Compared to Estimates, Flowserve (FLS) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Flowserve (FLS) reported $1.22 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.5%. EPS of $1.11 for the same period compares to $0.70 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.97% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.94, the EPS surprise was +17.83%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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- Flow Control Division (FCD): $391.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $415.95 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.9%.
• Sales- Flowserve Pump Division (FPD): $833 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $845.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.8%.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Flowserve Pump Division (FPD): $174.75 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $159.33 million.
• Adjusted Operating Income- Flow Control Division (FCD): $77.24 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $62.71 million.

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Shares of Flowserve have returned +11% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% 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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