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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 14.4%, EPS grew 24.8%, free cash flow fell 22.1% and total debt fell 83.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three, operating cash flow growth for three.
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ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) Piotroski F-score
ESCO Technologies Inc.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 3 out of 9: 3 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, down from 8 in fiscal 2024.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3 | (5.00) |
| FY2024 | 8 | 1.00 |
| FY2023 | 7 | (2.00) |
| FY2022 | 9 | 5.00 |
| FY2021 | 4 | 0.00 |
| FY2020 | 4 | 0.00 |
| FY2019 | 4 | (2.00) |
| FY2018 | 6 | 3.00 |
| FY2017 | 3 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 14.08% | 5.79% | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 241.94m | 127.54m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 14.08% | 5.79% | Pass | 1 |
| Cash flow above net income | (57.28m) | 25.66m | Fail | 0 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.08 | 0.06 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising current ratio | 1.35 | 1.91 | Fail | 0 |
| No new shares issued | 25,811,000 | 25,774,000 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | 42.09% | 42.28% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.52 | 0.52 | Fail | 0 |
| Piotroski F-score | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated | 3 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| CGNX Cognex Corporation compare | 8 |
| ITRI Itron, Inc. compare | 6 |
| FTV Fortive Corporation compare | 6 |
| ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare | 6 |
| VNT Vontier Corporation compare | 6 |
| NOVT Novanta Inc. compare | 5 |
| BMI Badger Meter, Inc. compare | 5 |
| TRMB Trimble Inc. compare | 4 |
| ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. | 3 |
What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover