Esco Technologies (ESE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Esco Technologies' (ESE) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 41.74% in Q2 2026, up 58.0% year-over-year from 26.42% in Q2 2025, and down 1.67% quarter-over-quarter from 42.45% in Q1 2026.
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Esco Technologies (ESE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Esco Technologies (ESE) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 41.74% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 58.0% year-over-year to 41.74% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 42.01%, a 60.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 42.09%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 41.74% for Q2 2026 at Esco Technologies, down from 42.45% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 49.69% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 37.36% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 41.14% and a median of 41.28% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 986 bps in 2023 and plunged 532 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 38.5% in 2022, then climbed by 0 bps to 38.55% in 2023, then gained by 9 bps to 42.12% in 2024, then slipped by 2 bps to 41.4% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 41.74% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 41.74% (Q2 2026), 42.45% (Q1 2026), and 41.4% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockheed Martin | 122.01 Bn | 118.22 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.19% |
| 2 | General Dynamics | 95.71 Bn | 91.37 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 47.94% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 76.80 Bn | 76.09 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 53.56% |
| 4 | Northrop Grumman | 73.72 Bn | 71.41 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 34.21% |
| 5 | L3Harris Technologies | 46.24 Bn | 44.72 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 25.54% |
| 6 | Elbit Systems | 33.11 Bn | 32.15 Bn | 579.01 Mn | 25.32% |
| 7 | Teledyne Technologies | 27.62 Bn | 27.28 Bn | 738.10 Mn | 44.40% |
| 8 | Curtiss Wright | 20.67 Bn | 20.19 Bn | 364.09 Mn | 39.40% |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 16.32 Bn | 15.57 Bn | 817.00 Mn | 17.92% |
| 10 | Esco Technologies | 6.92 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 41.74% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 42.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 42.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 42.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 44.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 49.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.79% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.58% |