ESAB PE ratio ESAB

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2023.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 22.4×
4-year median: 25.3×
Against its 4-year history: 21st; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
4-year range: 15.2× to 33.0×
Peer median: 28.6×

ESAB's PE ratio is 22.4× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $66.95 against $2.99 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its 4-year median of 25.3×, lower than on 79% of days in the last 4 years.

Over that time it ranged from 15.2× in Apr 2023 to 33.0× in Feb 2026.

The median for 10 industrial machinery stocks of a similar size is 28.6×.

PE ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	22.4×	21.7×	33.0×
2025	26.7×	23.2×	29.4×
2024	27.7×	22.3×	32.7×
2023	24.7×	15.2×	24.9×

Against its peers

Companies in Industrial - Machinery nearest ESAB's size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
ESABESAB	22.4×
ALHAlliance Laundry	23.4×
MIRMirion Technologies	165×
MWAMueller Water Products	15.8×
CXTCrane NXT	23.5×
NOVTNovanta	90.3×
POWLPowell Industries	29.0×
KAIKadant	28.2×
JBTMJBT MAREL	29.5×
AAONAaon	35.9×
TEXTerex	26.2×
Peer median	28.6×

Where ESAB ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.