Q1 2026 EPS Estimates for Flowserve Co. Decreased by Analyst (NYSE:FLS)

Flowserve Co. (NYSE:FLS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Flowserve in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.65 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.66. The consensus estimate for Flowserve’s current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

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

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen raised their price target on Flowserve from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $60.00 target price on shares of Flowserve in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Royal Bank of Canada upped 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. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Flowserve from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Flowserve from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $56.88.

Flowserve Stock Performance

Shares of FLS stock opened at $51.37 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $48.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a current ratio of 2.00. Flowserve has a 1 year low of $35.31 and a 1 year high of $53.86. The firm has a market cap of $6.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.02, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.39.

Institutional Trading of Flowserve

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FLS. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Flowserve in the 2nd quarter valued at about $70,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Flowserve by 3,722.3% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,065 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $388,000 after purchasing an additional 7,854 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Flowserve in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $609,000. KPP Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Flowserve by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,823 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $328,000 after buying an additional 694 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Flowserve by 1,137.3% in the second quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 306,852 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $14,760,000 after acquiring an additional 282,052 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.93% of the company’s stock.

Flowserve Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 11th. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.64%. Flowserve’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.