FLS
Flowserve Corporation
FLS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has the edge over FLS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
FLS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
FLS's profitability and balance sheet are currently stable, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
FLS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $83.66 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $42.69 | -49% |
| Fair | 26x | $53.03 | -37% |
| Expensive | 39x | $78.13 | -6.6% |
| Current | 42x | $83.66 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FLS's PE is in its expensive range at 42x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FLS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FLS, with profitability improving.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RKLB's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
FLS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.51 | +124% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.01 | -42% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.87 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.72 | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.64 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.44 | +69% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.21 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.14 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.14 | +51% |
FLS has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
FLS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -1.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +5.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +1.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.1B | +3.5% |
FLS's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $1.2B last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +5.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | -2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +1.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 9.1% | +2.7 points |
FLS has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over FLS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FLS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $126.9M | -67% |
| Q2 2026 | $112.3M | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | -$60M | +$1.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$25.6M | -115% |
| Q3 2025 | $384.7M | +149% |
| Q2 2025 | $137.5M | +$165M |
| Q1 2025 | -$61.7M | -227% |
| Q4 2024 | $168.5M | -3.6% |
FLS has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
FLS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -396K shares |
| 1 year | -2.5% | -3.3M shares |
| 3 years | -3.1% | -4.1M shares |
| 5 years | -2.2% | -2.8M shares |
| Available history | -2.9% | -3.8M shares |
FLS has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50M |
| Q2 2026 | $25M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $56.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $145.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $31.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $21.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
FLS spent $132M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 33% from the year before.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
FLS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
FLS's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.1 years a year ago.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
FLS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.9 | Overbought |
FLS's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
FLS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FLS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 24x | 73% above |
| PE % | 88 | 58 | 30 pts above |
FLS is trading at 42x earnings, a 73% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FLS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $75.3 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $75.4 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.1 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $65.2 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $53.9 | 55% above |
FLS has the edge over RKLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
FLS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $49.7 | $36.7 | -26% |
| 2021 | $36.7 | $30.2 | -18% |
| 2022 | $30.2 | $30.1 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | $30.1 | $41.2 | +37% |
| 2024 | $41.2 | $57.8 | +40% |
| 2025 | $57.8 | $71.0 | +23% |
| 2026 YTD | $71.0 | $83.7 | +18% |
FLS has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.