FLS vs SPXC vs BKR Stock Comparison

Flowserve, SPX Technologies and Baker Hughes Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$54.66 -4.3% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$54.14B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 6, Baker Hughes 3, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSSPXCBKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.08B $8.34B $54.14B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.6x 29.9x 18.7x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 19.3x 21.5x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +20.6% +3.7% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 11.3% 10.1% SPXC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 10.5% 8.3% SPXC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.8x 2.9x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.3% -16.2% +14.2% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +23.3%/yr +16.9%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 41.5% 34.4% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 71/100 46/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

FLSSPXCBKR

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

AxisFLSSPXCBKR
Valuation 31 #141 of 203 41 #33 of 55 33 #32 of 47
Growth 31 #130 of 188 100 #1 of 51 64 #16 of 43
Profitability 43 #106 of 184 72 #14 of 48 74 #11 of 40
Financial Health 33 #146 of 217 70 #17 of 54 16 #38 of 45
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 – 45 #18 of 32
Overall 42 71 46
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSSPXCBKRSPY
1 month -3.1%-2.8%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months +2.7%-12.0%-6.9% +5.9%
6 months -14.8%-21.8%-20.6% +8.5%
Year to date +3.5%-17.4%+20.0% +13.3%
1 year +36.3%-16.2%+14.2% +12.4%
3 years +100.3%+110.1%+57.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.1%+28.1%+16.2% +23.5%
5 years +113.5%+184.5%+117.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.4%+23.3%+16.9% +11.0%
10 years +70.1%+772.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.5%+24.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFLSSPXCBKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%41.5%34.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%41.8%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.750.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.74-0.390.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-38.3%-47.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-32.9%-21.5% -0.9%
52-week high $92.04$246.41$69.67 $779.14
52-week low $52.66$160.01$44.47 $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.

MultipleFLSSPXCBKR
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 25.4x 29.7xmedian 20.0x 18.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 14.3x 16.4xmedian 11.3x 13.8xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 59.2xmedian 21.8x 27.2xmedian 15.3x 16.8xmedian 16.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 15.56median 1.41 0.44median 0.99 0.91median 0.51

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 monthsFLSSPXCBKR
Revenue $4.70B $2.48B $28.74B
Gross profit $1.60B $996.30M $6.83B
Operating income $467.63M $399.90M $3.43B
Net income $273.27M $278.90M $2.93B
Free cash flow $153.66M $304.30M $3.23B
R&D – – $573.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 $5.50 $2.90
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $166.40M $4.07B
Total debt $2.06B $2.29B $18.26B
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 50.68M 998.00M
Enterprise value $7.06B $7.43B $15.87B

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
MetricFLSSPXCBKR
P/E 35.8x 29.7x 18.7x
P/FCF 59.2x 27.2x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 39.6x 19.6x 12.0x
P/S 1.9x 3.3x 1.9x
P/B 3.8x 3.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 6.2x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.1x 16.4x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 22.3x 21.8x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 67.8x 28.7x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.3x 20.6x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 15.56 0.44 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCBKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 20.6% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 15.1% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% 18.5% 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 17.8% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 24.1% 3.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 52.2% 13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% 32.4% 0.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 72.2% 19.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% 23.8% -0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 67.5% 20.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% 52.8% 35.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 131.0% 14.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% 23.8% 54.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 168.6% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCBKR
Gross margin 34.2% 40.2% 23.8%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 21.4% 17.2%
Operating margin 10.0% 16.2% 11.9%
Pretax margin 7.6% 14.8% 11.2%
Net margin 5.4% 11.3% 10.1%
FCF margin 3.3% 12.3% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 17.1% 15.7%
Return on equity 11.6% 12.0% 14.4%
Return on assets 4.3% 7.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 10.5% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 12.1% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCBKR
Debt / assets 32.4% 15.6% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 13.4x 2.0x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 40.4% 65.2%
Equity / assets 37.6% 59.6% 34.8%
Interest coverage 5.1x 10.7x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.65 4.46 1.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCBKR
Dividend yield 1.2% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%

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.

ConsensusFLSSPXCBKR
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $2.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +20.1% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +14.6% -1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSSPXCBKR
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.8% 97.3%
Institutions holding 584 510 1,148
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +10.8% +5.2%
Institutions buying 299 275 576
Institutions selling 201 162 429
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.70 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.

FLSSPXCBKR
FLS 1.00 0.49 0.30
SPXC 0.49 1.00 0.28
BKR 0.30 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, SPXC and BKR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.08B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.34B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, SPXC and BKR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 39.6x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.9x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 16.5x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +36.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +16.4%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.3%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%. Flowserve (FLS) and SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, SPXC and BKR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads on 6. 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.