Flowserve (FLS) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.07
- Estimate
- $0.98
- Surprise
- +9.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $1.24B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.1 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Flowserve (FLS) beat the $0.98 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.07 — a clear 9.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.1/10) to Sell at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates FLS Sell at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +9.0% surprise compares with a +11.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 6.1%
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Reward/Risk 0.7:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $71.81
- Price target
- $76.21
- Stop
- $66.95
- Upside to target
- +6.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.7:1
The stock trades at 25.0× trailing but 15.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
FLS at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- Market cap
- $9.18B
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 25.0
- 52-week range
- $57.51–$92.41
- Off 52-week high
- 22.3%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- Volume vs avg
- 1.05×
- Score today
- 5.6/10