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ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

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United States Fiscal year ends September CIK 0000866706
$257.83 +1.48% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $257.83 +223.91% Close, 9 Oct 2026

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Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2017Revenue685.7Net income53.7EPS, diluted2.07Fiscal year 2018Revenue683.7 −0.3%Net income92.1 +71.6%EPS, diluted3.54 +71.0%Fiscal year 2019Revenue726.0 +6.2%Net income81.0 −12.0%EPS, diluted3.10 −12.4%Fiscal year 2020Revenue730.5 +0.6%Net income99.4 +22.7%EPS, diluted3.81 +22.9%Fiscal year 2021Revenue715.4 −2.1%Net income63.5 −36.1%EPS, diluted2.42 −36.5%Fiscal year 2022Revenue857.5 +19.9%Net income82.3 +29.6%EPS, diluted3.16 +30.6%Fiscal year 2023Revenue855.8 −0.2%Operating income119.1Net income92.5 +12.4%EPS, diluted3.58 +13.3%Fiscal year 2024Revenue919.1 +7.4%Operating income146.2Net income101.9 +10.1%EPS, diluted3.94 +10.1%Fiscal year 2025Revenue1,095.4 +19.2%Operating income170.4Net income299.2 +193.7%EPS, diluted11.55 +193.1%
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 685.7 683.7 726.0 730.5 715.4 857.5 855.8 919.1 1,095.4
Growth −0.3% +6.2% +0.6% −2.1% +19.9% −0.2% +7.4% +19.2%
Operating income n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 119.1 146.2 170.4
Net income 53.7 92.1 81.0 99.4 63.5 82.3 92.5 101.9 299.2
Growth +71.6% −12.0% +22.7% −36.1% +29.6% +12.4% +10.1% +193.7%
EPS, diluted 2.07 3.54 3.10 3.81 2.42 3.16 3.58 3.94 11.55
Growth +71.0% −12.4% +22.9% −36.5% +30.6% +13.3% +10.1% +193.1%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2017Net margin7.8%Free cash flow margin5.5%Fiscal year 2018Net margin13.5%Free cash flow margin11.4%Fiscal year 2019Net margin11.2%Free cash flow margin11.1%Fiscal year 2020Net margin13.6%Free cash flow margin6.9%Fiscal year 2021Net margin8.9%Free cash flow margin13.5%Fiscal year 2022Net margin9.6%Free cash flow margin12.0%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin13.9%Net margin10.8%Free cash flow margin6.7%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin15.9%Net margin11.1%Free cash flow margin10.8%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin15.6%Net margin27.3%Free cash flow margin18.8%
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating margin n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 13.9% 15.9% 15.6%
Net margin 7.8% 13.5% 11.2% 13.6% 8.9% 9.6% 10.8% 11.1% 27.3%
Free cash flow margin 5.5% 11.4% 11.1% 6.9% 13.5% 12.0% 6.7% 10.8% 18.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow67.3Capital expenditure−29.7Free cash flow37.6Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−8.3Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow93.3Capital expenditure−15.2Free cash flow78.0 +107.4%Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−8.3Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow105.1Capital expenditure−24.2Free cash flow80.9 +3.7%Dividends paid−8.3Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow82.3Capital expenditure−32.1Free cash flow50.2 −38.0%Dividends paid−8.3Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow123.1Capital expenditure−26.7Free cash flow96.4 +92.2%Dividends paid−8.3Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow135.3Capital expenditure−32.1Free cash flow103.2 +7.0%Buybacks−19.9Dividends paid−8.3Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow76.9Capital expenditure−19.7Free cash flow57.2 −44.5%Buybacks−12.4Dividends paid−8.3Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow127.5Capital expenditure−28.3Free cash flow99.3 +73.4%Buybacks−8.0Dividends paid−8.2Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow241.9Capital expenditure−36.3Free cash flow205.6 +107.1%Dividends paid−8.3
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 67.3 93.3 105.1 82.3 123.1 135.3 76.9 127.5 241.9
Capital expenditure −29.7 −15.2 −24.2 −32.1 −26.7 −32.1 −19.7 −28.3 −36.3
Free cash flow 37.6 78.0 80.9 50.2 96.4 103.2 57.2 99.3 205.6
Growth +107.4% +3.7% −38.0% +92.2% +7.0% −44.5% +73.4% +107.1%
Buybacks 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a −19.9 −12.4 −8.0 n/a
Dividends paid −8.3 −8.3 −8.3 −8.3 −8.3 −8.3 −8.3 −8.2 −8.3

