FLS vs PH vs TT Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Parker-Hannifin and Trane Technologies 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
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$928.66 -4.3% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$117.06B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.82%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$430.85 -5.4% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$94.31B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.95%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 5, Trane Technologies 5, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSPHTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.17B $117.06B $94.31B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.0x 32.2x 30.1x TT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 24.5x 27.5x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +8.3% +10.3% TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 17.0% 13.6% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 15.4% 25.7% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.4x 0.7x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.09% 0.82% 0.95% FLS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +19.8% +0.8% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr +25.7%/yr +19.0%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 27.2% 29.6% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 58/100 60/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

FLSPHTT

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

AxisFLSPHTT
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 28 #146 of 203 15 #47 of 55
Growth 31 #130 of 188 68 #61 of 188 76 #13 of 51
Profitability 43 #104 of 183 95 #10 of 183 98 #2 of 49
Financial Health 34 #144 of 216 44 #122 of 216 59 #23 of 55
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 152 53 #72 of 152 51 #20 of 40
Overall 40 58 60
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSPHTTSPY
1 month +8.5%-4.3%-5.4% +0.7%
3 months +6.4%-3.6%-2.1% +3.7%
6 months +8.9%+2.1%-12.5% +7.1%
Year to date +15.6%+5.7%+10.7% +12.8%
1 year +16.3%+19.8%+0.8% +11.9%
3 years +119.2%+151.3%+129.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.9%+36.0%+31.8% +22.8%
5 years +138.5%+213.1%+138.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.0%+25.7%+19.0% +10.9%
10 years +89.9%+661.4%+729.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%+22.5%+23.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLSPHTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%27.2%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%26.9%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.730.831.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.730.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-29.2%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-13.5%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $92.04$1,073.86$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$768.99$376.43 $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.

MultipleFLSPHTT
P/E now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 25.8x 32.2xmedian 25.8x 30.1xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 14.6x 22.5xmedian 14.6x 21.3xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.2xmedian 22.2x 30.0xmedian 22.2x 24.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 17.37median 1.45 1.53median 1.45 1.60median 1.13

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 monthsFLSPHTT
Revenue $4.70B $21.50B $23.23B
Gross profit $1.60B $8.10B $8.13B
Operating income $467.63M $4.63B $4.16B
Net income $273.27M $3.65B $3.18B
Free cash flow $153.66M $3.91B $3.86B
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $28.48 $14.23
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $501.00M $1.23B
Total debt $2.06B $8.52B $4.22B
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 128.10M 221.40M
Enterprise value $7.21B $115.19B $88.95B

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
MetricFLSPHTT
P/E 40.0x 32.2x 30.1x
P/FCF 66.2x 30.0x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 44.2x 26.8x 22.3x
P/S 2.2x 5.4x 4.1x
P/B 4.3x 7.6x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 14.4x 16.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 22.5x 21.3x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 27.0x 23.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF 74.7x 32.0x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.9x 28.7x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.37 1.53 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSPHTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 8.3% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 4.1% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 10.8% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 8.0% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 14.1% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 14.6% 14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% 3.3% 7.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 20.5% 17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% 5.0% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 21.1% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% 15.6% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 13.6% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% 16.9% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 14.5% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSPHTT
Gross margin 34.2% 37.7% 35.0%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 25.9% 19.7%
Operating margin 10.0% 21.6% 17.9%
Pretax margin 7.6% 21.2% 16.9%
Net margin 5.4% 17.0% 13.6%
FCF margin 3.3% 18.2% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 20.3% 18.2%
Return on equity 11.6% 24.3% 35.7%
Return on assets 4.3% 11.9% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 15.4% 25.7%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 18.8% 25.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSPHTT
Debt / assets 32.4% 27.6% 17.7%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 2.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 50.1% 61.8%
Equity / assets 37.6% 49.9% 38.2%
Interest coverage 5.1x 11.6x 19.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.82 6.91 6.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSPHTT
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 1.1% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.9% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusFLSPHTT
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 24.5xFY2027 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +8.8% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +22.0% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSPHTT
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% 87.0%
Institutions holding 585 1,976 1,811
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +1.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 299 928 895
Institutions selling 202 693 579
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.34 1.55

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.

FLSPHTT
FLS 1.00 0.59 0.45
PH 0.59 1.00 0.56
TT 0.45 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, PH and TT?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.17B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $117.06B, Trane Technologies (TT) $94.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, PH and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 40.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 32.2x, Trane Technologies (TT) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 18.5x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.5x, Trane Technologies (TT) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trane Technologies (TT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +16.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +19.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) +0.8%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +19.0%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.7%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowserve (FLS) has the highest dividend yield: Flowserve (FLS) 1.09%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.82%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 42.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, PH and TT?

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 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.