Esco Technologies price to free cash flow ESE

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 29.0×
10-year median: 33.1×
Against its 10-year history: 33rd; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 18.6× to 57.1×
Peer median: 30.1×

Esco Technologies' price to free cash flow is 29.0× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 33.1×, lower than on 67% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 18.6× in May 2017 to 57.1× in Jan 2021.

The median for 9 communication equipment stocks of a similar size is 30.1×.

Price to free cash flow over time

median 33.1×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	29.0×	24.8×	39.6×
2025	25.2×	24.6×	44.7×
2024	38.0×	36.2×	52.7×
2023	55.4×	22.2×	55.4×
2022	22.0×	20.9×	45.3×
2021	24.4×	20.6×	57.1×
2020	53.6×	28.0×	53.6×
2019	35.0×	23.0×	49.7×
2018	23.2×	23.2×	44.7×
2017	41.4×	18.6×	44.5×
2016	24.3×	15.8×	25.2×
2015	17.5×	17.5×	33.7×
2014	32.0×	17.4×	34.6×
2013	27.4×	24.3×	59.7×
2012	25.2×	12.6×	26.9×
2011	12.4×	7.7×	12.6×

Against its peers

Companies in Communication Equipment nearest Esco Technologies' size, closest first, today.

Company	Price to free cash flow
ESEEsco Technologies	29.0×
ONDSOndas	n/m
FNFabrinet	n/m
EXTRExtreme Networks	30.1×
DGIIDigi International	20.9×
ZBRAZebra Technologies	20.2×
ATENA10 Networks	30.3×
NSSCNapco Security Technologies	23.4×
UIUbiquiti	39.1×
CIENCiena	55.8×
Peer median	30.1×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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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.