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Flow Industry Statistics

The global industrial valves market is estimated at $83.1 billion in 2026, explore the figures behind its growth, companies and trends.
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Flow Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The flow industry at a glance

The global industrial flow-control market is expanding, with industrial valves estimated at $83.1 billion in 2026 and demand supported by energy, water, chemical processing and power infrastructure.

$83.1B[55]
Industrial valves market, 2026
6.2%[55]
Valve market CAGR, 2026–2033
$23.3B[56]
U.S. fluid-power manufacturing, 2024
36.3%[55]
Asia-Pacific valve share, 2025
Market size
The global industrial valves market was valued at $80.4 billion in 2025 and is estimated at $83.1 billion in 2026. In the United States, fluid-power component manufacturing was a $23.3 billion industry in 2024.[55][56]
Forecast & CAGR
Global industrial valve revenue is forecast to reach $126.4 billion by 2033, implying a 6.2% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2033. The broader flow-control market is estimated to grow at 5.1% annually from 2023 to 2030, according to an industry report covering pumps, compressors, valves and flow measurement.[55]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 36.3% of global industrial-valve revenue in 2025, the largest regional share. U.S. fluid-power products were exported to 193 countries in 2024, with exports valued at $7.2 billion.[55][56]
Segmentation
Flow control is commonly segmented into pumps and compressors, valves, and flow meters and controls. A 2024 industry report estimated 2024 market opportunities of approximately $60 billion for pumps and compressors, $80 billion for valves, and $11 billion for flow meters and controls.
Key players & concentration
The flow-control market remains highly fragmented, with representative global companies including Flowserve, Emerson, Baker Hughes, SLB, Grundfos, Xylem, Atlas Copco, Sulzer and ABB. Flowserve reported 2025 Flow Control Division sales of $1.50 billion, illustrating the scale of a major participant relative to the broader market.[57]
Pricing
Pricing remains a meaningful driver of flow-control revenue: Vesuvius reported positive pricing in its Flow Control business in 2025, while revenue was £750.9 million and like-for-like sales were flat. Flowserve’s Flow Control Division reported 2025 sales of $1.50 billion, up from $1.41 billion in 2024.[58][57]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is being supported by oil and gas, power generation, water and wastewater, chemical processing and infrastructure investment. Key challenges include tariff uncertainty, volatile raw-material costs, supply-chain disruption and weaker demand in selected markets such as life sciences; KPMG reported that 2025 process and flow-control M&A volume remained below 2019–2023 historical levels.[55][20][59]
Consumer behavior & competition
Industrial buyers increasingly prioritize reliability, lifecycle cost, aftermarket service and compliance rather than basic unit price, particularly for mission-critical valves and pumps. Flowserve’s Trillium transaction highlighted an installed base of more than 200,000 units and recurring aftermarket demand, while the market report describes flow control as highly fragmented and competitive.[59]
M&A
Flowserve agreed in February 2026 to acquire Trillium Flow Technologies’ Valves Division for $490 million in cash. The target was expected to contribute approximately $200 million in annualized revenue, with the transaction expected to close in mid-2026 subject to approvals.[59]
Regulation
Environmental regulation is increasing monitoring and repair requirements for valves and other fugitive-emission components. EPA rules require monitoring and repair programs for methane and volatile-organic-compound emissions from covered oil and gas facilities, while a 2026 chemical-manufacturing rule established annual monitoring for certain pumps, valves, connectors and other process equipment.[60]
Latest news
The major recent flow-control transaction is Flowserve’s February 5, 2026 agreement to acquire Trillium Flow Technologies’ Valves Division for $490 million. Separately, Flowserve’s 2026 guidance assumed approximately 5%–7% total sales growth, including roughly 300 basis points from acquisitions.[59][57]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Flow Industry

The leading companies in the flow industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Xylem stands out for water-focused pumps and treatment because it reported 2025 revenue of $9.0 billion and about 22,000 employees worldwide, while Alfa Laval focuses on fluid handling because it reported an operating margin of 16.9% and R&D at 2.5% of revenue in 2025.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in industrial flow pumps

