PNR vs FLS vs AOS
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
FLS61.8
Flowserve Corporation
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$70.52 −0.35%$9.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
AOS65.4
A. O. Smith Corporation
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$59.22 −0.42%$8.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
PNR FLS AOS · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $0.23M | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-11 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | −5 | −30 | −20 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 281 | 313 | 525 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 288 | 260 | 532 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | −7 | +53 | −7 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 13.1x
0th
|
24.1x
31st
|
16.1x
9th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.25
38th
|
1.42
45th
|
0.62
17th
|
| Price / sales | 2.1x
43rd
|
1.9x
34th
|
2.1x
41st
|
| Price / book | 2.3x
30th
|
4.0x
55th
|
4.4x
65th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 56.2x
91st
|
25.7x
79th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 12.7x
7th
|
21.8x
48th
|
12.6x
5th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.4x
12th
|
18.4x
52nd
|
11.6x
14th
|
| Enterprise value | $10.2B
59th
|
$10.6B
61st
|
$8.5B
57th
|
| EV / sales | 2.5x
49th
|
2.3x
36th
|
2.2x
33rd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 11.0x
5th
|
14.4x
38th
|
11.3x
11th
|
| EV / EBIT | 12.6x
4th
|
16.6x
19th
|
12.8x
7th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 15.2x
7th
|
25.6x
48th
|
13.4x
2nd
|
| Earnings yield | 7.6%
100th
|
4.1%
72nd
|
6.2%
92nd
|
| FCF yield | 7.9%
93rd
|
4.6%
56th
|
7.9%
95th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 8.8%
89th
|
5.4%
51st
|
8.6%
87th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $45.59
52nd
|
$33.85
37th
|
$32.87
35th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 41.3%
74th
|
35.1%
44th
|
38.6%
62nd
|
| EBITDA margin | 23.2%
82nd
|
15.8%
44th
|
19.9%
61st
|
| Operating margin | 19.5%
82nd
|
12.9%
48th
|
17.6%
70th
|
| EBIT margin | 20.2%
87th
|
13.7%
52nd
|
17.5%
67th
|
| Net margin | 16.2%
92nd
|
8.0%
48th
|
13.1%
72nd
|
| NOPAT margin | 16.8%
89th
|
9.1%
41st
|
13.6%
70th
|
| FCF margin | 16.8%
77th
|
8.9%
36th
|
16.8%
79th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 18.7%
79th
|
10.5%
30th
|
18.2%
77th
|
| R&D / revenue | 2.4%
75th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 18.6%
49th
|
23.0%
72nd
|
20.4%
56th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.9%
68th
|
0.6%
45th
|
0.4%
20th
|
| Effective tax rate | 13.8%
10th
|
29.1%
93rd
|
22.4%
58th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 17.6%
69th
|
16.6%
64th
|
27.1%
86th
|
| ROA | 9.9%
72nd
|
6.2%
52nd
|
14.5%
93rd
|
| ROIC | 12.4%
61st
|
11.0%
51st
|
22.2%
85th
|
| ROCE | 14.1%
70th
|
13.0%
61st
|
24.1%
89th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 12.3%
70th
|
10.6%
57th
|
19.4%
92nd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 13.9%
57th
|
12.7%
48th
|
29.6%
92nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 24.7%
51st
|
25.7%
57th
|
40.3%
93rd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 12.2%
67th
|
8.0%
39th
|
22.1%
93rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 14.2%
70th
|
8.4%
36th
|
24.7%
96th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 18.4%
70th
|
12.1%
41st
|
25.8%
89th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 44.7%
63rd
|
31.3%
58th
|
34.1%
59th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | -2.1%
8th
|
-0.3%
15th
|
0.4%
17th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | -10.0%
0th
|
9.4%
51st
|
6.2%
30th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -1.3%
12th
|
5.3%
68th
|
0.6%
20th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 3.4%
21st
|
4.8%
33rd
|
3.4%
23rd
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 4.5%
39th
|
12.0%
76th
|
1.4%
19th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 6.3%
45th
|
25.3%
86th
|
-2.4%
20th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 6.9%
63rd
|
27.3%
80th
|
-3.5%
47th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 9.7%
59th
|
16.0%
73rd
|
22.3%
84th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 9.1%
61st
|
30.5%
84th
|
-0.1%
51st
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 10.5%
61st
|
17.1%
73rd
|
26.0%
84th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 7.2%
52nd
|
17.1%
80th
|
5.8%
43rd
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -19.6%
15th
|
3.1%
31st
|
29.3%
75th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 14.7%
51st
|
348.1%
100th
|
6.2%
26th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 12.6%
49th
|
81.4%
94th
|
5.0%
25th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 9.3%
55th
|
7.2%
36th
|
2.2%
16th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.0%
64th
|
0.5%
30th
|
3.8%
72nd
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 13.0%
69th
|
11.7%
59th
|
16.4%
83rd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 39.7%
67th
|
33.0%
42nd
|
38.4%
62nd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 19.5%
90th
|
11.5%
43rd
|
18.6%
85th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 15.7%
92nd
|
6.7%
35th
|
13.8%
83rd
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 17.6%
92nd
|
7.8%
32nd
|
14.0%
78th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.49
18th
|
0.90
72nd
|
0.64
30th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.65
70th
|
0.81
83rd
|
0.09
25th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.93
42nd
|
0.93
38th
|
0.99
100th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $91.8M
23rd
|
$731.0M
79th
|
$181.3M
43rd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$1.7B
33rd
|
−$1.6B
34th
|
−$495.4M
56th
|
| Working capital | $434.1M
38th
|
$1.7B
93rd
|
$517.6M
44th
|
| Current ratio | 1.45
26th
|
2.15
54th
|
1.59
30th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.76
15th
|
1.58
72nd
|
1.04
31st
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.10
10th
|
0.50
67th
|
0.21
36th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 264 days
8th
|
754 days
80th
|
388 days
28th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $1.8B
59th
|
$2.3B
69th
|
$676.7M
46th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.47
40th
|
1.03
85th
|
0.37
27th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.45
55th
|
0.70
80th
|
0.27
33rd
|
| Debt / assets | 26.3%
48th
|
36.7%
84th
|
18.6%
25th
|
| Debt / capital | 32.0%
40th
|
50.6%
85th
|
26.9%
27th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.90
43rd
|
3.17
71st
|
0.89
14th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.80
59th
|
2.17
70th
|
0.65
23rd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 11.3x
62nd
|
7.5x
55th
|
31.5x
93rd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 10.5x
62nd
|
5.8x
32nd
|
32.7x
91st
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.3 yrs
47th
|
4.8 yrs
74th
|
1.0 yrs
16th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 44.1%
26th
|
63.2%
75th
|
49.5%
44th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA- | A | AAA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 100
21st
|
150
54th
|
50
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.61
33rd
|
0.77
48th
|
1.10
84th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 7.61
77th
|
6.05
52nd
|
5.69
48th
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.7
51st
|
3.5
46th
|
4.7
77th
|
| Receivables turnover | 7.9
90th
|
3.8
7th
|
5.8
48th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 46 days
10th
|
96 days
93rd
|
63 days
52nd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 98 days
49th
|
103 days
54th
|
78 days
23rd
|
| Days payables outstanding | 49 days
43rd
|
68 days
79th
|
82 days
97th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 96 days
31st
|
132 days
72nd
|
59 days
7th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.0%
40th
|
1.6%
17th
|
1.4%
5th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.65
50th
|
0.80
63rd
|
0.57
43rd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 24.5%
69th
|
20.0%
46th
|
21.9%
56th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.15
20th
|
1.31
36th
|
1.38
45th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.03
29th
|
1.11
36th
|
1.28
60th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 89.6%
79th
|
84.3%
58th
|
92.4%
91st
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 10.4%
21st
|
15.7%
42nd
|
7.6%
9th
|
| Accruals ratio | -1.5%
79th
|
-1.9%
69th
|
-5.6%
15th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -2.0%
39th
|
0.0%
62nd
|
-3.5%
25th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
25th
|
1.00
25th
|
0.75
4th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 60
57th
|
62
67th
|
65
75th
|
| IS profitability | 58
72nd
|
44
46th
|
66
82nd
|
| IS growth | 43
40th
|
57
68th
|
39
30th
|
| IS value | 55
75th
|
58
85th
|
55
72nd
|
| IS momentum | 70
43rd
|
85
80th
|
68
42nd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
48th
|
90
36th
|
100
48th
|
| IS quality | 78
75th
|
69
46th
|
76
67th
|
| IS balance sheet | 62
44th
|
63
49th
|
71
64th
|
| IS earnings quality | 81
98th
|
71
39th
|
71
43rd
|
| IS cash flow | 55
33rd
|
55
36th
|
81
92nd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
61st
|
6
36th
|
4
8th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.2
48th
|
3.8
46th
|
6.3
80th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.68
17th
|
−2.45
70th
|
−2.57
40th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.62
28th
|
−7.46
66th
|
−8.47
33rd
|
| IS credit score | 85
72nd
|
73
41st
|
95
97th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $8.5B
59th
|
$9.0B
61st
|
$8.0B
57th
|
| Revenue | $4.0B
69th
|
$4.6B
72nd
|
$3.8B
64th
|
| EBITDA | $929.3M
72nd
|
$730.4M
66th
|
$758.7M
69th
|
| Net income | $651.4M
77th
|
$371.3M
64th
|
$500.3M
70th
|
| Free cash flow | $673.0M
74th
|
$411.4M
59th
|
$639.4M
70th
|
| Total assets | $6.7B
69th
|
$6.3B
66th
|
$3.6B
52nd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $3.7B
75th
|
$2.3B
62nd
|
$1.8B
56th
|
| Employees | 9,000
61st
|
16,000
77th
|
11,500
67th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.0% | −0.3% | −0.4% |
| 1 week | +1.8% | −2.4% | +5.0% |
| 1 month | −4.1% | −4.1% | +4.0% |
| 3 months | −13.6% | +5.7% | +1.2% |
| 6 months | −41.3% | −15.9% | −7.6% |
| Year to date | −49.2% | −0.3% | −11.9% |
| 1 year | −51.5% | +39.5% | −12.5% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −16.5% | +87.0% | −11.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −20.2% | +116.8% | +1.3% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | PNR | FLS | AOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 41.0 | 41.2 | 57.9 |
| From 52-week high | −52.3% | −23.7% | −26.8% |
| From 52-week low | +4.5% | +41.8% | +10.0% |
| Beta | 1.03 | 1.25 | 1.11 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17