FLS vs NPO vs PH Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Enpro and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLS Flowserve Corp
$81.03 +9.0% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.29B
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
NPO Enpro Inc.
$285.29 -14.3% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
93.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$944.93 -2.9% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$114.67B
P/E
31.4x
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, Enpro 3, Flowserve 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSNPOPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.29B $5.85B $114.67B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.4x 93.2x 31.4x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 29.1x 24.9x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +16.4% +8.3% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 4.9% 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 7.3% 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.4x 1.4x NPO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +22.0% +22.4% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +25.4%/yr +23.8%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 41.2% 27.7% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 49/100 57/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

FLSNPOPH

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

AxisFLSNPOPH
Valuation 27 #150 of 204 26 #151 of 204 25 #153 of 204
Growth 31 #132 of 191 61 #76 of 191 69 #60 of 191
Profitability 43 #109 of 189 59 #78 of 189 94 #12 of 189
Financial Health 34 #147 of 221 69 #69 of 221 45 #122 of 221
Shareholder Returns 66 #55 of 158 31 #110 of 158 50 #80 of 158
Overall 40 49 57
  • FLS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NPO 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

PeriodFLSNPOPHSPY
1 month +9.0%-14.3%-2.9% -2.0%
3 months +1.9%-14.8%-4.8% -2.2%
6 months +15.4%-4.9%+8.3% +4.2%
Year to date +16.8%+33.2%+7.5% +10.6%
1 year +12.8%+22.0%+22.4% +10.4%
3 years +114.6%+140.4%+135.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +29.0%+34.0%+33.1% +20.2%
5 years +143.7%+209.5%+190.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +19.5%+25.4%+23.8% +10.1%
10 years +94.4%+436.5%+692.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +6.9%+18.3%+23.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLSNPOPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%41.2%27.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.1%43.7%27.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.880.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.530.81 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-34.2%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-26.4%-12.0% -3.2%
52-week high $92.04$387.65$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$202.55$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.

MultipleFLSNPOPH
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 25.4x 96.3xmedian 25.4x 32.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 14.5x 21.1xmedian 14.5x 22.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 23.6x 32.9xmedian 23.6x 30.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 7.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 17.56median 1.21 -3.66median 1.21 1.55median 1.21

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 monthsFLSNPOPH
Revenue $4.70B $1.29B $21.50B
Gross profit $1.60B $556.50M $8.10B
Operating income $467.63M $197.70M $4.63B
Net income $273.27M $62.80M $3.65B
Free cash flow $153.66M $183.40M $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $2.93 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $83.40M $501.00M
Total debt $2.06B $520.70M $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 21.40M 128.10M
Enterprise value $7.26B $5.50B $112.79B

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
MetricFLSNPOPH
P/E 40.5x 96.3x 32.7x
P/FCF 66.9x 32.9x 30.5x
P/Operating cash flow 44.7x 25.6x 27.3x
P/S 2.2x 4.7x 5.5x
P/B 4.3x 3.7x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 7.0x 14.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x 21.1x 22.8x
EV/EBIT 24.8x 32.8x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.0x 5.9x
EV/FCF 75.4x 35.3x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.4x 27.5x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.56 -3.66 1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSNPOPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 16.4% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 6.0% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 17.8% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 8.5% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 23.1% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 121.9% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% -27.3% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -25.3% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% -27.7% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -26.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% 19.0% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 16.4% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% 16.2% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 18.8% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSNPOPH
Gross margin 34.2% 43.2% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 23.8% 25.9%
Operating margin 10.0% 15.3% 21.6%
Pretax margin 7.6% 6.1% 21.2%
Net margin 5.4% 4.9% 17.0%
FCF margin 3.3% 14.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 18.3% 20.3%
Return on equity 11.6% 3.9% 24.3%
Return on assets 4.3% 2.4% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 7.3% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 8.1% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 3.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSNPOPH
Debt / assets 32.4% 19.5% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 2.8x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 39.2% 50.1%
Equity / assets 37.6% 60.8% 49.9%
Interest coverage 5.1x 5.5x 11.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.83 4.96 6.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSNPOPH
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.6% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

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.

ConsensusFLSNPOPH
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 29.1xFY2026 24.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $9.81FY2026 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +17.6% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +8.1% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSNPOPH
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.9% 91.8%
Institutions holding 586 411 1,979
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +0.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 299 212 930
Institutions selling 203 136 694
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.56 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.

FLSNPOPH
FLS 1.00 0.52 0.59
NPO 0.52 1.00 0.55
PH 0.59 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, NPO and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.29B, Enpro (NPO) $5.85B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, NPO and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 40.4x, Enpro (NPO) 93.2x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 18.7x, Enpro (NPO) 29.1x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.9x). 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%, Enpro (NPO) +16.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Enpro (NPO) 4.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Enpro (NPO) 7.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +12.8%, Enpro (NPO) +22.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +22.4%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +19.5%/yr, Enpro (NPO) +25.4%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%, Enpro (NPO) 0.00%, 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) 41.8%, Enpro (NPO) 41.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, NPO 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.