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Esco Technologies Inc
$333.29 -9.26 (-2.70%) At close · Jul 7
Market Cap
$8.61B
Shares
25,907,172

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$333.29 Open$337.38 Day$323.06–337.51 52W$174.78–362.15 Avg vol 30d267K Short int692K · 2.7% float · 3.0d Short vol61% Last earningsApr 15, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 11
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +29%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +5%
above
RSI (14) 53
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 85%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +14%
trailing
6-month return +56%
trailing
YTD return +71%
this year
Relative strength +49%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $317 › 200d $258 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
12 of 431 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +1.3K sh shares · +3 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
2.67% of float · ▼ -4.6% MoM · 3.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
431 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 54
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth −95%
Y/Y
EPS growth +193%
Y/Y
Valuation P/E 28
below peers
Buyback $50.4M
remaining
Balance sheet $104.7M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 32%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −15%
past year
ATR 4.1%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 11, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +29% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      85% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $317 › 200d $258 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      12 of 431 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +1.3K sh shares · +3 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.67% of float · ▼ -4.6% MoM · 3.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      431 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $175 Now $333 · 85% 52-wk high $362
      vs 200-day avg +29% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion non-GAAP 320 Q2 FY2026
      Net cash provided by operating activities $135M YTD Q2 FY2026
      adjusted earnings per share non-GAAP $1.91 Q2 call
      adjusted EBIT margins non-GAAP 28.6% Q2 call
      EBITDA leverage non-GAAP 0.4 Q2 call
      orders $184M Q2 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Scientific & Technical Instruments — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ESE
      Esco Technologies Inc
      this stock
      $8.61B +70.6% +12.5% 28.0 2.7%
      COHR
      Coherent Corp.
      $62.03B +71.8% +19.2% 150.3 4.6%
      KEYS
      Keysight Technologies, Inc.
      $52.83B +52.1% +8.0% 50.7 1.7%
      GRMN
      Garmin Ltd
      $47.96B +23.1% +15.1% 27.8 2.2%
      TDY
      Teledyne Technologies Inc
      $29.63B +25.2% +24.1% 32.4 3.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      434
      % held
      90.4%
      Reported
      12 of 431
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      415
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      691.5K
      Days to cover
      3.0d
      Change
      -33.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      61%
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      138
      Value
      $43.6K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.7%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $299.2M
      EPS diluted
      $11.55
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $200.0M
      Remaining
      $50.4M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 3, 2026
      This year
      7
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $75.8K
      Shares
      370
      Filed
      Dec 2, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 15, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ESE -3.6% +13.9% +56.1% -4.8% +70.7%
      SPY +0.9% +1.4% +7.6% +0.1% +9.7%
      vs SPY -4.5% +12.5% +48.5% -4.9% +61.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.08 / share · ex Jul 2, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.32 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.10%
      Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2020
      Authorized
      $200.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $149.60M
      Remaining
      $50.40M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 866706 CUSIP 296315104 13F (30d) 15 filings 14 filers Visit website Investor relations