ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE)
Technology · NYQ
Price as at 2 Oct 2026, 01:44 UTC. Quotes are delayed.
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
ESCO Technologies Inc. trades at $269.92, which is 51% above the $131.11 our fair value estimate puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 59 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 64.7 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
ESE dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | $0.240 | 3 |
| 2025 | $0.320 | 4 |
| 2024 | $0.320 | 4 |
| 2023 | $0.320 | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.320 | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.240 | 3 |
| 2020 | $0.320 | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.400 | 5 |
| 2018 | $0.320 | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.240 | 3 |
| 2016 | $0.320 | 4 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
ESE earnings and analyst estimates
Recommendation mix, 4 published ratings
Estimates are the published analyst consensus and move often. An earnings date is scheduled, not certain, and a share tends to reprice most violently on the day itself.
About ESCO Technologies Inc.
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.
Company profile, industry and headcount are as reported by our data provider and can lag a company's own filings by a reporting period. The annual report is the authority.
ESE passes 2 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Super investor ownership
7 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:
- Select Equity Group, Select Equity Group, L.P.$47.97M · 0.2% of book
- Two Sigma, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$26.85M · 0.0% of book
- Marshall Wace, MARSHALL WACE, LLP$15.58M · 0.0% of book
- Cliff Asness, AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$7.96M · 0.0% of book
- Joel Greenblatt, Gotham Asset Management, LLC$3.33M · 0.0% of book
A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.
Politician trades in ESE
We hold 6 disclosed trades in ESE by members of Congress and executive-branch officials. The latest 5:
- April McClain Delaney · HouseSell · $15,001 - $50,000 · traded 25 Aug 2026 · disclosed 9 Sept 2026
- April McClain Delaney · HouseBuy · $1,001 - $15,000 · traded 24 Aug 2026 · disclosed 9 Sept 2026
- April McClain Delaney · HouseBuy · $1,001 - $15,000 · traded 20 Aug 2026 · disclosed 9 Sept 2026
- April McClain Delaney · HouseBuy · $1,001 - $15,000 · traded 19 Aug 2026 · disclosed 9 Sept 2026
- Donald J Trump · Executive branchBuy · $1,001 - $15,000 · traded 15 Jun 2026 · disclosed 22 Aug 2026
A disclosure reports a value band, not an amount, and is due up to 45 days after the trade; some arrive later. Every filer we track, each with their own page, is on the Congress trading tracker.
ESE peers
The largest companies in the same industry (Scientific & Technical Instruments), then in the same sector.
- TDY Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
- CGNX Cognex Corporation
- ST Sensata Technologies Holding plc
- BMI Badger Meter, Inc.
- VNT Vontier Corporation
- ITRN Ituran Location and Control Ltd.
- CAZGF Catapult Sports Ltd
- USBC USBC, Inc.
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Common questions
Is ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) undervalued?
Against our fair value estimate of $131.11, ESE at $269.92 is 51% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation. It is built from normalized earning power with growth capped deliberately low, which understates companies whose value is mostly future growth.
Which funds own ESE?
7 of the institutions we track reported a position in ESE in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.
What is ESE's P/E ratio?
ESE trades at 64.7 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
Does ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) pay a dividend?
Yes. ESCO Technologies Inc. yields 0.10% at the current share price. It has paid $0.320 per share over the trailing twelve months. It has paid a dividend in each of the last 17 complete calendar years. A dividend is declared by the board and can be cut at any time; a yield is a fact about the current price, not a promise.
Where does SteadyShares get its ESE data?
Fundamentals for ESE come from company filings and exchange data, as listed on NYQ; institutional ownership comes from SEC 13F filings. The share price shown was last refreshed on 2 Oct 2026, 01:44 UTC and is delayed. Our data quality score for this company is 100/100, which is the share of the inputs behind our scores that were actually available rather than assumed. Metrics we do not hold are left out of the page rather than estimated.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.