For the quarter ended March 2025, Flowserve (FLS) reported revenue of $1.14 billion, up 5.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.72, compared to $0.58 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 billion, representing a surprise of +3.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +22.03%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.59.
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- FPD: $783.10 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $749.56 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.9%.
- Sales- FCD: $364.10 million compared to the $358.78 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +14.2% year over year.
- Intersegment sales- Eliminations and All Other: -$2.70 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of -$2.20 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.8%.
- Adjusted Operating Income- FPD: $138.60 million versus $116.22 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating Income- FCD: $44.60 million compared to the $42.93 million average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Flowserve have returned -8.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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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