    Xylem

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Industrial flow pumps

    Why we picked it: Its water pumps, treatment and measurement portfolio pairs with broad global headcount and a 13.5% operating margin in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit xylem.com ↗

  2. #2 overall

    Alfa Laval

    SE

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Industrial flow pumps

    Why we picked it: Its fluid handling, separation and heat transfer offering is supported by 16.9% operating margin and 2.5% R&D intensity in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit alfalaval.com ↗

  3. Leader in industrial flow valves

    Flowserve

    US

    Ranked #5 · 8.6 · Industrial flow valves

    Why we picked it: Its industrial pumps, valves and mechanical seals include a Flow Control Division with $1.50 billion sales in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit flowserve.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Pick 2 is the highest-ranked company in the top 5 that adds a new segment; no further segment places in the top 5, so pick 3 follows rank.

Full ranking

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Top 10 companies in the flow industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Xylem

Industrial flow pumps · US

9.6
2

Alfa Laval

Industrial flow pumps · SE

9.2
3

Grundfos

Industrial flow pumps · DK

9.2
4

Metso

Industrial flow pumps · FI

8.7
5

Flowserve

Industrial flow valves · US

8.6
6

The Weir Group

Slurry pumps and mining flow equipment · GB

8.6
7

Dover

Pumps, meters and process-flow equipment · US

8.5
8

Pentair

Water pumps, filtration and fluid systems · IE

8.5
9

Franklin Electric

Water pumps and pumping systems · US

8.1
10

IDEX

Precision pumps, meters and fluid systems · US

8.0

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the flow industry. In Flow Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/flow-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Technology coverage centers on AI adoption and automation needs, including Xylem’s 16.4 formal learning hours per employee in 2024 and 34% of flow-control executives citing robotics and automation.

AI in the flow industry

  • 16.4 formal learning hours per employee were recorded by Xylem in 2024 as the company expanded AI training and adoption resources globally.[1]
  • 50% of employees in Xylem’s United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand operations completed AI-related training in 2024.[1]

Automation in the flow industry

  • 34% of flow-control executives identified robotics and automation as an essential technology for the sector’s future, according to McKinsey’s executive survey.[2]
  • 19% of flow-control executives cited difficulty finding the right talent as a barrier to developing new technology-enabled capabilities.[2]

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[4]
  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[4]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[5]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[5]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[3]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[6]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[6]
  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[3]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[3]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[4]

IoT in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across 23 European countries, close to one-third of manufacturing firms used IoT in 2021.[7]
  • Across European countries, 29% of firms used IoT on average in 2021.[7]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported increased productivity from IoT in 2024.[3]
  • Among EII businesses, 56% reported no productivity change from IoT in 2024.[3]

Innovation in the flow industry

  • More than 500 ideas were generated by Pentair teams during its 2023 Sustainability Innovation Challenge to reduce environmental impacts across product life cycles.[8]
  • CHF 3.5 billion in sales from continuing operations were generated by Sulzer in 2024 through technologies and solutions serving global industrial markets.[9]
  • 160 production and service locations supported Sulzer’s global innovation and technology operations in 2024.[9]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Installed-base monitoring and KPI data integration dominate execution metrics, including Flowserve’s 24/7 RedRaven monitoring in 2025 and more than 2,000 assets instrumented with RedRaven.

Business intelligence in the flow industry

  • Three contextual dimensions—batch, product and shift team—were cited for relating industrial KPIs to production events, global, 2019.[10]
  • Four core functions—collect, visualize, calculate and integrate—were specified for Flow Software’s industrial information platform in 2019.[10]
  • Five major data-source categories were cited for industrial KPI collection by Flow Software: SQL databases, historians, web services, manual entry and other sources, global, 2019.[10]
  • Two notification conditions—targets and limits—were cited for evaluating industrial KPIs in the Flow platform, global, 2019.[10]
  • 48 countries contained Flowserve manufacturing facilities or Quick Response Centers supporting global operational information flows in 2025.[11]
  • One information platform was designed to collect, visualize, calculate and integrate operational KPIs for industrial decision support, global, 2019.[10]

