ESCO Technologies vs Kadant
ESCO Technologies reported revenue of $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Kadant's $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025. ESCO Technologies' revenue grew 19.2% in its latest year, and Kadant's fell 0.1%. ESCO Technologies had an operating margin of 15.6%, against 14.9% at Kadant. Free cash flow was $206 million at ESCO Technologies and $154 million at Kadant. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and January 3), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| ESCO Technologies | Kadant | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Jan 3, 2026 |
| Revenue | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Revenue growth | 19.2% | −0.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.4% | 10.6% |
| Gross margin | 42.1% | 45.2% |
| Operating margin | 15.6% | 14.9% |
| Net margin | 27.3% | 9.7% |
| Free cash flow | $206M | $154M |
| Free cash flow margin | 18.8% | 14.7% |
| Return on capital | 8.8% | 9.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.4x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $8M | $16M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Last close | $230.41 | $292.74 |
| P/E at the last close | 19.0× | 31.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $5.3 million | sold $1.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the ESCO Technologies and Kadant pages.