Technology
ESCO Technologies Inc.(ESE)
Live Price
Offline$343.50
+2.93% today
1Y Change
+80.48%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $8.79B
- Revenue Growth
- +19.2%
- EPS Growth
- +191.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.1%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) is a Technology stock with a market cap of $8.79B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $343.50 and up 80.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +19.2%, EPS growth of +191.7%, a dividend yield of 0.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +19.2%, EPS +191.7%, free cash flow +117.2% with operating margin 15.8% and ROIC 7.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.1%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 28.8 and price/sales 7.3. Stock Foundry combines ESE price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Technology peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+19.2% vs +11.9% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+15.8% vs +22.0% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
28.8 vs 18.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +19.2% and EPS at +191.7%, with operating margin around 15.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | โ | -0.8% | -10.5% | -13.0% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | +24.2% | +6.2% | +14.4% | +11.8% |
2025 Nov 20, 2025 | +8.9% | +2.5% | +1.3% | -5.4% |
Benchmark Edge
ESE vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
ESE
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ESE Max Drawdown
-15.22%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ESE and SPY.
Company Overview
ESCO Technologies Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
ESCO Technologies Inc. produces and supplies engineered products and systems for industrial and commercial markets worldwide. It operates through Aerospace & Defense, Utility Solutions Group, and RF Shielding and Test segments. The Aerospace & Defense segment designs and manufactures filtration products, including hydraulic filter elements and fluid control devices used in commercial aerospace applications; filter mechanisms used in micro-propulsion devices for satellites; and custom designed filters for manned aircraft and submarines. It also designs, develops, and manufactures elastomeric-based signature reduction solutions for U.S. naval vessels; and mission-critical bushings, pins, sleeves, and precision-tolerance machined components for landing gear, rotor heads, engine mounts, flight controls, and actuation systems for the aerospace and defense industries. 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; and decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily wind and solar. The RF Shielding and Test segment designs and manufactures RF test and secure communication facilities, acoustic test enclosures, RF and magnetically shielded rooms, RF measurement systems, and broadcast and recording studios; and RF absorptive materials and filters, active compensation systems, antennas, antenna masts, turntables, electric and magnetic probes, RF test cells, proprietary measurement software, and other test accessories to perform various tests. It also provides services, such as calibration for antennas and field probes, chamber certification, field surveys, customer training, and various product tests. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors, sales representatives, direct sales teams, and in-house sales personnel. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Leadership
- Bryan H. Sayler
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 1990
- Employees
- 3.2k
- Street Address
- 9900A Clayton Road
- Mailing
- Saint Louis, MO, 63124-1186
- Region
- Saint Louis, MO, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 314 213 7200
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 28.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 32.2
- Price/Sales
- 7.3
- Price/Book
- 5.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +19.2%
- EPS
- +191.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- +117.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 41.6%
- Operating Margin
- 15.8%
- Net Margin
- 25.3%
- ROE
- 21.3%
- ROIC
- 7.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.12
- Current Ratio
- 1.33
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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