Q1 2026 EPS Estimates for Flowserve Co. Raised by Zacks Research (NYSE:FLS)

Flowserve Co. (NYSE:FLS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Flowserve in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Flowserve’s current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.10. Flowserve had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 5.67%. The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on FLS. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Flowserve from $60.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com lowered Flowserve from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Flowserve in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Flowserve from $46.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Flowserve from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Flowserve currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $56.44.

Flowserve Price Performance

Shares of FLS opened at $54.89 on Thursday. Flowserve has a twelve month low of $35.31 and a twelve month high of $55.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $49.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.23 billion, a PE ratio of 31.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Flowserve by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,405,458 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $552,573,000 after acquiring an additional 144,704 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Flowserve in the 4th quarter valued at about $440,000. Moody National Bank Trust Division raised its stake in Flowserve by 2.8% during the first quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 9,495 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $434,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the period. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Flowserve during the first quarter worth about $248,000. Finally, Hennessy Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Flowserve by 14.1% during the first quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 617,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,226,000 after acquiring an additional 76,400 shares during the period. 93.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Flowserve Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 11th. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.53%. Flowserve’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.46%.

Flowserve Company Profile

Flowserve Corporation designs, manufactures, distributes, and services industrial flow management equipment in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Flowserve Pump Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD) segments. The FPD segment offers custom and pre-configured pumps and pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems, replacement parts, upgrades, and related aftermarket services; and equipment services, including installation and commissioning services, seal systems spare parts, repairs, advanced diagnostics, re-rate and upgrade solutions, retrofit programs, and machining and asset management solutions, as well as manufactures a gas-lubricated mechanical seal for use in high-speed compressors for gas pipelines and in the oil and gas production and process markets.