ESCO Technologies Inc. ESE R2K
ESCO Technologies Inc. provides engineered components and systems for aviation, navy, defense, and industrial customers. The Aerospace & Defense segment designs and manufactures specialty filtration products, including hydraulic filter elements and fluid control devices used in commercial and defense aerospace applications; miniature electro-explosive devices for military aircraft ejection seats and missile arming devices; manufactures and sells 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; designs, develops and manufactures elastomeric-based signature reduction solutions for U.S. naval vessels; and provides mission-critical signature and power management solutions. The Utility Solutions Group segment develops, manufactures, and delivers diagnostic testing solutions; and designs and manufactures decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily wind and solar. The RF Test & Measurement segment designs and manufactures products and systems to measure and control RF energy for research and development, regulatory compliance, and medical and security applications; and turnkey systems, such as RF test facilities and measurement systems, acoustic test enclosures, RF and magnetically shielded rooms, and secure communication facilities. This segment also supplies RF absorptive materials, filters, antennas, field probes, test cells, proprietary measurement software, and other test accessories; and offers calibration and product tests, feedthrough capacitors, high current power, telephone, data and control line filters, and high-altitude electromagnetic protection filters. It distributes its products through distributors, sales representatives, direct sales teams, and in-house sales personnel. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri.
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PROS
- Excellent profit margin of 24.7%.
- Profit CAGR of 53.8% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 57.5.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. R2K | 291.90 | 57.46 | $7.56B | 0.11% | 8.96% | 9.21% | 8.50% | 53.76% |
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| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 173.50M | 174.78M | 192.22M | 231.09M | 163.37M | 171.24M | 178.26M | 213.18M | 171.73M | 180.49M | 172.66M | 208.03M | 162.67M | 165.89M | 181.39M | 177.01M | 204.93M | 219.07M | 205.50M | 229.14M | 248.75M | 218.31M | 249.13M | 233.57M | 214.59M | 231.78M | 296.34M | 352.67M | 289.66M | 309.34M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 132.50M | 174.35M | 203.24M | 169.74M | 178.03M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99.27M | 121.99M | 149.44M | 119.92M | 131.31M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62.28M | 78.80M | 83.92M | 81.53M | 83.25M |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.05M | 36.99M | 43.20M | 65.52M | 38.39M | 48.06M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49.69M | 63.35M | 91.32M | 64.85M | 73.10M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.19M | 7.92M | 5.13M | 2.88M | 2.40M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.42M | 33.07M | 59.57M | 35.48M | 43.86M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.04M | 8.31M | 14.71M | 6.79M | 10.31M |
| Net Income | 11.90M | 12.98M | 8.83M | 8.61M | 11.53M | 16.91M | 10.73M | 11.16M | 12.64M | 19.17M | 34.67M | 9.99M | 19.02M | 28.45M | 17.32M | 18.80M | 20.07M | 24.86M | 86.78M | 17.82M | 18.69M | -21.31M | 12.82M | 15.40M | 14.91M | 11.52M | 16.58M | 23.17M | 14.73M | 17.88M | 27.94M | 15.17M | 23.22M | 29.23M | 23.47M | 31.03M | 26.07M | 218.65M | 28.69M | 34.73M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.74 | 1.33 | 0.38 | 0.73 | 1.09 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 3.32 | 0.68 | 0.72 | -0.81 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.89 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 1.08 | 0.59 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 0.91 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 8.43 | 1.11 | 1.34 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 685.74M | 683.65M | 726.04M | 730.47M | - | 857.50M | 855.79M | 919.13M | 1.10B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 525.46M | 502.68M | 530.55M | 634.30M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 332.05M | 353.11M | 388.57M | 461.08M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 221.06M | 232.41M | 241.01M | 287.95M |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.98M | 120.70M | 147.56M | 173.13M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 159.63M | 166.85M | 198.35M | 245.38M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.85M | 8.77M | 15.25M | 17.50M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 106.44M | 110.37M | 130.95M | 152.85M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.11M | 24.68M | 28.32M | 36.55M |
