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ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC ESE

NYSE · stock · Communications Equipment, NEC · website · IPO 1990-10-01 · LEI

ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.09% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.1B at a 27.3% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade A
3/9
Piotroski F — financial health
4.68
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
0.3%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout 2.8%
-2.21
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · grey

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
3 3 6 3 6 3 8 6 6 3 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
5.58 5.75 4.68 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$300.42 as of 2026-08-01 · +49.5% 1y
$195.39$350.0452-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.21 — grey zone (between the usual thresholds). A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$8.8B
P / E29.4×
Dividend yield 5y avg0.3%
Net margin 5y avg13.5%
Beta1.12
Employees3,359

Analyst price target

$385.00 +28.2% vs last
consensus: strong buy · 4 analysts
target range $345.00 – $420.00 · median $387.50
2 strong buy · 2 buy ·
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-06-15JP MorganOverweight (init)
2026-03-25Deutsche BankBuy (init)
2026-02-09Stephens & Co.Overweight (main)
2025-11-24Stephens & Co.Overweight (main)
2025-05-09BenchmarkBuy (main)
2025-02-27Stephens & Co.Overweight (reit)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 27%
Net marginstronger than 95%
Return on equitystronger than 88%
Revenue growthstronger than 79%

Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.075
Retained earnings / assets0.57
EBIT / assets0.071
Equity / liabilities1.772

Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
ESEESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC3/94.6829.4+19.2%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc.7/91.49+21%
AIOTPowerfleet, Inc.7/90.56+22.4%
TBCHTurtle Beach Corp7/92.5115.6-14.2%
NSSCNAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC6/915.4230.7-3.8%
INSGINSEEGO CORP.5/9190.2-13.1%
REKRRekor Systems, Inc.4/9-12.22+5.3%

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About ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

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.

FAQ

Is ESE financially healthy?

ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC's Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does ESE pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.09% with a 2.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is ESE?

In FY2025, ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC had a net margin of 27.3% and a return on equity of 19.4%.

Is ESE overvalued or undervalued?

ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC trades at about 26.0× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.3×–34.9×, median 27.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for ESE?

The average Wall-Street price target for ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC is $385.00, about 28.2% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: strong buy).

Is ESE a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 29.4×, a dividend yield of 0.09%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.