FLS vs SPXC vs GGG Stock Comparison

Flowserve, SPX Technologies and Graco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FLS Flowserve Corp
$70.89 -4.0% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$66.48 -14.6% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.80B
P/E
20.9x
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, Flowserve 2, SPX Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLSSPXCGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14B $8.24B $10.80B GGG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 29.5x 20.9x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 19.3x 19.8x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.3% +20.6% +5.4% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 11.3% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 10.5% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.2% -15.7% -18.9% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +23.1%/yr -2.3%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 41.5% 26.3% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 71/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

FLSSPXCGGG

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

AxisFLSSPXCGGG
Valuation 49 #105 of 203 42 #33 of 56 48 #106 of 203
Growth 68 #61 of 188 100 #1 of 52 34 #124 of 188
Profitability 53 #87 of 183 69 #16 of 49 99 #3 of 183
Financial Health 34 #144 of 217 75 #15 of 56 85 #33 of 217
Shareholder Returns 83 #27 of 153 – 93 #12 of 153
Overall 57 71 72
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLSSPXCGGGSPY
1 month -4.0%-4.5%-14.6% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%-19.2%-19.2% +3.9%
6 months -16.7%-23.7%-17.3% +8.2%
Year to date +2.2%-17.5%-18.9% +12.9%
1 year +34.2%-15.7%-18.9% +12.3%
3 years +97.8%+109.9%-9.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.5%+28.1%-3.3% +23.3%
5 years +115.2%+182.3%-11.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.6%+23.1%-2.3% +10.9%
10 years +62.9%+760.4%+166.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.0%+24.0%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLSSPXCGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%41.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%41.8%31.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.761.750.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.38-0.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-38.3%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-33.0%-29.9% -1.2%
52-week high $92.04$246.41$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $52.66$160.01$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.

MultipleFLSSPXCGGG
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 25.2x 29.6xmedian 20.1x 20.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 14.0x 16.4xmedian 11.8x 14.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 21.7x 27.2xmedian 16.2x 17.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.43median 1.32 0.44median 0.99 12.83median 1.32

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 monthsFLSSPXCGGG
Revenue $4.63B $2.48B $2.31B
Gross profit $1.57B $996.30M $1.20B
Operating income $392.30M $399.90M $619.56M
Net income $390.08M $278.90M $517.48M
Free cash flow $411.44M $304.30M $600.10M
R&D – – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $2.89 $5.50 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $731.01M $166.40M $139.82M
Total debt $2.14B $2.29B $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 128.36M 50.68M 163.02M
Enterprise value $6.02B $7.32B $8.81B

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
MetricFLSSPXCGGG
P/E 24.4x 29.6x 20.7x
P/FCF 21.9x 27.2x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 19.5x 16.2x
P/S 1.9x 3.3x 4.6x
P/B 3.9x 3.5x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 6.2x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 16.4x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 26.5x 21.8x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.5x 4.6x
EV/FCF 25.3x 28.6x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.3x 20.6x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.43 0.44 12.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.3% 20.6% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 15.1% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 18.5% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 17.8% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.5% 24.1% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 52.2% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% 32.4% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 72.2% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.5% 23.8% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 67.5% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.6% 52.8% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.4% 131.0% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 23.8% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 348.1% 168.6% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCGGG
Gross margin 33.9% 40.2% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 21.4% 31.6%
Operating margin 8.5% 16.2% 26.8%
Pretax margin 11.9% 14.8% 27.6%
Net margin 8.0% 11.3% 22.4%
FCF margin 8.9% 12.3% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 17.1% 28.6%
Return on equity 16.9% 12.0% 20.7%
Return on assets 6.5% 7.1% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 10.5% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 12.1% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCGGG
Debt / assets 33.8% 15.6% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 40.4% 24.3%
Equity / assets 36.8% 59.6% 75.7%
Interest coverage 4.6x 10.7x 189.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.58 4.45 10.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLSSPXCGGG
Dividend yield 1.2% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 4.4%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.0% 6.1%
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.

ConsensusFLSSPXCGGG
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.34FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +20.1% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +14.6% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLSSPXCGGG
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.8% 91.0%
Institutions holding 584 510 730
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.6% +10.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 299 275 337
Institutions selling 201 162 280
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.70 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.

FLSSPXCGGG
FLS 1.00 0.49 0.39
SPXC 0.49 1.00 0.31
GGG 0.39 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLS, SPXC and GGG?

Graco (GGG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flowserve (FLS) $9.14B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.24B, Graco (GGG) $10.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLS, SPXC and GGG?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flowserve (FLS) 24.6x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.5x, Graco (GGG) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x, Graco (GGG) 19.8x). 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) -0.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.7%, Graco (GGG) -18.9%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.1%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Graco (GGG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLS, SPXC 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.