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2017Cash45.5Total debt275.0Net cash (debt)−229.5Shareholders’ equity671.9Debt to equity0.41Fiscal year 2018Cash30.5Total debt220.0Net cash (debt)−189.5Shareholders’ equity759.4Debt to equity0.29Fiscal year 2019Cash61.8Total debt286.3Net cash (debt)−224.5Shareholders’ equity826.2Debt to equity0.35Fiscal year 2020Cash52.6Total debt60.0Net cash (debt)−7.4Shareholders’ equity959.0Debt to equity0.06Fiscal year 2021Cash56.2Total debt154.0Net cash (debt)−97.8Shareholders’ equity1,019.7Debt to equity0.15Fiscal year 2022Cash97.7Total debt153.0Net cash (debt)−55.3Shareholders’ equity1,048.2Debt to equity0.15Fiscal year 2023Cash41.9Total debt102.0Net cash (debt)−60.1Shareholders’ equity1,131.1Debt to equity0.09Fiscal year 2024Cash66.0Total debt122.0Net cash (debt)−56.0Shareholders’ equity1,237.4Debt to equity0.10Fiscal year 2025Cash101.4Total debt186.0Net cash (debt)−84.7Shareholders’ equity1,540.9Debt to equity0.12
FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 45.5 30.5 61.8 52.6 56.2 97.7 41.9 66.0 101.4
Total debt 275.0 220.0 286.3 60.0 154.0 153.0 102.0 122.0 186.0
Net cash (debt) −229.5 −189.5 −224.5 −7.4 −97.8 −55.3 −60.1 −56.0 −84.7
Shareholders’ equity 671.9 759.4 826.2 959.0 1,019.7 1,048.2 1,131.1 1,237.4 1,540.9
Debt to equity 0.41 0.29 0.35 0.06 0.15 0.15 0.09 0.10 0.12

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending September, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2017 30 Sep 2017 FY2018 30 Sep 2018 FY2019 30 Sep 2019 FY2020 30 Sep 2020 FY2021 30 Sep 2021 FY2022 30 Sep 2022 FY2023 30 Sep 2023 FY2024 30 Sep 2024 FY2025 30 Sep 2025
Margins
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 13.9% 15.9% 15.6%
11.7% 11.9% 13.5% 5.0% 11.3% 12.4% 12.9% 14.2% 14.0%
7.8% 13.5% 11.2% 13.6% 8.9% 9.6% 10.8% 11.1% 27.3%
5.5% 11.4% 11.1% 6.9% 13.5% 12.0% 6.7% 10.8% 18.8%
Spending
2.0% 1.6% 1.7% 1.8% 2.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.3% 2.1%
21.6% 22.4% 22.4% 21.8% 23.4% 22.8% 23.8% 22.7% 21.4%
4.3% 2.2% 3.3% 4.4% 3.7% 3.7% 2.3% 3.1% 3.3%
33.0% −6.4% 20.8% 37.1% 21.3% 22.7% 22.4% 21.6% 23.9%
Returns
8.0% 12.1% 9.8% 10.4% 6.2% 7.9% 8.2% 8.2% 19.4%
4.3% 7.3% 5.5% 7.3% 4.0% 5.0% 5.5% 5.5% 12.4%
Balance and payout
0.41 0.29 0.35 0.06 0.15 0.15 0.09 0.10 0.12
46.7% 40.0% 43.7% 30.0% 35.4% 36.6% 32.8% 32.7% 36.1%
15.4% 9.0% 10.2% 8.4% 13.1% 10.0% 8.9% 8.1% 2.8%
22.0% 10.6% 10.3% 16.6% 8.6% 27.3% 36.1% 16.4% 4.0%