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The Screen · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Fluor Corporation
FLR · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $6.0B · 22,995 employees
Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC); fabrication and modularization; and project management services worldwide.
Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options put/call open interest 0.42, read 2026-10-28
Ethical passes the values gate
Price46.97 USD
Fair value56.46
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Markdown49.33-4.8% to today ✓Markup gives way to Markdown with results news in the headlines
2026-07-30Read Markup49.08-4.3% to today Distribution gives way to Markup
2026-07-02Read Distribution50.76-7.5% to today ✓First review on file: Distribution
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Fluor Corporation holds its Markdown at $46.97. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 33 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-28
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 33 days
Price at the screen
$46.97
Valuation
N/A trailing · 13.35 forward price to earnings
Values screen
PASS· score 70.0
Beta
1.28
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
12.99%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 13.0% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
19.89%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 19.9% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
38.95%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 39.0% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
0.70%
Below 5%
Only 0.7% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Clears, in Plain English
Fluor clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 13%, inside the ~33% line, and almost none of its income is interest, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-28. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-28 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 20.2% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 8 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +38% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-10-28 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Big projects, thin margins and sliding sales
Picture a contractor that turns blueprints into airports, refineries and defence facilities across the globe. Fluor sits in that seat, yet its revenue is falling 8 percent and profit margins sit at just 2 percent. A forward multiple of 15 times offers little comfort when returns on equity reach only 10 percent and growth has turned negative.
The shares trade below our fair value estimate, and the ethical screen raises no flags. Still, the opportunity rating stays at none. Analyst targets sit only modestly higher, and the business shows no durable edge that would justify stepping in now.
Engineering and construction work is brutally cyclical. Peak earnings often arrive just as multiples compress, leaving investors holding low-priced but fading profits. Currency moves and project delays add further swings that thin margins cannot absorb.
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
FLR trades on the NYSE. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-28Markdown$45.18+0.0%Entry 9
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 11% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $51.
2026-10-21Markdown$45.18-10.9%Entry 8
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 10.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $51.
2026-10-14Markdown$50.68+2.7%Entry 7
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 2.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 4% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $51.
2026-10-02Markdown · changed$49.33-3.8%Entry 6
The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 4% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $51.
2026-08-29Markup$51.26+4.4%Entry 5
Our analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 4.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 4% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $51.
2026-07-30Markup · changed$49.08-3.3%Entry 4
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 3.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 4% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $51.
2026-07-18Distribution$50.76+0.0%Entry 3
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 4% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (8 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $51.
2026-07-03Distribution$50.76+0.0%Entry 2
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Distribution$50.76Entry 1
Our analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
