Esco Technologies (ESE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Esco Technologies (ESE) recorded Operating Margin of 24.57% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.33 percentage points from 23.23% a year earlier and up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Esco Technologies (ESE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Esco Technologies' Operating Margin came in at 15.78% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 11.18 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 15.55%, down 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of +73.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at 15.91% in FY2024 (+1.99 pp), 13.92% in FY2023 (+62.79 pp), -48.87% in FY2022 (+2.06 pp) and -50.93% in FY2021 (+6.82 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q4 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +29.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 71.58 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025, against a drop of 5.74 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 23.99% (Q2 2026), 13.24% (Q1 2026) and 2.21% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 310.22 Bn | 268.74 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -47.62% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.60 Bn | 224.87 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.34 Bn | 59.03 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 126.13 Bn | 112.85 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 93.37 Bn | 80.48 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 82.49 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 77.41 Bn | 73.75 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 76.67 Bn | 64.12 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 68.00 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | Esco Technologies | 6.45 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 24.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -37.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -42.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -49.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -52.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -31.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -44.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -51.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -52.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -47.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -52.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -52.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -50.23% |
Esco Technologies Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "ESE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ESE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();