ESAB (ESAB)
Industrials · Welding and cutting equipment; industrial automation and gas control systems
ESAB is a global premier industrial manufacturer of welding, cutting, gas control, and automation equipment serving diverse industrial markets across 150 countries with a focus on fabrication technology and digital solutions.
What ESAB does
ESAB Corporation is a global industrial manufacturer founded in 1904 that designs and produces welding and cutting equipment, consumables, gas control systems, robotics, and digital solutions for fabrication. The company serves customers across approximately 150 countries in fragmented, competitive markets spanning industrial, medical, and specialty gas applications. ESAB operates through two segments—Americas and EMEA & APAC—leveraging its ESAB Business Excellence methodology to drive continuous improvement and compete across multiple industrial niches rather than competing head-to-head with any single rival.
Themes: ["Welding and fabrication equipment"]
Fundamentals
- Price$87.30 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$5.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-31.6% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E25.67 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+7.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+36.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+9.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.93 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.17 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.6%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Highly fragmented and competitive markets with regional and specialized competitors; company must maintain technical superiority, product quality, and application expertise to compete effectively across numerous niches without a dominant competitive position in all served markets."]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.