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    ESCO Technologies Inc (ESE)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS • NYSE

    $252.46
    -4.99 (-1.94%)

    Market Cap: $6.67B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    77%(30/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +7.93%
    Streak
    4 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.08
    Range$3.06 - $3.10
    4 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $362M
    Range$359M - $367M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.82
    Range$1.80 - $1.85
    3 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.82+0.1%
    60d ago$1.77+2.6%
    30d ago$1.82+0.1%
    7d ago$1.81+0.3%
    Current$1.82
    Revenue Consensus
    $312M
    Range$308M - $314M
    3 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.82---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$3.08---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 6
    		$2.20$2.12+3.77%Beat+37.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 7
    		$1.91$1.84+3.80%Beat+41.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 5
    		$1.64$1.32+24.24%Beat+53.3%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 20
    		$2.32$2.13+8.92%Beat+58.9%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 7
    		$1.60$1.65-3.03%Miss+37.9%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    		$1.35$1.25+8.00%Beat+43.6%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$1.07$0.73+46.58%Beat+72.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 14
    		$1.46$1.44+1.39%Beat+16.8%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 7
    		$1.16$1.20-3.33%Miss+6.4%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 9
    		$0.94$0.87+8.05%Beat+23.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.62$0.65-4.62%Miss+3.3%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 16
    		$1.25$1.22+2.46%Beat+3.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 8
    		$1.09$1.00+9.00%Beat+22.5%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 9
    		$0.76$0.71+7.04%Beat+16.9%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.60$0.50+20.00%Beat+30.4%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 17
    		$1.21$1.16+4.31%Beat+42.4%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.89$0.87+2.30%Beat+32.8%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 9
    		$0.65$0.56+16.07%Beat+10.2%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.46$0.52-11.54%Miss-16.4%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 18
    		$0.85$0.78+8.97%Beat-5.6%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.67$0.82-18.29%Miss-11.8%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$0.59$0.55+7.27%Beat-13.2%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.55$0.45+22.22%Beat+27.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 19
    		$0.90$0.76+18.42%Beat-17.4%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 10
    		$0.76$0.49+55.10%Beat-6.2%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 6
    		$0.68$0.57+19.30%Beat-10.5%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.43$0.40+7.50%Beat-8.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 19
    		$1.09$1.07+1.87%Beat-10.7%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.81$0.77+5.19%Beat+11.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 7
    		$0.76$0.62+22.58%Beat+58.3%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.47$0.48-2.08%Miss+42.4%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 15
    		$1.22$1.16+5.17%Beat+54.4%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.73$0.71+2.82%Beat+43.1%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 8
    		$0.48$0.40+20.00%Beat+11.6%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 6
    		$0.33$0.34-2.94%Miss-19.5%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 14
    		$0.79$0.76+3.95%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.51$0.51+0.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$0.43$0.46-6.52%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.41$0.43-4.65%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.13%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.32
    Payout Ratio3.40%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+0.00%
    5Y CAGR+0.00%
    ESE dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun ESE in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio31.28EV/EBITDA22.18x
    Price/FCF31.55xFCF Yield3.17%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin24.40%Operating Margin14.80%
    ROE9.50%ROIC8.63%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.05xInterest Coverage9.87x
    Current Ratio1.38xQuick Ratio0.94x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.05Avg Volume277.15K
    52-Week High$361.9652-Week Low$193.44

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$261.58
    SMA 20$263.73
    SMA 50$275.18
    SMA 200$285.22
    EMA 10$259.84
    EMA 20$263.37
    EMA 50$275.30
    EMA 200$276.03

    MACD

    Line: -5.08Signal: -4.87Hist: -0.22

    ADX

    ADX: 22.7+DI: 14.4-DI: 29.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up4.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$273.91

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$275.65
    Lower Band$251.82
    %B Position904%(Upper)
    Band Width0.03

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    35.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K24.7
    Stoch %D29.3
    Williams %R-81.7
    ROC (10d)-6.5%
    Momentum-17.46
    CCI (20d)-170.4
    MFI (14d)22.6

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$8.01(3.2%)
    StdDev (20d)5.96
    Hist Vol25.5%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$251.64
    OBV6.2M
    AD Line1.7M
    CMF (20d)0.132

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)282.0K
    Vol Ratio0.9x
    VWMA (20d)$263.59

    Pivot Points

    R3$266.09
    R2$263.36
    R1$260.41
    Pivot Point$257.68
    S1$254.73
    S2$252.00
    S3$249.05

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-20.17
    Ultimate Osc49.8
    KST-39.83

