Why is FLS up?
Up 18% from Oct 23 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 3%.
- Its Oct 28 results raised its 2026 adjusted earnings per share outlook to $4.10 to $4.20, and shares rose 12% on Oct 29.
FLS's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 11.
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Up 18% from Oct 23 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 3%.
| The company | Profit up 27% to $371M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 28 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +3.8% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. FLS scores 11 today, against a median of 4 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
FLS is #3 of 6 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: FLS $371M, IEX $536M, GGG $534M, ITT $418M.
Expected to report Thu Feb 4, after the close (in 87 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
A profit of $0.81 a share, from $1.67.
FLS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS | $4.10 to $4.20 |
EPS grew 21% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.88 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | -0.4% | +11.9% | +13.1% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | +5.0% | +7.7% | +12.5% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | -9.1% | -12.6% | -12.9% |
Sales fell every year from 2018 to 2025, to $0. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 62.3, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 27% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.88 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $112M a year |
| Free cash flow | $411M |
| Record | Raised in the last year |
2 insiders bought $232K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: FLS is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Flowserve Corp is a manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. It develops precision-engineered flow control equipment to monitor movement and protect customers' materials and processes. It offers an extensive range of pumps, valves, seals, and services for several industries, including oil and gas, chemical, power generation, and water management. It has three business segments: FPD for custom engineered pumps, pre-configured industrial pumps, pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems and replacement parts and related services; and FCD for engineered-to-order and configured-to-order isolation values, control valves, valve automation products and related equipment and Eliminations and All Other.
FLS scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #3 of 6 in Pumps & Pumping Equipment by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 18% from Oct 23 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 3%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
FLS scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #3 of 6 in Pumps & Pumping Equipment by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind FLS's 11.
2 insiders bought $232K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is Michael C. McMurray, Director, who bought $164K on May 18. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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