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NYSE: ESE NYSE Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components Next results ~November 19, 2026

Esco Technologies Inc is a US-listed company in the industrial machinery & supplies & components industry. Its financial year ends in September.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

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Price vs value

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Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Esco Technologies files

Where Esco Technologies stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $1.29bn, up 27.0% on a year earlier, slower than the 30.9% growth a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin held at 16.1%. It passes 5 of our 6 financial-health checks.

Our model value for Esco Technologies is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed August 10, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~November 19, 2026 (estimated)

Esco Technologies Inc's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 27.0% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 16.1%.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$260 per share in the base case (~$190–$340 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Free cash flow diverging from earnings: TTM free cash flow grew 21.1% while net income grew 174.1%: a 153pp divergence.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Strengths

  • Fast growth. Revenue grew 27.0% over the last 12 months.
  • Beating expectations. Earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters.

Things to watch

  • Growth easing. The growth rate is 3.9 points lower than a quarter earlier.
  • Weak cash conversion. Free cash flow was 66% of net income over the last 12 months.

Latest results: FY2026 Q3

Filed August 10, 2026
Earnings per share
$2.20 against an average estimate of $2.12: beat by 3.9%
Revenue
$339m, up 14.4% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-6.7% in the first session after the results on August 6, 2026, against +0.5% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
sales $1.3bn to $1.33bn (FY 2026); adjusted EPS $8.3 to $8.4 (full year FY 2026)
Next report
November 19, 2026; average EPS estimate $2.60

Esco Technologies' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day+1.4%
  • 1 week+2.3%
  • 1 month-12.3%
  • This year+23.5%
  • 1 year+10.0%
  • 5 years+174.9%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$1.3B
Net margin
24.4%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$12.13

Growth

Revenue growth
+27.0%
Change in growth rate
−3.9 pts
Share count change
+0.2%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$207M
FCF margin
16.1%
Stock pay % of revenue
1.0%

Earnings

Last results
August 6, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Leadership
  2. Results
  3. Guidance

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: data-quality checks not passed.

The inputs used by the models below have passed source checks. Individual model values are available below and in the interactive valuator. Their differences are shown explicitly; the platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld.

Valuation models

We value Esco Technologies Inc as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 9.3%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.97 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Growth cash-flow model Revenue for this year and next from analysts' consensus, then growth fading to 2.5%; the operating margin moving to profitable peers'; investment needed per dollar of growth from peers; reduced by a failure probability. For young or fast-growing companies. The starting margin is normalized to between -100% and 60%; net margin is a proxy when operating income is not tagged. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$160 ~$140–$210 Included
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$77 ~$52–$120 Included
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$79 ~$68–$94 Included
Combined value Individual source-checked model scenarios are available. The platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld. — Combined value withheld. Review the individual models and their assumptions.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Esco Technologies Inc with Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

Esco Technologies Inc: market value and multiples by fiscal year
At fiscal year end 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$44.78$58.07$66.28$77.84$79.20$75.96$72.68$103.74$128.50$210.77$241.05
Market value$1.2bn$1.5bn$1.7bn$2.0bn$2.1bn$2.0bn$1.9bn$2.7bn$3.3bn$5.5bn$6.3bn
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$56m$229m$190m$224m$12m$98m$55m$60m$56m$85m$12m
Enterprise value$1.2bn$1.7bn$1.9bn$2.3bn$2.1bn$2.1bn$1.9bn$2.7bn$3.4bn$5.5bn$6.3bn
Multiples
Price / sales 2.0x2.2x2.2x2.8x2.8x2.8x2.2x3.1x3.6x5.0x4.8x
Price / earnings 25.3x28.1x18.7x25.1x20.8x31.4x23.0x29.0x32.6x18.3x19.9x
Price / free cash flow 19.4x40.1x22.1x25.1x41.3x20.7x18.4x46.9x33.5x26.6x30.2x
EV / EBITDA ———————16.5x17.0x22.6x—

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

60 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Esco Technologies's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 10 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 8.6% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 12 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 38.9%, moving by 4.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 6 / 20

    Net margin has been a median 10.9%; its worst year was 3.0%.

