ESE · Esco Technologies Inc
$265.11
-0.58 (-0.22%)
At close · Sep 30
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$6.95B
Shares
25.91M
Volume · Sep 30
197.4K
Avg daily vol (3M)
217.73K
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$265.11
Open$266.64
Day$261.25–269.09
52W close$195.39–354.90
Avg vol 30d237K
Short int680K · 2.6% float · 3.3d
Short vol54%
Last earningsAug 6, 2026
DataJan 2020–Sep 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 10
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 5 wks
filed Aug 10, 2026
call held Aug 6, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$314.81M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+14.4%
Year over year
Operating margin
15.6%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
21.9
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 4.6%
FCF yield
3.0%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$11.76M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+0.2%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+28.4%
Trailing year
Short interest
2.6%
Latest settlement · 3.3 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Excellent
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 16.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−6%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−8%
below
RSI (14)
40
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
44%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−1%
trailing
6-month return
−14%
trailing
YTD return
+36%
this year
Relative strength
−27%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $288 › 200d $282 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +68 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
2.62% of float · ▲ +3.7% MoM · 3.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
451 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
46
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+13%
Y/Y
EPS growth
+193%
Y/Y
Valuation
P/E 22.1
below peers
Buyback
$200.0M
authorized
Balance sheet
$84.7M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
34%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−27%
past year
ATR
3.0%
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.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Aug 6, 2026
full year 2026
Adjusted earnings per share
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$8.30 – $8.40
for the year
Test segment revenue growth
10% – 12%
Utility segment revenue growth
4% – 6%
for fiscal 27
Cost of debt (Megger acquisition)
Initiated
6%
Guided vs delivered
· last 3 settled
Sales
full year 2024
guided $1.02B – $1.03B
$919.13M
Miss −10.3%
Sales
'22
guided $810M – $830M
$857.5M
Beat +4.6%
Sales
Q4
guided $190M – $200M
$205.48M
Beat +5.4%
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−6%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−8%
Bearish
RSI (14)
40
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
44%
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $288 › 200d $282 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +68 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
2.62% of float · ▲ +3.7% MoM · 3.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
451 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $195
Now $265 · 44%
Range high $355
vs 200-day avg -6%
vs 50-day avg -8%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&D EBIT non-GAAP | 50.4M | the third quarter of 2026 filing | — |
| Capital Expenditures | 11.37M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| EBIT (consolidated) non-GAAP | 49.7M | the third quarter of 2026 filing | — |
| New orders | 409.5M | the third quarter of 2026 filing | — |
| Segment Assets | 931.67M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Segment profit non-GAAP | 83.28M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Test EBIT non-GAAP | 10.9M | the third quarter of 2026 filing | — |
| USG EBIT non-GAAP | 22M | the third quarter of 2026 filing | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Scientific & Technical Instruments — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ESE
this stock
Esco Technologies Inc
|
$6.95B | +35.7% | +12.5% | 22.1 | 2.6% |
|
KEYS
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
|
$61.65B | +79.2% | +8.0% | 49.6 | 1.4% |
|
GRMN
Garmin Ltd
|
$56.73B | +41.4% | +15.1% | 32.8 | 1.6% |
|
COHR
Coherent Corp.
|
$55.49B | +55.9% | +19.2% | 68.8 | 5.2% |
|
TDY
Teledyne Technologies Inc
|
$28.47B | +18.8% | -4.6% | 29.7 | 1.9% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESE | -0.4% | -0.9% | -14.4% | -2.9% | +35.7% |
| SPY | -0.7% | +0.1% | +12.2% | -0.6% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | +0.3% | -1.1% | -26.6% | -2.3% | +23.8% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.08
/ share · ex Oct 1, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.08
/ share · 1 payout
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
— · history filling in
Buyback program
· as of Sep 30, 2025
Authorized
$200.00M
Spent (derived)
—
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.