ESCO Technologies Inc.

ESE Technology Scientific & Technical Instruments

ESCO Technologies Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $1.1 billion, up 19.2% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+14.4%
EPS
+24.8%
Free cash flow
−22.1%
Total debt
−83.8%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

239.42 11.17 −4.46%
Market cap
$7.8B
P/E
20.7×
Fwd P/E
40.9×
Dividend yield
0.13%
F-score
3/9
Altman Z
5.34
Beneish M
−2.58
Dividend safety
89/100

ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) Free cash flow margin

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ESCO Technologies Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.2%, down 2.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.34% (fiscal 2017) to 17.3% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 10.5% and above the Technology sector median of 1.27%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2025 17.3% 7.81
FY2024 9.51% 4.02
FY2023 5.49% (5.04)
FY2022 10.5% (1.99)
FY2021 12.5% 6.89
FY2020 5.63% (6.73)
FY2019 12.4% 2.35
FY2018 10.0% 5.67
FY2017 4.34% (4.65)
FY2016 8.99% 0.35

Against its own ten years

Low 4.34% High 17.3%
Ten-year median 9.51%
Current reading's percentile 100

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
CGNX Cognex Corporation compare 25.3%
TRMB Trimble Inc. compare 20.4%
ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare 16.7%
BMI Badger Meter, Inc. compare 16.2%
ITRI Itron, Inc. compare 15.8%
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. 15.2%
VNT Vontier Corporation compare 12.6%
NOVT Novanta Inc. compare 10.6%
MKSI MKS Inc. compare 10.5%
Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median 10.5%
Technology sector median 1.27%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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