Data analytics in the flow industry

  • Two thousand assets were covered by service agreements or instrumented with digital monitoring in the combined Flowserve-Chart platform in 2025, global.[11]
  • 24/7 monitoring was provided by Flowserve RedRaven for predictive analytics on industrial flow equipment in 2025, global.[11]
  • More than 2,000 assets were instrumented with Flowserve’s RedRaven predictive-maintenance platform in 2025, global.[11]
  • Three years was the duration of Flowserve’s RedRaven predictive-monitoring contract for a major soft-drink manufacturer in India, 2024.[11]
  • 16 dry-vacuum pumps were monitored across two Indian plants under a RedRaven contract signed in 2024.[11]
  • Five million installed-base units were represented by the Chart platform targeted for digitally integrated lifecycle solutions in 2025, global.[11]

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[12]
  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[12]
  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[13]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[13]
  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[12]
  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[14]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[15]
  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[15]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[13]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[13]
  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[12]
  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[15]

KPIs in the flow industry

  • 5,559 full-time-equivalent employees were reported in Sulzer Flow at December 31, 2025, global.[16]
  • $1.097 billion was Flowserve Flow Control Division sales for the first nine months of 2026, global.[11]
  • 13.3% was Sulzer Flow’s 2025 EBITDA margin, global.[16]
  • $2.389 billion was Flowserve Pumps Division sales for the first nine months of 2026, global.[11]
  • 36.8% was Flowserve Pumps Division gross margin for the first nine months of 2026, global.[11]
  • 27.0% was Flowserve Flow Control Division gross margin for the first nine months of 2026, global.[11]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Growth analysis highlights backlog and consolidation, including Flowserve’s $2.4 billion backlog at September 30, 2026 and its February 2026 $490 million agreement to acquire Trillium’s Valves Division.

Growth in the flow industry

  • Flowserve’s 2024 backlog reached $1.9 billion, up 2.0% from 2023.[11]
  • Flow Control Group’s revenue and EBITDA more than tripled during KKR’s ownership period beginning in 2021.[17]
  • Flowserve’s Flow Control Division sales increased to $1.505 billion in 2025 from $1.409 billion in 2024.[11]
  • Flowserve’s backlog reached $2.4 billion at September 30, 2026, up 16.0% from December 31, 2025.[11]
  • Vesuvius Flow Control revenue increased 1.3% on an underlying basis to £769.0 million in 2024.[18]
  • Flow Control Systems reported €298.5 million of 2025 revenue, compared with €307.3 million in 2024.[19]

Differentiation in the flow industry

  • Flowserve’s Flow Control Division reported 11.9% operating income as a percentage of sales in 2025.[11]
  • Flowserve’s Flow Control Division backlog was $828.6 million at December 31, 2025.[11]
  • Pentair’s 2025 Flow sales were split among residential and irrigation businesses at approximately 36%, commercial and infrastructure at 30% and industrial solutions at 34%.[8]
  • Flowserve’s Flow Control Division reported a 29.6% gross margin in 2025.[11]
  • Flowserve described its Flow Control Division portfolio as including engineered-to-order and configured-to-order valves, automation products and related equipment in 2024.[11]

Mergers and acquisitions in the flow industry

  • Global process and flow-control M&A volume decreased approximately 32% in Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024.[20]
  • Global process and flow-control M&A value increased 24-fold in Q4 2025 versus Q4 2024.[20]
  • Flow Control Group announced a joint acquisition by KKR and Neuberger Private Markets in April 2026, with KKR retaining majority ownership.[17]
  • Flowserve acquired MOGAS Industries for $305 million in 2024.[21]
  • Flow Control Management acquired Aquatrol, a manufacturer of safety and pressure-relief valves, in 2025.[20]

Strategic partnerships in the flow industry

  • Flowserve’s joint ventures provided market access, manufacturing capacity and operational support across their territories in 2024.[11]
  • KKR and Neuberger Private Markets agreed to jointly acquire Flow Control Group in April 2026.[17]
  • Flowserve maintained five unconsolidated joint ventures in Chile, India, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates in 2024.[11]
  • Flow Control Group’s growth under KKR included strategic acquisitions, cross-selling, technical-service expansion and digital-infrastructure investment through 2026.[17]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce figures emphasize retention and compliance cycles, including Grundfos’s voluntary turnover rate of 5.9% in 2024 and Sulzer’s compliance rate of 86% for the first performance review in 2024.

