Flowserve (FLS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Flowserve's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.57% in Q2 2026, down 3.62 percentage points from 12.19% a year earlier and down 0.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Flowserve (FLS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Flowserve came in at 9.75%, down 2.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +3.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.05% in FY2024 (+2.55 pp), 9.50% in FY2023 (+3.91 pp), 5.59% in FY2022 (-1.35 pp) and 6.94% in FY2021 (+0.66 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 3.93 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.62 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FLS's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.92% (Q1 2026), 9.37% (Q4 2025) and 11.35% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Flowserve | 9.29 Bn | 6.24 Bn | 384.73 Mn | 8.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Flowserve Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FLS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "FLS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=FLS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();