Flowserve Corporation (FLS) stock falls on Q1 2026 Earnings

Flowserve Corporation (FLS) reported first-quarter 2026 results. Key financials included:

Revenue: $1.07 billion, down 6.7% year-over-year.

Gross profit: $379.8 million, up 2.8% year-over-year.

Operating profit: $119.4 million, down 9.5% year-over-year.

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $81.7 million, up 10.5% year-over-year; diluted earnings per share: $0.64, up 14.3% year-over-year.

Balance sheet and cash flow highlights:

Cash and cash equivalents: $792.4 million, up 46.5% year-over-year.

Cash used in operating activities: $43.1 million outflow, down 13.7% year-over-year.

Purchases of property, plant and equipment: $16.9 million, up 44.0% year-over-year.

Total liabilities: $3.45 billion, up 3.0% year-over-year.

Cost of sales: $688.4 million, down 11.2% year-over-year.

Analyst expectations and market reaction:

Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $1.18 billion.

Diluted EPS of $0.64 missed the estimate of $0.81.

Shares moved lower after the release, down 4.04% since market close.

Takeaways:

Top-line pressure with revenue decline, while gross profit improved modestly.

Net income and EPS rose, indicating better per-share profitability despite lower operating profit.

A sizable cash balance strengthens liquidity.

Negative operating cash flow and missed estimates may keep near-term investor focus on execution and order trends.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Flowserve Corporation Insider Trading Activity

Flowserve Corporation insiders have traded $FLS stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FLS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

ROBERT SCOTT ROWE (President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 212,683 shares for an estimated $14,989,331.
AMY B SCHWETZ (Chief Financial Officer) sold 47,000 shares for an estimated $3,337,940
SUSAN CLAIRE HUDSON (Chief Legal Officer) sold 10,667 shares for an estimated $746,796
MICHAEL C. MCMURRAY sold 7,663 shares for an estimated $689,363
KENNETH I SIEGEL sold 3,229 shares for an estimated $288,995
LAMAR L. DUHON (President, FPD) sold 1,609 shares for an estimated $111,841

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API.

Flowserve Corporation Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 282 institutional investors add shares of Flowserve Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 273 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BLACKROCK, INC. removed 2,390,098 shares (-17.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $165,824,999
FMR LLC removed 1,595,841 shares (-29.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $110,719,448
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 1,245,603 shares (-77.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $86,419,936
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,056,399 shares (-32.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $73,292,962
FIL LTD removed 980,754 shares (-76.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $68,044,712
AMUNDI added 843,995 shares (+414.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $58,556,373
DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN added 826,898 shares (+477.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $57,370,183

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API.

Flowserve Corporation Government Contracts

We have seen $2,546,304 of award payments to $FLS over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

8511623983!ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME: $433,500
8511435728!ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME: $197,676
8511682709!ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME: $181,645

To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.

Flowserve Corporation Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $FLS in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/12/2026
Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 12/10/2025
TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 11/04/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Flowserve Corporation, check out Quiver Quantitative's $FLS forecast page.

Flowserve Corporation Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $FLS recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $FLS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $87.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Nathan Jones from Stifel set a target price of $102.0 on 04/14/2026
Andrew Kaplowitz from Citigroup set a target price of $97.0 on 04/13/2026
Stephen Volkmann from Jefferies set a target price of $90.0 on 03/31/2026
Brett Linzey from Mizuho set a target price of $91.0 on 02/09/2026
Deane Dray from RBC Capital set a target price of $96.0 on 02/09/2026
Joe Ritchie from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $80.0 on 12/17/2025
Andrew Obin from B of A Securities set a target price of $73.0 on 11/14/2025