IR vs KMT vs FLS Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Kennametal and Flowserve Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$82.78 +8.8% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$32.54B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
KMT Kennametal Inc
$30.73 -5.7% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.06B
P/E
6.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$80.29 +8.0% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.91B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 7, Ingersoll Rand 4, Flowserve 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRKMTFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.54B $2.06B $9.91B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 6.0x 38.9x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 5.8x 18.7x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +19.8% +0.2% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% 14.5% 5.4% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 16.5% 8.1% KMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x 2.3x KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% +40.0% +17.6% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr -4.2%/yr +18.8%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 44.8% 41.9% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 40/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IRKMTFLS

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

AxisIRKMTFLS
Valuation 52 #98 of 203 72 #57 of 203 24 #154 of 203
Growth 84 #32 of 189 76 #46 of 189 31 #130 of 189
Profitability 86 #28 of 187 69 #59 of 187 43 #107 of 187
Financial Health 56 #97 of 221 51 #110 of 221 34 #147 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #62 of 152 54 #71 of 152 67 #51 of 152
Overall 67 64 40
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • KMT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRKMTFLSSPY
1 month +8.8%-5.7%+8.0% -2.3%
3 months -5.7%-11.9%+4.9% -0.7%
6 months +9.6%-16.4%+14.0% +4.8%
Year to date +4.5%+8.2%+15.7% +10.3%
1 year +8.5%+40.0%+17.6% +10.3%
3 years +26.7%+28.0%+112.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.2%+8.6%+28.6% +20.1%
5 years +47.7%-19.5%+137.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.1%-4.2%+18.8% +10.1%
10 years —+10.7%+93.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+1.0%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIRKMTFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%44.8%41.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%42.2%42.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.301.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.890.42 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-56.1%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-29.0%-12.8% -3.5%
52-week high $98.76$43.27$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$22.11$64.39 $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.

MultipleIRKMTFLS
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 25.6x 6.8xmedian 25.6x 40.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.4x 4.8xmedian 14.4x 19.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 22.5x -28.9xmedian 22.5x 66.3xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 1.36 0.15median 1.36 17.40median 1.36

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 monthsIRKMTFLS
Revenue $8.05B $2.36B $4.70B
Gross profit $3.47B $969.96M $1.60B
Operating income $1.84B $472.53M $467.63M
Net income $1.39B $350.41M $273.27M
Free cash flow $1.52B -$80.91M $153.66M
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $4.42 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $95.79M $742.15M
Total debt $4.74B $717.45M $2.06B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 77.42M 127.96M
Enterprise value $27.50B $1.63B $6.88B

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
MetricIRKMTFLS
P/E 23.3x 6.8x 40.1x
P/FCF 21.2x -28.9x 66.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x -584.4x 44.2x
P/S 4.0x 1.0x 2.2x
P/B 3.0x 1.5x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 1.5x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 4.8x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 6.3x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 1.3x 2.4x
EV/FCF 23.4x -36.6x 74.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.6x -739.5x 50.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 0.15 17.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 19.8% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.3% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 62.2% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 14.5% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.6% 230.2% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 34.9% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 152.7% 255.0% -42.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 41.6% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.7% 269.9% -42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 44.8% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% -101.9% -67.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -26.3% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% -167.8% -75.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -35.6% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTFLS
Gross margin 43.1% 41.2% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 26.1% 12.3%
Operating margin 22.9% 20.1% 10.0%
Pretax margin 20.1% 19.6% 7.6%
Net margin 17.2% 14.5% 5.4%
FCF margin 18.8% -3.4% 3.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% -0.2% 4.9%
Return on equity 13.4% 23.3% 11.6%
Return on assets 7.6% 11.9% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 16.5% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 20.8% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRKMTFLS
Debt / assets 25.4% 22.7% 32.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.1x -8.9x 13.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 49.1% 62.4%
Equity / assets 56.8% 50.9% 37.6%
Interest coverage 7.2x 16.5x 5.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.59 3.21 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRKMTFLS
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.8% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 3.4% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.2% 17.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.0% -75.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.1% -1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -1.9% –

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.

ConsensusIRKMTFLS
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 5.8xFY2027 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $5.25FY2027 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% -57.9% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.7% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRKMTFLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 896 337 586
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +2.5% +14.6%
Institutions buying 369 198 299
Institutions selling 360 95 203
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.08 1.47

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.

IRKMTFLS
IR 1.00 0.58 0.53
KMT 0.58 1.00 0.45
FLS 0.53 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, KMT and FLS?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.54B, Kennametal (KMT) $2.06B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, KMT and FLS?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.5x, Kennametal (KMT) 6.0x, Flowserve (FLS) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 25.2x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.8x, Flowserve (FLS) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kennametal (KMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Kennametal (KMT) +19.8%, Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Kennametal (KMT) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.5%, Kennametal (KMT) +40.0%, Flowserve (FLS) +17.6%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.1%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -4.2%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Kennametal (KMT) 0.03%, Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%. Flowserve (FLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 44.8%, Flowserve (FLS) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IR, KMT 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, Kennametal (KMT) 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.