GGG vs IR vs FLS Stock Comparison

Graco, Ingersoll Rand and Flowserve Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.57 -0.7% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.46B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGGGIRFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.80B $29.46B $9.14B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 30.7x 24.6x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 22.6x 16.3x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +7.8% -0.3% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 12.1% 8.0% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 7.6% 6.6% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x 2.9x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% -5.8% +34.2% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +6.8%/yr +16.6%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 33.0% 48.9% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 58/100 57/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGIRFLS

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

AxisGGGIRFLS
Valuation 48 #106 of 203 43 #116 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 34 #124 of 188 70 #57 of 188 68 #61 of 188
Profitability 99 #3 of 183 71 #53 of 183 53 #87 of 183
Financial Health 85 #33 of 217 50 #110 of 217 34 #144 of 217
Shareholder Returns 93 #12 of 153 57 #66 of 153 83 #27 of 153
Overall 72 58 57
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGIRFLSSPY
1 month -14.6%-0.7%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -19.2%-12.6%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -17.3%-6.9%-16.7% +8.2%
Year to date -18.9%-4.6%+2.2% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%-5.8%+34.2% +12.3%
3 years -9.6%+27.3%+97.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.3%+8.4%+25.5% +23.3%
5 years -11.1%+39.1%+115.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.3%+6.8%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +166.9%—+62.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.3%—+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGGIRFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%33.0%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%31.5%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.231.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.180.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-36.6%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-23.5%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $94.82$98.76$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$68.54$52.66 $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.

MultipleGGGIRFLS
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 25.2x 30.7xmedian 25.2x 24.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 14.0x 16.7xmedian 14.0x 21.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 21.7x 24.0xmedian 21.7x 21.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 12.83median 1.32 2.47median 1.32 1.43median 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 monthsGGGIRFLS
Revenue $2.31B $7.94B $4.63B
Gross profit $1.20B $3.40B $1.57B
Operating income $619.56M $1.44B $392.30M
Net income $517.48M $966.00M $390.08M
Free cash flow $600.10M $1.22B $411.44M
R&D $82.33M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $2.45 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $1.17B $731.01M
Total debt $215.70M $4.77B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 391.90M 128.36M
Enterprise value $8.81B $24.59B $6.02B

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
MetricGGGIRFLS
P/E 20.7x 30.7x 24.4x
P/FCF 17.8x 24.0x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 21.7x 18.5x
P/S 4.6x 3.7x 1.9x
P/B 4.3x 2.9x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 4.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 16.7x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 22.9x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 4.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF 17.8x 27.0x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 24.4x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.83 2.47 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGIRFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 7.8% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 7.2% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 5.6% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 9.5% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 28.9% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 13.7% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% 82.8% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.9% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 87.6% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 12.4% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% -5.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 9.5% 81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% -6.1% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 9.6% 348.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGIRFLS
Gross margin 52.0% 42.8% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 31.6% 24.8% 10.5%
Operating margin 26.8% 18.1% 8.5%
Pretax margin 27.6% 15.2% 11.9%
Net margin 22.4% 12.1% 8.0%
FCF margin 26.0% 15.4% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 17.0% 10.5%
Return on equity 20.7% 9.4% 16.9%
Return on assets 16.2% 5.3% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 7.6% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 9.2% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGIRFLS
Debt / assets 4.1% 26.2% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 3.9x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 43.7% 63.2%
Equity / assets 75.7% 56.3% 36.8%
Interest coverage 189.0x 5.6x 4.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 10.16 3.29 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGIRFLS
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 4.4% 2.8% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 2.9% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% –

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.

ConsensusGGGIRFLS
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 22.6xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +21.5% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +6.4% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGIRFLS
Held by institutions 91.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 730 894 584
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -1.5% +14.6%
Institutions buying 337 367 299
Institutions selling 280 360 201
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.02 1.49

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.

GGGIRFLS
GGG 1.00 0.64 0.39
IR 0.64 1.00 0.49
FLS 0.39 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, IR and FLS?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $10.80B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.46B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, IR and FLS?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 20.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 19.8x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.6x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -18.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -5.8%, Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.8%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Graco (GGG) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%. Graco (GGG) and Flowserve (FLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.