FLS vs BKR vs EMR Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Baker Hughes and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
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
2 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$166.25 +5.2% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.37B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFLSBKREMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14B $54.38B $93.37B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 18.8x 36.2x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 23.2x 24.6x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +3.7% +4.8% EMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% — 13.8% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.2% +26.6% +23.6% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +18.4%/yr +11.3%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 33.6% 31.8% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 46/100 45/100 FLS

Percentile Scorecard

FLSBKREMR

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

AxisFLSBKREMR
Valuation 49 #105 of 203 24 #36 of 47 34 #134 of 203
Growth 68 #61 of 188 64 #16 of 43 40 #114 of 188
Profitability 53 #87 of 183 62 #16 of 40 86 #26 of 183
Financial Health 34 #144 of 217 – 29 #154 of 217
Shareholder Returns 83 #27 of 153 36 #21 of 32 36 #99 of 153
Overall 57 46 45
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSBKREMRSPY
1 month -4.0%+2.0%+5.2% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%+0.9%+9.5% +3.9%
6 months -16.7%-12.8%+20.1% +8.2%
Year to date +2.2%+29.6%+25.3% +12.9%
1 year +34.2%+26.6%+23.6% +12.3%
3 years +97.8%+69.5%+88.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%+19.2%+23.6% +23.3%
5 years +115.2%+132.6%+70.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.6%+18.4%+11.3% +10.9%
10 years +62.9%—+233.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.0%—+12.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLSBKREMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%33.6%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%34.2%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.760.701.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.790.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-47.2%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-15.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $92.04$69.67$166.25 $779.14
52-week low $52.66$44.47$123.30 $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.

MultipleFLSBKREMR
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.2x 20.2xmedian 26.1x 36.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.0x —median 8.8x 16.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 21.7x 17.7xmedian 14.9x 26.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.43median 1.32 0.98median 0.49 -0.87median 1.32

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 monthsFLSBKREMR
Revenue $4.63B $28.74B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.57B – $9.91B
Operating income $392.30M – $4.68B
Net income $390.08M $2.93B $2.58B
Free cash flow $411.44M – $3.46B
R&D – $573.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $2.91 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $731.01M $4.07B $2.18B
Total debt $2.14B – $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 128.36M 997.00M 561.10M
Enterprise value $6.02B $54.38B $86.11B

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
MetricFLSBKREMR
P/E 24.4x 20.2x 36.0x
P/FCF 21.9x 17.7x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 13.0x 23.7x
P/S 1.9x 2.0x 5.0x
P/B 3.9x 2.8x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 5.4x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x – 16.8x
EV/EBIT 26.5x – 22.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.0x 5.6x
EV/FCF 25.3x – 29.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 13.0x 26.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.43 0.98 -0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSBKREMR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 3.7% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 5.4% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% – 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.5% – 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% – 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% 0.0% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 19.9% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.5% -0.3% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 20.6% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 35.2% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.4% 14.2% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% – 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 348.1% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSBKREMR
Gross margin 33.9% – 53.2%
EBITDA margin 10.5% – 33.1%
Operating margin 8.5% – 25.1%
Pretax margin 11.9% – 17.6%
Net margin 8.0% – 13.8%
FCF margin 8.9% – 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 15.7% 21.0%
Return on equity 16.9% 14.4% 12.7%
Return on assets 6.5% 5.2% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 10.9%
Return on capital employed 8.6% – 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSBKREMR
Debt / assets 33.8% – 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% – 51.7%
Equity / assets 36.8% 34.8% 48.3%
Interest coverage 4.6x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.58 – 4.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSBKREMR
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.6% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 1.6% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusFLSBKREMR
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +10.6% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% -1.5% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSBKREMR
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.3% 82.1%
Institutions holding 584 1,148 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +5.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 299 576 1,080
Institutions selling 201 429 798
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.34 1.35

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.

FLSBKREMR
FLS 1.00 0.31 0.60
BKR 0.31 1.00 0.29
EMR 0.60 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, BKR and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $9.14B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.38B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $93.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, BKR and EMR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 24.6x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.8x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Emerson Electric (EMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +23.6%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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