ESCO Technologies Inc (ESE) stock
ESENYSECommunications Equipment, NECFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 10, 2026Score 21/3021% below fair value
$231.50−3.81 (-1.62%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $6.00BP/E 19.1Yield 0.14%
ESCO Technologies statistics
101 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
- Nov 19, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 31.15
- 3.46
- P/OCF Ratio
- 24.58
- 22.76
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 4.66
- 2.29
- EV / FCF
- 28.99
- 31.33
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.22%
- 2.33%
- Float
- 16M
- 50M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 39.9%
- 5.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 100.0%
- 62.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 501,615
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -22.2%
- -0.52%
- Short % of Float
- 3.22%
- 6.90%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.94%
- 5.16%
- Days to Cover
- 1.75
- 3.55
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $362.15
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $193.68
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $239.04
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $254.05
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $288.00
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $8.57
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.47%
- 2.26%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -8.38%
- -13.0%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -24.8%
- -28.2%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -20.1%
- -34.3%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 18.5%
- -1.61%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 5.17%
- -1.02%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 119.7%
- 16.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 153.4%
- -29.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 358.0%
- 104.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 219,783
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 255,193
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 229,961
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.87
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 40.3
- 42.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 35.9%
- 81.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.87
- 1.38
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 13.9%
- 2.97%
- FCF Margin
- 16.1%
- 2.73%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 21.4%
- -0.17%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 13.0%
- -1.58%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.38
- 2.34
- Quick Ratio
- 0.62
- 1.31
- Debt / Equity
- 0.05
- 0.38
- Debt / FCF
- 0.41
- 2.32
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 27.0%
- 13.8%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 174.1%
- 15.2%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 173.0%
- 19.8%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 21.1%
- 12.8%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 8.50%
- 1.79%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.44%
- 7.18%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 54.0%
- 5.05%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 24.8%
- 10.6%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.53
- 0.66
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.13
- 3.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $376.85K
- $373.11K
- Profits Per Employee
- $91.92K
- -$6.97K
- Employee Count
- 3,425
- 534
- WACC
- 9.38%
- 11.4%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $179.86M
- $831.50K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$11.76M
- $7.36M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$0.45
- $0.33
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.62B
- $198.19M
- Book Value Per Share
- $62.42
- $5.54
- Tangible Book Value
- $192.54M
- $63.35M
- Working Capital
- $208.82M
- $143.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$36.67M
- -$18.91M
- FCF Per Share
- $8.00
- $0.21
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.25%
- -0.28%
- FCF Yield
- 3.46%
- 0.86%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.14%
- 0.88%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.14%
- 0.97%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.32
- $1.02
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 0.00%
- 5.68%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 2.63%
- 39.3%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 4.00%
- 22.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $40.03M
- $3.09M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 22.3%
- 18.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $130.47
- $33.09
- Graham Upside
- -43.6%
- -60.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 5.97
- 2.74
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.22
- -2.57
- Lynch Fair Value
- $300.98
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 30.0%
- -31.8%
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 | ESE | S&P 500 | Difference | ESE per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -11.1% | -3.0% | −8.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -23.0% | -2.8% | −20.2 pts | ||
| Year to date | +18.6% | +11.5% | +7.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +6.9% | +13.5% | −6.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | +130.3% | +77.7% | +52.6 pts | +32.1% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +156.8% | +72.6% | +84.2 pts | +20.8% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +376.1% | +308.2% | +68.0 pts | +16.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M ESE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 22.2% from the previous report, or 3.22% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.4% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 501,615 | -22.2% | 286,532 | 1.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 645,135 | +2.9% | 260,021 | 2.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 626,751 | -7.8% | 296,842 | 2.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 679,896 | +3.7% | 205,243 | 3.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 655,438 | +2.6% | 195,352 | 3.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 638,570 | +17.6% | 218,387 | 2.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 542,809 | -22.8% | 180,413 | 3.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 703,152 | -11.1% | 211,899 | 3.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 791,299 | +14.4% | 399,613 | 2.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 691,538 | -4.6% | 228,192 | 3.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 724,755 | +16.5% | 262,545 | 2.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 622,362 | +11.1% | 307,572 | 2.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
See a number that looks wrong?