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FLS (Flowserve) Degree of Operating Leverage : 7.04 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Flowserve Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 7.04. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

FLS's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
83.73% of 2931 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs FLS: 7.04

Flowserve Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Flowserve Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Flowserve Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.14 5.19 2.35 2.30 10.32

Flowserve Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.35 2.77 5.92 10.32 7.04

Competitive Comparison of Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Flowserve Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Flowserve's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 458.457 (Mar. 2025) / 353.386 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 4614.87 (Mar. 2025) / 4427.751 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.2973/0.0423
=7.04***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Flowserve  (NYSE:FLS) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Flowserve Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5215 North O’Connor Boulevard, Suite 700, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Flowserve Corp is a manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. It develops precision-engineered flow control equipment to monitor movement and protect customers' materials and processes. It offers an extensive range of pumps, valves, seals, and services for several industries, including oil and gas, chemical, power generation, and water management. It has three business segments: FPD for custom engineered pumps, pre-configured industrial pumps, pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems and replacement parts and related services; and FCD for engineered-to-order and configured-to-order isolation values, control valves, valve automation products and related equipment and Eliminations and All Other.
Executives
Robert Scott Rowe officer: President & CEO 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Kirk Wilson officer: President, AMSS 5215 NORTH O'CONNOR BLVD #2300, IRVING TX 75039
Thomas B Okray director 5008 AIRPORT ROAD NW, ROANOKE VA 24012
Kenneth I Siegel director 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Susan Claire Hudson officer: Chief Legal Officer 5215 N O CONNOR BLVD, # 700, IRVING TX 75039
Lamar L. Duhon officer: President, AMSS 5215 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 700, IRVING TX 75039
Tamara Morytko officer: President, FPD 1250 NE LOOP 410, SUITE 1000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Carlyn R. Taylor director 5215 N. O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 2300, IRVING TX 75039
Scott K Vopni officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Sanjay Chowbey officer: President, AMSS 525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE, SUITE 3300, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Amy B Schwetz officer: Chief Financial Officer 701 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Sujeet Chand director ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC., 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Lanesha Minnix officer: SVP, Chief Legal Officer TWO LAKESIDE COMMONS, BUILDING TWO, 980 HAMMOND DRIVE, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
John Lenander officer: President, FCO 5215 NORTH O'CONNOR BLVD SUITE 2300, IRVING TX 75039
Garrison John L Jr director C/O TEREX CORPORATION, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880