.5x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 19.7x 5.2x
P/S 1.2x 1.3x 2.2x
P/B 3.4x 1.8x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 1.9x 30.3x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 12.9x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 29.0x 17.0x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF 20.8x 31.9x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 17.6x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -15.76 -21.84 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFETIOSPFLOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 2.9% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.0% -0.5% 18.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.3% -21.2% 10.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -9.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 98.6% 496.6% 39.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% -1.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 98.5% 538.1% -45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -0.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.5% -9.9% 35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 145.5% -13.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -35.4% -28.9% 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 178.4% -21.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFETIOSPFLOC
Gross margin 28.0% 27.5% 22.7%
EBITDA margin 8.3% 9.3% 39.5%
Operating margin 4.6% 7.0% 18.8%
Pretax margin 2.5% 7.8% 16.7%
Net margin -0.2% 6.6% 6.1%
FCF margin 6.4% 3.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.1% 6.7% 41.9%
Return on equity -0.6% 9.0% 38.7%
Return on assets -0.2% 6.7% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 23.0%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 8.8% 8.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -37.5x 1.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFETIOSPFLOC
Debt / assets 18.6% – 15.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x – 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 26.8% 81.0%
Equity / assets 37.6% 73.2% 19.0%
Interest coverage – – 9.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.40 5.48 1.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFETIOSPFLOC
Dividend yield – 1.8% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 1.0% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 2.8% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -84.1%
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.

ConsensusFETIOSPFLOC
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.78FY2026 $4.65FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +500.0%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +25.8% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $871.25MFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $892.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +15.3% +26.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFETIOSPFLOC
Held by institutions 86.6% 99.8% 97.3%
Institutions holding 161 278 151
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -1.4% +19.3%
Institutions buying 102 144 102
Institutions selling 42 97 33
Buyers to sellers 2.43 1.48 3.09

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.

FETIOSPFLOC
FET 1.00 0.08 0.36
IOSP 0.08 1.00 0.16
FLOC 0.36 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FET, IOSP and FLOC?

Innospec (IOSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) $1.02B, Innospec (IOSP) $2.46B, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) $854.15M.

Which stock is cheaper, FET, IOSP and FLOC?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) -641.6x, Innospec (IOSP) 20.3x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) is cheapest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 23.5x, Innospec (IOSP) 21.3x, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flowco Holdings (FLOC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +3.9%, Innospec (IOSP) +2.9%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Innospec (IOSP) has the highest net margin (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) -0.2%, Innospec (IOSP) 6.6%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) leads (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 0.0%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 23.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forum Energy Technologies (FET) returned the most: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +187.2%, Innospec (IOSP) +30.0%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) +25.2%. Over five years, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) compounded fastest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +31.0%/yr, Innospec (IOSP) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 0.00%, Innospec (IOSP) 0.00%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 0.04%. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) and Innospec (IOSP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Innospec (IOSP) has been the steadiest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 55.2%, Innospec (IOSP) 23.4%, Flowco Holdings (FLOC) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FET, IOSP and FLOC?

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