Hiring in the flow industry

  • 33% of Alfa Laval’s white-collar new hires were women in 2023, compared with women representing 22% of the company’s total employee base.[22]
  • 88 interns from more than 20 universities participated in Pentair’s 2024 Leadership Development Internship Program.[23]
  • 13,455 employees worked at Sulzer across its global operations in 2024.[9]
  • More than 2,000 Flowserve people leaders participated in the Leadership in Motion development program during 2022 and 2023.[11]

Employee retention in the flow industry

  • 5.9% was Grundfos’s voluntary turnover rate in 2024, down from 7.6% in 2023.[24]
  • 6.2% was Sulzer’s voluntary attrition rate in 2020, according to its historical sustainability data series.[16]
  • 8.0% was Sulzer’s voluntary attrition rate in 2016, according to its historical sustainability data series.[16]
  • 7.4% was Sulzer’s voluntary attrition rate in 2018, according to its historical sustainability data series.[16]
  • 77 was Grundfos’s employee motivation score in 2024.[24]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[25]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[26]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[27]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[26]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[27]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[25]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[27]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[27]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[27]

Upskilling in the flow industry

  • 8.50 average training hours per female employee were reported by Alfa Laval in 2024.[28]
  • 14.06 average training hours per male employee were reported by Alfa Laval in 2024.[28]
  • 86% was Sulzer’s compliance rate for the first performance review in its 2024 development cycle.[16]
  • 96% was Sulzer’s compliance rate for the third performance review in its 2024 development cycle.[16]
  • 346 Sulzer people managers benefited from three dedicated training programs in 2024.[16]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[27]
  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[27]
  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[27]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[27]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[27]

DEI in the flow industry

  • 21% of Xylem employees actively participated in one or more employee network groups in 2024.[1]
  • 50% of Xylem employees in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand completed inclusion training in 2024.[1]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Buyers increasingly weight reliability and lifecycle economics, while channel and conversion stats show measurable performance for partner marketing and specialized landing pages.

Customer experience in the flow industry

  • Product quality ranked as the most important purchase factor for specialty-pump customers, followed by price, brand confidence, lead time, technical expertise and aftermarket support, according to global flow-control research published in 2021.[2]
  • The top ten customers typically account for 10% to 20% of revenue at specialty-pump OEMs and distributors, reflecting fragmented customer bases across regions and end markets.[2]

Customer acquisition in the flow industry

  • Only 6% of industrial-manufacturing respondents identified generative-AI or large-language-model search as important for customer acquisition globally, and 1% rated it effective.[29]
  • 78% of industrial-manufacturing respondents identified partner or channel marketing as important for customer acquisition globally, while 65% rated it effective.[29]
  • 82% of industrial-manufacturing respondents said in-person events, conferences and tradeshows were important customer-acquisition channels globally, while 55% rated them effective.[29]
  • 61% of industrial-manufacturing respondents identified their direct brand website as important for customer acquisition globally, while 38% rated it effective.[29]
  • 78% of industrial-manufacturing respondents identified referrals as important for customer acquisition globally, while 45% rated referrals effective.[29]

Lead generation in the flow industry

  • Specialized landing pages with a clear value proposition achieved a 3.8% average conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.[30]
  • 86% of top-performing DACH industrial companies used marketing-automation systems enabling behavioral personalization in 2025.[30]
  • Industrial companies in the DACH region generated 62% of their digital leads through their own websites in 2025.[30]
  • Personalized technical articles achieved a 32.4% average email open rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.[30]
  • Highly personalized email campaigns generated leads at a 3.2% conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025, compared with 0.8% for general campaigns.[30]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Channel mix data points to LinkedIn as a primary B2B social driver, with 24.7% of social-media traffic and a 1.8% lead-conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.

