Flowserve (FLS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Flowserve (FLS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.92% for Q1 2026, down 4.8% on a QoQ basis from 9.37% in Q4 2025, and down 278.0% year-over-year from 5.01% in Q1 2025.
Flowserve (FLS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Flowserve's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.92% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 278.0% year-over-year to 8.92% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.92% (down 278.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.75%, down 230.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 8.92% for Q1 2026 at Flowserve, down from 9.37% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 12.19% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 5.13% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 9.12% and a median of 9.27% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed plunged 339 bps — and 2023, when it surged 393 bps.
- Flowserve's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.79% in 2022, then surged by 60 bps to 9.27% in 2023, then advanced by 27 bps to 11.79% in 2024, then fell by 21 bps to 9.37% in 2025, then retreated by 5 bps to 8.92% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FLS's Return on Capital Employed at 8.92% in Q1 2026, 9.37% in Q4 2025, and 11.35% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE Vernova | 270.93 Bn | 257.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.04% |
| 2 | Eaton | 156.55 Bn | 155.79 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 14.09% |
| 3 | Parker-Hannifin | 124.04 Bn | 123.57 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 18.36% |
| 4 | Cummins | 91.66 Bn | 88.48 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 15.97% |
| 5 | Emerson Electric | 82.90 Bn | 81.11 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 14.32% |
| 6 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.54 Bn | 80.71 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 39.40% |
| 7 | Ametek | 55.40 Bn | 54.92 Bn | 717.56 Mn | 14.67% |
| 8 | Rockwell Automation | 51.78 Bn | 51.35 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 31.32% |
| 9 | Ingersoll Rand | 32.99 Bn | 31.71 Bn | 792.40 Mn | 6.93% |
| 10 | Flowserve | 9.22 Bn | 8.43 Bn | 379.84 Mn | 8.92% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.30% |