Esco Technologies (ESE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Esco Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.22% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 6.99 percentage points from 2.24% a year earlier and up 0.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Esco Technologies (ESE) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Esco Technologies' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.40%, down 0.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +33.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.84% in FY2024 (+1.24 pp), 7.60% in FY2023 (+34.89 pp), -27.29% in FY2022 (-1.16 pp) and -26.13% in FY2021 (-1.25 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q3 2012.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 31.87 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 5.52 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ESE's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 8.44% (Q2 2026), 7.43% (Q1 2026) and 6.64% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 295.17 Bn | 253.91 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -57.76% |
| 2 | Rtx | 257.77 Bn | 227.75 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.59% |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.82 Bn | 55.52 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.64 Bn | 123.87 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 26.48% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 94.53 Bn | 81.64 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 79.77 Bn | 76.13 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.36 Bn | 65.81 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.20% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 74.35 Bn | 69.95 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 70.09 Bn | 22.54 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | Esco Technologies | 6.01 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 141.52 Mn | 9.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -25.23% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -24.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -28.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -28.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -27.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -26.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -26.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -25.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -24.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -25.76% |
API Access
Esco Technologies Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ESE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ESE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();