  • Cash conversion 15 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 9.4% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 0.9% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.9% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Low. In this industry, the business rests on physical assets, regulated networks or products AI itself depends on.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: November 19, 2026, after the close. Analysts expect revenue of $376m and EPS of $2.60 (range $2.55 to $2.62) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Esco Technologies Inc: consensus estimates
Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $8.37 +39% $1.3bn +20%
Next $9.22 +10% $1.7bn +31%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +1.4% in 90 days, across 4 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is +2.0% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 3 analysts raised Esco Technologies Inc's forecast and 0 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Esco Technologies Inc, last 90 days
$8.00 $8.50 $9.00 $9.50 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $8.20 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $8.35 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $8.36 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $8.36 Current fiscal year, Now: $8.37 $8.37 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $9.09 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $9.32 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $9.23 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $9.23 Next fiscal year, Now: $9.22 $9.22

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $8.20$9.09
60 days ago $8.35$9.32
30 days ago $8.36$9.23
7 days ago $8.36$9.23
Now $8.37$9.22

Earnings against estimates

Esco Technologies Inc: reported EPS against the consensus estimate
Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jun 2026 $2.12 $2.20 +3.9%
Mar 2026 $1.84 $1.91 +3.8%
Dec 2025 $1.32 $1.64 +24.2%
Sept 2025 $2.13 $2.32 +8.7%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, August 6, 2026
  • Sales FY 2026 $1.3bn to $1.33bn Raised
    “Raising the lower end of FY 2026 Sales guidance and now expect Sales to be in the range of $1.30 to $1.33 billion (19 to 21 percent growth over the prior year).” source
  • Adjusted EPS full year FY 2026 $8.30 to $8.40 Non-GAAP Raised
    “Raising full year Adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $8.30 - $8.40 per share (38 to 39 percent growth), which reflects a midpoint increase of $0.70 per share from our initial November guidance ($7.50 - $7.80) and $0.22 per share from our more recent May guidance update of ($8.00 - $8.25).” source
  • Adjusted EPS Q4'26 $2.55 to $2.65 Non-GAAP
    “Q4'26 Adjusted EPS is expected to be in the range of $2.55 - $2.65 per share (10 to 14 percent growth compared to Q4'25 Adjusted EPS).” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

Analyst recommendations

4 analysts, Nov 2026
Buy4100%
Hold00%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Nov 2026224
  2. Oct 2026224

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Esco Technologies Inc, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
3.4%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
2.3
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−5%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
85%
of shares
Held by insiders
16.8%
of shares
Employees
3,359
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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What moved the share price

Last 12 months +10.0%

$219.20 on October 31, 2025 to $241.05

Esco Technologies Inc: share-price change split into its parts
PartThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.0bn $1.3bn +27.0%
Net margin 11.3% 24.4% +115.8%
P/E multiple 49.4x 19.9x −59.8%
Share count 26m 26m −0.2%

Biggest factor: p/e multiple.

Last 3 years +142.1%

$99.56 on November 3, 2023 to $241.05

Esco Technologies Inc: share-price change split into its parts
PartThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $940m $1.3bn +37.3%
Net margin 9.7% 24.4% +150.3%
P/E multiple 28.2x 19.9x −29.6%
Share count 26m 26m 0.0%

Biggest factor: net margin.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Esco Technologies Inc: yearly return, monthly win rate and worst fall against the S&P 500
Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
ESE−13%−2%+34%+14%+47%+24%
Industry peers (median)+19%−15%+19%+2%+9%+3%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
ESE42%58%50%50%58%55%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
ESE−33%−32%−14%−17%−18%−35%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 46% from March 19, 2021 to May 9, 2022. Getting back needed a 85% gain, reached on December 14, 2023, 584 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$195.15 – $354.71
From 52-week high
−32.0%
vs 50-day average
−7.6%
vs 200-day average
−16.1%
Volatility (1 year)
35%
Beta vs S&P 500
1.18

