ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) P/E Ratio History
Fairly ValuedTrading at 29.7x, near 5Y avg of 33.3x · 60th percentile · In line with own history · Data 1992–2026
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P/E Ratio Analysis
As of June 22, 2026, ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.7x, with a stock price of $343.50 and trailing twelve-month earnings per share of $11.89.
The current P/E is 11% below its 5-year average of 33.3x. Over the past five years, ESE's P/E has ranged from a low of 16.6x to a high of 113.0x, placing the current valuation at the 60th percentile of its historical range.
Compared to the Technology sector median P/E of 29.0x, ESE is roughly in line with its sector peers. The sector includes 352 companies with P/E ratios ranging from 0.0x to 187.7x.
The PEG ratio of 0.44 (P/E divided by 193% EPS growth) suggests the stock may be undervalued relative to its earnings growth. Peter Lynch popularized the rule that a PEG below 1.0 indicates an attractive entry point.
Relative to the broader market, ESE commands a significant premium over the S&P 500 median P/E of 24.4x. Investors should consider the company's growth prospects, competitive position, and earnings quality when evaluating whether the current valuation is justified.
For a comprehensive intrinsic value estimate using discounted cash flow analysis, see our ESE DCF Valuation Calculator →
Note: P/E ratio is just one valuation metric. It does not account for balance sheet strength, cash flow quality, or growth sustainability. Always conduct comprehensive due diligence before making investment decisions.
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ESE P/E vs Peers
Test, Measurement and Inspection Equipment peers sorted by market cap
| Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | PEG Ratio | EPS Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20B | 70.3 | 3.43 | +18% | |
| $4B | 12.4 | - | +26% | |
| $4B | 28.3 | 1.22 | +13% | |
| $6B | 105.6 | 32.06 | -17% | |
| $12B | 28.1 | 11.43 | -71% | |
| $28B | 60.0 | 2.75 | +22% | |
| $13B | 9.6Lowest | 0.47Best | +21% | |
| $12B | 44.7 | 3.56 | +29% | |
| $14B | 97.0 | 51.85 | +169%Best | |
| $34B | 23.3 | 2.43 | -1% |
Lower P/E can signal a discount or weaker growth expectations; PEG adds growth context.
ESE Historical P/E Data (1992–2026)
Quarterly P/E ratios calculated from closing price and TTM EPS
| Quarter | Period End | Price | TTM EPS | P/E Ratio | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 | - | $281.37 | $11.89 | 23.7x | -44% |
| FY2026 Q1 | Dec 31 2025 | $195.39 | $11.75 | 16.6x | -60% |
| FY2025 Q4 | - | $211.11 | $11.55 | 18.3x | -57% |
| FY2025 Q3 | Jun 30 2025 | $191.87 | $4.44 | 43.2x | +3% |
| FY2025 Q2 | Mar 31 2025 | $159.12 | $4.56 | 34.9x | -17% |
| FY2025 Q1 | - | $133.21 | $4.26 | 31.3x | -26% |
