What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Flowserve Q3 Earnings?

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS) – Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Flowserve in a report released on Wednesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Flowserve’s current full-year earnings is $4.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Flowserve’s Q1 2028 earnings at $1.13 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on FLS. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Flowserve from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Flowserve from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $93.00 price target on Flowserve in a report on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen downgraded Flowserve from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $85.00 to $70.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Flowserve in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $86.60.

Flowserve Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of FLS opened at $78.14 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.23. Flowserve has a 12-month low of $48.71 and a 12-month high of $92.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.15, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.15.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.09. Flowserve had a return on equity of 21.42% and a net margin of 8.01%.The company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.16 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. Flowserve’s quarterly revenue was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. Flowserve has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.050-4.200 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FLS. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Flowserve by 48.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 471,893 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $23,047,000 after purchasing an additional 153,553 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Flowserve in the second quarter worth $313,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Flowserve by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 134,484 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,040,000 after acquiring an additional 7,624 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Flowserve by 24.1% in the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 14,246 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $749,000 after buying an additional 2,769 shares during the period. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Flowserve by 10.5% in the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 232,848 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $12,190,000 after acquiring an additional 22,108 shares during the period. 93.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Flowserve

Here are the key news stories impacting Flowserve this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised Flowserve’s FY2026 EPS estimate to $4.08 from $4.03, FY2027 to $4.61 from $4.59, and FY2028 to $5.18 from $5.13. It also increased estimates for Q4 2026, Q4 2027 and Q1-Q2 2028, supporting the case for stronger future profitability. Flowserve analyst estimate updates
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Flowserve among industrial manufacturing stocks positioned to benefit from rising manufacturing activity, technological progress and strategic acquisitions. Industrial manufacturing stocks outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: The current full-year analyst consensus remains $4.10 EPS, meaning the revised FY2026 estimate of $4.08 is still slightly below consensus. The company’s previously reported quarter showed earnings above expectations, but revenue declined year over year.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks lowered its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $1.01 from $1.04 and its Q3 2027 estimate to $1.21 from $1.25. These cuts indicate some pressure on intermediate-term quarterly expectations, although they are outweighed by the longer-term upward revisions.

Flowserve Company Profile

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) is a leading provider of fluid motion and control products and services. The company designs, manufactures and services engineered and industrial pumps, mechanical seals, valves and related flow management equipment. Flowserve’s offerings are utilized across a broad spectrum of end markets, including oil and gas, power generation, chemical processing, water management, pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing, as well as mining and general industrial applications.

Flowserve’s product portfolio encompasses a wide range of centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, high-performance control valves, butterfly and ball valves, as well as mechanical seals and seal support systems.