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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Esco Technologies Inc.ESE · business equipment | |
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| Grade |  Cmiddle fifth of 497 graded peers; percentile 51.8, sampling error 2.2 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 258 of 497 |
| Profitability | C/Dpercentile 61.9 |
| Solvency | Bpercentile 37.3 |
| Growth and financing | Cpercentile 46.7 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $2.4B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 13 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Dec 1, 2025312 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $254.062026-10-08; market equity $6.6B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Dec 1, 2025; the document on sec.gov.
The Registrant is ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE), sometimes referred to in this report as ESCO. Except where the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” are used in this report to refer to ESCO together with its subsidiaries through which its businesses are conducted. We are: ●A global provider of highly engineered components and systems for aviation, Navy, defense and industrial customers; ●An industry leader in designing and manufacturing radio frequency (RF) test and measurement products and systems; and ●A provider of diagnostic instruments, software and services to industrial power users and the electric utility and renewable energy industries.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 61.9 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 19.1% | [1-3] | 28.5% | 64.3 | 558 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | [4-12] | 10.9% | 53.3 | 136 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Accruals ratio | 2.7% | [1,13-15] | (7.4%) | 89.7 | 621 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 1.8 pts | [2-3,16-23] | 2.4 pts | 40.4 | 429 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 37.3 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.05% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 4.68 | [1,4,8,24-27] | 2.18 | 24.8 | 566 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.34x | [4,7,9,28] | 1.11x | 27.4 | 147 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Interest coverage | 9.73x | [4,29] | 3.77x | 29.2 | 90 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | [24-25] | 2.02x | 67.8 | 666 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 46.7 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 8.5% | [2,16,18,20] | 6.4% | 43.8 | 538 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 25.8% | [14,30-36] | 17.2% | 39.0 | 268 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Reinvestment rate | (136.7%) | [4-6,24-25,28,30,37-38] | 14.3% | 79.1 | 226 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 13.4% | [1,15,39-40] | 5.0% | 27.9 | 563 | 2025-09-30 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | 0.2% | [41-42] | 0.5% | 43.8 | 407 | 2025-11-14 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.029; sampling error 2.2 percentile points on 497 peers.
Among 497 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (UCTT) Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (UCTT) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 50.8 Nasdaq · Semiconductors & Related Devices market equity $3.1B; last close $67.35 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 50.8 | C | |
| 254 | Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) Penguin Solutions, Inc. (PENG) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.0 Nasdaq · Semiconductors & Related Devices market equity $3.7B; last close $71.55 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 51.0 | C | |
| 255 | Blackberry Ltd. (BB) Blackberry Ltd. (BB) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.2 NYSE · Services-Prepackaged Software market equity $5.1B; last close $8.63 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 12 of 14 inputs | 51.2 | C | fortress balance sheet |
| 256 | Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (ALRM) Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (ALRM) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.4 Nasdaq · Services-Prepackaged Software market equity $2.7B; last close $55.30 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 51.4 | C | |
| 257 | Evertec, Inc. (EVTC) Evertec, Inc. (EVTC) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.6 NYSE · Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation market equity $1.8B; last close $29.39 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 51.6 | C | |
| 258 | Esco Technologies Inc. (ESE) Esco Technologies Inc. (ESE) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 51.8 NYSE · Communications Equipment, NEC market equity $6.6B; last close $254.06 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 51.8 | C | |
| 259 | Intrusion Inc. (INTZ) Intrusion Inc. (INTZ) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.0 Nasdaq · Computer Communications Equipment market equity $16.8M; last close $0.69 Warnings: short runway; 7 of 14 inputs | 52.0 | C | short runway |
| 260 | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.2 Nasdaq · Services-Computer Programming Services market equity $28.4B; last close $60.02 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 52.2 | C | fortress balance sheet |
| 261 | Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (PPSI) Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (PPSI) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.4 Nasdaq · Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies market equity $34.2M; last close $3.03 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 52.4 | C | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 262 | Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.6 Nasdaq · Computer Communications Equipment market equity $453.0B; last close $114.89 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 52.6 | C | |
| 263 | Sanmina Corp. (SANM) Sanmina Corp. (SANM) Cmiddle fifth; percentile 52.8 Nasdaq · Printed Circuit Boards market equity $11.3B; last close $210.35 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 52.8 | C | fortress balance sheet |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | B/C | 39.9 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | C | 51.8 | 497 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | B/C | 40.1 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | C | 49.0 | 497 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 497 graded peers, about 99 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 29.5% | 2.2% | 71 | hotter than 71 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (28.4%) | (30.0%) | 52 | closer to its high than 52 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 2.6% | 1.5% | 60 | pricier than 40 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.1% | 2.7% | 55 | pricier than 45 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.25 | 0.23 | 53 | pricier than 47 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.17 | 0.30 | 33 | pricier than 67 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (2.2%) | 3.9% | 39 | more equity-funded than 39 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.02) | (0.26) | 71 | ahead of 71 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $6.6B; EBIT $170.4M; free cash flow $205.6M; book equity $1.6B; sales $1.1B; debt $85.0M; cash $73.2M[43].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9, period end 2025-09-30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 16.3% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $241.9M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | 10.2 pts | ✓ pass[13,15,39,44] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | -$57.3M | ✗ fail[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 2.0 pts | ✗ fail[1,15,39,45-46] |
| Current ratio improved | (55.6 pts) | ✗ fail[24-25,37-38] |
| No new shares issued | 0.2% | ✗ fail[41-42] |
| Gross margin improved | (0.2 pts) | ✗ fail[2-3,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | 5.0 pts | ✓ pass[2,15-16,39] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $73.2M[47] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $244.0M[14,47-51] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 60 |
| 10-Q received Aug 10, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $58.7M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 312 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.4B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.1B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $634.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $170.4M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $152.9M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $36.6M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $186.0M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.5B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $101.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $122.0M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.2B | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $66.0M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $299.2M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $241.9M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.8B | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $919.1M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $530.6M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $855.8M | 2023-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $502.7M | 2023-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $857.5M | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $525.5M | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $715.4M | 2021-09-30 | 2023-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfRevenue | $445.0M | 2021-09-30 | 2023-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $688.5M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $508.1M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $1.4B | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $869.5M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $75.0M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $17.5M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $36.3M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $127.5M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $28.3M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $76.9M | 2023-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $19.7M | 2023-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $135.3M | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets | $32.1M | 2022-09-30 | 2024-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $668.6M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $349.9M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.7B | 2023-09-30 | 2024-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $1.7B | 2022-09-30 | 2023-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 25,846,125 | 2025-11-14 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 25,785,481 | 2024-11-13 | 2024-11-29 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 25,907,567 | 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $101.9M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $166.0M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 46 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $102.0M | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-01 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 47 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $73.2M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 48 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $134.0M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 49 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $75.3M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 50 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $68.9M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-09 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 51 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $132.0M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-08-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 51.8 is 8.2 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.2 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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