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$339.03M$309.34M$289.66M$286.50M$296.34M$231.78M$214.59M$218.12M$233.57M$249.13M$218.31M$172.41M
    Cost of Revenue$197.51M$178.03M$169.74M$155.01M$174.35M$132.50M$124.21M$108.68M$135.37M$152.35M$134.15M$86.73M
    Gross Profit$141.52M$131.31M$119.92M$131.49M$121.99M$99.27M$90.38M$109.43M$98.19M$96.78M$84.16M$85.68M
    Operating Expenses$91.85M$85.05M$81.56M$77.01M$81.00M$62.66M$62.33M$57.10M$58.89M$64.33M$62.04M$50.72M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$71.00M$62.83M$61.21M$55.65M$62.04M$54.29M$54.97M$48.13M$51.01M$55.10M$53.97M$42.90M
    Operating Income$49.67M$46.26M$38.36M$54.47M$40.99M$36.62M$28.05M$52.33M$39.30M$32.45M$22.12M$34.96M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$8.71M$2.40M$2.88M$5.13M$7.92M$2.19M$2.26M$6.02M$3.33M$3.23M$2.67M$2.35M
    Income Before Tax$40.95M$43.86M$35.48M$49.34M$33.07M$34.42M$25.80M$46.31M$35.97M$29.22M$19.45M$32.61M
    Income Tax Expense$8.22M$10.31M$6.79M$12.31M$8.31M$8.04M$5.49M$10.38M$7.65M$6.00M$4.29M$7.48M
    Net Income$32.73M$34.73M$28.69M$218.65M$26.07M$31.03M$23.47M$34.26M$29.23M$23.22M$15.17M$32.00M
    EBITDA$76.41M$73.10M$64.85M$81.09M$63.35M$49.69M$41.02M$65.51M$50.72M$46.55M$35.57M$44.97M
    EBIT$49.67M$46.26M$38.36M$54.47M$40.99M$36.62M$28.05M$52.33M$39.30M$32.45M$22.12M$34.96M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $22.51M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    1.8%
    Obligations YoY
    -57.3%
    Active Awards
    439
    New Awards (TTM)
    347
    Avg Remaining Term
    11.4 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 94.6% of trailing twelve month obligations across 3 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    SPE8EG26F0012Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$1.40MApr 13, 2026
    SPE7MC26P1813Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$952293Apr 28, 2026
    SPE7L326P3266Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$656253Apr 13, 2026
    SPE7M425P5776Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$640265Aug 19, 2025
    SPE7L526P1040Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$619891Feb 9, 2026
    N0010426PFA43Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$464292Jan 26, 2026
    SPE7MC26P2350Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$419136May 4, 2026
    SPE7L526P1325Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$413261Mar 31, 2026
    SPE4A726P0771Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$399855Oct 15, 2025
    SPE4A725PD812Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$399855Aug 20, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

    ESCO Technologies stock falls 3.43 percent to EUR 222.00

    ESCO Technologies' stock (ESE) fell by 3.43 percent to EUR 222.00 on October 15, 2026, compared to its prior Nasdaq close. This decline follows JPMorgan lowering its price target for ESCO from USD 420.00 to USD 350.00...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    43,958 ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE Shares Bought by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

    Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH significantly increased its stake in ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) during the third quarter...

    MarketBeat•10/15/26•Bullish

    ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) Stock Has Average Price Target of $381.50 According to Brokerages

    ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) has an average 12-month price target of $381.50 from brokerages, with a consensus "Buy" rating. Despite JPMorgan lowering its price target...

    MarketBeat•10/14/26•Neutral

    ESCO Technologies Reports Q3 2026 Results: Full Earnings Call Transcript

    ESCO Technologies reported strong Q3 2026 results with a 1.21 consolidated book-to-bill ratio and a record $1.54 billion backlog...

    Benzinga•10/13/26•Bullish

    ESCO Technologies (ESE) Is Down 6.2% After Leveraging New Secured Debt To Fund Megger Acquisition

    ESCO Technologies (ESE) replaced its 2023 credit agreement with a new senior secured facility, drawing approximately US$1 billion to fund the Megger acquisition, refinance existing debt...

    Yahoo Finance•10/10/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    ESE Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    31.3x
    Forward P/E
    25.4x
    EV/EBITDA
    22.2x
    P/FCF
    31.6x
    PEG
    1.7x
    P/B
    4.0x
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    ESE Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    42.8%
    Operating margin
    14.8%
    Net margin
    24.4%
    ROIC
    8.6%
    ROE
    9.5%
    FCF margin
    16.9%
    FCF yield
    3.2%

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    Sector: Technology

    ESE Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    4
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    2
    Hold
    0
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    ESE Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • ESE converts 16.9% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • ESE has a 24.4% net profit margin.
    • ESE beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    ESE Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    11.7%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $3.08

    ESE Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.1%
    Payout ratio
    3.4%
    3Y DPS growth
    0.0%
    5Y DPS growth
    0.0%
    Pay months
    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
    ESE dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About ESE

    What is ESE's current dividend yield?

    ESCO Technologies Inc (ESE) has a forward dividend yield of 0.13%.

    Does ESE pay dividends?

    Yes, ESCO Technologies Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.13%.

    What is ESE's P/E ratio?

    ESCO Technologies Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.28.

    What is ESE's market cap?

    ESCO Technologies Inc (ESE) has a market capitalization of $6.67B with a current stock price of $252.46.

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