| FY2024 Q4 | Sep 30 2024 | $128.98 | $3.94 | 32.7x | -22% |
| FY2024 Q3 | Jun 30 2024 | $105.04 | $3.86 | 27.2x | -35% |
| FY2024 Q2 | Mar 31 2024 | $107.05 | $3.81 | 28.1x | -33% |
| FY2024 Q1 | Dec 31 2023 | $117.03 | $3.60 | 32.5x | -23% |
| FY2023 Q4 | Sep 30 2023 | $104.44 | $3.58 | 29.2x | -31% |
| FY2023 Q3 | Jun 30 2023 | $103.63 | $3.53 | 29.4x | -30% |
| FY2023 Q2 | Mar 31 2023 | $95.45 | $3.34 | 28.6x | -32% |
| FY2023 Q1 | Dec 31 2022 | $87.54 | $3.29 | 26.6x | -37% |
| FY2022 Q4 | Sep 30 2022 | $73.44 | $3.16 | 23.2x | -45% |
| FY2022 Q3 | - | $68.37 | $2.68 | 25.5x | -39% |
| FY2022 Q2 | - | $69.92 | $2.36 | 29.6x | -30% |
| FY2022 Q1 | Dec 31 2021 | $89.99 | $2.31 | 39.0x | -7% |
| FY2021 Q4 | - | $77.00 | $2.36 | 32.6x | -22% |
| FY2021 Q3 | Jun 30 2021 | $93.81 | $0.83 | 113.0x | +168% |
| FY2021 Q2 | Mar 31 2021 | $108.89 | $0.98 | 111.1x | +164% |
| FY2021 Q1 | - | $103.22 | $1.07 | 96.5x | +129% |
| FY2020 Q4 | Sep 30 2020 | $80.56 | $3.90 | 20.7x | -51% |
| FY2020 Q3 | - | $84.53 | $5.68 | 14.9x | -65% |
| FY2020 Q2 | - | $75.91 | $5.73 | 13.2x | -69% |
| FY2020 Q1 | - | $92.50 | $5.77 | 16.0x | -62% |
| FY2019 Q4 | Sep 30 2019 | $79.56 | $3.11 | 25.6x | -39% |
| FY2019 Q3 | Jun 30 2019 | $82.62 | $3.25 | 25.4x | -40% |
| FY2019 Q2 | Mar 31 2019 | $67.03 | $3.21 | 20.9x | -50% |
| FY2019 Q1 | Dec 31 2018 | $65.95 | $2.87 | 23.0x | -45% |
| FY2018 Q4 | Sep 30 2018 | $68.05 | $3.54 | 19.2x | -54% |
| FY2018 Q3 | Jun 30 2018 | $57.70 | $3.18 | 18.1x | -57% |
| FY2018 Q2 | Mar 31 2018 | $58.55 | $2.94 | 19.9x | -53% |
| FY2018 Q1 | Dec 31 2017 | $60.25 | $2.99 | 20.2x | -52% |
| FY2017 Q4 | Sep 30 2017 | $59.95 | $2.07 | 29.0x | -31% |
| FY2017 Q3 | Jun 30 2017 | $59.65 | $1.99 | 30.0x | -29% |
| FY2017 Q2 | Mar 31 2017 | $58.10 | $1.94 | 29.9x | -29% |
| FY2017 Q1 | Dec 31 2016 | $56.65 | $1.84 | 30.8x | -27% |
| FY2016 Q4 | Sep 30 2016 | $46.42 | $1.77 | 26.2x | -38% |
| FY2016 Q3 | - | $39.94 | $1.55 | 25.8x | -39% |
| FY2016 Q2 | - | $38.98 | $1.56 | 25.0x | -41% |
| FY2016 Q1 | - | $36.14 | $1.55 | 23.3x | -45% |
| FY2015 Q4 | Sep 30 2015 | $35.90 | $1.59 | 22.6x | -46% |
| FY2015 Q3 | - | $37.41 | $1.58 | 23.7x | -44% |
| FY2015 Q2 | - | $38.98 | $1.56 | 25.0x | -41% |
| FY2014 Q4 | - | $34.78 | $0.02 | 1739.0x | +4031% |
| FY2014 Q3 | Jun 30 2014 | $34.64 | $0.11 | 314.9x | +648% |
| FY2014 Q1 | - | $34.26 | $1.18 | 29.0x | -31% |
| FY2013 Q4 | Sep 30 2013 | $33.23 | $0.77 | 43.2x | +3% |
| FY2013 Q3 | Jun 30 2013 | $32.38 | $0.91 | 35.6x | -15% |
| FY2013 Q2 | Mar 31 2013 | $40.86 | $1.24 | 33.0x | -22% |
| FY2013 Q1 | Dec 31 2012 | $37.41 | $1.56 | 24.0x | -43% |
| FY2012 Q4 | Sep 30 2012 | $38.85 | $1.74 | 22.3x | -47% |
| FY2012 Q3 | Jun 30 2012 | $36.44 | $1.66 | 22.0x | -48% |
| FY2012 Q2 | Mar 31 2012 | $36.77 | $1.64 | 22.4x | -47% |
