ESE Esco Technologies margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 98

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 34

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 72

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 91

Gross margin

42.8%

Operating margin

15.4%

EBITDA margin

39.1%

Net margin

25.7%

Recent Esco Technologies shows a gross margin of 42.8%, an operating margin of 15.4%, an EBITDA margin of 39.1%, and a net margin of 25.7%. Across the available margins, EBITDA margin advanced the most and gross margin weakened the most, by 15.5 and 1 percentage points respectively.

ESE margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Esco Technologies's margins averaged 42.56% gross, 15.54% operating, 28.35% EBITDA, and 17.1% net. For Esco Technologies, gross, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages, while operating margin is below its three-year average.

ESE margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, EBITDA margin expanded by 15.5 percentage points and net margin by 13.7 percentage points, while gross margin contracted by 1 percentage point and operating margin by 1 percentage point.

Gross margin expansion

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Operating margin expansion

-1pp

EBITDA margin expansion

15.5pp

Net margin expansion

13.7pp

ESE Gross margin

The average gross margin for Esco Technologies was 42.56% over the last 3 years. Currently, the current gross margin for Esco Technologies is 42.8%, 0.2 percentage points above its three-year average. The gross margin for Esco Technologies moved between 41.2% in Dec 2023 and 44.2% in Mar 2025.

ESE Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Esco Technologies's operating margin stood at 15.54%. The current operating margin stands at 15.4%, 0.1 percentage points below its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 17.4% in Mar 2025 and lowest at 13.9% in Dec 2023.

ESE EBITDA margin

Across the last 3 years, Esco Technologies's EBITDA margin stood at 28.35%. The latest EBITDA margin for Esco Technologies is 39.1%, 10.8 percentage points above its three-year average. EBITDA margin was highest at 40.4% in Dec 2025 and lowest at 20.3% in Dec 2023.

ESE Net margin

Looking at the last 3 years, Esco Technologies had an average net margin of 17.1%. As of the latest period, the current net margin for Esco Technologies is 25.7%, 8.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Esco Technologies's net margin reached 27.6% at its highest point in Dec 2025 and 10.7% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

ESE margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Esco Technologies's gross margin of 42.8% is lower than the Technology sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Technology sector average of 52.2%, Esco Technologies's gross margin is 18% lower.

ESE margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Esco Technologies's gross margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, ESE recorded a gross margin of 42.8%.

What is Esco Technologies's operating margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, ESE has an operating margin of 15.4%.

What is Esco Technologies's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, ESE recorded an EBITDA margin of 39.1%.

What is Esco Technologies's net margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, ESE recorded a net margin of 25.7%.

What are the average margins of ESE?

Over the past 3 years, ESE reported average margins of 42.6% gross, 15.5% operating, 28.4% EBITDA, and 17.1% net.

What are the highest historical margins of ESE?

Over the last 5 years, Esco Technologies's highest margins were 44.2% gross in Mar 2025, 17.4% operating in Mar 2025, 40.4% EBITDA in Dec 2025, and 27.6% net in Dec 2025.

What are the lowest historical margins of ESE?

Across the 5-year period, ESE posted its lowest margins at 37.8% gross in Dec 2021, 10.9% operating in Mar 2022, 16.9% EBITDA in Mar 2022, and 8.2% net in Mar 2022.