FLS vs JCI vs PH Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Johnson Controls International and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLS Flowserve Corp
$68.20 -11.7% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.87B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$880.39 -9.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$114.25B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFLSJCIPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.87B $89.59B $114.25B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 25.0x 31.3x FLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 29.4x 23.2x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +6.8% +8.3% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 14.3% 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 10.5% 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.3x 1.4x PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.5% +30.2% +14.9% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +14.3%/yr +24.1%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.8% 31.3% 27.0% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 44/100 57/100 FLS

Percentile Scorecard

FLSJCIPH

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

AxisFLSJCIPH
Valuation 50 #102 of 203 15 #47 of 55 26 #150 of 203
Growth 69 #59 of 188 88 #7 of 51 70 #58 of 188
Profitability 54 #86 of 187 62 #20 of 51 94 #13 of 187
Financial Health 33 #150 of 222 24 #45 of 59 43 #126 of 222
Shareholder Returns 86 #23 of 153 33 #28 of 41 50 #77 of 153
Overall 58 44 57
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSJCIPHSPY
1 month -11.7%-1.4%-9.4% -1.0%
3 months -5.8%+0.3%-10.8% +2.9%
6 months -18.0%+1.4%-9.7% +6.4%
Year to date -1.7%+20.2%+0.2% +11.4%
1 year +29.5%+30.2%+14.9% +13.1%
3 years +86.7%+195.4%+135.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.2%+43.5%+33.1% +21.5%
5 years +83.1%+94.9%+194.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.9%+14.3%+24.1% +10.9%
10 years +56.4%+226.7%+614.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.6%+12.6%+21.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFLSJCIPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.8%31.3%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.9%32.6%26.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.130.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.970.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-43.1%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.9%-9.3%-18.0% -2.5%
52-week high $92.04$158.77$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $52.66$110.55$766.20 $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.

MultipleFLSJCIPH
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 25.9x 24.5xmedian 19.9x 30.5xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 13.7x 25.5xmedian 12.6x 21.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.1x 27.5xmedian 16.1x 28.4xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 7.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.37median 1.19 0.98median 0.98 1.45median 1.19

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 monthsFLSJCIPH
Revenue $4.63B $25.00B $21.50B
Gross profit $1.57B $9.16B $8.10B
Operating income $392.30M $2.99B $4.63B
Net income $390.08M $3.58B $3.65B
Free cash flow $411.44M $3.17B $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $5.87 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $731.01M $641.00M $501.00M
Total debt $2.14B $9.48B $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 128.36M 610.00M 128.10M
Enterprise value $5.75B $87.32B $112.37B

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
MetricFLSJCIPH
P/E 23.4x 24.5x 30.5x
P/FCF 21.1x 27.5x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 24.6x 25.4x
P/S 1.9x 3.5x 5.2x
P/B 3.7x 6.5x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 8.7x 13.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 25.5x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 25.7x 32.1x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF 24.5x 30.3x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 27.1x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.37 0.98 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSJCIPH
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 6.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 4.4% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 7.7% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 5.5% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.5% 14.1% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 27.4% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% 60.4% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 20.0% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.5% 72.9% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 25.0% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 20.5% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.4% 41.2% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 29.8% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 348.1% 56.0% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSJCIPH
Gross margin 33.9% 36.7% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 15.1% 25.9%
Operating margin 8.5% 12.0% 21.6%
Pretax margin 11.9% 10.9% 21.2%
Net margin 8.0% 14.3% 17.0%
FCF margin 8.9% 12.7% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 14.2% 20.3%
Return on equity 16.9% 27.0% 24.3%
Return on assets 6.5% 9.5% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 10.5% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 11.0% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSJCIPH
Debt / assets 33.8% 24.4% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 3.0x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 65.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 36.8% 34.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage 4.6x – 11.6x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.53 – 6.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSJCIPH
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 6.7% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 7.8% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% –

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.

ConsensusFLSJCIPH
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 23.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.35FY2026 $4.89FY2026 $37.87FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +17.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% +30.9% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +6.3% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSJCIPH
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.5% 91.8%
Institutions holding 584 1,597 1,975
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% -1.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 299 790 927
Institutions selling 201 557 693
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.42 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.

FLSJCIPH
FLS 1.00 0.40 0.51
JCI 0.40 1.00 0.52
PH 0.51 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, JCI and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $8.87B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $89.59B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, JCI and PH?

Flowserve (FLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 23.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 25.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 15.7x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 29.4x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.2x). 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) -0.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +29.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +14.9%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +12.9%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +14.3%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%. Flowserve (FLS) and Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 48.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, JCI 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 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.