---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-043869"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESE"
cik: "0000866706"
company_name: "ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:15:56.249963+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESCO to acquire Megger for $2.35B; Q2 prelim revenue $309M, adj EPS $1.91

## Summary
- Acquisition of Megger Group for $2.35B ($0.9B cash + $1.4B equity); ~14x projected 2026 EBITDA including synergies.
- Megger expected ~$590M revenue in 2026; ~$60M cost synergies targeted within first three years post-close.
- Preliminary Q2 FY2026: Revenue $309M, GAAP EPS $1.29, Adjusted EPS $1.91 — above prior guidance.
- TBG (seller) gets board nomination rights and lock-up provisions; closing subject to regulatory approvals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-043869
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESE
- cik: 0000866706
- company_name: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926043869/0001104659-26-043869-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926043869/tm2611891d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC reported the second quarter of fiscal 2026 results: revenue $309 million, EPS GAAP EPS of $1.29, and Adjusted EPS of $1.91.
  - Period: the second quarter of fiscal 2026
  - Revenue: $309 million
  - EPS: GAAP EPS of $1.29, and Adjusted EPS of $1.91
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: The Company expects to report Q2 2026 results from Continuing Operations which include Revenue of $309 million, GAAP EPS of $1.29, and Adjusted EPS of $1.91.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926043869/0001104659-26-043869-index.htm

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