FLS vs GGG vs GHM Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Graco and Graham Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLS Flowserve Corp
$77.82 +6.0% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.18B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
GGG Graco Inc
$67.96 -13.9% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.90B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins
GHM Graham Corp
$72.25 -18.2% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$900.16M
P/E
76.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$261.15M
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graco 7, Graham 3, Flowserve 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSGGGGHMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.18B $10.90B $900.16M GGG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.9x 21.1x 76.2x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x 20.2x 44.3x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +5.4% +21.2% GHM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 22.4% 4.5% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 19.5% 7.0% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.0x — GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% -17.3% +13.0% GHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr -2.7%/yr +39.4%/yr GHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 26.7% 55.2% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 71/100 31/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

FLSGGGGHM

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

AxisFLSGGGGHM
Valuation 21 #161 of 204 45 #113 of 204 15 #173 of 204
Growth 31 #133 of 191 35 #124 of 191 63 #71 of 191
Profitability 42 #111 of 189 98 #5 of 189 30 #132 of 189
Financial Health 34 #147 of 221 86 #33 of 221 39 #136 of 221
Shareholder Returns 61 #62 of 159 92 #14 of 159 10 #144 of 159
Overall 38 71 31
  • FLS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GHM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSGGGGHMSPY
1 month +6.0%-13.9%-18.2% -5.9%
3 months -1.0%-18.2%-31.2% -4.6%
6 months +8.8%-13.6%-25.6% +0.2%
Year to date +12.2%-17.1%+12.5% +7.5%
1 year +11.3%-17.3%+13.0% +8.2%
3 years +105.3%-12.3%+335.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +27.1%-4.3%+63.4% +19.0%
5 years +125.9%-12.7%+426.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.7%-2.7%+39.4% +9.4%
10 years +88.2%+171.4%+319.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.5%+10.5%+15.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFLSGGGGHMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%26.7%55.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%32.0%57.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.631.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-0.650.24 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-30.3%-51.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-28.3%-41.6% -5.9%
52-week high $92.04$94.82$123.79 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$66.08$53.56 $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.

MultipleFLSGGGGHM
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 23.4x 21.2xmedian 23.4x 70.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 13.4x 14.9xmedian 13.4x 35.3xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.2xmedian 21.9x 18.2xmedian 21.9x -138.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.1x 4.4xmedian 2.1x 4.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 16.86median 1.02 13.11median 1.02 1.06median 1.02

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 monthsFLSGGGGHM
Revenue $4.70B $2.31B $261.15M
Gross profit $1.60B $1.20B $60.83M
Operating income $467.63M $619.56M $14.21M
Net income $273.27M $517.48M $11.82M
Free cash flow $153.66M $600.10M -$6.12M
R&D – $82.33M –
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $3.17 $1.01
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $139.82M $26.95M
Total debt $2.06B $134.46M –
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 163.02M 11.71M
Enterprise value $7.15B $8.91B $823.79M

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
MetricFLSGGGGHM
P/E 38.8x 21.2x 70.9x
P/FCF 64.2x 18.2x -138.5x
P/Operating cash flow 42.9x 16.5x 152.9x
P/S 2.1x 4.7x 3.2x
P/B 4.1x 4.4x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 5.4x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 14.9x 35.3x
EV/EBIT 23.9x 17.6x 57.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.7x 3.1x
EV/FCF 72.8x 18.2x -134.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.6x 16.5x 148.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 16.86 13.11 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSGGGGHM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 5.4% 21.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 1.9% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 4.8% 10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 1.9% 27.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 3.9% -16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -0.5% 53.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% 3.9% -14.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -0.3% 71.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% 7.5% -19.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 1.6% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% -1.9% -58.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 3.4% -38.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% -4.0% 36.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 14.7% -32.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSGGGGHM
Gross margin 34.2% 52.0% 23.3%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 31.6% 8.9%
Operating margin 10.0% 26.8% 5.4%
Pretax margin 7.6% 27.6% 5.3%
Net margin 5.4% 22.4% 4.5%
FCF margin 3.3% 26.0% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 28.6% 2.1%
Return on equity 11.6% 20.7% 7.1%
Return on assets 4.3% 16.2% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 19.5% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 23.2% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSGGGGHM
Debt / assets 32.4% 4.1% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 13.4x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 24.3% 47.2%
Equity / assets 37.6% 75.7% 52.8%
Interest coverage 5.1x 189.0x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.77 10.34 4.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSGGGGHM
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 4.3% -6.0%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 6.0% -6.0%
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.

ConsensusFLSGGGGHM
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 44.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.39FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $1.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +7.4% +41.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $271.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +12.6% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSGGGGHM
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.0% 89.3%
Institutions holding 586 732 222
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +0.8% +16.8%
Institutions buying 298 336 145
Institutions selling 203 281 56
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.20 2.59

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.

FLSGGGGHM
FLS 1.00 0.42 0.41
GGG 0.42 1.00 0.23
GHM 0.41 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, GGG and GHM?

Graco (GGG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.18B, Graco (GGG) $10.90B, Graham (GHM) $900.16M.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, GGG and GHM?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 39.9x, Graco (GGG) 21.1x, Graham (GHM) 76.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 17.7x, Graco (GGG) 20.2x, Graham (GHM) 44.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graham (GHM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Graham (GHM) +21.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Graham (GHM) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Graham (GHM) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham (GHM) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +11.3%, Graco (GGG) -17.3%, Graham (GHM) +13.0%. Over five years, Graham (GHM) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +17.7%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.7%/yr, Graham (GHM) +39.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 41.9%, Graco (GGG) 26.7%, Graham (GHM) 55.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, GGG and GHM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 7. 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.