profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
ESAB
$83.25+0.85% today
-22.2% in 1 year
1-year low $64.511-year high $134.82
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $22.83 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What ESAB sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.59 billion in 2022 to $2.84 billion in 2025, with $227 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
ESAB handed back 10% of the cash it generated last year.
$22M
Free cash flow 2025$213M
Bought back its own shares–
Paid as dividends$22M
Cash vs. debt$186M vs. $1.3B
ESAB vs. similar companies
ESAB grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESAB | 22.8× · Fair price | ||
 China International Marine Containers (Group) | 220.3× · Very expensive | ||
 Commercial Metals | 10.4× · Cheap | ||
 Aurubis | 11.2× · Cheap | ||
 Sinomach Heavy Equipment Group CO.,LTD | 91.5× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads ESAB's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,950 | 2,428 | 2,593 | 2,775 | 2,741 | 2,843 | |
| 682 | 838 | 886 | 1,016 | 1,037 | 1,048 | |
| – | – | 352 | 428 | 458 | 440 | |
| 279 | 382 | 404 | 479 | 502 | 496 | |
| 157 | 235 | 224 | 205 | 265 | 227 | |
| 2.62 | 3.92 | 3.69 | 3.36 | 4.31 | 3.67 | |
| 35.0% | 34.5% | 34.1% | 36.6% | 37.9% | 36.9% | |
| – | – | 13.6% | 15.4% | 16.7% | 15.5% | |
| 8.1% | 9.7% | 8.6% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 8.0% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | – | 3,461 | 3,754 | 3,829 | 4,034 | 4,766 |
| Cash | 49 | 41 | 72 | 102 | 249 | 186 |
| Total debt | – | – | 1,313 | 1,117 | 1,163 | 1,345 |
| Total liabilities | – | 960 | 2,366 | 2,181 | 2,226 | 2,555 |
| – | 2,461 | 1,350 | 1,607 | 1,769 | 2,166 | |
| 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | |
| – | 9.8% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 9.3% | |
| – | 9.6% | 16.6% | 12.8% | 15.0% | 10.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | 251 | 214 | 330 | 355 | 261 | |
| 40 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 52 | 47 | |
| 269 | 215 | 174 | 282 | 304 | 213 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 22 |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 |
Valuation
- 22.8×
- 14.4×
- 3.27
- 2.2×
- 1.8×
- 24.3×
- 12.8×
- 4.1%
- 4.4%
- 0.4%
Profitability
- 36.9%
- 15.5%
- 8.0%
- 17.3%
- 9.5%
- 11.0%
- 9.7%
- 3.7%
- 9.9%
- 0.8%
Growth
- +7.8%
- +7.0%
- −29.8%
- –
- +0.6%
Financial health
- 2.3×
- 0.62
- 38.0%
- 4.9×
- 1.90
- 2.26
- 0.52
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 39%of 978
Top 24%of 985
Bottom 46%of 866
Top 45%of 984
Top 46%of 987
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $146.67
- Range
- $140.00 – $158.00
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 1.31 | 1.32 | −0.8% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 1.35 | 1.34 | +0.7% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 1.32 | 1.27 | +3.9% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 1.36 | 1.34 | +1.5% |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.25 | 1.18 | +5.9% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 1.28 | 1.15 | +11.3% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 1.25 | 1.12 | +11.6% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 1.32 | 1.27 | +3.9% |
0.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$4a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised3 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.15 in 2022 → $0.38 in 2025
How safe it looks
9.7% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 10.3%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
52No pass
Benjamin Graham
58No pass
Philip Fisher
49No pass
Peter Lynch
25No pass
Joel Greenblatt
33No pass
Charlie Munger
41No pass
Terry Smith
38No pass
Questions about ESAB
Is ESAB a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the ESAB AI analysis
What does ESAB do?
ESAB Corporation engages in the formulation, development, manufacture, and supply of consumable products and equipment for use in cutting, joining, automated welding, and gas control equipment. It offers its products through independent distributors and direct salespeople. It is in Metal Fabrication, based in North Bethesda, MD, United States, with 10,300 employees.
Does ESAB pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.4% a year, about 10% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $21.9 million in dividends.
Is ESAB stock halal?
Yes. ESAB passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 26% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has ESAB stock done over the past year?
Down 22.2% over the past twelve months, to $83.25. It traded between $64.51 and $134.82 and is 38.3% below its high.
Who are ESAB's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are China International Marine Containers (Group), Commercial Metals, Aurubis and Sinomach Heavy Equipment Group CO.,LTD. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with ESAB's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.