ESAB Corporation
ESAB · Price history
Price at last available close
$70.91
+$3.31 (+4.90%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About ESAB Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
ESAB Corporation specializes in the creation, production, and distribution of industrial consumables and advanced equipment for cutting, joining, and automated welding processes, in addition to gas control systems. Their extensive catalog features welding consumables like electrodes, cored and solid wires, and fluxes, crafted from various specialty materials. They also supply cutting consumables such as electrodes, nozzles, shields, and tips.
How they make money
ESAB operates as an industrial compounder that formulates, develops, and manufactures fabrication technology, including welding consumables, advanced equipment, and gas control systems. The company generates revenue by selling these products globally through a hybrid channel model consisting of independent distributors and direct sales teams to end users across approximately 150 countries.
Products & services
Fabrication technology, welding consumables, welding and cutting equipment, gas control equipment, robotics, and digital solutions.
Brands & revenue mix
Primary brand under which the company markets its fabrication and gas control products.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
Geographic revenue
Customer types
- Industrial end usersSource
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Raw material and component suppliers — The company relies on various global suppliers for raw materials and components used in manufacturing; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Strengths
Risks
- Operational and market risks as detailed in Item 1ASource
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-07-03.
Quarterly EPS fell 54.1% versus the same quarter last year.
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Total debt increased 107.7% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
31
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
48
Weak
Financial Strength
44
Business Quality / Moat
36
Management
51
Growth Quality
50
Risk / Durability
81
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
19
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
30/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Asset quality scores strongly
- •M&A headline · Sep 17, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for ESAB
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can ESAB maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is ESAB's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is ESAB's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ESAB's current valuation?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of ESAB's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
31
Opportunity Score
19
Market Cap
$4.41B
P/E Ratio
24.1
EPS
$2.73
52-Week High
$137.42
52-Week Low
$64.83
Beta
1.13
Intrinsic Value
$40.15
Analyst Target
$135.00
Shares Outstanding
60.9M
Total Revenue
$3.00B
Total Debt
$2.42B
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$42.41
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for ESAB
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.M&A headline · Sep 17, 2026
22,255 Shares in ESAB Corporation $ESAB Acquired by Tidal Investments LLC — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ESAB.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +ESAB Business Excellence (EBXai) management system.
- +Global distribution network across 150 countries.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Industrial - Machinery industry.
- −Operational and market risks as detailed in Item 1A.
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Scores
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Score Changes
6 historical score records availablePrevious Score
31
Sep 21, 2026
Change
+0.1
points
Current Score
31
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
ESAB increased 0.1 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
22
Projected Change
-9.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 9.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$70.91
Model Intrinsic Value
$40.15
Difference
+$30.76
+76.6% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-76.6%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.00B | $2.84B | $2.74B | $2.77B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.93B | $1.83B | $1.70B | $1.76B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $1.07B | $1.01B | $1.04B | $1.02B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $22.6M | $44.0M | $39.2M | $38.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $706.7M | $608.4M | $497.4M | $497.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $619.1M | $518.4M | $590.0M | $611.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $443.5M | $491.6M | $531.4M | $509.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $452.2M | $491.8M | $447.4M | $404.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $67.1M | $79.3M | $64.9M | $85.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $260.1M | $328.3M | $370.4M | $319.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $55.2M | $69.2M | $77.3M | $95.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $172.5M | $226.8M | $264.8M | $205.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $2.73 | $3.72 | $4.36 | $3.38 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 61.33M | 60.94M | 60.43M | 60.23M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 61.63M | 60.94M | 61.10M | 60.66M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$807.6M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.50
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+107.7%
Cash Change
-15.8%
Margin Change
-5.3 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 12.9%. EPS declined 54.1%. Cash declined 15.8%. Total debt increased 107.7%. Net income margin declined by 5.3 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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