Marketing in the flow industry

  • 73% of manufacturing respondents expected website enhancements to be a priority content-marketing investment area in 2021.[31]
  • 74% of manufacturing marketers said content marketing successfully built credibility or trust in the prior 12 months, up from 66% the previous year.[31]
  • 76% of manufacturing respondents expected content creation to be a priority investment area in 2021.[31]
  • 39% of manufacturing respondents described their organization as sophisticated or mature in content marketing in 2021, compared with 29% the prior year.[31]

Digital marketing in the flow industry

  • 82% of manufacturing marketers used paid channels to distribute content in the prior 12 months in 2021.[31]
  • 70% of manufacturing marketers using paid distribution selected search-engine marketing or pay-per-click advertising in 2021.[31]
  • 87% of manufacturing marketers used LinkedIn organically for content distribution in 2021, making it the most-used organic social platform in the survey.[31]
  • 79% of manufacturing marketers using paid distribution selected social-media advertising or promoted posts in 2021.[31]

Social media in the flow industry

  • Facebook accounted for 3.1% of social-media traffic and produced a 0.7% lead-conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.[30]
  • LinkedIn accounted for 24.7% of social-media traffic and produced a 1.8% lead-conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.[30]
  • Professional forums and online communities accounted for 18.6% of social-media traffic and produced a 2.9% lead-conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.[30]
  • XING accounted for 12.3% of social-media traffic and produced a 1.2% lead-conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.[30]
  • YouTube accounted for 8.9% of social-media traffic and produced a 1.4% lead-conversion rate among DACH industrial companies in 2025.[30]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in a March 2025 Ipsos survey.[32]
  • Across B2B companies, 81% of marketers had a dedicated influencer-marketing budget in a September 2024 U.S. survey of firms with at least 100 employees.[33]
  • Across B2B companies, 56% of marketers identified social-media posts as the most effective influencer-program content type in a September 2024 U.S. survey.[33]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used creators in 2025, based on a March 2025 Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing professionals.[32]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[34]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Operational metrics stress monitoring, safety, and order execution, including Sulzer Flow’s accident frequency rate of 1.4 cases per million working hours in 2024.

Process optimization in the flow industry

  • 19 Flowserve Flow Control Division manufacturing operations were active in 2024, including seven in Europe, six in the United States, five in Asia-Pacific and one in Latin America.[35]
  • 100+ Sulzer service sites supported maintenance and repair of pumps, turbines, compressors, motors and generators worldwide in 2024.[9]
  • 15 pump failure modes can be identified by Flowserve’s predictive algorithms, according to a 2025 flow-control industry report.[36]
  • 40 professionals were assembled for Sulzer’s China project organization to improve project governance, controlling standards, workshop layout and information flow in 2025.[9]
  • 500,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel per year is the planned output of a Shandong facility using Sulzer flow-pump solutions in China.[9]

Operational efficiency in the flow industry

  • 6% is the projected annual growth rate through 2030 for the global flow meters-and-controls segment, valued at approximately $11 billion in 2024.[37]
  • 11.2% was Sulzer Flow’s sales growth in the first half of 2024, supported by execution of large orders and operational-excellence initiatives.[9]
  • 9.5% was Sulzer Flow’s operational profitability in 2024, 150 basis points higher than in 2023 after manufacturing and operational improvements.[9]
  • 1.4 cases per million working hours was Sulzer Flow’s accident frequency rate in 2024, compared with 0.95 in 2023.[9]
  • 13.3% was Sulzer Flow’s EBITDA margin in 2025, up 160 basis points from 11.7% in 2024, driven by operational excellence and structural cost optimization.[9]

Quality management in the flow industry

  • 31.3% was Sulzer Flow’s order-intake gross margin in 2024, compared with 30.2% in 2023.[9]
  • 1.3% was underlying 2024 revenue growth in the Flow Control business of Vesuvius, despite market-driven volume declines.[38]
  • 30.1% was Flowserve Flow Control Division’s gross margin in 2024, up from 29.4% in 2023.[35]
  • 33.5% was Sulzer Group’s gross margin in 2024, supported by a larger share of high-margin business and operational excellence.[9]
  • 3% was the North American volume reduction in Vesuvius Flow Control in 2024, compared with a 4% decline in the underlying market.[38]

