ESAB Corporation (ESAB) Valuation — DCF, Graham & Comparables

ESAB Corporation (ESAB) — Price $76.30 (closing price, November 2, 2026) — Industrials — Industrial - Machinery — NYSE

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Valuation dashboard for ESAB Corporation (ESAB) with P/E 27.95, P/B 1.84, EV/EBITDA 14.7 and dividend yield 0.58%. DCF, Graham Number, EPS growth, peer multiples and dividend discount models plus sector comparison against other Industrials companies.

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.

What would it be worth at its usual multiples?

Versus its usual multiples: fairly priced · Current P/E 27.9× · Multiples range: $70.57 · $70.57.

At its sector median (25.9×) $71 (-8 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.

Analysis Summary

ESAB Corporation reported revenue of $2.84B in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 7.8%. Net income reached $226.8M, with a 7.6% 5-year CAGR.

Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 35.7%, operating margin 15.1%, net margin 5.7%.

At $76.30 (closing price, November 2, 2026), ESAB trades at a P/E of 27.95 and an ROE of 7.66%. Market capitalisation stands at $4.7B.

Balance sheet quality for ESAB: debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, current ratio of 1.96 over the last 12 months. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio27.95
Price / Book1.84
EV / EBITDA14.7
Dividend Yield0.58%

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyMarket CapP/EP/BROE
ESABESAB Corporation$4.7B27.951.847.7%
RYAAYRyanair Holdings plc$28.6B13.472.6520.3%
SAIASaia, Inc.$9.5B33.643.3710.5%
TFIITFI International Inc.$7.9B20.542.8112.9%
MOG-AMoog Inc.$11.3B30.305.0018.0%
TTCThe Toro Company$10.3B29.107.7526.1%
RRyder System, Inc.$10.9B21.733.7217.7%
SSDSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.$8.2B21.683.8018.2%

Price

Price$76.30 (closing price, November 2, 2026)
Market Cap$4.7B
ExchangeNYSE
CountryUS

Profitability

Return on Equity7.66%
Return on Invested Capital6.13%
Return on Assets2.63%
Gross Margin35.69%
Operating Margin15.06%
Net Margin5.75%

Related companies: RYAAY · SAIA · TFII · MOG-A · TTC · R · SSD

Explore sector: Industrials · Industrial - Machinery

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