---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-057162"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESE"
cik: "0000866706"
company_name: "ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:21:03.052447+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESCO Q2 FY2026: Sales +33% to $309M, Adj EPS $1.91 (+63%), raises FY adj EPS guidance to $8.00-8.25

## Summary
- Q2 sales $309M (+33% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.29 (+26.5%); Adjusted EPS $1.91 (+63.2%).
- Entered orders $378M (+42%), book-to-bill 1.22; backlog record $1.5B.
- A&D segment sales $150.3M (+67.7%) led by Navy, commercial aerospace; Maritime contributed $47.8M.
- FY2026 adj EPS guidance raised to $8.00-$8.25 (midpoint +$0.10 from Feb, +$0.48 from Nov); revenue maintained $1.29-$1.33B.
- Megger acquisition on track for Q1 FY2027 close; Q3 adj EPS expected $2.05-$2.15.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-057162
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESE
- cik: 0000866706
- company_name: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926057162/0001104659-26-057162-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926057162/tm2613615d1_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 2c120e69ad3ca56b300e4cf24ee40c8f0b2329ad
  claim: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC updated its Q3 FY 2026 guidance (initiated).
  evidence_excerpt: Q3’26 Adjusted EPS is expected to be in the range of $2.05 - $2.15 per share (28 to 34 percent growth compared to Q3’25 Adjusted EPS).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926057162/0001104659-26-057162-index.htm
- claim_id: 507598eb73adeaab3bb21b4489c6d4437bc06d21
  claim: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC updated its FY 2026 guidance (raised).
  evidence_excerpt: Maintaining full year FY 2026 revenue guidance of $1.29 to $1.33 billion (18 to 21 percent growth over the prior year).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926057162/0001104659-26-057162-index.htm
- claim_id: 507598eb73adeaab3bb21b4489c6d4437bc06d21
  claim: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC updated its FY 2026 guidance (raised).
  evidence_excerpt: Raising full year Adjusted EPS guidance to be in the range of $8.00 - $8.25 per share (33 to 37 percent growth), which reflects a midpoint increase of $0.48 per share from our initial November guidance ($7.50 - $7.80) and $0.10 per share from our more recent February guidance update ($7.90 - $8.15).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926057162/0001104659-26-057162-index.htm
- claim_id: b4418d18cc1c142a1b79a89a413f64b87b78aaf4
  claim: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC reported Q2 2026 (second quarter ended March 31, 2026) results: revenue $309 million, EPS $1.29. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: ESCO REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2026 RESULTS - Q2 Sales increase 33% to $309 Million - - Q2 Entered Orders increase 42% to $378 Million - - Q2 GAAP EPS from Continuing Operations increases 26% to $1.29
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465926057162/0001104659-26-057162-index.htm

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