Supply chain in the flow industry

  • 14.9% was Sulzer Group’s order-backlog increase at December 31, 2024, which increased working-capital requirements and capital expenditure.[9]
  • 97.6% of United States demand for pumps, compressors, taps and valves came from business-to-business spending in 2025.[39]
  • 20.0% was Sulzer Flow’s order-backlog growth in 2024, reaching CHF 1,053.5 million at December 31.[9]
  • 5,008 companies operated in the United States pumps, compressors, taps and valves industry in 2025.[39]
  • 44.6% of the United States pumps, compressors, taps and valves market was supplied by imports in 2025.[39]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers but reported no success in 2025.[40]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[40]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 34.1% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing cited labour-cost reduction as a motivation during 2021–2023.[41]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 72.8% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing moved business functions to other EU countries during 2021–2023.[41]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[40]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing discipline and margin behavior show through division-level results, including Flowserve Flow Control Division sales of $1.50 billion in 2025 and Vesuvius Flow Control pricing positive in 2025.

Pricing strategy in the flow industry

  • 110 basis points was the increase in Vesuvius Flow Control’s return on sales in 2024, reaching 11.4% on broadly flat revenue.[38]
  • 31.3% was Sulzer Flow’s 2024 order-intake gross margin, reflecting improved commercial execution and pricing discipline.[9]
  • 0.3% was the reported 2024 revenue decline for Vesuvius Flow Control, after foreign-exchange effects.[38]
  • 35.0% was Sulzer Group’s 2024 order-intake gross margin, up 110 basis points because of improved pricing and portfolio optimization.[9]
  • 14.7% was Sulzer Flow’s order-intake growth in its Energy and Infrastructure business in 2024.[9]

Cost reduction in the flow industry

  • CHF 40 million was Sulzer’s 2021 saving from structural measures in energy-related businesses and spending discipline.[9]
  • 1.3 percentage points was Sulzer Group’s 2024 operational-profitability improvement, supported by operational-excellence initiatives and cost discipline.[9]
  • 1.3% was the increase in costs of the United States pumps, compressors, taps and valves industry in 2025, primarily driven by higher labor costs.[39]
  • $13.5 million was the reduction in Flowserve’s 2024 charges related to its 2023 and CORE realignment programs.[35]
  • $19.6 million was Flowserve Flow Control Division’s 2024 reduction in selling, general and administrative expense versus 2023.[35]

Profitability in the flow industry

  • 13.3% was Sulzer Flow’s EBITDA margin in 2025, a record level for the division.[9]
  • 29% was the 2024E EBITDA margin for the dispensing-equipment peer group in KPMG’s process-and-flow-control analysis.[20]
  • CHF 137.4 million was Sulzer Flow’s operational profit in 2024, up 31.4% from 2023.[9]
  • 9.5% was Sulzer Flow’s operational-profitability margin in 2024, compared with 8.0% in 2023.[9]
  • 23% was the 2024E EBITDA margin for the industrial-processing-solutions peer group in KPMG’s process-and-flow-control analysis.[20]

Financial planning in the flow industry

  • 14.7% was Sulzer Group’s order-backlog growth in 2024, reaching CHF 2,300.0 million at year-end.[9]
  • $1,370.7 million was Flowserve Flow Control Division bookings in 2024, compared with $1,345.9 million in 2023.[35]
  • $1.9 billion was Flowserve’s backlog at December 31, 2024, up 2.0% from the prior year.[35]
  • $1,409.3 million was Flowserve Flow Control Division sales in 2024, compared with $1,266.0 million in 2023.[35]
  • CHF 169.6 million was Sulzer Flow’s 2024 EBITDA, up 32.1% from 2023.[9]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Aftermarket integration shows up as service coverage and installed-base scope, including more than 5 million installed base units represented by Chart’s platform in 2025.

