FLS vs EMR vs IR Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Emerson Electric and Ingersoll Rand Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLS Flowserve Corp
$69.54 -5.8% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.05B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.75 +2.3% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.93B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$74.54 -2.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 6, Flowserve 5, Ingersoll Rand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSEMRIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.05B $92.93B $29.49B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 36.0x 30.7x FLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 24.0x 22.3x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +4.8% +7.8% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 13.8% 12.1% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 10.9% 7.6% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% +21.9% -6.6% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr +11.0%/yr +7.0%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 31.7% 33.1% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 45/100 58/100 FLS

Percentile Scorecard

FLSEMRIR

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

AxisFLSEMRIR
Valuation 50 #102 of 203 35 #133 of 203 42 #118 of 203
Growth 69 #58 of 187 40 #112 of 187 71 #55 of 187
Profitability 54 #86 of 185 85 #29 of 185 72 #53 of 185
Financial Health 34 #146 of 219 29 #155 of 219 50 #110 of 219
Shareholder Returns 85 #24 of 153 36 #98 of 153 55 #69 of 153
Overall 58 45 58
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSEMRIRSPY
1 month -5.8%+2.3%-2.0% -0.8%
3 months -4.3%+8.3%-11.9% +3.5%
6 months -20.9%+14.3%-11.3% +7.0%
Year to date +0.2%+21.9%-5.9% +12.2%
1 year +30.2%+21.9%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years +94.0%+83.7%+25.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +24.7%+22.5%+7.9% +23.1%
5 years +93.1%+68.2%+40.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.1%+11.0%+7.0% +11.0%
10 years +58.9%+220.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.7%+12.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFLSEMRIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%31.7%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%33.5%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.761.531.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.69-0.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-29.9%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-1.6%-24.5% -1.8%
52-week high $92.04$164.37$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $52.66$123.30$68.54 $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.

MultipleFLSEMRIR
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 26.0x 35.1xmedian 26.0x 30.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 14.0x 16.4xmedian 14.0x 16.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 21.4x 26.1xmedian 21.4x 23.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.26 -0.84median 1.26 2.44median 1.26

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 monthsFLSEMRIR
Revenue $4.63B $18.64B $7.94B
Gross profit $1.57B $9.91B $3.40B
Operating income $392.30M $4.68B $1.44B
Net income $390.08M $2.58B $966.00M
Free cash flow $411.44M $3.46B $1.22B
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $4.59 $2.45
Cash & equivalents $731.01M $2.18B $1.17B
Total debt $2.14B $13.11B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 128.36M 561.10M 391.90M
Enterprise value $5.93B $85.67B $24.62B

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
MetricFLSEMRIR
P/E 23.9x 35.1x 30.3x
P/FCF 21.5x 26.1x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 23.1x 21.4x
P/S 1.9x 4.8x 3.6x
P/B 3.8x 4.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 7.7x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 16.4x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 21.6x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 5.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF 24.9x 29.2x 26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 25.8x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 -0.84 2.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSEMRIR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 4.8% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 7.6% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 5.7% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 11.0% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.5% 9.2% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 13.6% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% -3.0% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% -42.0% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.5% -2.2% 87.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -41.6% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 4.4% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.4% 10.1% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 4.4% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 348.1% 9.4% 9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSEMRIR
Gross margin 33.9% 53.2% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 33.1% 24.8%
Operating margin 8.5% 25.1% 18.1%
Pretax margin 11.9% 17.6% 15.2%
Net margin 8.0% 13.8% 12.1%
FCF margin 8.9% 18.6% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 21.0% 17.0%
Return on equity 16.9% 12.7% 9.4%
Return on assets 6.5% 6.1% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 10.9% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 14.9% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSEMRIR
Debt / assets 33.8% 31.1% 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 3.8x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 51.7% 43.7%
Equity / assets 36.8% 48.3% 56.3%
Interest coverage 4.6x – 5.6x
Current ratio 2.2x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.55 4.64 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSEMRIR
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.4% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 1.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.4% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% -1.0%

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.

ConsensusFLSEMRIR
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $3.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +15.3% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +15.3% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSEMRIR
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 584 2,290 894
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +0.9% -1.5%
Institutions buying 299 1,080 367
Institutions selling 201 798 360
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.35 1.02

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.

FLSEMRIR
FLS 1.00 0.52 0.43
EMR 0.52 1.00 0.69
IR 0.43 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, EMR and IR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $9.05B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.93B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, EMR and IR?

Flowserve (FLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 24.4x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 16.0x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +30.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -6.6%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +14.1%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%. Flowserve (FLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.