Esco Technologies (ESE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Esco Technologies' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.91% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 7.91 percentage points from 3.00% a year earlier and up 0.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Esco Technologies (ESE) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Esco Technologies came in at 10.54%, up 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +46.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.36% in FY2024 (+1.56 pp), 8.80% in FY2023 (+41.08 pp), -32.29% in FY2022 (-1.89 pp) and -30.40% in FY2021 (+5.88 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +18.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 37.94 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 3.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ESE's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 9.95% (Q2 2026), 8.82% (Q1 2026) and 8.19% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 295.43 Bn | 253.94 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -29.08% |
| 2 | Rtx | 258.65 Bn | 226.92 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 10.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.98 Bn | 55.67 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.53 Bn | 123.76 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 23.92% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 94.40 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 79.77 Bn | 76.11 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.39 Bn | 65.85 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.21% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 74.22 Bn | 69.82 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 70.30 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | Esco Technologies | 6.01 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 10.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -29.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -26.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -27.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -28.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -28.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -32.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -32.69% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -32.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -30.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -29.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -28.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -29.92% |
API Access
Esco Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ESE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ESE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();