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ESCO Technologies stock

ESENYSE

ESCO Technologies Inc., TechnologyISIN US2963151046

$235.06▼ $4.34 (−1.8%)Closing price of 12 Nov 2026

61Score 61 out of 100, Neutral

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Price and trend

44 / 100

Price history

+6.8% in one year

The chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.

Long-term trend

Below the 200-day line: the price is 18% below it.

Trend change

Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.

Momentum

Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 52).

Distance to the high

The price is 34% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 53% (September 2008 to October 2011).

Chart figures for advanced users
SMA 50$254.89
Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
SMA 200$287.99
Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
RSI (14)52
Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
MACDabove the signal line
Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
Support$195.39
The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
Resistance$354.90
The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Market cap
$6.2B
Div. yield
0.13%
12 months
44.5
includes one-off items, adjusted 29.1
25.4
on earnings for the next twelve months ($9.43 per share)
Fair value
$197.35

Snapshot

Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI

  • ESCO Technologies Inc. belongs to the Electronic Components industry (United States) and, with a market value of $6.09B, is number 71 of 118 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
  • In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $1.1B (up 19.2% year on year) and earnings of $299.22M (up 193.7%).
  • For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $1.31B (up 19.9%) and adjusted earnings per share of $8.37 (up 31.9%).
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  • MEQIRI Score 61 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 423 of 857 in Technology, median 61.
  • Our model puts fair value at $197.35, with the price 21% above it.

In plain words

The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI

Strengths

  • Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for 16 years.Capital allocation 54
  • Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 83
  • Growing faster than its industryRevenue up 10.9% a year since 2020, Electronic Components median 6.7%.Growth 70

Weaknesses

None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.

61/ 100
MEQIRI Score
Neutral

Its standout strengths are fundamentals and stability, while valuation and momentum hold the score back.

Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026

How the score is calculated

Score overview

Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits.

Profit consistency100% of years
Cash conversion (free cash flow to earnings, 12 months)not measured
ROIC (12 months)8.8%
Positive free cash flow100% of years
How this category is measured

Score history

The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.

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Crash risk medium

How well MEQIRI warns

In the middle among smaller stocks.

From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.

What drives the risk

  • price far below its 52-week high
  • high price swings

What lowers it

  • solid fundamentals

Valuation

Valuation signal

Modestly overvalued
Price
$239.40
Fair value
$197.35
Gap to fair value
+21%

Closing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.

In our model the price counts as cheap below $151.81 and expensive above $281.93 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).

Calculated with a cost of equity of 9.5%. At 10.5% the fair value would be $166.92, at 8.5% it would be $240.87.

Valuation metrics

3.78
20.5
Fair value (model)
$197.35

From the cash-flow model alone; the profit includes one-off items, so there is no industry value.

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Company performance

This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.

Revenue

20 years

In the twelve months to 30 Jun 2026, revenue rose 20.1% on the twelve months before. Up to 2022 the bars include businesses that were later spun off or sold. On a comparable basis, as restated in the SEC annual reports, revenue grew 10.9% a year.

Margins

20 years
  • Gross margin
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin

In fiscal 2025: gross 42%, operating 16%, net not measured.

Debt & balance sheet

latest quarter
0.08
9.7x
1.38
Cash & equivalents
$73.24M

The balance sheet is solid, with low debt and comfortable interest coverage.

Earnings

Next earnings
19 Nov 2026in 7 days
Last reported
6 Aug 2026EPS reported $2.20 (expected $2.12)above expectations

Analyst estimates

Analysts have raised their 2028 earnings estimate by 3.0% since 15 Oct 2026.

Fiscal 20273 analysts
Earnings per share
$9.220.0%
Revenue
$1.72B+10.4%
Fiscal 20283 analysts
Earnings per share
$10.94+3.0%
Revenue
$1.97B+13.4%

MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.

Company outlook raised

Share price after the results: −6.7%

Guidance raised: 2026 adjusted EPS now $8.30 to $8.40, up 38% to 39% year over year and well above the original November guide.

Supporting passage from the call, verbatim
“We now expect full year adjusted earnings per share of $8.30 to $8.40 per share. This represents an increase of 38% to 39% compared to fiscal 2025.”

The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.

From the earnings call on 6 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.

Insiders

Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders

All insider purchases

No open-market purchases or sales in the last 6 months.

  • Khilnani Vinod MSale

    26 Nov 2025, Board

    Shares
    3,000
    Price
    $217.99
    Value
    $653,971
  • Sayler Bryan HSale

    26 Nov 2025, CEO & PRESIDENT

    Shares
    401
    Price
    $220.00
    Value
    $88,220
  • Khilnani Vinod MSale

    25 Nov 2025, Board

    Shares
    216
    Price
    $224.04
    Value
    $48,393
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  • Tucker Christopher LSale

    25 Nov 2025, Sr. Vice President & CFO

    Shares
    5,000
    Price
    $220.15
    Value
    $1.1M
  • Sayler Bryan HSale

    25 Nov 2025, CEO & PRESIDENT

    Shares
    9,382
    Price
    $220.00
    Value
    $2.06M
  • Schatz David MSale

    25 Nov 2025, Sr. VP, Sec'y & Gen. Counsel

    Shares
    2,498
    Price
    $225.65
    Value
    $563,674
  • Phillippy Robert JSale

    25 Nov 2025, Board

    Shares
    3,700
    Price
    $222.53
    Value
    $823,370

Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.

Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.

What happened at ESCO Technologies

The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.

Sector comparison

857 rated companies in Technology

Rank 423 of 857
423/ 857
This company
61
Sector median
61

Categories against the sector median

ProfitabilityMedian of 857 companies62 (median 59)3 above the median
GrowthMedian of 857 companies70 (median 68)2 above the median
FundamentalsMedian of 857 companies83 (median 67)16 above the median
ValuationMedian of 788 companies with a value41 (median 52)11 below the median
StabilityMedian of 857 companies78 (median 67)11 above the median
Capital allocationMedian of 857 companies54 (median 53)1 above the median
Technical analysisMedian of 857 companies44 (median 59)15 below the median
MomentumMedian of 857 companies40 (median 56)16 below the median

The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.

Competitors in Electronic Components

The next larger and next smaller companies by market value

All 118 Electronic Components stocks

ETFs that hold ESCO Technologies

Held by 13 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.

ETFWeightCostFund size
Invesco Defence Innovation UCITS ETF AccumUSDIVDF1.65%0.35%€134.79M
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS30.35%0.30%€2.28B
L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ0.23%0.30%€185.82M
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Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 30 Sep 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 17 Jul 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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