FLS vs IR vs NPO Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Ingersoll Rand and Enpro Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLS Flowserve Corp
$71.79 -3.1% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.08B
P/E
39.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.50 -1.2% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$31.05B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
NPO Enpro Inc.
$283.03 -7.9% 1M +25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.00B
P/E
136.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingersoll Rand leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ingersoll Rand 5, Enpro 4, Flowserve 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSIRNPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.08B $31.05B $6.00B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.6x 32.4x 136.1x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 22.5x 28.9x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +7.8% +13.3% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 12.1% 3.6% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 7.6% 6.3% FLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x 1.8x NPO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% NPO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.3% -4.2% +25.1% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +7.0%/yr +25.9%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 33.0% 40.6% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 44/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

FLSIRNPO

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

AxisFLSIRNPO
Valuation 31 #141 of 203 44 #114 of 203 20 #162 of 203
Growth 31 #130 of 188 72 #54 of 188 49 #97 of 188
Profitability 43 #106 of 184 72 #53 of 184 55 #83 of 184
Financial Health 33 #146 of 217 51 #107 of 217 63 #80 of 217
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 57 #67 of 153 32 #105 of 153
Overall 42 59 44
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NPO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSIRNPOSPY
1 month -3.1%-1.2%-7.9% +0.9%
3 months +2.7%-10.8%-4.5% +5.9%
6 months -14.8%-2.5%+0.8% +8.5%
Year to date +3.5%-4.7%+32.2% +13.3%
1 year +36.3%-4.2%+25.1% +12.4%
3 years +100.3%+27.1%+147.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.1%+8.3%+35.3% +23.5%
5 years +113.5%+40.4%+215.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.4%+7.0%+25.9% +11.0%
10 years +70.1%—+426.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.5%—+18.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFLSIRNPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%33.0%40.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%31.4%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.231.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.74-0.130.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-36.6%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-23.6%-27.0% -0.9%
52-week high $92.04$98.76$387.65 $779.14
52-week low $52.66$68.54$202.55 $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.

MultipleFLSIRNPO
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 25.4x 30.7xmedian 25.4x 135.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 4.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 14.3x 16.7xmedian 14.3x 23.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.2xmedian 21.8x 24.0xmedian 21.8x 35.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 15.56median 1.41 2.47median 1.41 -3.65median 1.41

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 monthsFLSIRNPO
Revenue $4.70B $7.94B $1.22B
Gross profit $1.60B $3.40B $523.50M
Operating income $467.63M $1.44B $175.30M
Net income $273.27M $966.00M $44.10M
Free cash flow $153.66M $1.22B $167.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $2.45 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $1.17B $77.00M
Total debt $2.06B $4.77B $575.50M
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 391.90M 21.40M
Enterprise value $7.06B $26.17B $5.60B

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
MetricFLSIRNPO
P/E 35.8x 30.7x 135.4x
P/FCF 59.2x 24.0x 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow 39.6x 21.7x 27.4x
P/S 1.9x 3.7x 4.9x
P/B 3.8x 2.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 4.7x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.1x 16.7x 23.0x
EV/EBIT 22.3x 22.9x 37.0x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF 67.8x 27.0x 38.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.3x 24.4x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 15.56 2.47 -3.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSIRNPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 7.8% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 7.2% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 5.6% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 9.5% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 28.9% 14.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 13.7% 78.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% 82.8% -47.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 10.9% -36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% 87.6% -48.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 12.4% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% -5.8% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 9.5% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% -6.1% 9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 9.6% 24.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSIRNPO
Gross margin 34.2% 42.8% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 24.8% 23.1%
Operating margin 10.0% 18.1% 14.3%
Pretax margin 7.6% 15.2% 4.6%
Net margin 5.4% 12.1% 3.6%
FCF margin 3.3% 15.4% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 17.0% 17.9%
Return on equity 11.6% 9.4% 2.8%
Return on assets 4.3% 5.3% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 7.6% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 9.2% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSIRNPO
Debt / assets 32.4% 26.2% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 3.9x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 43.7% 40.3%
Equity / assets 37.6% 56.3% 59.7%
Interest coverage 5.1x 5.6x 5.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.65 3.28 4.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSIRNPO
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.8% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.9% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.3% 60.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% 16.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.8% 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% 3.9%

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.

ConsensusFLSIRNPO
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $9.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +21.5% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +6.4% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSIRNPO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 584 894 410
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% -1.5% +0.7%
Institutions buying 299 367 212
Institutions selling 201 360 136
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.02 1.56

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.

FLSIRNPO
FLS 1.00 0.49 0.54
IR 0.49 1.00 0.54
NPO 0.54 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, IR and NPO?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.08B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.05B, Enpro (NPO) $6.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, IR and NPO?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 39.6x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.4x, Enpro (NPO) 136.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 16.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.5x, Enpro (NPO) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enpro (NPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Enpro (NPO) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Enpro (NPO) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Flowserve (FLS) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Enpro (NPO) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +36.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -4.2%, Enpro (NPO) +25.1%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +16.4%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/yr, Enpro (NPO) +25.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enpro (NPO) has the highest dividend yield: Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Enpro (NPO) 0.00%. Flowserve (FLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, Enpro (NPO) 40.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 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.