ESAB (ESAB) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) is projected to post its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 29th. Analysts expect ESAB to post earnings of $1.26 per share and revenue of $663.5710 million for the quarter. Individuals can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM ET.

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $715.59 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $670.80 million. ESAB had a return on equity of 16.32% and a net margin of 9.36%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.32 EPS. On average, analysts expect ESAB to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

ESAB Price Performance

Shares of ESAB stock opened at $123.52 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.95. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $114.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $119.72. ESAB has a one year low of $100.17 and a one year high of $135.97.

ESAB Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 3rd were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. ESAB’s payout ratio is 9.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on ESAB from $144.00 to $142.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Roth Capital assumed coverage on ESAB in a report on Friday, September 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of ESAB in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded ESAB from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $141.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on ESAB from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ESAB currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $143.11.

Insider Buying and Selling at ESAB

In other ESAB news, insider Olivier Biebuyck sold 1,440 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.49, for a total value of $192,225.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 14,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,000,881.61. This represents a 8.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Rhonda L. Jordan sold 4,067 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.05, for a total value of $459,774.35. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 7.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ESAB

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of ESAB by 109.4% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 333 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ESAB by 183.4% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 972 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after buying an additional 629 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of ESAB by 22.4% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 2,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC bought a new position in shares of ESAB in the 2nd quarter worth $306,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of ESAB by 27.6% in the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 4,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $489,000 after acquiring an additional 878 shares in the last quarter. 91.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ESAB Company Profile

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. Its comprehensive range of welding consumables includes electrodes, cored and solid wires, and fluxes using a range of specialty and other materials; and cutting consumables comprising electrodes, nozzles, shields, and tips.