ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) Updates Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.050-2.150 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.090. The company issued revenue guidance of -, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $347.0 million. ESCO Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 8.000-8.250 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen lowered ESCO Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective on shares of ESCO Technologies in a report on Friday, April 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ESCO Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.00.

ESCO Technologies Stock Performance

ESCO Technologies stock traded down $4.02 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $331.57. 299,987 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 338,213. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.33. ESCO Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $170.11 and a fifty-two week high of $346.20. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $292.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $246.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.59 billion, a PE ratio of 28.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.18.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.84 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $309.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $307.88 million. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 12.55% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business’s revenue was up 33.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.35 earnings per share. ESCO Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.250 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ESCO Technologies will post 8.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of ESCO Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of ESCO Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $586,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,050,093 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $205,178,000 after acquiring an additional 158,949 shares in the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 3,397 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $664,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 11,854 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,316,000 after acquiring an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 59.3% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,115 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $609,000 after acquiring an additional 1,160 shares in the last quarter. 95.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About ESCO Technologies

ESCO Technologies Inc is a diversified manufacturer of engineered products and systems designed to meet customers’ critical performance requirements in the test, measurement, control, and filtration of data, fluids, and gases. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including commercial aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and communication network sectors. ESCO’s solutions are tailored to environments where reliability, precision and regulatory compliance are paramount.

Operating through multiple business segments, ESCO Technologies delivers test and measurement instruments such as RF and microwave components, signal distribution systems, and integrated test enclosures that support defense and aerospace programs.