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
6 up, 6 down
typical move ±5.8%
After a week
6 up, 6 down
typical move ±7.1%
After a month
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±8.8%
Esco Technologies Inc: share-price change after each results release
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
August 6, 2026 −6.7% +0.5% −8.2% −16.4%
May 7, 2026 −9.7% +0.5% −11.6% −12.0%
April 15, 2026 −5.8% +1.0% −2.3% −6.8%
February 5, 2026 +8.1% +0.6% +16.5% +15.8%
November 20, 2025 −0.7% −0.5% −1.9% −7.7%
August 7, 2025 +0.7% +0.7% −2.0% +7.0%
May 7, 2025 +6.0% +1.1% +8.8% +12.2%
February 6, 2025 +18.7% −0.6% +23.1% +17.1%
November 14, 2024 +0.7% −1.9% +3.6% −2.1%
August 7, 2024 +3.0% +1.6% +5.1% +1.9%
May 9, 2024 −4.1% +0.7% −1.2% −3.5%
February 8, 2024 −4.8% +0.6% +1.0% −2.5%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Esco Technologies Inc
$800M $1B $1.2B $1.4B FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $855.8M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $868.6M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $888.6M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $873.4M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $974.5M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $970.8M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $953.4M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $1.2B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $1.2B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $1.3B $1.3B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q4 $855.8M
FY24 Q1 $868.6M
FY24 Q2 $888.6M
FY24 Q3 $873.4M
FY24 Q4 $974.5M
FY25 Q1 $970.8M
FY25 Q2 $953.4M
FY25 Q3 $1B
FY25 Q4 $1.1B
FY26 Q1 $1.2B
FY26 Q2 $1.2B
FY26 Q3 $1.3B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Esco Technologies Inc
-10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -0.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -2.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -2.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -7.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: 13.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: 11.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: 7.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: 16.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: 12.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: 20.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: 30.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: 27.0% 27.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q4 -0.2%
FY24 Q1 -2.0%
FY24 Q2 -2.4%
FY24 Q3 -7.1%
FY24 Q4 13.9%
FY25 Q1 11.8%
FY25 Q2 7.3%
FY25 Q3 16.3%
FY25 Q4 12.4%
FY26 Q1 20.6%
FY26 Q2 30.9%
FY26 Q3 27.0%
FCF margin (TTM) Esco Technologies Inc
0% 10% 20% 30% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 6.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 8.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 8.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 9.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 10.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 13.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 14.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 16.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 18.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 20.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 18.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 16.1% 16.1%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 6.7%
FY24 Q1 8.3%
FY24 Q2 8.5%
FY24 Q3 9.3%
FY24 Q4 10.2%
FY25 Q1 13.1%
FY25 Q2 14.7%
FY25 Q3 16.8%
FY25 Q4 18.8%
FY26 Q1 20.5%
FY26 Q2 18.0%
FY26 Q3 16.1%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Where the money goes

FY2025, from the 10-K

Each dollar Esco Technologies took in during FY2025, followed through to profit: what it cost to make, what went on research and running the business, and what was left after tax.

  1. Revenue $1.1B
  2. Other income $165M · 15.1%
  3. Cost of revenue $634M · 57.9%
  4. Gross profit $461M · 42.1%
  5. Research and development $23M · 2.1%
  6. Selling, general and admin $235M · 21.4%
  7. Other operating costs $33.1M · 3.0%
  8. Operating income $170M · 15.6%
  9. Income tax $36.6M · 3.3%
  10. Net income $299M · 27.3%
Where Esco Technologies's revenue went, FY2025
Revenue $1.1B
Other income $165M 15.1% of revenue
Cost of revenue $634M 57.9% of revenue
Gross profit $461M 42.1% of revenue
Research and development $23M 2.1% of revenue
Selling, general and admin $235M 21.4% of revenue
Other operating costs $33.1M 3.0% of revenue
Operating income $170M 15.6% of revenue
Income tax $36.6M 3.3% of revenue
Net income $299M 27.3% of revenue

