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Flowserve (FLS) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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For the quarter ended September 2026, Flowserve (FLS - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.24 billion, up 5.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.07, compared to $0.90 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.1% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.98, the EPS surprise was +9.18%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Flowserve performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Sales- Flowserve Pump Division (FPD): $830.4 million versus $835.78 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.8% change.
  • Sales- Flow Control Division (FCD): $411.6 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $400.36 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.1%.
  • Intersegment sales- Eliminations and All Other: $-4.24 million versus $-3.1 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +30.2% change.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Flowserve Pump Division (FPD): $180.85 million compared to the $165.04 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted Operating Income- Flow Control Division (FCD): $67.05 million versus $64.92 million estimated by three analysts on average.

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Shares of Flowserve have returned -4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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