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ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Saint Louis, United States | NYSE
317.01 USD +17.19 (5.734%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 1:06 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:19 p.m. EDT

ESCO Technologies (ESE) has shown strong recent momentum with a notable rally over the past year, supported by analyst recommendations and positive news. The stock is currently trading near its 52-week high, indicating strong investor confidence. However, the dividend yield is low, and the payout ratio is minimal, which may not appeal to income-focused investors. The options data suggests a bullish outlook, with call options showing higher activity, which could be a sign of traders anticipating further gains. Overall, ESE appears to be a solid short-term opportunity with potential for continued upward movement, but long-term investors should consider the low dividend yield and ensure it aligns with their investment goals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.201826
AutoARIMA0.204545
AutoETS0.205462
AutoTheta0.211305

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 2.98
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.171
Excess Kurtosis 0.47
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 13.525
Revenue per Share 45.315
Market Cap 8,209,216,000
Trailing P/E 66.04
Forward P/E 34.50
Beta 1.14
Profit Margins 26.01%
Website https://www.escotechnologies.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:19 p.m. EDT: The options activity shows mixed signals. Call options are showing higher volume and open interest for strikes above the current price, indicating potential bullish sentiment. However, put options have limited activity, suggesting less bearish sentiment. The high implied volatility in calls, particularly for strikes like 320 and 330, indicates that traders are anticipating significant price movements, possibly upwards. The ATM anchor at 310 suggests some support, but the overall positioning leans towards a potential upward move.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.03% 0.15% 0.23% 0.30%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-02 0.08 0.027371
2026-01-02 0.08 0.040493
2025-10-02 0.08 0.037950
2025-07-02 0.08 0.041471
2025-04-02 0.08 0.049918
2025-01-02 0.08 0.060943
2024-10-02 0.08 0.063100
2024-07-03 0.08 0.077089
2024-03-28 0.08 0.075029
2024-01-03 0.08 0.072407
2023-10-02 0.08 0.077245
2023-07-03 0.08 0.077655
2023-03-31 0.08 0.084399
2023-01-04 0.08 0.092655
2022-10-03 0.08 0.105466
2022-07-01 0.08 0.119354
2022-04-01 0.08 0.115385
2022-01-03 0.08 0.091335
2021-09-30 0.08 0.105260
2021-06-30 0.08 0.086487
2021-03-31 0.08 0.074573
2020-12-31 0.08 0.078726
2020-09-30 0.08 0.100950
2020-07-01 0.08 0.099982
2020-04-01 0.08 0.117835
2019-12-31 0.08 0.088182
2019-10-02 0.08 0.107903
2019-07-03 0.08 0.098940
2019-04-02 0.08 0.119560
2019-01-02 0.08 0.126367
2018-10-02 0.08 0.123547
2018-07-03 0.08 0.141543
2018-04-02 0.08 0.145500
2018-01-03 0.08 0.136292
2017-10-02 0.08 0.134909
2017-06-30 0.08 0.138373
2017-03-30 0.08 0.142624
2016-12-30 0.08 0.146099
2016-09-29 0.08 0.180411
2016-06-30 0.08 0.207872
2016-03-31 0.08 0.213430
2015-12-30 0.08 0.225985
2015-09-29 0.08 0.233235
2015-06-30 0.08 0.223819
2015-03-31 0.08 0.215267
2014-12-30 0.08 0.224524
2014-09-30 0.08 0.242278
2014-07-01 0.08 0.244660
2014-04-01 0.08 0.241174
2013-12-31 0.08 0.247650
2013-10-02 0.08 0.257081
2013-07-01 0.08 0.259429
2013-04-02 0.08 0.212269
2013-01-02 0.08 0.224330
2012-10-03 0.08 0.223990
2012-07-03 0.08 0.231150
2012-04-03 0.08 0.237599
2012-01-04 0.08 0.298324
2011-10-04 0.08 0.329408
2011-07-01 0.08 0.232503
2011-04-04 0.08 0.228545
2011-01-04 0.08 0.231087
2010-10-04 0.08 0.277233
2010-07-01 0.08 0.348795
2010-03-31 0.08 0.276408
2009-12-30 0.08 0.239649
1996-09-30 1.50 35.334948
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.32
dividendYield 0.11
exDividendDate 2026-04-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.001067307
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-04-02
dividendDate 2026-04-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.0450175
Address1 645 Maryville Centre Drive
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 318.51
All Time Low 1.3125
Ask 318.54
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 385,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 277,468
Average Volume 277,468
Average Volume10Days 385,010
Beta 1.141
Bid 318.08
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 2
Book Value 60.275
City Saint Louis
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 317.01
Current Ratio 1.33
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 319.1399
Day Low 306.236
Debt To Equity 13.525
Display Name ESCO
Dividend Date 1,776,384,000
Dividend Rate 0.32
Dividend Yield 0.11
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,328,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,328,800
Earnings Growth 0.219
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.222
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,325,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,529,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,529,600
Ebitda 272,644,000
Ebitda Margins 0.23294
Enterprise To Ebitda 28.87
Enterprise To Revenue 6.725
Enterprise Value 7,871,345,152
Eps Current Year 8.11478
Eps Forward 9.18896
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.8
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,088,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 278.3924
Fifty Day Average Change 38.617615
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13871649
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 104.50175
Fifty Two Week High 319.1399
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.1298828
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0066738217
Fifty Two Week Low 145.09
Fifty Two Week Low Change 171.92001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.1849198
Fifty Two Week Range 145.09 - 319.1399
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 654,787,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.3
Float Shares 25,746,343
Forward Eps 9.18896
Forward P E 34.49901
Free Cashflow 339,680,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,359
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.41917
Gross Profits 490,624,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00378
Held Percent Institutions 0.99431
Implied Shares Outstanding 25,895,762
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,088,000
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 8,209,216,000
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_269960
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 124,683,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,764,067,362
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 306.45
Operating Cashflow 276,625,984
Operating Margins 0.13253
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.0665
Peg Ratio 1.6685
Phone 314 213 7200
Previous Close 299.82
Price Eps Current Year 39.065754
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.2593946
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.0137024
Profit Margins 0.26011
Quick Ratio 0.845
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change 17.190002
Regular Market Change Percent 5.733632
Regular Market Day High 319.1399
Regular Market Day Low 306.236
Regular Market Day Range 306.236 - 319.1399
Regular Market Open 306.45
Regular Market Previous Close 299.82
Regular Market Price 317.01
Regular Market Time 1,776,445,564
Regular Market Volume 238,672
Return On Assets 0.05487
Return On Equity 0.08913
Revenue Growth 0.35
Revenue Per Share 45.315
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 25,895,762
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.014199999
Shares Short 368,530
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 332,540
Short Name ESCO Technologies Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0195
Short Ratio 1.32
Source Interval 15
State MO
Symbol ESE
Target High Price 350.0
Target Low Price 270.0
Target Mean Price 323.33334
Target Median Price 350.0
Total Cash 103,824,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.009
Total Debt 211,102,000
Total Revenue 1,170,454,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.001067307
Trailing Eps 4.8
Trailing P E 66.04375
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 224.3659
Two Hundred Day Average Change 92.644104
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.41291526
Type Disp Equity
Volume 238,672
Website https://www.escotechnologies.com
Zip 63,141-5855