FLS vs HUHU vs PH Stock Comparison

Flowserve, HUHUTECH International and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLS Flowserve Corp
$81.18 +9.2% 1M +16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.29B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
1.07%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$909.27 -6.8% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$114.61B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.84%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
10 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 10, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSHUHUPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.29B $9.16M $114.61B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x — 31.5x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x — 24.0x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% — +8.3% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% — 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% — 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.4x PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.07% — 0.84% FLS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.8% -94.9% +18.2% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.7%/yr — +22.8%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 125.2% 28.0% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 — 57/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

FLSHUHUPH

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

AxisFLSHUHUPH
Valuation 24 #156 of 204 – 27 #149 of 204
Growth 30 #134 of 191 – 70 #59 of 191
Profitability 43 #108 of 189 – 94 #12 of 189
Financial Health 34 #147 of 221 31 #153 of 221 45 #122 of 221
Shareholder Returns 66 #55 of 159 – 50 #80 of 159
Overall 39 – 57
  • FLS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • HUHU ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSHUHUPHSPY
1 month +9.2%-91.4%-6.8% -1.0%
3 months +3.2%-93.1%-8.7% -0.4%
6 months +10.6%-96.3%+0.7% +4.5%
Year to date +17.0%-96.2%+3.4% +12.4%
1 year +16.8%-94.9%+18.2% +13.6%
3 years +115.0%—+126.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +29.1%—+31.4% +20.8%
5 years +135.6%—+179.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.7%—+22.8% +10.4%
10 years +96.3%—+654.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.0%—+22.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFLSHUHUPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%125.2%28.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%142.9%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.660.380.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.40-0.760.65 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-96.8%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-96.8%-15.3% -1.6%
52-week high $92.04$11.70$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$0.38$768.99 $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.

MultipleFLSHUHUPH
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 25.5x —median 25.5x 31.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x 22.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.0xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x 29.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 17.59median 1.16 —median 1.16 1.49median 1.16

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 monthsFLSHUHUPH
Revenue $4.70B – $21.50B
Gross profit $1.60B – $8.10B
Operating income $467.63M – $4.63B
Net income $273.27M – $3.65B
Free cash flow $153.66M – $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 – $28.48
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $3.58M $501.00M
Total debt $2.06B $4.50M $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 23.23M 128.10M
Enterprise value $7.34B -$5.20M $112.74B

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
MetricFLSHUHUPH
P/E 40.5x – 31.5x
P/FCF 67.0x – 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 44.7x – 26.3x
P/S 2.2x – 5.3x
P/B 4.3x 1.2x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 1.2x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x – 22.0x
EV/EBIT 24.8x – 26.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x – 5.7x
EV/FCF 75.5x – 31.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.4x – 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.59 – 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSHUHUPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% – 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% – 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% – 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% – 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% – 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% – 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% – 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSHUHUPH
Gross margin 34.2% – 37.7%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – 25.9%
Operating margin 10.0% – 21.6%
Pretax margin 7.6% – 21.2%
Net margin 5.4% – 17.0%
FCF margin 3.3% – 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% – 20.3%
Return on equity 11.6% – 24.3%
Return on assets 4.3% – 11.9%
Return on invested capital 8.1% – 15.4%
Return on capital employed 9.7% – 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSHUHUPH
Debt / assets 32.4% 20.1% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF 13.4x – 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 66.6% 50.1%
Equity / assets 37.6% 33.4% 49.9%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 11.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.84 – 6.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSHUHUPH
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% – 1.9%
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.

ConsensusFLSHUHUPH
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 – 24.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 – $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 – +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% – +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 – $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 – +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% – +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSHUHUPH
Held by institutions 100.0% – 91.8%
Institutions holding 586 – 1,979
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% – +1.2%
Institutions buying 299 – 930
Institutions selling 203 – 694
Buyers to sellers 1.47 – 1.34

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.

FLSHUHUPH
FLS 1.00 0.03 0.58
HUHU 0.03 1.00 0.14
PH 0.58 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, HUHU and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.29B, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) $9.16M, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, HUHU and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 40.5x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 18.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +16.8%, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) -94.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +18.2%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +18.7%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowserve (FLS) has the highest dividend yield: Flowserve (FLS) 1.07%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.84%. HUHUTECH International (HUHU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 41.7%, HUHUTECH International (HUHU) 125.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, HUHU and PH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads on 10. 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.