FLS vs PNR vs GGG Stock Comparison

Flowserve, Pentair and Graco Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLS Flowserve Corp
$80.17 +8.5% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.00B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.58B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.87B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFLSPNRGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.00B $10.58B $10.87B GGG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 17.3x 21.0x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 14.5x 20.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% -3.9% +5.4% GGG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 15.4% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 12.5% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% -38.9% -14.9% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr -2.3%/yr -1.8%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 36.3% 26.4% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 62/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

FLSPNRGGG

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

AxisFLSPNRGGG
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 71 #59 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 31 #130 of 188 32 #128 of 188 37 #119 of 188
Profitability 43 #104 of 183 82 #33 of 183 98 #4 of 183
Financial Health 34 #144 of 216 46 #118 of 216 85 #34 of 216
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 152 79 #33 of 152 93 #11 of 152
Overall 40 62 72
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSPNRGGGSPY
1 month +8.5%+23.0%-12.0% +0.7%
3 months +6.4%-0.6%-14.0% +3.7%
6 months +8.9%-18.5%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +15.6%-36.8%-16.1% +12.8%
1 year +16.3%-38.9%-14.9% +11.9%
3 years +119.2%+12.0%-7.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.9%+3.9%-2.6% +22.8%
5 years +138.5%-11.1%-8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.0%-2.3%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years +89.9%+19.3%+176.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%+1.8%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLSPNRGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%36.3%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%40.4%31.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.730.940.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-1.07-0.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-53.7%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-39.5%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $92.04$108.69$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$52.11$66.08 $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.

MultipleFLSPNRGGG
P/E now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 25.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x 21.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x 15.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.2xmedian 22.2x 16.2xmedian 22.2x 18.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 17.37median 1.45 2.23median 1.45 13.26median 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 monthsFLSPNRGGG
Revenue $4.70B $3.97B $2.31B
Gross profit $1.60B $1.64B $1.20B
Operating income $467.63M $777.40M $619.56M
Net income $273.27M $612.20M $517.48M
Free cash flow $153.66M $646.60M $600.10M
R&D – $94.10M $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $3.82 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $74.00M $139.82M
Total debt $2.06B $1.48B $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 160.30M 163.02M
Enterprise value $6.97B $10.24B $8.88B

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
MetricFLSPNRGGG
P/E 40.0x 17.1x 21.4x
P/FCF 66.2x 16.2x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 44.2x 14.5x 16.7x
P/S 2.2x 2.6x 4.8x
P/B 4.3x 2.7x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 3.7x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 13.2x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 15.3x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.0x 4.8x
EV/FCF 74.7x 18.4x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.9x 16.4x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.37 2.23 13.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSPNRGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% -3.9% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -1.3% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% -1.2% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 3.4% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% -8.3% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 4.4% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% -6.4% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 6.3% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% -3.6% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 7.7% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% -14.8% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 6.8% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% -17.4% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 7.7% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSPNRGGG
Gross margin 34.2% 41.2% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 22.7% 31.6%
Operating margin 10.0% 19.6% 26.8%
Pretax margin 7.6% 17.5% 27.6%
Net margin 5.4% 15.4% 22.4%
FCF margin 3.3% 16.3% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 18.3% 28.6%
Return on equity 11.6% 16.1% 20.7%
Return on assets 4.3% 9.2% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 12.5% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 13.5% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSPNRGGG
Debt / assets 32.4% 22.3% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.6x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 2.3x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 42.1% 24.3%
Equity / assets 37.6% 57.9% 75.7%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 189.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.5x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.82 3.96 10.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSPNRGGG
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 3.8% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 5.5% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusFLSPNRGGG
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +17.6% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +10.5% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSPNRGGG
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.0% 91.0%
Institutions holding 585 720 731
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% -0.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 299 353 337
Institutions selling 202 257 280
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.37 1.20

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.

FLSPNRGGG
FLS 1.00 0.31 0.40
PNR 0.31 1.00 0.27
GGG 0.40 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, PNR and GGG?

Graco (GGG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.00B, Pentair (PNR) $10.58B, Graco (GGG) $10.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, PNR and GGG?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 39.3x, Pentair (PNR) 17.3x, Graco (GGG) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 18.5x, Pentair (PNR) 14.5x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graco (GGG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +16.3%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Graco (GGG) -14.9%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +19.0%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr, Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%. Flowserve (FLS) and Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 42.1%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Graco (GGG) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, PNR and GGG?

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