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) Operating margin

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ESCO Technologies Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 15.7%, down 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (15.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.88% (fiscal 2020) to 16.1% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 8.96% and above the Technology sector median of 0.31%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2025 15.8% (0.24)
FY2024 16.1% 1.95
FY2023 14.1% 1.16
FY2022 12.9% 1.47
FY2021 11.5% 4.59
FY2020 6.88% (7.83)
FY2019 14.7% 1.02
FY2018 13.7% 1.43
FY2017 12.3% (1.31)
FY2016 13.6% 1.77

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 14.8% (0.74)
Mar 2026 15.5% 2.29
Dec 2025 13.3% (5.33)
Sep 2025 18.6% 4.00
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 6.88% High 16.1%
Ten-year median 13.6%
Current reading's percentile 83

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
CGNX Cognex Corporation compare 21.9%
VNT Vontier Corporation compare 18.8%
BMI Badger Meter, Inc. compare 18.8%
TRMB Trimble Inc. compare 17.0%
MKSI MKS Inc. compare 15.7%
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. 15.7%
ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare 15.1%
ITRI Itron, Inc. compare 13.7%
NOVT Novanta Inc. compare 8.96%
Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median 8.96%
Technology sector median 0.31%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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