ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. vs QUALCOMM INC/DE, two Communication Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ESE and QCOM diverge most: on dividend yield, ESE reads 0.1% and QCOM reads 2.4%; on revenue growth, ESE reads +31.7% and QCOM reads +1.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What QCOM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ESE | QCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $315.26 | $147.70 |
| Market cap | $8.2B | $157.9B |
| Sector | Communication Equipment | Communication Equipment |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +20.4% |
| P/E | 26.5 | 16.9 |
| P/B | 5.16 | 5.71 |
| P/S | 6.92 | 3.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 90.0 | 15.9 |
| Revenue growth | +31.7% | +1.9% |
| Operating margin | — | 16.4% |
| Net margin | 26.1% | 22.2% |
| Return on equity | 19.4% | 35.4% |
| Return on assets | 12.8% | 17.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.7% | 19.4% |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 6.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 2.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.10 | 0.55 |
| Current ratio | 1.45 | 2.02 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.42 | 4.96 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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