ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
ESE on NYSE
Location
St. Louis, MO
Fiscal year end
30 September
Latest financial report
09 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-31) highlights Return On Equity 21.8%, Return On Assets 14.5%, and Operating Margin 3.3%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

86.9/100

Strong Confidence medium

Return On Equity

22%

Metric score 81.0/100

Return On Assets

15%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.33x
Quick Ratio
0.89x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Current Ratio

Watchpoints

Operating Margin

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

22%

YoY: +136%

Industry median: -1.7% (n=20)

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Return On Assets

15%

YoY: +135%

Industry median: -9% (n=20)

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Operating Margin

3.3%

YoY: +6.9%

Industry median: -15% (n=15)

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Current Ratio

1.33x

YoY: -35%

Industry median: 1.39x (n=20)

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Quick Ratio

0.89x

YoY: -34%

Industry median: 1.2x (n=18)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

176%

YoY:

Industry median: -2.4% (n=18)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 22% +136%
Return On Assets 15% +135%
Operating Margin 3.3% +6.9%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.33x -35%
Quick Ratio 0.89x -34%
Debt-to-equity 0.6x +22%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
NetIncomeLoss YoY 176%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 25,895,762 +0.35%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $309,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 25,855,000 +0.29%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 25,882,000 +0.19%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $1,170,454,000 +28%
Cost of Revenue $679,829,000 +31%
Costs and Expenses $1,007,920,000 +30%
Operating Income (Loss) $38,358,000 +37%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $162,534,000 +18%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $37,851,000 +28%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 11.79 +176%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 11.75 +176%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $103,824,000 +46%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $245,328,000 +21%
Inventory, Net $227,153,000 +3.5%
Other Assets, Current $24,686,000 +19%
Assets, Current $689,653,000 +6.8%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $171,810,000 +2%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $46,592,000 +20%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $706,383,000 +78%
Goodwill $767,375,000 +44%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $17,186,000 +25%
Assets $2,398,999,000 +34%
Accounts Payable, Current $92,291,000 +22%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $252,360,000 +95%
Liabilities, Current $518,393,000 +64%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $115,776,000 +53%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $43,466,000 +19%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $35,500,000 -6.8%
Liabilities $838,135,000 +50%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $1,829,000 +94%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $1,400,530,000 +27%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $1,560,864,000 +26%
Liabilities and Equity $2,398,999,000 +34%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $3,233,000 +28%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $68,861,000 +102%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $53,170,000 -194%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $13,232,000 -70%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 50,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 30,952,504 +0.29%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $2,474,000 -54%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $103,824,000 +46%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities $2,689,000 +4.8%
Operating Lease, Liability $49,420,000 +21%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $331,415,000 +245%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $61,518,000 +17%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $5,954,000 +33%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $7,696,000 +55%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $7,824,000 +49%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.047 +6.8%
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $3,388,000 +123%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $12,098,000 +4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $6,234,000 +28%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 10,000,000 0%
Operating Lease, Payments $7,649,000 +23%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $65,648,000 +99%
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $26,493,000 +104%
Interest Expense $18,125,000 +22%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%