---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-119898"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESE"
cik: "0000866706"
company_name: "ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T17:07:43.698467+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESCO posts record FY2022 sales of $858M, GAAP EPS $3.16; guides FY2023 EPS $3.45-$3.60

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP EPS $1.19 (+53% YoY), adjusted $1.21 (+42%); FY GAAP $3.16 (+31%), adjusted $3.21 (+24%).
- FY2022 sales $858M (+20% YoY); organic growth 13%, acquisitions added 7%. Entered orders $961M, backlog record $695M.
- FY2023 guidance: sales $910-$930M (6-8% growth), adjusted EPS $3.45-$3.60 (7.5-12% increase).
- CEO Vic Richey retiring Dec 31, 2022; Bryan Sayler (current USG President) becomes CEO & President Jan 1, 2023.
- Cash flow from operations $135M; 108% free cash flow conversion. Net debt $55M (0.78x leverage).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-119898
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESE
- cik: 0000866706
- company_name: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-17T23:59:59+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/866706/000110465922119898/0001104659-22-119898-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465922119898/tm2230785d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC reported fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue FY 2022: $858 million; Q4 2022: $256 million, EPS FY 2022 GAAP EPS $3.16, Adjusted EPS $3.21; Q4 2022 GAAP EPS $1.19, Adjusted EPS $1.21.
  - Period: fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: FY 2022: $858 million; Q4 2022: $256 million
  - EPS: FY 2022 GAAP EPS $3.16, Adjusted EPS $3.21; Q4 2022 GAAP EPS $1.19, Adjusted EPS $1.21
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ESCO ANNOUNCES RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2022 RESULTS - Q4 GAAP EPS $1.19 / Adjusted EPS $1.21 - - FY 2022 Sales increase 20% to $858 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465922119898/0001104659-22-119898-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.