Flowserve vs IDEX
FLS and IEX side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FLS and IEX compare
IDEX is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Flowserve ($17.5B against $10.5B).
On earnings, IDEX is cheaper: it trades at 33.0× trailing earnings, against 41.8× for Flowserve.
Both pay dividends: Flowserve yields 1.0% and IDEX 1.2%.
IDEX scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for Flowserve), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FLS | IEX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.5B | $17.5B |
| Share price | $83.10 | $237.63 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.8% | 40.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 156% | 1.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.24 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 16K | 8,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 41.8× | 33.0× (better) |
| P/S | – | 4.8× |
| P/B | 4.6× | 4.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.7× (better) | 24.4× |
| P/FCF | 68.6× | 26.2× (better) |
| PEG | 1.87 | – |
| FCF yield | 1.5% | 3.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $56.68 | $181.11 |
| Margin of safety | −46.6% | −31.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | – | 6.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 8.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −43.7% | 12.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −42.2% | 14.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.4% (better) | 5.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 44.9% |
| Operating margin | – | 20.9% |
| Net margin | – | 14.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 18.2% |
| Return on equity | 11.1% | 13.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 11.3% (better) | 11.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.89 | 0.44 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.28 | 1.50 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 5.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.10 | 2.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.13 | 5.72 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 43.1% | 39.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.98% | 7.3% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | 1.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% | 2.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 113% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 0.63% | 0.24% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$15.7M | −$3.4M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.9% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- FLS stock overview
- FLS income statement
- FLS valuation and score
- IEX stock overview
- IEX income statement
- IEX valuation and score
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