Shares of revenue. Source: Esco Technologies's 10-K for FY2025, as filed with the SEC. "Other" lines are what the reported lines leave unexplained. Other income is income outside operations, such as investment gains.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Esco Technologies Inc: annual financial statements
Fiscal year 2009 Sept 2009 2010 Sept 2010 2011 Sept 2011 2012 Sept 2012 2013 Sept 2013 2014 Sept 2014 2015 Sept 2015 2016 Sept 2016 2017 Sept 2017 2018 Sept 2018 2019 Sept 2019 2020 Sept 2020 2021 Sept 2021 2022 Sept 2022 2023 Sept 2023 2024 Sept 2024 2025 Sept 2025 LTM Jun 2026
Income
Revenue 619 607 451 479 490 531 537 571 686 772 726 730 715 858 856 919 1,095 1,291
Gross profit 247 246 177 184 194 207 202 221 249 352 288 272 270 332 353 389 461 542
EBITDA — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 167 198 245 —
Operating income — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 119 146 170 —
Net income 49 45 53 47 −26 0 43 46 54 92 81 99 63 82 93 102 299 315
Diluted EPS $1.86 $1.68 $1.95 $1.73 −$0.96 $0.02 $1.62 $1.77 $2.07 $3.54 $3.10 $3.81 $2.42 $3.16 $3.58 $3.94 $11.55 $12.13
Growth (year on year)
Revenue +0.9% −1.9% −25.8% +6.2% +2.4% +8.4% +1.2% +6.4% +20.0% +12.5% −5.9% +0.6% −2.1% +19.9% −0.2% +7.4% +19.2% +27.0%
EBITDA — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — +18.9% +23.7% —
Operating income — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — +22.7% +16.5% —
Net income +5.8% −9.2% +17.1% −10.7% −154.6% — — +7.9% +17.0% +71.6% −12.0% +22.7% −36.1% +29.6% +12.4% +10.1% +193.7% +174.1%
Diluted EPS +4.5% −9.7% +16.1% −11.3% −155.5% — — +9.3% +16.9% +71.0% −12.4% +22.9% −36.5% +30.6% +13.3% +10.1% +193.1% +173.5%
Margins
Gross margin 39.9% 40.4% 39.3% 38.4% 39.6% 39.0% 37.7% 38.6% 36.3% 45.6% 39.7% 37.3% 37.8% 38.7% 41.3% 42.3% 42.1% 42.0%
EBITDA margin — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 19.5% 21.6% 22.4% —
Operating margin — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 13.9% 15.9% 15.6% —
Net margin 8.0% 7.4% 11.6% 9.8% −5.2% 0.1% 7.9% 8.0% 7.8% 11.9% 11.2% 13.6% 8.9% 9.6% 10.8% 11.1% 27.3% 24.4%
Free-cash-flow margin 11.0% 8.8% 14.0% 8.8% 6.8% 5.8% 9.9% 10.5% 5.5% 10.1% 11.1% 6.9% 13.5% 12.0% 6.7% 10.8% 18.8% 16.1%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 78 67 75 53 47 43 66 74 67 93 105 82 123 135 77 128 242 244
Capital spending 9 13 11 11 14 13 12 14 30 15 24 32 27 32 20 28 36 37
Free cash flow 68 54 63 42 33 31 53 60 38 78 81 50 96 103 57 99 206 207
Stock-based pay 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 9 9 11 13
Free cash flow after stock pay 63 49 59 38 29 26 49 55 32 73 76 45 90 96 48 91 195 194
Balance sheet
Cash 45 27 34 30 43 35 39 54 46 30 62 53 56 98 42 66 101 73
Total debt 180 154 125 115 172 40 50 110 275 220 286 65 154 153 102 122 186 85
Net debt (negative = net cash) 136 127 91 85 129 5 11 56 229 190 224 12 98 55 60 56 85 12
Diluted shares 27m 27m 27m 27m 27m 27m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m 26m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends — 6 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Buybacks — — 0 5 10 12 18 4 0 0 — — — 20 12 8 — —
Total returned — 6 9 14 18 20 27 13 8 8 8 8 8 28 21 16 8 8

