esco technologies inc. - ESE

ESE

Close Chg Chg %
214.17 -1.38 -0.64%

Closed Market

212.79

-1.38 (0.64%)

Volume: 216.76K

Last Updated:

Jan 14, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: esco technologies inc. - ESE

ESE Key Data

Open

$214.00

Day Range

209.66 - 214.27

52 Week Range

128.59 - 229.46

Market Cap

$5.53B

Shares Outstanding

25.87M

Public Float

25.74M

Beta

1.23

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

43.71

EPS

$4.90

Yield

14.99%

Dividend

$0.08

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jan 2, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

177.67K

 

ESE Performance

1 Week
 
0.41%
 
1 Month
 
4.08%
 
3 Months
 
-1.79%
 
1 Year
 
58.52%
 
5 Years
 
99.86%
 

ESE Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
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About esco technologies inc. - ESE

ESCO Technologies, Inc. is a producer of engineered products and systems, which engages in the provision of utility, industrial, aerospace, and commercial applications. It operates through the following segments: Aerospace and Defense, Utility Solutions Group, and RF Test and Measurement. The Aerospace and Defense segment designs and manufactures filtration products, including hydraulic filter elements and fluid control devices used in commercial and defense aerospace applications, filter mechanisms used in micro-propulsion devices for satellites, and custom designed filters for manned aircraft and submarines. The Utility Solutions Group segment provides diagnostic testing solutions that enable electric power grid operators to assess the integrity of high-voltage power delivery equipment. The RF Test and Measurement segment focuses on providing customers with the ability to identify, measure and control magnetic, electromagnetic, and acoustic energy. The company was founded in October 1990 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

ESE At a Glance

ESCO Technologies, Inc.
645 Maryville Centre Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63141-5855
Phone 1-314-213-7200 Revenue 1.10B
Industry Electronic Equipment/Instruments Net Income 126.58M
Sector Electronic Technology 2025 Sales Growth 6.684%
Fiscal Year-end 09 / 2026 Employees 3,425
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ESE Valuation

P/E Current 43.71
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 43.212
Price to Sales Ratio 4.994
Price to Book Ratio 3.539
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 22.61
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 22.653
Enterprise Value to Sales 5.132
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.045

ESE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 319,821.314
Income Per Employee 36,957.956
Receivables Turnover 3.182
Total Asset Turnover 0.516

ESE Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.355
Quick Ratio 0.926
Cash Ratio 0.199

ESE Profitability

Gross Margin 37.226
Operating Margin 15.805
Pretax Margin 13.954
Net Margin 11.556
Return on Assets 5.474
Return on Equity 8.372
Return on Total Capital 6.484
Return on Invested Capital 7.368

ESE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 16.41
Total Debt to Total Capital 14.096
Total Debt to Total Assets 10.49
Long-Term Debt to Equity 14.628
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 12.566
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Annual Financials for Esco Technologies Inc. - ESE

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
857.50M 956.03M 1.03B 1.10B
Sales Growth
+19.86% +11.49% +7.40% +6.68%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
551.39M 609.33M 655.54M 687.62M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
48.34M 50.52M 55.41M 75.02M
Depreciation
22.41M 21.57M 22.61M 21.70M
Amortization of Intangibles
25.94M 28.95M 32.80M 53.32M
COGS Growth
+18.36% +10.51% +7.58% +4.89%
Gross Income
306.11M 346.70M 371.21M 407.77M
Gross Income Growth
+22.66% +13.26% +7.07% +9.85%
Gross Profit Margin
+35.70% +36.26% +36.15% +37.23%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
195.13M 217.11M 224.01M 234.64M
Research & Development
12.30M 13.00M 12.00M 23.00M
Other SG&A
182.83M 204.11M 212.01M 211.64M
SGA Growth
+16.47% +11.27% +3.18% +4.74%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
110.98M 129.59M 147.20M 173.13M
Non Operating Income/Expense
304.00K (1.88M) (2.06M) (2.77M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
4.85M 8.77M 15.25M 17.50M
Interest Expense Growth
+115.12% +80.77% +73.87% +14.79%
Gross Interest Expense
4.85M 8.77M 15.25M 17.50M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
106.44M 118.95M 129.89M 152.85M
Pretax Income Growth
+31.94% +11.76% +9.20% +17.68%
Pretax Margin
+12.41% +12.44% +12.65% +13.95%
Income Tax
24.11M 26.40M 28.01M 36.55M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
8.88M 27.75M 28.90M 28.94M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
4.64M 5.69M 8.60M 13.11M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
11.53M (6.85M) (7.70M) (1.41M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(939.00K) (193.00K) (1.79M) (4.08M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
82.32M 92.55M 101.88M 116.30M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
82.32M 92.55M 101.88M 116.30M
Net Income Growth
+29.65% +12.42% +10.09% +14.15%
Net Margin Growth
+9.60% +9.68% +9.92% +10.62%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - 10.28M
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - 10.28M
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
82.32M 92.55M 101.88M 126.58M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
82.32M 92.55M 101.88M 126.58M
EPS (Basic)
3.1743 3.5867 3.9529 4.9041
EPS (Basic) Growth
+30.21% +12.99% +10.21% +24.06%
Basic Shares Outstanding
25.93M 25.80M 25.77M 25.81M
EPS (Diluted)
3.158 3.5761 3.9379 4.8854
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+30.43% +13.24% +10.12% +24.06%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
26.07M 25.88M 25.87M 25.91M
EBITDA
159.32M 180.12M 202.61M 248.15M
EBITDA Growth
+28.40% +13.05% +12.49% +22.48%
EBITDA Margin
+18.58% +18.84% +19.73% +22.65%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 225.00
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 1.685
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 7.71
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.32 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.03 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 8.79
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 2
Mean Estimate 1.69 2.10 7.71 8.79
High Estimates 1.73 2.13 7.77 8.90
Low Estimate 1.64 2.07 7.65 8.68
Coefficient of Variance 3.78 2.02 1.10 1.77

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Esco Technologies Inc. - ESE

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 4, 2025 David M. Schatz Sr. VP, Sec y & Gen. Counsel 25,536 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.91 per share 5,436,869.76
Dec 4, 2025 Christopher L. Tucker Sr. Vice President & CFO 18,978 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.91 per share 4,040,605.98
Dec 4, 2025 Bryan H. Sayler CEO & PRESIDENT; Director 38,210 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $212.91 per share 8,135,291.10
Dec 3, 2025 Janice L. Hess Director 5,623 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $204.97 per share 1,152,546.31
Dec 3, 2025 Janice L. Hess Director 3,287 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Dec 3, 2025 Janice L. Hess Director 1,349 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Nov 4, 2025 Gloria L. Valdez Director 2,131 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $219.47 per share 467,690.57
Nov 4, 2025 Gloria L. Valdez Director 8,748 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 18, 2025 Vinod M. Khilnani Director 1,348 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 18, 2025 Robert J. Phillippy Director 20,387 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 18, 2025 David A. Campbell Director 2,640 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 18, 2025 Patrick M. Dewar Director 22,639 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 18, 2025 Penelope McLean-Conner Director 2,053 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 6, 2025 Leon J. Olivier Director 11,992 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $132.16 per share 1,584,862.72
Feb 6, 2025 Leon J. Olivier Director 25,049 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 6, 2025 Leon J. Olivier Director 22,805 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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