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ESCO Technologies Inc.

IndustrialsCommunications Equipment
Ticker ESEST. LOUIS, MOFiscal year ends SeptemberBook value per share $62.37Diluted shares 25.9M

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) is a global provider of highly engineered components, systems, and diagnostic solutions serving aviation, defense, industrial, and utility markets. The company operates through three primary business segments that collectively generated revenues across diverse end markets with strong… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 09-30Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$1.10BFY2025
+6.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.29B
15.55%FY2025
+1.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 14.18%
$299.22MFY2025
+193.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $314.81M
19.42%FY2025
+11.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 19.47%
Cash & financing
$241.94MFY2025
+89.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $243.97M
$189.77MFY2025
+139.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $196.60M
0.12FY2025
Was 0.10× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.05
25.9MFY2025
+0.1% year over year
Last 12 mo 25.9M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What ESCO Technologies Inc. does

In the company’s own words

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) is a global provider of highly engineered components, systems, and diagnostic solutions serving aviation, defense, industrial, and utility markets. The company operates through three primary business segments that collectively generated revenues across diverse end markets with strong government and commercial customer bases.

The Aerospace & Defense segment, representing 44% of continuing operations revenue, designs and manufactures specialty filtration, fluid control systems, naval products, and precision-machined components for aerospace and defense applications. This segment includes PTI Technologies, Crissair, Globe Composite Solutions, Mayday Manufacturing, and ESCO Maritime Solutions, which was acquired in April 2025 and provides magnetic signature management systems and power control solutions for naval vessels. The segment operates nine facilities in the United States, two in the United Kingdom, and one in Mexico.

The Utility Solutions Group segment, accounting for 35% of continuing operations revenue, develops diagnostic testing and data management solutions for electric power grid operators and renewable energy providers. Operating through Doble Engineering Company, Morgan Schaffer, Altanova, and NRG Systems, this segment serves electric utilities and renewable energy companies globally with eight facilities in the United States, one in Canada, and ten outside North America.

The RF Test & Measurement segment comprises 21% of continuing operations revenue and is an industry leader in designing and manufacturing radio frequency test and measurement products, systems, and components. ETS-Lindgren, the primary operating company, serves medical, electronics, wireless communications, automotive, and defense markets with five facilities in the United States and eight internationally.

As of September 30, 2025, ESCO employed 3,425 persons, with 28% located in 16 offices outside the United States. The company maintains a firm order backlog of $1,133.6 million, with approximately 64% expected to be completed within the following fiscal year. International sales represented 34% of continuing operations revenue, while direct and indirect sales to the U.S. Government accounted for 23% of revenues. The company website is www.escotechnologies.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Communications Equipment
Headquarters
ST. LOUIS, MO
Fiscal year end
September
CIK
866706
SIC
3669

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-157.23M$237.66M$632.55M$1.03B$1.42B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns ESCO Technologies Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

439
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$5.07B
held by funds, at market
58.0%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · ESCO Technologies Inc.’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.49%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.29%of fund net assets
0.25%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.11%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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