ESAB CORPORATION ESAB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 29605J106 · ISIN US29605J1060
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryGeneral Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC
- HeadquartersNorth Bethesda, MD
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($7.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 62.2m as of 2026-07-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $98.61. Options: 5 managers hold calls ($36.6m notional), 7 hold puts ($83.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 228 |
| Q4 2022 | 240 |
| Q1 2023 | 240 |
| Q2 2023 | 265 |
| Q3 2023 | 268 |
| Q4 2023 | 301 |
| Q1 2024 | 322 |
| Q2 2024 | 314 |
| Q3 2024 | 298 |
| Q4 2024 | 317 |
| Q1 2025 | 338 |
| Q2 2025 | 372 |
| Q3 2025 | 362 |
| Q4 2025 | 359 |
| Q1 2026 | 350 |
| Q2 2026 | 347 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 124 | 172 |
| Q4 2024 | 139 | 146 |
| Q1 2025 | 158 | 142 |
| Q2 2025 | 203 | 129 |
| Q3 2025 | 156 | 198 |
| Q4 2025 | 154 | 196 |
| Q1 2026 | 188 | 163 |
| Q2 2026 | 179 | 169 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $771.0k | $435.8k | 0.57 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $5.6m | $6.1m | 1.08 |
| Q2 2026 | $36.6m | $83.1m | 2.27 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +2.0m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.5m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +1.2m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +946.9k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | New | +454.1k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC | New | +354.0k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +299.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +271.0k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP | Added | +264.6k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Added | +252.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -902.9k |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | Reduced | -652.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -548.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -535.1k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Reduced | -462.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -319.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -205.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -188.6k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Sold out | -160.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -151.2k |
Biggest calls
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $34.5m350.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.1m11.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $463.6k4.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $394.5k4.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $108.5k1.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SG Capital Management LLC | New | $34.5m350.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $34.5m350.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $7.9m80.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.4m45.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $946.8k9.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $512.9k5.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $276.2k2.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +2.4 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 13.3% |
RALES MITCHELL P
13D · may seek influence
+1.2 pts · filed 2026-06-02
Stated purposePreferred Stock Purchase Agreement As disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2026, on June 1, 2026, in connection with the closing of the Acquisition of Eddyfi Holding Inc., the Company completed the private placement of 175,000 shares of its 6.50% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock"), pursuant to that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 2, 2026 (the "Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement") between the Company and certain institutional investors thereto, including the Reporting Person. MA Long Term Investors, L.P. (the "Family Partnership"), a family partnership affiliated with the Reporting Person, purchased 100,000 shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred … Full filing |
7.1% |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 13G · institution -7.0 pts · filed 2026-10-07 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.4m | $7.9m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $461.4k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $375.5k | $185.8k |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $5.4k | 2 | $652.0k | $192.2k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $318.7k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $8.4m | $8.4m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $95.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Jordan Rhonda L Director | Sold | $95.0k1.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.1m $801.5m | Added +1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 7.6m $751.8m | Reduced -535.1k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.3m $524.5m | Added +134.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $273.3m | Added +2.0m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $257.4m | Added +14.4k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $244.1m | Reduced -14.4k |
| FIL Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $231.0m | Added +946.9k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $183.7m | Added +1.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $179.8m | Added +84.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $151.9m | Reduced -151.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $151.9m | Added +299.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $143.6m | Added +240.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $138.5m | Reduced -107.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.4m $137.4m | Added +167.2k |
| COOKE & BIELER LP 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.3m $125.2m | Added +264.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $107.7m | Added +12.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 955.2k $94.2m | Reduced -29.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 865.8k $85.4m | Added +52.2k |
| DAVENPORT & Co LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 797.8k $78.5m | Added +123.3k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.92% of their portfolio | 756.1k $74.6m | Reduced -548.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 677.3k $66.8m | Not comparable |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. 2.10% of their portfolio | 660.2k $65.1m | Reduced -652.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 574.6k $56.7m | Reduced -103.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 540.3k $53.3m | Added +87.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 535.6k $52.8m | Added +13.3k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.42% of their portfolio | 525.6k $51.8m | Added +73.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 503.6k $49.7m | Added +201.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 488.7k $48.2m | Reduced -32.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.8k $47.6m | Added +80.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 469.9k $46.3m | Reduced -24.6k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 4.06% of their portfolio | 454.1k $44.8m | New |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.04% of their portfolio | 412.9k $40.7m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 370.6k $36.5m | Added +252.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 368.2k $36.0m | Added +138.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 363.4k $35.8m | Added +8.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 358.3k $35.3m | Added +75.4k |
| Cannell & Spears LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 354.0k $34.9m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.5k $34.8m | Reduced -140.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 352.4k $34.8m | Reduced -18.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 337.3k $33.3m | Added +134.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.3k $32.9m | Added +119.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 296.0k $29.2m | Added +97.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 275.2k $27.1m | Added +271.0k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.85% of their portfolio | 243.8k $24.0m | New |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 241.0k $23.8m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.6k $22.9m | Added +81.6k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.17% of their portfolio | 231.3k $22.8m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC 4.36% of their portfolio | 225.4k $22.2m | New |
| SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.56% of their portfolio | 171.5k $16.9m | Added +1.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.9k $15.4m | Added +24.8k |
| Front Street Capital Management, Inc. 1.70% of their portfolio | 151.7k $15.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.1k $14.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 144.8k $14.3m | Added +27.2k |
| Fenimore Asset Management Inc 0.29% of their portfolio | 141.1k $13.9m | Added +38.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.7k $13.6m | Added +39.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.3k $13.4m | Added +2.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.8k $12.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Stanley Capital Management, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 113.3k $11.2m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.0k $10.8m | Reduced -4.1k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 107.2k $10.6m | Reduced -462.4k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.8k $10.1m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.6k $10.1m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Rokos Capital Management LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 99.6k $9.8m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 94.1k $9.3m | Reduced -10.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.5k $9.2m | Added +242 |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 91.1k $9.0m | Reduced -32.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.2k $8.4m | Reduced -5.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.6k $8.5m | Added +4.0k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 84.8k $8.4m | New |
| Atom Investors LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 82.4k $8.1m | Added +58.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.2k $7.2m | Reduced -2.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.5k $7.1m | Added +8.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.5k $6.6m | Reduced -20.5k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.9k $6.5m | Reduced -53.6k |
| Hudson Value Partners, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 65.7k $6.5m | Added +10.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.4k $6.2m | Reduced -4.0k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.6k $6.1m | Added +7.6k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 60.3k $5.9m | Reduced -137 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.2k $5.6m | Reduced -3.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.5k $5.6m | Added +6.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.0k $5.3m | Reduced -5.3k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 53.2k $5.3m | Added +1.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.9k $5.2m | New |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 51.6k $5.1m | Added +51.5k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 51.2k $5.1m | Added +25.4k |
| Homestead Advisers Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 49.4k $4.9m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.5k $4.8m | Added +1.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.6k $4.6m | Reduced -50.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.0k $4.5m | Added +1.9k |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. 2.41% of their portfolio | 44.3k $4.4m | Added +20.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.6k $4.1m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.0k $4.0m | Reduced -490 |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.1k $4.0m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $3.8m | Added +547 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.4k $3.7m | Added +10.8k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $3.6m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Defender Capital, LLC. 1.17% of their portfolio | 36.6k $3.6m | Added +6.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $3.5m | Reduced -188.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.5k $3.5m | Reduced -1.9k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 35.4k $3.5m | Added +7.2k |