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ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC ESE

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

ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$8.8B
P / E29.4×
P / S8.0×
P / B5.7×
Dividend yield0.09%
Net margin27.3%
Return on equity19.4%
Net debt$84.7M
Net debt / EBITDA0.3×
Enterprise value USD$8.9B
EV / EBITDA36.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.9%
Return on capital9%
Graham number -58.6%$124.32

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($124.32); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.00% 7.80% 11.90% 11.20% 13.60% 8.90% 9.60% 10.80% 11.10% 27.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.90% 15.90% 15.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.50% 8.00% 12.10% 9.80% 10.40% 6.20% 7.90% 8.20% 8.20% 19.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
26.0M 26.0M 26.1M 26.1M 26.1M 26.2M 26.1M 25.9M 25.9M 25.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$56.2M $229.5M $189.5M $223.2M $9.8M $97.8M $55.3M $60.1M $56.0M $84.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.70% 4.30% 7.30% 5.50% 7.30% 4.00% 5.00% 5.50% 5.50% 12.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.18× 0.41× 0.29× 0.34× 0.07× 0.15× 0.15× 0.09× 0.10× 0.12× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.77 $2.07 $3.54 $3.10 $3.81 $2.42 $3.16 $3.58 $3.94 $11.55 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC trades at about 26× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.3×–34.9×, median 27.3×).

17.3× 34.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (17.3×–34.9×); dot = today's 26×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin15.6%15.9%13.9%———————
Net margin27.3%11.1%10.8%9.6%8.9%13.6%11.2%11.9%7.8%8.0%
Return on assets12.4%5.5%5.5%5.0%4.0%7.3%5.5%7.3%4.3%4.7%
Return on equity19.4%8.2%8.2%7.9%6.2%10.4%9.8%12.1%8.0%7.5%
Debt / equity0.12×0.10×0.09×0.15×0.15×0.07×0.34×0.29×0.41×0.18×
Current ratio1.351.911.851.801.701.741.971.972.012.05

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