FLS vs SPXC vs CR Stock Comparison

Flowserve, SPX Technologies and Crane 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
3 wins
CR Crane Co
$205.74 -1.3% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.90B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
0.49%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Crane leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Crane 7, Flowserve 3, SPX Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSSPXCCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.17B $8.39B $11.90B CR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.0x 31.0x 34.8x SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 19.5x 30.9x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +20.2% +21.5% CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% — 12.4% CR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% — 11.5% CR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.1x CR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.09% 0.00% 0.49% FLS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% -16.2% +6.5% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr +23.6%/yr — SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 41.5% 33.7% CR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 53/100 66/100 CR

Percentile Scorecard

FLSSPXCCR

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

AxisFLSSPXCCR
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 17 #46 of 55 49 #52 of 100
Growth 31 #130 of 188 100 #1 of 51 71 #29 of 96
Profitability 43 #104 of 183 42 #29 of 49 88 #12 of 95
Financial Health 34 #144 of 216 – 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 152 – 56 #29 of 65
Overall 40 53 66
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSSPXCCRSPY
1 month +8.5%-1.8%-1.3% +0.7%
3 months +6.4%-15.9%-4.0% +3.7%
6 months +8.9%-23.5%+15.8% +7.1%
Year to date +15.6%-16.3%+11.6% +12.8%
1 year +16.3%-16.2%+6.5% +11.9%
3 years +119.2%+110.9%+119.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.9%+28.3%+29.9% +22.8%
5 years +138.5%+188.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.0%+23.6%— +10.9%
10 years +89.9%+785.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%+24.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLSSPXCCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%41.5%33.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%41.8%36.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.741.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.390.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-38.3%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-32.0%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $92.04$246.41$226.38 $779.14
52-week low $64.39$160.01$160.86 $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.

MultipleFLSSPXCCR
P/E now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 25.8x 31.0xmedian 20.3x 34.8xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 4.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 14.6x —median 12.6x 21.5xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.2xmedian 22.2x 28.4xmedian 16.9x 31.3xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 5.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 17.37median 1.45 —median 1.13 10.65median 0.93

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 monthsFLSSPXCCR
Revenue $4.70B $2.60B $2.76B
Gross profit $1.60B – $1.15B
Operating income $467.63M $418.10M $486.80M
Net income $273.27M $298.10M $342.00M
Free cash flow $153.66M – $379.80M
EPS (diluted) $1.99 – $5.82
Cash & equivalents $742.15M $119.20M $315.70M
Total debt $2.06B – $928.50M
Shares (diluted) 127.96M 50.68M 58.80M
Enterprise value $7.21B $8.39B $10.37B

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
MetricFLSSPXCCR
P/E 40.0x 31.0x 34.8x
P/FCF 66.2x 28.4x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 44.2x 22.3x 27.9x
P/S 2.2x 3.2x 4.3x
P/B 4.3x 3.4x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 8.9x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x – 21.5x
EV/EBIT 24.6x – 25.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.2x 4.5x
EV/FCF 74.7x – 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.9x 22.3x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.37 – 10.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 20.2% 21.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 15.2% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% – 20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 22.8% 19.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 46.2% 33.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -42.5% 33.6% -6.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 112.4% 9.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -42.3% – -6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -67.3% 22.7% 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 58.9% 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.6% – 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – 53.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCCR
Gross margin 34.2% – 41.5%
EBITDA margin 12.3% – 21.1%
Operating margin 10.0% – 17.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% – 16.3%
Net margin 5.4% – 12.4%
FCF margin 3.3% – 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.9% 14.5% 15.5%
Return on equity 11.6% 12.4% 15.4%
Return on assets 4.3% 6.8% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 8.1% – 11.5%
Return on capital employed 9.7% – 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCCR
Debt / assets 32.4% – 23.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 13.4x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% – 43.2%
Equity / assets 37.6% 50.4% 56.8%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 10.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.8x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.82 – 6.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCCR
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 0.0% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusFLSSPXCCR
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $6.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +20.1% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +14.6% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSSPXCCR
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.8% 78.3%
Institutions holding 585 511 599
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +10.8% +5.6%
Institutions buying 299 276 314
Institutions selling 202 162 187
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.70 1.68

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.

FLSSPXCCR
FLS 1.00 0.49 0.59
SPXC 0.49 1.00 0.53
CR 0.59 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, SPXC and CR?

Crane (CR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $10.17B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.39B, Crane (CR) $11.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, SPXC and CR?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 40.0x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 31.0x, Crane (CR) 34.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 18.5x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.5x, Crane (CR) 30.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane (CR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.2%, Crane (CR) +21.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crane (CR) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%, Crane (CR) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Crane (CR) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%, Crane (CR) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +16.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%, Crane (CR) +6.5%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +19.0%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowserve (FLS) has the highest dividend yield: Flowserve (FLS) 1.09%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Crane (CR) 0.49%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crane (CR) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 42.1%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Crane (CR) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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