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ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Saint Louis, United States | NYSE
276.96 USD -4.58 (-1.627%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 276.96

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:53 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is built on a powerful divergence between a deteriorating technical trend and robust underlying business quality. Fundamentally, the company is exceptional: it boasts a 65% revenue surge last year, accelerating earnings growth, and a pristine balance sheet with a mere 5.9% payout ratio, indicating massive capacity to reinvest or raise capital. However, the stock has recently stumbled, trading well below its 50-day average and showing a lack of immediate momentum, which keeps the short-term outlook cautious despite the strong long-term thesis. The options market seems to disagree with the immediate weakness, betting on a bounce toward the $300-$360 zone, which aligns with the idea that the recent dip was an overreaction to temporary headwinds rather than a structural flaw.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.043091
AutoARIMA0.043091
MSTL0.043754
AutoTheta0.048067

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 3.75
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.440
Excess Kurtosis -0.50
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 9.315
Revenue per Share 49.888
Market Cap 7,175,360,000
Trailing P/E 52.36
Forward P/E 30.02
Beta 1.12
Profit Margins 24.39%
Website https://www.escotechnologies.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest walls at the $300 and $360 strike levels for September expiration, alongside significant volume at the $360 level. While there is some defensive put buying near the $300-$350 range, the overall skew favors calls, suggesting bets on a continuation of the recent recovery rather than a deep correction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.02% 0.13% 0.22% 0.29%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-02 0.08 0.024040
2026-04-02 0.08 0.027371
2026-01-02 0.08 0.040482
2025-10-02 0.08 0.037924
2025-07-02 0.08 0.041427
2025-04-02 0.08 0.049844
2025-01-02 0.08 0.060823
2024-10-02 0.08 0.062938
2024-07-03 0.08 0.076842
2024-03-28 0.08 0.074731
2024-01-03 0.08 0.072066
2023-10-02 0.08 0.076827
2023-07-03 0.08 0.077175
2023-03-31 0.08 0.083814
2023-01-04 0.08 0.091933
2022-10-03 0.08 0.104548
2022-07-01 0.08 0.118186
2022-04-01 0.08 0.114123
2022-01-03 0.08 0.090232
2021-09-30 0.08 0.103896
2021-06-30 0.08 0.085279
2021-03-31 0.08 0.073469
2020-12-31 0.08 0.077504
2020-09-30 0.08 0.099305
2020-07-01 0.08 0.098256
2020-04-01 0.08 0.115691
2019-12-31 0.08 0.086486
2019-10-02 0.08 0.105736
2019-07-03 0.08 0.096852
2019-04-02 0.08 0.116925
2019-01-02 0.08 0.123438
2018-10-02 0.08 0.120536
2018-07-03 0.08 0.137931
2018-04-02 0.08 0.141593
2018-01-03 0.08 0.132450
2017-10-02 0.08 0.130933
2017-06-30 0.08 0.134116
2017-03-30 0.08 0.138050
2016-12-30 0.08 0.141218
2016-09-29 0.08 0.174140
2016-06-30 0.08 0.200300
2016-03-31 0.08 0.205233
2015-12-30 0.08 0.216861
2015-09-29 0.08 0.223339
2015-06-30 0.08 0.213847
2015-03-31 0.08 0.205233
2014-12-30 0.08 0.213618
2014-09-30 0.08 0.230017
2014-07-01 0.08 0.231750
2014-04-01 0.08 0.227920
2013-12-31 0.08 0.233508
2013-10-02 0.08 0.241838
2013-07-01 0.08 0.243457
2013-04-02 0.08 0.198708
2013-01-02 0.08 0.209589
2012-10-03 0.08 0.208823
2012-07-03 0.08 0.215054
2012-04-03 0.08 0.220568
2012-01-04 0.08 0.276339
2011-10-04 0.08 0.304298
2011-07-01 0.08 0.214075
2011-04-04 0.08 0.209974
2011-01-04 0.08 0.211864
2010-10-04 0.08 0.253646
2010-07-01 0.08 0.318345
2010-03-31 0.08 0.251493
2009-12-30 0.08 0.217510
1996-09-30 1.50 32.000000
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.32
dividendYield 0.11
exDividendDate 2026-10-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0011366057
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-07-02
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.39916503
Address1 645 Maryville Centre Drive
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 362.15
All Time Low 1.3125
Ask 293.97
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 186,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 237,222
Average Volume 237,222
Average Volume10Days 186,800
Beta 1.119
Bid 269.92
Bid Size 40
Board Risk 2
Book Value 62.425
City Saint Louis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 276.96
Current Ratio 1.382
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 282.205
Day Low 275.2
Debt To Equity 9.315
Display Name ESCO
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Rate 0.32
Dividend Yield 0.11
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,050,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,050,000
Earnings Growth 0.248
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.256
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,118,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,118,400
Ebitda 308,844,992
Ebitda Margins 0.23928
Enterprise To Ebitda 23.484
Enterprise To Revenue 5.619
Enterprise Value 7,252,779,520
Eps Current Year 8.35666
Eps Forward 9.22561
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.29
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 319.5064
Fifty Day Average Change -42.546417
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13316296