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

5 of 6 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $2.4bn
Short-term assets $756mLonger-term assets $1.7bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.4bn
Short-term liabilities $547mLonger-term liabilities $256mShareholders' equity $1.6bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $756m of assets due within a year against $547m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $756m short-term assets against $256m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $73m of cash against $85m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 5% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 18% to 5% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $244m of operating cash flow against $85m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Esco Technologies Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$8.3M
Diluted share count
+0.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
0.1%
dividends 0.1% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
3%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
20.0%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
76 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in industrial machinery & supplies & components
Growth, margins and cash generation against peers
Last 12 months unless stated ESE AIN NPO TNC KAI MWA Median
Revenue, last 12 months $1.3bn $1.3bn $1.2bn $1.2bn $1.2bn $1.5bn $1.3bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months 27.0% 14.2% 13.3% −2.9% 12.5% 5.9% 8.3%
Revenue growth, 3-year average 11.2% 6.3% 3.3% 1.0% 7.3% 4.2% 4.1%
Revenue growth, latest quarter 14.4% 33.7% 17.6% 1.7% 22.6% 4.1% 9.4%
Gross margin 42.0% 34.2% 42.8% 38.8% 44.4% 37.9% 35.3%
Operating margin — 11.2% 14.3% 3.2% 15.0% 19.4% 13.1%
Operating margin, 3-year average — 6.4% 13.7% 7.0% 15.8% 16.4% 13.7%
Net margin 24.4% 6.7% 3.6% 1.5% 9.5% 15.0% 8.9%
Cash from operations / revenue 18.9% 9.6% 17.9% 1.4% 15.9% 16.1% 12.1%
Free-cash-flow margin 16.1% 5.3% 13.2% −0.2% 13.9% 12.1% 9.1%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 14.1% 7.5% 13.6% 4.9% 13.7% 12.5% 9.9%
Stock pay / revenue 1.0% 0.6% 1.3% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8%
Change in share count 0.2% −6.2% 0.6% −5.4% 0.2% −0.0% 0.0%

Median of all 77 companies we cover in industrial machinery & supplies & components. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to September 30, 2025
Segments
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Aerospace and Defense $478M 43.7% ▲ 40.4%
Utility Solutions Group $380M 34.7% ▲ 3.0%
RF Shielding and Test $237M 21.7% ▲ 13.2%
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $727M 66.4% ▲ 14.9%
Outside the US $368M 33.6% ▲ 28.6%
Europe (part of Outside the US) $156M 42.5% ▲ 70.4%
Asia (part of Outside the US) $112M 30.4% ▲ 3.2%
Canada (part of Outside the US) $56.7M 15.4% ▲ 11.8%
Other1 (part of Outside the US) $43.2M 11.7% ▲ 22.1%

From Esco Technologies Inc's 10-K filed December 1, 2025, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Reported value
$9B
Institutions reporting
446
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 4.0%
Positions opened / closed
62 / 49

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 200 institutions bought and 224 sold ; the biggest buyer was T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc (+375K shares) and the biggest seller Capital World Investors (−275K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $1.4B 4.1M 15.8% ▲ 3.0%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $556M 1.6M 6.1% ▲ 3.1%
Invesco Ltd. $527M 1.5M 5.8% ▲ 19.8%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $409M 1.2M 4.5% ▲ 0.5%
State Street Corp $381M 1.1M 4.2% ▲ 5.0%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $264M 755K 2.9% ▲ 19.2%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. $246M 704K 2.7% ▲ 114.4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $211M 604K 2.3% ▼ 5.1%
Price T Rowe Associates Inc $192M 549K 2.1% ▲ 140.1%
Wasatch Advisors LP $167M 478K 1.8% ▲ 65.7%
Capital World Investors $166M 475K 1.8% ▼ 36.7%
Morgan Stanley $159M 455K 1.8% ▼ 2.5%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Esco Technologies Inc's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers ; 2 inconsistently scaled filing rows were excluded.

