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ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

ESCO Technologies Inc designs and manufactures engineered products and systems for the aerospace, defense, and utility industries. Its main products include RF shielding and test solutions, utility solutions, and aerospace and defense components. The company serves government and commercial customers in the United States and internationally.

Snapshot

Revenue
$1.10B
Revenue growth (YoY)
19.2%
Net income
$299.2M
Diluted EPS
$11.55
Gross margin
42.1%
Operating margin
15.6%
Net margin
27.3%
FCF margin
18.8%
ROE
19.4%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
51.3×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$7.18B
Long-term debt / equity
0.11×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended September 30, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Esco Technologies

  • Revenue grew 19.2% to $1.1B in FY2025, faster than the 7.4% the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $339M, up 14.4% from Q3 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $206M in FY2025, 18.8% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 193.7% to $299M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Esco Technologies’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin42.1%
44th percentile of 105
Operating margin15.6%
82nd percentile of 185
Net margin27.3%
96th percentile of 191
FCF margin18.8%
85th percentile of 164
Revenue growth (YoY)+19.2%
78th percentile of 209
ROE19.4%
85th percentile of 165
P/E51.3×
76th percentile of 95
Long-term debt / equity0.11×
18th percentile of 101
Short interest2.92d
45th percentile of 216

Esco Technologies’s net margin of 27.3% ranks in the 96th percentile of the 191 Communication Services companies reporting it. Esco Technologies’s FCF margin of 18.8% ranks in the 85th percentile of the 164 Communication Services companies reporting it. Esco Technologies’s return on equity of 19.4% ranks in the 85th percentile of the 165 Communication Services companies reporting it.

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 3 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+3 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
1
0 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
7
4 trimmed, 3 exited
Combined position
$41.8M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$26.8M76.7KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$8.0M22.7KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$3.3M9.5KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$3.3M9.5KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$385,0441.1KReduced

No longer held by: D. E. Shaw (as of Q2 2026), Millennium Management (as of Q2 2026), Point72 Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
638.6K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+17.6%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.92
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
218.4K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14638.6K+17.6%2.92
2026-07-31542.8K-22.8%3.01
2026-07-15703.2K-11.1%3.32
2026-06-30791.3K+14.4%1.98
2026-06-15691.5K-4.6%3.03
2026-05-29724.8K+16.4%2.76
2026-05-15622.4K+11.1%2.02
2026-04-30560.0K+30.4%1.39

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$1.10B$919.1M$855.8M$857.5M$715.4M
Gross profit$461.1M$388.6M$353.1M$332.0M$270.4M
Operating income$170.4M$146.2M$119.1M
Net income$299.2M$101.9M$92.5M$82.3M$63.5M
Diluted EPS$11.55$3.94$3.58$3.16$2.42

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$241.9M$127.5M$76.9M$135.3M$123.1M
Capital expenditure$36.3M$28.3M$19.7M$32.1M$26.7M
Free cash flow$205.6M$99.3M$57.2M$103.2M$96.4M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q3 FY2026$339.0M14.4%$32.7M$1.26
Q2 FY2026$309.3M33.5%$34.7M$1.34
Q1 FY2026$289.7M35.0%$28.7M$1.11
Q4 FY2025$352.7M28.9%$218.7M$8.41
Q3 FY2025$296.3M26.9%$26.1M$1.01
Q2 FY2025$231.8M-7.0%$31.0M$1.20
Q1 FY2025$214.6M-1.7%$23.5M$0.91
Q4 FY2024$273.5M58.6%$34.3M$1.32

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorCommunication Services
SIC industryCommunications Equipment, NEC
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended September 30, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ3 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2011
SEC CIK866706

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-10
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10-Q2026-05-11
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10-Q2026-02-09
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8-K2026-08-06
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8-K2026-06-03
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8-K2026-05-07
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8-K2026-04-16
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.