| FY2012 Q1 | Dec 31 2011 | $28.78 | $1.75 | 16.4x | -61% |
| FY2011 Q4 | Sep 30 2011 | $25.50 | $1.96 | 13.0x | -69% |
| FY2011 Q3 | - | $36.80 | $2.28 | 16.1x | -62% |
| FY2011 Q2 | - | $38.15 | $2.34 | 16.3x | -61% |
| FY2011 Q1 | Dec 31 2010 | $37.84 | $2.07 | 18.3x | -57% |
| FY2010 Q4 | - | $33.26 | $1.69 | 19.7x | -53% |
| FY2010 Q3 | Jun 30 2010 | $25.75 | $1.62 | 15.9x | -62% |
| FY2010 Q2 | Mar 31 2010 | $31.81 | $1.50 | 21.2x | -50% |
| FY2010 Q1 | - | $35.85 | $1.67 | 21.5x | -49% |
| FY2009 Q4 | Sep 30 2009 | $39.40 | $1.87 | 21.1x | -50% |
| FY2009 Q3 | - | $44.80 | $1.98 | 22.6x | -46% |
| FY2009 Q2 | - | $38.70 | $2.05 | 18.9x | -55% |
| FY2009 Q1 | Dec 31 2008 | $40.95 | $1.89 | 21.7x | -49% |
| FY2008 Q4 | - | $48.17 | $1.78 | 27.1x | -36% |
| FY2008 Q3 | Jun 30 2008 | $46.92 | $1.48 | 31.7x | -25% |
| FY2008 Q2 | Mar 31 2008 | $39.72 | $1.31 | 30.3x | -28% |
| FY2008 Q1 | Dec 31 2007 | $39.94 | $1.44 | 27.7x | -34% |
| FY2007 Q4 | Sep 30 2007 | $33.24 | $1.28 | 26.0x | -38% |
| FY2007 Q3 | Jun 30 2007 | $36.26 | $1.05 | 34.5x | -18% |
| FY2007 Q2 | Mar 31 2007 | $44.82 | $1.14 | 39.3x | -7% |
| FY2007 Q1 | Dec 31 2006 | $45.44 | $1.06 | 42.9x | +2% |
| FY2006 Q4 | Sep 30 2006 | $46.04 | $1.19 | 38.7x | -8% |
| FY2006 Q3 | Jun 30 2006 | $53.45 | $1.18 | 45.3x | +8% |
| FY2006 Q2 | Mar 31 2006 | $50.65 | $1.23 | 41.2x | -2% |
| FY2006 Q1 | Dec 31 2005 | $44.49 | $1.35 | 33.0x | -22% |
| FY2005 Q4 | Sep 30 2005 | $50.07 | $1.67 | 30.0x | -29% |
| FY2005 Q3 | - | $50.40 | $1.74 | 29.0x | -31% |
| FY2005 Q2 | - | $40.18 | $1.72 | 23.4x | -45% |
| FY2005 Q1 | Dec 31 2004 | $38.32 | $1.52 | 25.2x | -40% |
| FY2004 Q4 | - | $33.88 | $1.35 | 25.1x | -40% |
| FY2003 Q3 | Jun 30 2003 | $22.00 | $0.88 | 25.0x | -41% |
| FY2003 Q2 | Mar 31 2003 | $16.40 | $0.94 | 17.4x | -59% |
| FY2003 Q1 | - | $18.50 | $0.92 | 20.1x | -52% |
| FY2002 Q4 | Sep 30 2002 | $16.15 | $0.85 | 19.0x | -55% |
| FY2002 Q3 | Jun 30 2002 | $17.50 | $1.31 | 13.4x | -68% |
| FY2002 Q2 | Mar 31 2002 | $19.42 | $1.27 | 15.3x | -64% |
| FY2002 Q1 | Dec 31 2001 | $17.25 | $1.24 | 13.9x | -67% |
| FY2001 Q4 | Sep 30 2001 | $12.45 | $1.21 | 10.3x | -76% |
| FY2001 Q3 | Jun 30 2001 | $15.07 | $0.69 | 21.8x | -48% |
| FY2001 Q2 | Mar 31 2001 | $12.48 | $0.65 | 19.2x | -54% |
| FY2001 Q1 | Dec 31 2000 | $10.34 | $0.62 | 16.7x | -60% |
| FY2000 Q4 | Sep 30 2000 | $8.69 | $0.66 | 13.2x | -69% |
| FY2000 Q3 | Jun 30 2000 | $8.50 | $2.21 | 3.8x | -91% |
| FY2000 Q2 | Mar 31 2000 | $8.38 | $2.23 | 3.8x | -91% |
| FY2000 Q1 | Dec 31 1999 | $5.81 | $2.17 | 2.7x | -94% |
| FY1999 Q4 | - | $5.56 | $1.02 | 5.5x | -87% |
| FY1998 Q4 | Sep 30 1998 | $5.13 | $0.47 | 11.0x | -74% |
| FY1998 Q3 | - | $9.50 | $0.55 | 17.3x | -59% |
| FY1998 Q2 | - | $8.25 | $0.53 | 15.6x | -63% |
| FY1998 Q1 | Dec 31 1997 | $8.44 | $0.52 | 16.2x | -61% |