Product development in the flow industry

  • CHF 1.576 billion was Sulzer Flow’s 2025 order intake for engineered flow products, global.[16]
  • 175 active mechanical-seal and sealing-system models were manufactured by Flowserve’s Pumps Division in 2025, global.[42]
  • 48% of Sulzer Flow’s 2025 order intake originated in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, global.[16]
  • 10% of worldwide electricity consumption is attributed to pumping systems, motivating product development focused on energy efficiency, 2025, global.[16]
  • 40% of Sulzer Flow’s 2025 order intake came from energy and infrastructure markets, global.[16]

Product lifecycle in the flow industry

  • 450,000 installed base units were represented in the combined Flowserve-Chart platform in 2025, global.[11]
  • More than 2,000 assets were covered by service agreements in the combined Flowserve-Chart platform in 2025, global.[11]
  • More than 100 service sites supported Sulzer’s rotating-equipment lifecycle services in 2025, global.[9]
  • More than 5 million installed base units were represented by Chart’s platform in 2025, global.[11]
  • More than 50 service locations supported Chart’s platform in 2025, global.[11]

After-sales in the flow industry

  • 157 service-center facilities were operated by Graco at December 31, 2024, across the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.[11]
  • Approximately $3.7 billion was the combined aftermarket revenue of Flowserve and Chart for the twelve months ending March 31, 2025, global.[11]
  • 86 customer sites in 31 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces hosted Graco supply-chain installations at December 31, 2024.[11]
  • 16,000 employees supported Flowserve’s global flow-control manufacturing and aftermarket-service platform in 2025.[11]
  • $1.223 billion was Graco’s 2024 Service Centers revenue, representing 67.9% of company sales, primarily in North America.[11]

Value proposition in the flow industry

  • 16 dry-vacuum pumps across two Indian manufacturing plants were covered by a three-year RedRaven contract signed in 2024.[11]
  • 30% of Pentair Flow sales came from commercial and infrastructure businesses in 2025, global.[23]
  • Around 10% of global electricity consumption is associated with pumping systems, making efficiency a central customer value proposition, 2025, global.[16]
  • 97.6% of U.S. pumps, compressors, taps and valves demand was B2B demand in 2025.[39]
  • 24/7 monitoring and predictive-analytics algorithms were offered through Flowserve’s RedRaven service in 2025, global.[11]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability metrics link to product operation and recycling, including 10% regrind polymer in Grundfos circulator-pump housings in 2025 and 90% lower emissions reported for Flowserve’s Godwin S Series Dri-Prime pump.

Sustainability in the flow industry

  • 900 tonnes of carbon emissions are avoided annually through KSB’s waste-wood heat generation, according to company calculations.[43]
  • 100% electric-fleet transition is being pursued at Trillium Flow Technologies’ Fresno pumps location, subject to hazardous-area safety constraints.[44]
  • 83 tonnes of used pumps were collected for reuse and responsible recycling in 2025 globally.[24]
  • 10% regrind polymer from production waste was incorporated into selected Grundfos circulator-pump housings in 2025.[24]
  • 89,054 kilograms of pumps were collected from customers in 2024 through Grundfos circular-business activities.[24]

ESG in the flow industry

  • 91% was the supplier-audit compliance rate reported by Grundfos as its sustainability-governance target level.[24]
  • 30% of Xylem’s annual revenue was estimated to come from low-carbon products and services addressing SDG 13.[45]
  • 442,000 metric tonnes of CO2e were estimated as avoided by selected Xylem efficient pumps between 2019 and 2022.[45]
  • 1,095 thousand tonnes of CO2e were projected by Xylem as climate handprint from applied water systems during 2019–2025.[45]
  • 572 suppliers had been onboarded to Grundfos’ EcoVadis sustainability-assessment platform by 2025.[24]

Ethics in the flow industry

  • 64 cases were closed by the Grundfos Ethics Committee by the end of 2025.[24]
  • 72 whistleblower cases were reported to Grundfos in 2025, of which 29 fell within the whistleblower system’s scope.[24]
  • 100% of Pentair’s active professional-level employees and Board members completed Code of Business Conduct and Ethics training in 2025.[8]
  • 90% of Grundfos employees successfully completed mandatory Code of Conduct training in 2025.[24]

Circular economy in the flow industry

  • Approximately 70% of Pentair’s annual revenue was attributable to repairable products or systems in 2025.[8]
  • 89,054 kilograms of pumps were collected from customers by Grundfos in 2024.[24]
  • More than 90% recycled aluminium and brass was used in a KSB circulator pump in 2023.[46]
  • 500 tonnes was Grundfos’ 2025 target for take-back of used products.[24]
  • 83 tonnes of end-of-life pumps were collected by Grundfos for reuse and responsible recycling in 2025.[24]

