FLS vs IEX vs SWK Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Idex and Stanley Black & Decker 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
$10.05B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$222.63 -5.8% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.57B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Stanley Black & Decker leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stanley Black & Decker 5, Idex 5, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSIEXSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.05B $16.57B $16.99B SWK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 30.9x 20.2x SWK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x 24.1x 19.9x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +6.9% +0.4% IEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 14.6% 5.5% IEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 10.0% 8.5% IEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.2x 1.9x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +32.3% +65.7% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr -1.0%/yr -8.9%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 22.6% 38.4% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 55/100 65/100 SWK

Percentile Scorecard

FLSIEXSWK

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

AxisFLSIEXSWK
Valuation 21 #161 of 204 34 #135 of 204 90 #22 of 204
Growth 31 #133 of 191 43 #109 of 191 92 #17 of 191
Profitability 42 #111 of 189 85 #30 of 189 62 #72 of 189
Financial Health 34 #147 of 221 74 #58 of 221 34 #146 of 221
Shareholder Returns 61 #62 of 159 41 #94 of 159 49 #82 of 159
Overall 38 55 65
  • FLS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSIEXSWKSPY
1 month +6.0%-5.8%+28.1% -5.9%
3 months -1.0%-4.7%+14.2% -4.6%
6 months +8.8%+3.6%+43.8% +0.2%
Year to date +12.2%+25.1%+55.3% +7.5%
1 year +11.3%+32.3%+65.7% +8.2%
3 years +105.3%+15.1%+33.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +27.1%+4.8%+10.0% +19.0%
5 years +125.9%-5.1%-37.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.7%-1.0%-8.9% +9.4%
10 years +88.2%+161.6%+0.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.5%+10.1%+0.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFLSIEXSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%22.6%38.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%21.2%32.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.721.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.271.431.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-35.9%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-7.4%-2.5% -5.9%
52-week high $92.04$240.52$118.24 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$161.68$62.12 $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.

MultipleFLSIEXSWK
P/E now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 23.4x 30.6xmedian 23.4x 20.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 13.4x 17.9xmedian 13.4x 10.1xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.2xmedian 21.9x 24.5xmedian 21.9x 10.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 16.86median 1.02 -8.04median 1.02 0.18median 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 monthsFLSIEXSWK
Revenue $4.70B $3.66B $15.22B
Gross profit $1.60B $1.64B $5.14B
Operating income $467.63M $763.90M $1.60B
Net income $273.27M $535.80M $841.20M
Free cash flow $153.66M $667.10M $1.72B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $7.24 $5.66
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $602.10M $741.20M
Total debt $2.06B $1.75B $4.70B
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 74.00M 148.63M
Enterprise value $7.02B $14.18B $15.05B

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
MetricFLSIEXSWK
P/E 38.8x 30.6x 20.2x
P/FCF 64.2x 24.5x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 42.9x 21.7x 8.6x
P/S 2.1x 4.5x 1.1x
P/B 4.1x 4.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 17.9x 10.1x
EV/EBIT 23.9x 22.9x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 72.8x 26.2x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.6x 23.3x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 16.86 -8.04 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSIEXSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 6.9% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 3.5% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 8.1% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 4.1% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 12.2% 96.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 0.7% 166.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% 12.1% 91.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -4.6% 164.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% 13.9% 96.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -3.8% 112.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% 17.0% 186.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 3.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% 14.2% 365.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 3.9% 32.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSIEXSWK
Gross margin 34.2% 44.9% 33.8%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 26.7% 13.7%
Operating margin 10.0% 20.9% 10.5%
Pretax margin 7.6% 19.2% 7.7%
Net margin 5.4% 14.6% 5.5%
FCF margin 3.3% 18.2% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 20.6% 13.1%
Return on equity 11.6% 13.4% 9.5%
Return on assets 4.3% 7.8% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 10.0% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 12.2% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSIEXSWK
Debt / assets 32.4% 25.5% 23.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.2x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 2.6x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 41.6% 55.9%
Equity / assets 37.6% 58.4% 44.1%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 3.7x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.77 5.49 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSIEXSWK
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.3% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 1.8% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 3.1% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.9% 59.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 32.1% 29.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 1.3%

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.

ConsensusFLSIEXSWK
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.39FY2026 $9.24FY2026 $5.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +12.2% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $3.96BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +2.7% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSIEXSWK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 586 688 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +0.1% +5.3%
Institutions buying 298 352 417
Institutions selling 203 202 245
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.74 1.70

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.

FLSIEXSWK
FLS 1.00 0.48 0.43
IEX 0.48 1.00 0.51
SWK 0.43 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, IEX and SWK?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.05B, Idex (IEX) $16.57B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $16.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, IEX and SWK?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 39.5x, Idex (IEX) 30.9x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 17.7x, Idex (IEX) 24.1x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idex (IEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idex (IEX) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Idex (IEX) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +11.3%, Idex (IEX) +32.3%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +65.7%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +17.7%/yr, Idex (IEX) -1.0%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%. Flowserve (FLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 41.9%, Idex (IEX) 22.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, IEX and SWK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) leads on 5. 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.