---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-141206"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESE"
cik: "0000866706"
company_name: "ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T07:13:54.071556+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESCO Q4 GAAP EPS $0.78, adj. $0.85; orders $259M (book-to-bill 1.26x)

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP EPS $0.78 (net income $20.4M); adjusted EPS $0.85, up from $0.80 YoY.
- Q4 orders $259M, book-to-bill 1.26x; FY2021 operating cash flow record $123M.
- FY2021 GAAP EPS $2.42 (net income $63.5M); adjusted EPS $2.59 vs $2.67 prior year.
- Acquired Altanova Group and Phenix Technologies in fiscal 2021.
- Management cites supply chain and labor headwinds but solid execution across segments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-141206
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESE
- cik: 0000866706
- company_name: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465921141206/0001104659-21-141206-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465921141206/tm2133267-1_8k.htm

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