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Recent insider open-market transactions
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Sayler Bryan H CEO & PRESIDENT November 26, 2025 Sell 401 $220.00 $88,220
Sayler Bryan H CEO & PRESIDENT November 26, 2025 Sell 401 $220.00 $88,220
Khilnani Vinod M Director November 26, 2025 Sell 748 $217.47 $162,668
Khilnani Vinod M Director November 26, 2025 Sell 1,000 $217.33 $217,330
Khilnani Vinod M Director November 26, 2025 Sell 252 $218.15 $54,974
Khilnani Vinod M Director November 26, 2025 Sell 1,000 $219.00 $219,000
Schatz David M Sr. VP, Sec'y & Gen. Counsel November 25, 2025 Sell 2,498 $225.65 $563,674
Phillippy Robert J Director November 25, 2025 Sell 435 $219.74 $95,587
Phillippy Robert J Director November 25, 2025 Sell 770 $220.62 $169,877
Phillippy Robert J Director November 25, 2025 Sell 639 $221.74 $141,692
Phillippy Robert J Director November 25, 2025 Sell 584 $224.03 $130,834
Phillippy Robert J Director November 25, 2025 Sell 400 $225.13 $90,052

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Trades by members of Congress

All 6 trades and filings

In the last 12 months, 1 member of Congress disclosed 3 purchases and 1 sale of Esco Technologies Inc shares.

  • April McClain Delaney(D-MD 6):Sale (full), $15,001 - $50,000, traded August 25, 2026, filed September 9, 2026
  • April McClain Delaney(D-MD 6):Purchase, $1,001 - $15,000, traded August 24, 2026, filed September 9, 2026
  • April McClain Delaney(D-MD 6):Purchase, $1,001 - $15,000, traded August 20, 2026, filed September 9, 2026

Value ranges as filed; reports can arrive up to 45 days after a trade.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around November 2, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • August 6, 2026
  • May 7, 2026
  • April 15, 2026
  • February 5, 2026
  • November 20, 2025
  • August 7, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Esco Technologies Inc was last updated.

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News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Esco Technologies Inc in brief

What does Esco Technologies Inc do?
Esco Technologies Inc is a US-listed company in the industrial machinery & supplies & components industry. Its financial year ends in September.
What is Esco Technologies Inc's stock ticker?
Esco Technologies Inc trades under the ticker ESE on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Esco Technologies Inc's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Esco Technologies Inc reported revenue of $1.3B, 27.0% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Esco Technologies Inc's free cash flow?
Esco Technologies Inc's free-cash-flow margin is 16.1% of revenue over the trailing twelve months.
Who are Esco Technologies Inc's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and Invesco Ltd. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
What is Esco Technologies Inc's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Esco Technologies Inc's market capitalisation was about $6.3B, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.9 and net debt of $11.8M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Esco Technologies Inc pay a dividend?
Yes: Esco Technologies Inc paid $8.3M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 0.13% and a payout ratio of 2.6%.
How much debt does Esco Technologies Inc have?
Esco Technologies Inc's debt-to-equity ratio is 5.3%, from its latest balance sheet (17.5% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Esco Technologies Inc's competitors?
In our Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components peer group, the companies closest to Esco Technologies Inc are Albany International Corp, Enpro Inc., Tennant Co, Kadant Inc and Mueller Water Products, Inc. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Esco Technologies Inc's.
Are insiders buying or selling Esco Technologies Inc stock?
Over the last 12 months, Esco Technologies Inc's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 19 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Esco Technologies Inc's next earnings date?
Around November 19, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Esco Technologies Inc announces its own schedule.