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 39.916504
Fifty Two Week High 362.15
Fifty Two Week High Change -85.19
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23523404
Fifty Two Week Low 193.68
Fifty Two Week Low Change 83.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4299876
Fifty Two Week Range 193.68 - 362.15
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 654,787,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.29
Float Shares 25,759,635
Forward Eps 9.22561
Forward P E 30.020779
Free Cashflow 233,938,368
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,359
Fullday Change -4.58002
Fullday Change Percent -1.62677
Fullday Price 276.96
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.42008
Gross Profits 542,192,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00379
Held Percent Institutions 1.03281
Implied Shares Outstanding 25,907,567
Industry Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Disp Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Key scientific-technical-instruments
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=116051&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,127,692,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary ESCO Technologies Inc. provides engineered components and systems for aviation, navy, defense, and industrial customers. The Aerospace & Defense segment designs and manufactures specialty filtration products, including hydraulic filter elements and fluid control devices used in commercial and defense aerospace applications; miniature electro-explosive devices for military aircraft ejection seats and missile arming devices; manufactures and sells mission-critical bushings, pins, sleeves, and precision-tolerance machined components for landing gear, rotor heads, engine mounts, flight controls, and actuation systems for the aerospace and defense industries; designs, develops and manufactures elastomeric-based signature reduction solutions for U.S. naval vessels; and provides mission-critical signature and power management solutions. The Utility Solutions Group segment develops, manufactures, and delivers diagnostic testing solutions; and designs and manufactures decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily wind and solar. The RF Test & Measurement segment designs and manufactures products and systems to measure and control RF energy for research and development, regulatory compliance, and medical and security applications; and turnkey systems, such as RF test facilities and measurement systems, acoustic test enclosures, RF and magnetically shielded rooms, and secure communication facilities. This segment also supplies RF absorptive materials, filters, antennas, field probes, test cells, proprietary measurement software, and other test accessories; and offers calibration and product tests, feedthrough capacitors, high current power, telephone, data and control line filters, and high-altitude electromagnetic protection filters. It distributes its products through distributors, sales representatives, direct sales teams, and in-house sales personnel. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Long Name ESCO Technologies Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,175,360,000
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_269960
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 139,836,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,294,016,413
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 282.87
Operating Cashflow 243,974,000
Operating Margins 0.148
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0594
Peg Ratio 1.67
Phone 314 213 7200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 276.96
Post Market Time 1,787,961,396
Previous Close 281.54
Price Eps Current Year 33.142426
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.436684
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.5592732
Profit Margins 0.24391001
Quick Ratio 0.857
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.58002
Regular Market Change Percent -1.62677
Regular Market Day High 282.205
Regular Market Day Low 275.2
Regular Market Day Range 275.2 - 282.205
Regular Market Open 282.87
Regular Market Previous Close 281.54
Regular Market Price 276.96
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 106,447
Return On Assets 0.051090002
Return On Equity 0.095
Revenue Growth 0.144
Revenue Per Share 49.888
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 25,907,567
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.024600001
Shares Short 638,570
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 703,152
Short Name ESCO Technologies Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0337
Short Ratio 3.27
Source Interval 15
State MO
Symbol ESE
Target High Price 420.0
Target Low Price 345.0
Target Mean Price 390.75
Target Median Price 399.0
Total Cash 73,236,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.827
Total Debt 150,656,000
Total Revenue 1,290,701,056
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0011366057
Trailing Eps 5.29
Trailing P E 52.355385
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 275.4775
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.4824829
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0053815027
Type Disp Equity
Volume 106,447
Website https://www.escotechnologies.com
Zip 63,141-5855