FLS vs IR vs EMR Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Ingersoll Rand and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLS Flowserve Corp
$80.17 +8.5% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.17B
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
1.09%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$79.93 +4.5% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.01B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.10%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$95.25B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.31%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 7, Ingersoll Rand 3, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSIREMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.17B $31.01B $95.25B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.0x 32.5x 37.0x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 23.9x 25.3x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +7.8% +4.8% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 12.1% 13.8% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 7.6% 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.09% 0.10% 1.31% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +0.3% +25.2% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr +8.3%/yr +12.0%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 33.5% 31.8% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 58/100 45/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

FLSIREMR

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

AxisFLSIREMR
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 42 #118 of 203 33 #136 of 203
Growth 31 #130 of 188 70 #57 of 188 41 #112 of 188
Profitability 43 #104 of 183 71 #54 of 183 87 #24 of 183
Financial Health 34 #144 of 216 50 #109 of 216 30 #152 of 216
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 152 57 #66 of 152 35 #99 of 152
Overall 40 58 45
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSIREMRSPY
1 month +8.5%+4.5%+8.6% +0.7%
3 months +6.4%-5.1%+14.9% +3.7%
6 months +8.9%+0.1%+21.6% +7.1%
Year to date +15.6%+0.9%+28.7% +12.8%
1 year +16.3%+0.3%+25.2% +11.9%
3 years +119.2%+32.0%+93.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.9%+9.7%+24.5% +22.8%
5 years +138.5%+48.7%+76.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.0%+8.3%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years +89.9%—+240.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%—+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLSIREMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%33.5%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%31.4%33.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.221.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.010.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-36.6%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-19.1%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $92.04$98.76$170.76 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$68.54$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.

MultipleFLSIREMR
P/E now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 25.8x 32.5xmedian 25.8x 37.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 14.6x 17.6xmedian 14.6x 17.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.2xmedian 22.2x 25.4xmedian 22.2x 27.5xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 17.37median 1.45 2.61median 1.45 -0.89median 1.45

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 monthsFLSIREMR
Revenue $4.70B $7.94B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.60B $3.40B $9.91B
Operating income $467.63M $1.44B $4.68B
Net income $273.27M $966.00M $2.58B
Free cash flow $153.66M $1.22B $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $2.45 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $1.17B $2.18B
Total debt $2.06B $4.77B $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 391.90M 561.10M
Enterprise value $7.21B $26.21B $88.00B

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
MetricFLSIREMR
P/E 40.0x 32.5x 37.0x
P/FCF 66.2x 25.4x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow 44.2x 23.0x 24.3x
P/S 2.2x 3.9x 5.1x
P/B 4.3x 3.0x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 5.0x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 17.6x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 24.1x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 4.4x 5.7x
EV/FCF 74.7x 28.4x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.9x 25.7x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.37 2.61 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSIREMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 7.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 7.2% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 5.6% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 9.5% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 28.9% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 13.7% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% 82.8% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 10.9% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% 87.6% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 12.4% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% -5.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 9.5% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% -6.1% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 9.6% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSIREMR
Gross margin 34.2% 42.8% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 24.8% 33.1%
Operating margin 10.0% 18.1% 25.1%
Pretax margin 7.6% 15.2% 17.6%
Net margin 5.4% 12.1% 13.8%
FCF margin 3.3% 15.4% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 17.0% 21.0%
Return on equity 11.6% 9.4% 12.7%
Return on assets 4.3% 5.3% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 7.6% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 9.2% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSIREMR
Debt / assets 32.4% 26.2% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 3.9x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 43.7% 51.7%
Equity / assets 37.6% 56.3% 48.3%
Interest coverage 5.1x 5.6x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.82 3.41 4.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSIREMR
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.1% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 2.7% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.8% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.3% 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.8% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% 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.

ConsensusFLSIREMR
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +21.5% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +6.4% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSIREMR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 82.1%
Institutions holding 585 895 2,292
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% -1.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 299 368 1,081
Institutions selling 202 360 799
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.02 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.

FLSIREMR
FLS 1.00 0.51 0.60
IR 0.51 1.00 0.69
EMR 0.60 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, IR and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.17B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.01B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, IR and EMR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 40.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 18.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x). 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) +0.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +16.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +0.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +19.0%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Flowserve (FLS) 1.09%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.10%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.31%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 42.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, IR 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 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.