ESAB Corp (ESAB) stock

ESABNYSEGeneral Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NECFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 2, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 7/306% above fair value

$83.25+0.70 (+0.85%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.18BP/E 28.9Yield 0.46%

ESAB statistics

109 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 19, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Oct 2, 2026
Fundamentals through: Oct 2, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $5.18B; $1.82B
Enterprise Value: $7.36B; $1.87B
PE Ratio: 28.91; 27.75
PS Ratio: 1.67; 2.35
PB Ratio: 2.02; 2.44
P/FCF Ratio: 28.64; 21.13
P/OCF Ratio: 20.70; 15.59

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.38; 2.27
EV / EBITDA: 15.79; 16.08
EV / EBIT: 21.17; 19.85
EV / FCF: 40.73; 22.29

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 62M; 59M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.59%; 0.54%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.01%; 0.03%
Float: 57M; 52M
Shares Held by Insiders: 7.70%; 5.00%
Shares Held by Institutions: 104.7%; 81.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 5M; –
Short Interest Change: 7.62%; -0.88%
Short % of Float: 8.81%; 4.17%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 8.13%; 3.65%
Days to Cover: 4.33; 3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $137.42; –
52-Week Low: $62.74; –
20-Day Moving Average: $75.13; –
50-Day Moving Average: $70.98; –
200-Day Moving Average: $91.41; –
Average True Range (14): $4.09; –
Price Change (1 Week): 0.51%; 3.01%
Price Change (1 Month): 26.8%; -4.86%
Price Change (3 Months): 1.36%; -14.1%
Price Change (6 Months): -6.04%; -11.1%
Price Change (YTD): -25.5%; 5.81%
Price Change (1 Year): -26.4%; 4.03%
Price Change (3 Years): 4.99%; 29.5%
Average Volume (10 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 947,098; –
Relative Volume: 0.59; 0.76
Relative Strength Index (14): 62.3; 44.5
Volatility (1 Year): 48.4%; 53.2%
Beta (5 Years): 1.13; 1.06

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 37.6%; 34.6%
Operating Margin: 11.2%; 5.85%
Pretax Margin: 7.50%; 6.52%
Profit Margin: 5.05%; 4.89%
EBITDA Margin: 15.0%; 9.73%
FCF Margin: 5.83%; 7.10%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 6.70%; 7.46%
Return on Assets (ROA): 2.76%; 3.06%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.85%; 7.81%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 6.08%; 6.97%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.92; 2.02
Quick Ratio: 0.95; 0.96
Debt / Equity: 0.91; 0.52
Debt / EBITDA: 5.00; 1.99
Debt / FCF: 12.89; 2.68
Net Debt / EBITDA: 4.59; 1.24

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 11.0%; 9.19%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -35.5%; 10.2%
EPS Growth (YoY): -32.6%; 14.1%
FCF Growth (YoY): -24.1%; 17.1%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 3.10%; 3.31%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 7.83%; 7.11%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -0.18%; 7.25%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 6.97%; 15.5%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.55; 0.70
Inventory Turnover: 3.60; 3.65
Revenue Per Employee: $300.85K; $427.56K
Profits Per Employee: $15.20K; $17.14K
Employee Count: 10,300; 1,633
WACC: 9.14%; 9.69%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $3.10B; $906.74M
Gross Profit: $1.16B; $333.11M
Operating Income: $347.75M; $38.90M
Pretax Income: $232.49M; $62.51M
Net Income: $156.59M; $28.24M
EBITDA: $466.09M; $67.41M
EPS (Diluted): $2.88; $0.71

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $188.65M; $107.13M
Total Debt: $2.33B; $498.70M
Net Cash (Debt): -$2.14B; $224.23K
Net Cash Per Share: -$34.43; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $2.56B; $449.80M
Book Value Per Share: $41.18; $10.18
Tangible Book Value: -$1.53B; $74.75M
Working Capital: $717.71M; $231.24M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $250.07M; $76.02M
Capital Expenditures: -$69.33M; -$26.59M
Free Cash Flow: $180.74M; $61.59M
FCF Per Share: $2.91; $1.38

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.03%; 2.76%
FCF Yield: 3.49%; 3.51%
Dividend Yield: 0.46%; 1.08%
Shareholder Yield: 0.46%; 1.87%
Dividend Per Share: $0.38; $1.14
Dividend Growth (YoY): 26.7%; 5.27%
Years of Dividend Growth: 3; 4
Payout Ratio: 16.5%; 29.1%
FCF Payout Ratio: 14.3%; 24.9%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $50.75M; $18.38M
Effective Tax Rate: 21.8%; 21.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $51.66; $32.11
Graham Upside: -37.9%; -51.9%
Altman Z-Score: 1.78; 3.10
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.27; -2.54
Lynch Fair Value: $20.08; –
Lynch Upside: -75.9%; -39.8%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ESAB	S&P 500	Difference	ESAB per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+24.5%	-3.0%	+27.6 pts
3 months	-2.0%	-2.8%	+0.8 pts
Year to date	-25.2%	+11.5%	−36.7 pts
1 year	-25.2%	+13.5%	−38.6 pts
3 years	+8.6%	+77.7%	−69.1 pts	+2.8%	+21.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

5M ESAB shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 7.6% from the previous report, or 8.81% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 62.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	5,054,145	+7.6%	1,166,965	4.3
Oct 15, 2026	4,696,111	-8.9%	1,245,101	3.8
Sep 30, 2026	5,154,085	+9.0%	1,076,437	4.8
Sep 15, 2026	4,727,607	-8.8%	842,904	5.6
Aug 31, 2026	5,184,779	+2.7%	845,281	6.1
Aug 14, 2026	5,047,622	-2.6%	709,939	7.1
Jul 31, 2026	5,184,211	+11.0%	596,024	8.7
Jul 15, 2026	4,669,520	+2.9%	648,368	7.2
Jun 30, 2026	4,537,139	+26.0%	943,805	4.8
Jun 15, 2026	3,600,078	-3.4%	768,017	4.7
May 29, 2026	3,725,709	+43.3%	662,673	5.6
May 15, 2026	2,600,622	-0.8%	566,214	4.6