---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-012294"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESE"
cik: "0000866706"
company_name: "ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T06:11:39.148408+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESCO Q1 sales +6% to $218M; orders +28% to $294M; raises FY EPS guidance low end

## Summary
- Q1 GAAP EPS $0.59 (up 4% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.62 (up 3% YoY).
- Record backlog of $848M; book-to-bill 1.35x; orders driven by $65M Navy hull tile order.
- A&D sales +14% to $94.7M; USG +17% to $83M; Test -21% to $40.6M.
- FY 2024 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $4.15-$4.30 (from prior low end); sales guidance $1.02-$1.04B.
- Quarterly dividend $0.08/share, payable April 16 to holders of record April 1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-012294
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESE
- cik: 0000866706
- company_name: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/0001104659-24-012294-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/tm245480d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC reported first quarter ended December 31, 2023 (Q1 2024) results: revenue $218.3 million, EPS $0.59 per share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter ended December 31, 2023 (Q1 2024)
  - Revenue: $218.3 million
  - EPS: $0.59 per share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ESCO REPORTS FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2024 RESULTS - Q1 Sales increase 6% to $218 Million - - $294 Million in Q1 Orders / Book-to-bill of 1.35x - - Q1 GAAP EPS $0.59 / Adjusted EPS $0.62
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/0001104659-24-012294-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved Ratification of the Registrant's appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year at the 2024-02-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-07
  source text: Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Registrant’s appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year: “For” “Against” “Abstain” Broker Non-Votes Percent of Shares Represented and Entitled to Vote on the Proposal Voting “For” Percent of all Outstanding Shares Voting “For” 24,187,627 140,900 9,087 0 99.4% 93.7% Because the proposal received a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter, it was duly approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/0001104659-24-012294-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved Election of Directors (for terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting) at the 2024-02-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-07
  source text: Proposal 1 – Election of Directors (for terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting): Nominee “For” “Withhold” Broker Non-Votes Percent of Shares Represented and Entitled to Vote on the Nominee Voting “For” Percent of all Outstanding Shares Voting “For” Janice L. Hess 20,461,572 3,442,275 433,768 85.6% 79.3% Bryan H. Sayler 23,816,591 87,255 433,768 99.6% 92.3% Because each nominee received a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the nominee, the nominees were duly elected.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/0001104659-24-012294-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the resolution to approve the compensation of the Registrant's executive officers ("Say on Pay") at the 2024-02-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-02-07
  source text: Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on the resolution to approve the compensation of the Registrant’s executive officers (“Say on Pay”): “For” “Against” “Abstain” Broker Non-Votes Percent of Shares Represented and Entitled to Vote on the Proposal Voting “For” Percent of all Outstanding Shares Voting “For” 23,574,493 318,647 10,706 433,768 98.6% 91.4% Because the proposal received a majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter, it was duly approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/0001104659-24-012294-index.htm

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