Esco Technologies (ESE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Esco Technologies (ESE) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 8.76% for Q1 2026, down 141.0% YoY from 21.35% in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 8.74% in Q4 2025.
Esco Technologies (ESE) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Esco Technologies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 8.76% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 141.0% year-over-year to 8.76%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.76% (down 141.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.54%, up 18.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 8.76% in Q1 2026, from 8.74% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ESE reached as high as 10.42% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 6.24% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.67% (2024), against an average of 8.69%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 362 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 232 bps.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 8.6% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 8.48% in 2023, then gained by 23 bps to 10.42% in 2024, then slipped by 16 bps to 8.74% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 8.76% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.76%, 8.74%, and 7.88% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 3,591.32 Bn | 3,590.02 Bn | 679.95 Mn | -26.06% |
| 2 | Novanta | 69.39 Bn | 69.00 Bn | 113.58 Mn | 5.63% |
| 3 | Keysight Technologies | 57.75 Bn | 55.57 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 9.45% |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 30.63 Bn | 30.33 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 8.78% |
| 5 | Fortive | 19.14 Bn | 18.79 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 7.88% |
| 6 | Trimble | 12.33 Bn | 12.10 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 8.21% |
| 7 | Cognex | 11.87 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 10.78% |
| 8 | Sensata Technologies Holding | 6.78 Bn | 6.14 Bn | 286.30 Mn | 4.26% |
| 9 | Garmin | 4.63 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 20.58% |
| 10 | Esco Technologies | 105.44 Mn | 13.19 Mn | 131.32 Mn | 8.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.81% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.43% |