Carbon footprint in the flow industry

  • 90% lower emissions were reported for Flowserve’s Godwin S Series Dri-Prime pump compared with the reference configuration.[47]
  • 5567.56 tonnes of CO2e was the modeled life-cycle carbon footprint of one 400S-40 water-supply and drainage pump in China.[48]
  • 850,000 tonnes of annual CO2 emissions were targeted for avoidance in Europe by KSB water pumps using variable-speed drives by 2025.[46]
  • 99.69% of the modeled pump’s life-cycle emissions came from its operational stage in the Chinese case study.[48]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Global production footprint and exports shape supply platforms, including U.S. fluid-power products exported to 193 countries in 2024 with exports valued at $7.2 billion.

Globalization in the flow industry

  • 64% of Flowserve’s 2024 sales came from international customers, including exports from the United States.[11]
  • Flowserve’s Flow Control Division reported $1.50 billion in sales in 2025.[11]
  • GF operated in 46 countries with approximately 13,300 employees in 2025 across its Flow Solutions businesses.[54]
  • 37 Flowserve manufacturing facilities operated worldwide in 2024, including 12 in North America, 11 in Europe and the Middle East, 8 in Asia-Pacific and 6 in Latin America.[11]
  • Flowserve had five unconsolidated joint ventures in Chile, India, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates in 2024.[11]

Supplier management in the flow industry

  • Flowserve identified strategic sourcing decisions as a contributor to its 2025 gross-margin improvement.[11]
  • Flowserve operated 37 manufacturing facilities worldwide in 2024 as part of its global production and sourcing platform.[11]
  • Flowserve’s five foreign joint ventures provided access to additional manufacturing capacity in 2024.[11]
  • Flowserve’s foreign joint ventures supported best-cost sourcing initiatives and capacity balancing across markets in 2024.[11]

Stakeholder management in the flow industry

  • Pentair’s 2025 Flow customers included wholesale and retail distributors serving residential, agricultural, commercial, food-and-beverage and industrial markets.[8]
  • Flowserve served oil and gas, chemical, power-generation, nuclear, water-management and general-industrial customers through its 2024 product portfolio.[11]
  • GF reported approximately CHF 4 billion in sales and 13,300 employees in 46 countries in 2025, indicating the scale of its stakeholder base in Flow Solutions.[54]

Distribution channels in the flow industry

  • Pentair generated $244.2 million of 2024 Flow sales through OEM channels.[11]
  • Pentair generated $429.2 million of 2024 Flow sales through specialty channels.[11]
  • Pentair’s Americas region accounted for $1.665 billion of 2024 Flow sales across its distribution channels.[11]
  • Pentair generated $84.5 million of 2024 Flow sales through DIY channels.[11]
  • Pentair’s APMEA region accounted for $134.0 million of 2024 Flow sales across its distribution channels.[11]

Key questions about the flow industry

What is the current size of the industrial valves market in 2026?
The industrial valves market is estimated at $83.1 billion in 2026.
How fast is the industrial valves market expected to grow from 2026 to 2033?
Industrial valve revenue is forecast to reach $126.4 billion by 2033, implying a 6.2% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the flow industry?
Xylem stands out for water-focused pumps and treatment because it reported 2025 revenue of $9.0 billion and about 22,000 employees worldwide, while Alfa Laval focuses on fluid handling because it reported an operating margin of 16.9% and R&D at 2.5% of revenue in 2025.
Where is technology investment concentrated in flow operations?
Flow-control executives cite robotics and automation as essential at 34%, and Flowserve reports 24/7 monitoring via RedRaven predictive analytics in 2025 for industrial flow equipment.
How fragmented is the flow-control market and what does that mean for suppliers?
Flow-control remains highly fragmented, and representative global companies include Flowserve, Emerson, Baker Hughes, SLB, Grundfos, Xylem, Atlas Copco, Sulzer and ABB.
What is the most material regulatory driver changing valve demand?
Environmental regulation is expanding monitoring and repair requirements, including EPA rules that require monitoring and repair programs for methane and volatile-organic-compound emissions from covered oil and gas facilities.
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