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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
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ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) Return on invested capital

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ESCO Technologies Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.76%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.66%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.24% (fiscal 2020) to 7.22% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median of 4.67% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 6.66% (0.47)
FY2024 7.13% 0.80
FY2023 6.33% 0.04
FY2022 6.29% 1.70
FY2021 4.59% 1.35
FY2020 3.24% (3.12)
FY2019 6.36% 0.19
FY2018 6.17% 0.34
FY2017 5.83% (1.39)
FY2016 7.22% 0.56

Against its own ten years

Low 3.24% High 7.22%
Ten-year median 6.33%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
BMI Badger Meter, Inc. compare 17.7%
VNT Vontier Corporation compare 14.3%
CGNX Cognex Corporation compare 12.2%
ITRI Itron, Inc. compare 8.09%
ESE ESCO Technologies Inc. 7.76%
ST Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. compare 7.39%
MKSI MKS Inc. compare 6.74%
TRMB Trimble Inc. compare 6.32%
NOVT Novanta Inc. compare 5.12%
Scientific & Technical Instruments industry median 4.67%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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