Flowserve vs Lincoln Electric
Flowserve reported revenue of $4.7 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Lincoln Electric's $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Flowserve's revenue grew 3.8% in its latest year, and Lincoln Electric's grew 5.6%. Flowserve had an operating margin of 8.5%, against 17.0% at Lincoln Electric. Free cash flow was $435 million at Flowserve and $534 million at Lincoln Electric.
Side by side
| Flowserve | Lincoln Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.7B | $4.2B |
| Revenue growth | 3.8% | 5.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.9% | 9.8% |
| Gross margin | 33.4% | 36.2% |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 17.0% |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 12.3% |
| Free cash flow | $435M | $534M |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.2% | 12.6% |
| Return on capital | 9.4% | 24.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.7x | 1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $364M | $506M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.0% | −2.3% |
| Last close | $69.54 | $258.65 |
| P/E at the last close | 24.2× | 25.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $231,615, sold $20.2 million | sold $8.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Flowserve and Lincoln Electric pages.