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Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is mixed. Management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop is a headwind, which may impact ESAB's performance compared to sector peers, where it is typical. Peer multiples imply a price about 22% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is fair. This assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $96.76. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $97 ESAB trades at 20× p/e, below its 24× p/e peer median. Our $124 fair value sits above the price; high confidence. Analysts: $130–$158. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 22% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 8%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only weak execution quality — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 64% for the rest of the cohort, n=4882).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.31x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Industrials names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 60% for the rest of the cohort, n=4440).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $1.50 → $1.43 (-4.4% / 30d). 1 raised, 7 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 100% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 34.4% above current price.
1 positive, 1 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$167.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$418.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,843.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: The guidance will show how Eddyfi's purchase affects ESAB's finances. Investors want to know if it helps growth and profits.
Confirms:ESAB gives new full-year guidance that shows a good impact from Eddyfi.
Disproves:Guidance does not show any good impact from Eddyfi or shows a bad outlook.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for ESAB yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
No upside scenarios in the latest snapshot.
No downside scenarios in the latest snapshot.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On June 10, 2026, ESAB Corporation (the “Company” or “ESAB”) appointed Mitchell P. Rales as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors (“Executive Chair”), effective as of June 10, 2026, and granted performance-based stock option awards (the “Performance Option Awards”) to Mr. Rales, Shyam P. Kambeyanda, Chief Executive Officer, and other senior mem…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$130.00 – $158.00 (median $141.00) · 5 analysts · as of 2026-06-15
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Cheaper than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
ESAB ESAB | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 63 of 100 | fair | elevated |
PH Parker Hannifin | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 78 of 100 | full | moderate |
ITW Illinois Tool Works | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 88 of 100 | fair | moderate |
GWW W. W. Grainger | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 77 of 100 | full | moderate |
DOV Dover Corporation | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 61 of 100 | fair | low |
11 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Industrials names rated volatile grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=840).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
ESAB is reiterating its full-year 2026 outlook, including core organic sales growth and core adjusted EBITDA and EPS targets.
ESAB completed the acquisition of Eddyfi Technologies to enhance its inspection and monitoring capabilities.
ESAB aims to enhance gross profit margins through operational efficiencies and strategic initiatives.
Focus on increasing revenue through strategic initiatives and market expansion.
Focus on increasing cash flow from operations to support growth and investments.
Why it matters: Sales growth guidance shows ESAB's confidence. They can grow despite challenges.
Confirms:ESAB reaffirms core organic sales growth guidance of 2% to 4% for 2026.
Disproves:Management lowers or takes back the core sales growth guidance for 2026.
Why it matters: Better gross profit margins show improved cost management and pricing power. This is important for making money.
Confirms:Gross profit margins improve by at least 50 basis points in Q2 2026.
Disproves:Gross profit margins decline further or remain stagnant in Q2 2026.
Why it matters: Higher cash from operations would confirm ESAB's ability to generate cash. This supports its growth and investment plans.
Confirms:Cash from operations exceeds $50M in Q2.
Disproves:Cash from operations falls below $40M in Q2.
Why it matters: Better margins show improved cost control and pricing power. This is key for long-term profits.
Confirms:Core adjusted EBITDA margin improves from 19.0% in Q1 2026.
Disproves:Core adjusted EBITDA margin drops further from 19.0%.
Why it matters: Changes in margins will show how well ESAB manages costs and pricing during inflation.
Confirms:Gross profit margins improve or stay steady. This happens despite inflation pressures.
Disproves:Gross profit margins fall further, showing cost pressures are not managed well.
Why it matters: Strong revenue growth would show that ESAB is on track with its growth goals. It could also boost investor confidence.
Confirms:Q2 revenue growth exceeds 10% year over year.
Disproves:Q2 revenue growth falls below 5% year over year.
Why it matters: Sector growth signals could indicate a better environment for ESAB. This may support its revenue growth initiatives.
Confirms one read:Sector revenue growth speeds up to over 10% in June.
Confirms the other:Sector revenue growth slows below 5% in June.
Why it matters: Hitting the sales growth target shows ESAB can grow despite problems. This shows strong demand and good execution.
Confirms:Core organic sales growth reaches the guided range of 2.0% to 4.0%.
Disproves:Core organic sales growth falls below the guided range.
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. On June 1, 2026, ESAB Corporation (the “ Company ” or “ ESAB ”) completed its previously announced acquisition of Eddyfi Holding Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Québec (“ Eddyfi ”), and certain related entities (such transaction, the “ Acquisition ”). Pursuant to the terms of a Share Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “ Purchase Agreement ”) with the vendors party thereto and certain holding companies affi…
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. On June 1, 2026, substantially concurrently with the closing of the Acquisition, the Company completed the previously announced private placements of (i) 175,000 shares (the “ Preferred Shares ”) of its 6.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, pursuant to that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 2, 2026, between the Company and certain institutional investors thereto for aggregate gross pro…
Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. The information set forth in “
of this report by reference. The Company has scheduled a conference call for 8:00 a.m. Eastern on May 7, 2026 to discuss its financial results. The information furnished in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except…