Flow control equipment manufacturer Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025 as sales rose 3.6% year on year to $1.17 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.90 per share was 13.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of flow control equipment manufacturer Flowserve (NYSE:FLS)
jumped 29.8% in the afternoon session after the company reported third-quarter results that featured a significant earnings beat, raised its full-year profit forecast, and posted a better-than-expected order backlog. Flowserve posted an adjusted earnings per share of $0.90, comfortably surpassing analyst estimates of $0.80. This bottom-line strength came despite revenue of $1.17 billion, which was slightly below Wall Street's expectations. Buoyed by the performance, the company increased its full-year 2025 adjusted earnings per share guidance to a midpoint of $3.45. Investors were also encouraged by the company's robust order book, with its backlog growing 3.8% year over year to $2.9 billion. Furthermore, Flowserve demonstrated impressive cash generation, with its free cash flow margin jumping to 32.8% from 13.6% in the same quarter last year, signaling strong operational efficiency.
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Flow control equipment manufacturer Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2025 as sales rose 3.6% year on year to $1.17 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.90 per share was 13.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Flowserve trades at $52.01 and has moved in lockstep with the market. Its shares have returned 31.7% over the last six months while the S&P 500 has gained 34.7%.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) and the best and worst performers in the gas and liquid handling industry.
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