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Fluor Corporation

$FLR·$7.1B·Engineering & Construction·Industrials
$46.95-1.5%YTD+18.4%1Y-3.1%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
FLFLR
$FLRFluor Corporation
$46.95-1.51%483 posts1.4×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $FLR on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

483X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
1.4×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $FLR's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 94% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data20 posts analyzed · as of 2026-10-02

The Flare crowd is bullish — $FLR just printed its first daily close above the 200-SMA in almost a year, accumulation score is at the maximum (100), and holders are quoting 145.1M FXRP minted YTD with 89% working across DeFi. The upcoming XRP Seoul (Oct 3) and Ripple Swell (Oct 27-29) events are being framed as announcement catalysts. The pointed restraint is one voice reminding the room FLR is "closer to $0.01 than $0.10" right now.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $FLR — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

An EPC heavyweight that just won LNG Canada Phase 2 — the quarters have been messy, the backlog isn't.

Fluor is a global engineering-procurement-and-construction firm — the kind of business whose revenue is lumpy by design because projects book, run, and finalize on multi-year cycles. The LNG Canada Phase 2 JV win on top of the Shell FID is a major new workstream on the books.

  • The current P&L looks worse than the setup: last quarter revenue was down 8% YoY to $3.66B at a -1.3% operating margin, but the trailing earnings sequence shows a 30% EPS beat two prints ago alongside a 79% miss before it — the volatility is the industry, not the company failing.
  • The forward book now carries a long-duration LNG project: Fluor-JGC's LNG Canada Phase 2 JV plus continued work on US LNG and energy-transition fronts gives multi-year visibility that the quarterly numbers haven't yet reflected.

At 56% of its 52-week range and roughly on top of the 200-day going into Nov 6 earnings, the setup is a textbook coil. A clean operating margin flip positive plus explicit backlog guidance including LNG Canada is the trigger; another messy quarter without backlog detail keeps the stock stuck in its range.

What to watch: Nov 6 Q3 earnings — backlog growth, operating margin direction, and explicit color on LNG Canada and transition projects. Operating margin positive plus backlog detail is the trigger; another quarter without backlog clarity keeps it coiled.

On the calendar: 2026-11-06 — Q3 earnings

event ahead 30dbacklog visibility

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Engineers, procures, and constructs large energy, government, and infrastructure projects globally on EPC contracts.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Engineering & Construction sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FLR.

Engineering & Construction · Industrials

No material change from last week — record order books driven by data-center electrical infrastructure, IIJA grid modernisation, and LNG construction.

What this means for $FLR

Neutral — Engineers, procures, and constructs large energy, government, and infrastructure projects globally on EPC contracts.

Industry benchmark

21-name peer basket
+6.0%YTD
-1.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
23.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-5.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-3.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
8.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
-1.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 7, 2026$0.91$0.70+29.8%
Q1 2026May 8, 2026$0.14$0.66-78.8%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$0.33$0.34-2.9%
Q3 2025Nov 7, 2025$0.68$0.45+51.1%
Next earningsFri, Nov 6·consensus EPS $0.80

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$3.7B-8.0%0.4%-1.3%$0.95$99.0M
Q4 FY25$4.2B-2.0%3.2%1.3%$-9.52$-378.0M
Q3 FY25$3.4B-17.7%-13.3%-14.7%$-4.30$273.0M
Q2 FY25$4.0B-5.9%1.4%-0.7%$14.93$-35.0M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$16.5B$15.9B – $17.1B$2.70$2.64 – $2.775
FY27$18.3B$17.6B – $18.9B$3.36$3.16 – $3.555
FY28$20.3B$19.2B – $21.4B$3.91$3.76 – $4.163

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.40%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-10.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-4.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 131.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.285-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 7Bechelany Pierre EdwardPresident5.0K sh$276K
+ 10 other (10 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 63
AI summary

A new 10%+ beneficial owner filed a Form 3 initial statement of ownership for FLR (FLR) dated 2026-08-06. The filing reports initial beneficial ownership of shares, representing approximately a 10%+ stake of outstanding shares. Form 3 is required within 10 days of crossing the 10% ownership threshold and is an administrative disclosure. This indicates significant insider or institutional accumulation and may precede further Schedule 13D/G activity.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 48-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

FLR (FLR) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-08-04. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No new financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

8-KShareholder voteMay 88-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

FLR reported period ending 2026-05-08 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 308-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

FLR disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-30). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Mark E. Fields, the Corporation’s former Group President. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 238-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

FLR filed an 8-K Item 7.01 (Reg FD) disclosure dated 2026-04-23. Reg FD disclosures make material information simultaneously available to all investors; content may include guidance updates, strategic plans, or preliminary results.

+ 4 other (2 10-Qs · 1 earnings 8-K · 1 13G) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Is Fluor (FLR) Stock Outpacing Its Construction Peers This Year?zacks.com·9d agoFluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) Stock Has Average Price Target of $63.33defenseworld.net·10d agoXRP Drops 51% in a Year Despite New Ways to Earn Yield—Will It Impact the Price?247wallst.com·13d agoFluor Corporation to Hold Third Quarter Earnings Conference Callbusinesswire.com·16d agoFluor-JGC JV Selected for LNG Canada Phase 2 Expansion Projectzacks.com·17d ago

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