ESE PEER ANALYSIS

ESCO Technologies Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

ESEESCO Technologies Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Scientific & Technical Instruments

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

ESEIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	ESE	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
P/E	27.98	62.43	9.98●	43.88
P/B	5.44	14.39	1.69●	4.83
EV/EBITDA	30.06	44.18	6.43●	21.16
P/S	6.91	10.54	4.00●	5.06

Financial Health
Metric	ESE	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.45	1.78	3.44●	1.90
Debt/Equity	13.4%●	33.0%	27.1%	32.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.41	0.88	0.38●	0.87

Profitability
Metric	ESE	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Net Margin	24.7%	16.9%	40.1%●	12.4%
ROE	21.5%	24.3%●	17.7%	9.7%
ROA	14.6%●	14.3%	11.4%	6.1%
EBITDA Margin	23.3%	24.3%	66.1%●	22.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ESE	CDA	HEXA-B	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	23.3%	29.1%●	-6.3%	6.5%
NI Growth	161.1%●	43.9%	108.9%	18.2%
Div. Yield	0.1%	0.8%●	0.2%	0.4%
Payout	2.7%	40.3%	19.2%	26.9%

Valuation
Metric	ESE	NOVT	ST	CGNX	TRMB	BMI	Ind. Median
P/E	27.98	123.90	137.20	80.09	27.54●	32.81	43.88
P/B	5.44	5.08	2.33	7.72	2.23●	6.20	4.83
EV/EBITDA	30.06	43.78	11.52●	45.39	16.79	—	21.16
P/S	6.91	6.62	1.78●	10.91	3.41	4.78	5.06

Financial Health
Metric	ESE	NOVT	ST	CGNX	TRMB	BMI	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.45	3.56●	2.75	3.55	1.01	3.00	1.90
Debt/Equity	13.4%	22.2%	99.8%	5.0%●	25.1%	—	32.5%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.41	-0.66	2.88	-0.90●	1.44	—	0.87

Profitability
Metric	ESE	NOVT	ST	CGNX	TRMB	BMI	Ind. Median
Net Margin	24.7%●	5.3%	1.3%	13.6%	12.4%	14.6%	12.4%
ROE	21.5%●	5.2%	1.7%	9.7%	8.3%	19.6%	9.7%
ROA	14.6%●	3.4%	0.7%	7.2%	5.1%	14.0%	6.1%
EBITDA Margin	23.3%	14.9%	20.6%	23.6%●	22.2%	22.7%	22.2%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ESE	NOVT	ST	CGNX	TRMB	BMI	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	23.3%●	5.6%	-3.0%	13.8%	6.5%	5.2%	6.5%
NI Growth	161.1%●	-23.9%	-60.4%	21.1%	-68.8%	-2.7%	18.2%
Div. Yield	0.1%	—	1.0%	0.5%	—	1.1%●	0.4%
Payout	2.7%	—	144.5%	38.8%	—	34.6%	26.9%

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