| Net Income | 46.71M | 49.41M | 44.85M | 52.50M | 46.88M | -25.60M | 410.00K | 42.51M | 45.88M | 53.70M | 92.14M | 81.04M | 99.41M | - | 82.32M | 92.55M | 101.88M | 299.22M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.78 | 1.86 | 1.68 | 1.95 | 1.73 | -0.96 | 0.02 | 1.62 | 1.77 | 2.07 | 3.54 | 3.10 | 3.81 | - | 3.16 | 3.58 | 3.94 | 11.55 |
| R&D Expense | - | 34.91M | 36.23M | 23.46M | 23.46M | 27.72M | 28.47M | 18.10M | 12.20M | 14.00M | 10.90M | 12.10M | 13.30M | 15.40M | 12.30M | 13.00M | 12.00M | 23.00M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 8.50% |
| 1 Year: | 33.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 53.76% |
| 1 Year: | 11.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +61.30% |
| 6 Months: | +34.34% |
| 3 Months: | +5.30% |
| 1 Month: | -6.38% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 923.69M | 974.29M | 1.01B | 1.03B | 1.09B | 845.91M | 864.21M | 978.37M | 1.26B | 1.27B | 1.47B | 1.37B | 1.58B | 1.65B | 1.68B | 1.84B | 2.41B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 572.62M | 581.10M | 668.65M | 688.51M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 18.64M | 28.67M | 44.63M | 26.51M | 34.16M | 30.21M | 42.85M | 35.13M | 39.41M | 53.83M | 45.52M | 30.48M | 61.81M | 52.56M | 56.23M | 97.72M | 41.87M | 65.96M | 101.35M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162.40M | 184.07M | 195.47M | 217.81M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 164.65M | 198.56M | 222.10M | 253.55M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 406.35M | 418.31M | 411.13M | 402.44M | 490.61M | 265.74M | 280.03M | 363.26M | 588.53M | 505.71M | 640.50M | 411.16M | 557.65M | 606.30M | 552.07M | 601.27M | 869.52M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 163.99M | 186.98M | 205.84M | 204.21M | 230.36M | 147.10M | 143.21M | 158.08M | 194.97M | 200.53M | 251.63M | 255.48M | 275.00M | 318.13M | 314.65M | 349.85M | 508.15M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 130.47M | 104.00M | 75.00M | 65.00M | 122.00M | 20.00M | 30.00M | 90.00M | 255.00M | 200.00M | 265.00M | 40.00M | 134.00M | 133.00M | 82.00M | 102.00M | 166.00M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 177.85M | 138.55M | 156.81M | 230.40M |
| Total Equity | 415.48M | 468.24M | 517.34M | 555.98M | 600.71M | 631.31M | 601.71M | 580.17M | 584.18M | 615.11M | 671.92M | 759.41M | 826.22M | 959.03M | 1.02B | 1.05B | 1.13B | 1.24B | 1.54B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.71M | 30.78M | 30.81M | 30.89M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 76.89M | 77.62M | 67.02M | 74.62M | 53.16M | 47.15M | 43.44M | 65.75M | 73.86M | 67.34M | 93.26M | 105.14M | 82.28M | - | 135.28M | 76.89M | 127.54M | 241.94M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -301.20M | -15.41M | -52.54M | -30.23M | -29.81M | -76.75M | 102.17M | -39.84M | -104.57M | -233.87M | -41.61M | -125.14M | 140.95M | - | -55.92M | -52.47M | -104.64M | -255.79M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 234.61M | -45.53M | -31.05M | -36.40M | -25.28M | 41.59M | -152.49M | -16.64M | 46.22M | 156.76M | -68.28M | 49.78M | -236.22M | - | -32.12M | -78.33M | -773.00K | 49.54M |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -45.01M | -29.93M | -40.18M | -52.17M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90.26M | 46.96M | 87.36M | 189.77M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47.23M | -53.91M | 22.13M | 35.69M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | 0 | 5.40M | 9.70M | 11.97M | 18.25M | 4.30M | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 19.88M | 12.40M | 8.00M | - |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | 6.33M | 8.53M | 8.55M | 8.45M | 8.47M | 8.37M | 8.25M | 8.26M | 8.28M | 8.30M | 8.32M | 8.34M | 8.27M | 8.25M | 8.25M | 8.26M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38.7% | 41.3% | 42.3% | 42.1% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.9% | 14.1% | 16.1% | 15.8% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.8% | 13.5% | 11.2% | 13.6% | - | 9.6% | 10.8% | 11.1% | 27.3% |
| ROE % | 10.0% | 9.6% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 7.4% | -4.3% | 0.1% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 12.1% | 9.8% | 10.4% | - | 7.9% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 19.4% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.3% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 9.1% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 15.35% | 3.98M | $1.16B |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.94% | 1.54M | $449.54M |
| 3 | Invesco Ltd. | 4.85% | 1.26M | $366.79M |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.48% | 1.16M | $339.11M |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.00% | 1.04M | $302.65M |
| 6 | Capital World Investors | 2.90% | 750.11K | $218.96M |
| 7 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.46% | 636.50K | $185.80M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.44% | 633.22K | $184.84M |
| 9 | Geneva Capital Management LLC | 2.42% | 626.50K | $182.87M |
| 10 | Neuberger Berman Group, LLC | 2.42% | 626.49K | $182.87M |
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