| FY1997 Q4 | - | $8.81 | $0.50 | 17.6x | -58% |
| FY1997 Q3 | Jun 30 1997 | $6.31 | $2.18 | 2.9x | -93% |
| FY1997 Q2 | Mar 31 1997 | $5.31 | $1.18 | 4.5x | -89% |
| FY1997 Q1 | - | $5.06 | $1.16 | 4.4x | -90% |
| FY1996 Q4 | Sep 30 1996 | $4.69 | $1.16 | 4.1x | -90% |
| FY1995 Q1 | Dec 31 1994 | $3.69 | $0.32 | 11.7x | -72% |
| FY1994 Q4 | Sep 30 1994 | $4.81 | $0.37 | 13.2x | -69% |
| FY1994 Q3 | - | $4.13 | $0.39 | 10.6x | -75% |
| FY1994 Q2 | - | $5.38 | $0.39 | 13.8x | -67% |
| FY1994 Q1 | Dec 31 1993 | $6.44 | $0.31 | 20.9x | -50% |
| FY1993 Q4 | - | $4.81 | $0.23 | 20.6x | -51% |
| FY1993 Q3 | Jun 30 1993 | $4.88 | $0.17 | 28.7x | -32% |
| FY1993 Q2 | Mar 31 1993 | $3.94 | $0.12 | 34.3x | -19% |
| FY1993 Q1 | - | $4.13 | $0.07 | 55.1x | +31% |
| FY1992 Q4 | Sep 30 1992 | $3.19 | $0.07 | 49.1x | +17% |
Average P/E for displayed period: 42.1x
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ESE — Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ESE stock.
What is ESE's P/E ratio?
ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 29.7x, based on TTM diluted EPS of $11.89. The 5-year average P/E is 33.3x and the historical range spans 16.6x to 113.0x.
Is ESE stock overvalued or undervalued?
ESE trades at 29.7x P/E, near its 5-year average of 33.3x. The 60th percentile ranking within the 16.6x–113.0x historical range places valuation within normal bounds.
Is ESE stock expensive?
ESE is fairly valued relative to its own history. The current P/E of 29.7x is near the 5-year average of 33.3x (60th percentile of historical range).
What is ESE's historical P/E range?
Over the past 5 years, ESE's P/E ratio has ranged from 16.6x to 113.0x, with a median of 29.4x and an average of 33.3x. The current P/E of 29.7x places the stock at the 60th percentile of this range. Full historical data spans 1992–2026.
How does ESE's P/E compare to the S&P 500?
ESE trades at 29.7x P/E versus the S&P 500 median of 24.4x. The 22% premium to the market typically reflects higher expected earnings growth or quality.
How does ESE's valuation compare to Technology peers?
ESCO Technologies Inc. P/E of 29.7x compares to the Technology sector median of 29.0x. The premium reflects expected growth above peers or stronger fundamentals. See the peer comparison table on this page for ticker-by-ticker P/E and PEG.
What is ESE's PEG ratio?
ESE PEG ratio is 0.44, based on a P/E of 29.7x and EPS growth of 193.1%. A PEG below 1.0 indicates the valuation is supported by the earnings growth rate — typically considered attractive.
What is ESE's earnings yield?
ESE earnings yield is 3.36%, the inverse of its 29.7x P/E ratio. Earnings yield represents the percentage of each dollar invested that the company earns. It can be compared directly to bond yields to assess relative attractiveness of stocks versus fixed income.