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ESAB Corp ESAB

US equityMarket cap rank #2194
$71.46 +$1.56 (+2.23%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $71.46 0.00%
Open$69.81
Prev close$69.90
Day range$68.86 – $73.30
Volume1.41M
Market cap$4.44B
P/E (TTM)26.0
Dividend yield0.59%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership106.3%+0.18 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding411-4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)43 buys / 6 sellsNet buying
Short interest7.60% of floatDays to cover 5.6 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share27.2%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

15%22%28%34%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$4.95M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 49.0% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.25.33%
  • BlackRock8.55%
  • Mitchell Rales5.97%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.78%
  • Invesco Ltd.4.39%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC3.98%
  • Fidelity International Ltd3.77%
  • Capital Research3.00%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund96.83%
  • Individual/Insider6.53%
  • Hedge Fund3.30%
  • Public Company2.15%
  • Private Company1.51%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.10%
  • Government Pension Fund1.07%
  • Family Office/Trust0.17%

Reported short interest has risen from 7.45% to 7.60% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 4,727,607 7.6% 5.6
31 Aug 2026 5,184,779 8.3% 6.1
14 Aug 2026 5,047,622 8.1% 7.1
31 Jul 2026 5,184,211 8.3% 8.7
15 Jul 2026 4,669,520 7.5% 7.2
30 Jun 2026 4,537,139 7.5% 4.8

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