Flowserve (FLS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Flowserve's (FLS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.57% in Q2 2026, down 362.0% YoY from 3.27% in Q2 2025, and down 3.94% on a QoQ basis from 8.92% in Q1 2026.
Flowserve (FLS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowserve (FLS) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.57% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 362.0% year-over-year to 8.57% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 8.57% (down 362.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.75%, down 230.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 8.57% in Q2 2026, from 8.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 12.19% in Q2 2025 to a low of 5.13% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 9.09% and a median of 9.16% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed surged 393 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 362 bps.
- Tracing FLS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.79% in 2022, then soared by 60 bps to 9.27% in 2023, then rose by 27 bps to 11.79% in 2024, then dropped by 21 bps to 9.37% in 2025, then dropped by 9 bps to 8.57% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.57% (Q2 2026), 8.92% (Q1 2026), and 9.37% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | GE Vernova | 255.84 Bn | 242.72 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.04% |
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| 9 | Ingersoll Rand | 31.67 Bn | 30.49 Bn | 862.60 Mn | 9.23% |
| 10 | Flowserve | 9.99 Bn | 9.26 Bn | 384.73 Mn | 8.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.52% |