ESCO Technologies Inc.
ESE | NYSE
$261.81
-$0.60 (-0.23%)
Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $6.8B
Enterprise Value $6.83B
Beta 1.10
Average Volume 248.8K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 25.98M
Shares Change YoY 0.24%
Institutional Ownership 96.15%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US2963151046
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -8.5%
Price Change 3M -23.5%
Price Change 6M -9.1%
Price Change YTD 32.8%
Price Change 1Y 23.0%
Price Change 3Y 150.6%
Price Change 5Y 242.1%
1M CAGR (ann.) -14.2%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 20.7%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 26.6%
All-Time CAGR 10.1%
Valuation
PE Ratio 21.62
Forward PE 28.43
PEG Ratio 0.13
Forward PEG 2.08
PS Ratio 5.27
Forward PS 4.40
PB Ratio 4.17
P/FCF Ratio 26.50
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 28.28
P/OCF Ratio 27.95
EV/Sales 5.29
EV/EBIT 34.35
EV/EBITDA 24.50
EV/FCF 26.64
Earnings Yield 4.6%
FCF Yield 3.8%
Adj. FCF Yield 3.5%
Financial Health
Net Debt $35.87M
Total Debt $109.11M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $73.24M
Total Assets $2.4B
Current Ratio 1.38
Quick Ratio 0.94
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.08
Debt / EBITDA 0.39
Debt / FCF 0.43
OCF / Debt 2.93
Interest Coverage 10.09
Altman Z-Score 6.20
Piotroski F-Score 6
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 42.0%
Operating Profit Margin 14.9%
EBITDA Margin 21.6%
Net Profit Margin 24.4%
FCF Margin 19.9%
Adj. FCF Margin 18.6%
SBC / Revenue 1.0%
SBC Impact (per share) -6.3%
Returns
Return on Assets 13.0%
Return on Equity 20.0%
Return on Invested Capital 7.9%
Return on Capital Employed 10.3%
Return on Tangible Assets 31.6%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 11.2%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 12.4%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 8.6%
EPS CAGR 3Y 50.9%
EPS CAGR 5Y 71.0%
EPS CAGR 10Y 22.9%
FCF CAGR 3Y 43.5%
FCF CAGR 5Y 23.9%
FCF CAGR 10Y 18.0%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 15
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Nov 18, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $2.58
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 11.2%
Revenue Est (next Q) $375.01M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 6.3%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $130.40
Graham Upside -50.3%
Lynch Fair Value $303.50
Lynch Upside 15.7%
Price Target $413
Price Target Upside 57.4%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $319.26M
Free Cash Flow $256.55M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $240.4M
FCF Per Share $7.57
OCF Per Share $9.39
OCF/S Ratio 18.9%
Income Statement
Revenue $1.29B
Gross Profit $542.19M
Operating Income $192.93M
EBITDA $278.93M
Net Income $314.81M
EPS (Diluted) $12.14
Revenue / Employee $380.51K
Profit / Employee $92.81K
Employees 3,392
Dividends
Annual Dividend $0.32
Dividend Yield 0.12%
Payout Ratio 2.6%
FCF Payout Ratio 4.8%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 5.2%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 0.0%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 30, 2026
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