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EXPONENT INC EXPO

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Management Consulting Services · website · IPO 1990-08-17 · LEI

EXPONENT INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.0B
P / E27.8×
P / S5.1×
P / B7.6×
P / FCF24.1×
Dividend yield2.09%
Net margin18.2%
Return on equity27.2%
FCF margin21.0%
Return on capital20%
Graham number -72.2%$18.84

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($18.84); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
15.10% 11.90% 19.00% 19.80% 20.60% 21.70% 19.90% 18.70% 19.50% 18.20% 2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Operating margin (%)
19.60% 20.70% 24.10% 20.40% 20.80% 23.40% 27.40% 20.70% 21.40% 20.60% 2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Return on equity (%)
17.40% 14.30% 23.00% 23.50% 22.80% 24.30% 31.90% 28.20% 25.90% 27.20% 2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Shares outstanding
54.3M 54.0M 54.2M 53.9M 53.3M 53.3M 52.3M 51.6M 51.6M 51.2M 2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Net debt ($)
2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Return on assets (%)
11.80% 9.40% 15.40% 14.60% 14.20% 14.80% 17.40% 15.50% 14.00% 13.60% 2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
16.70% 18.10% 19.70% 20.40% 24.60% 25.30% 15.90% 20.70% 24.60% 21.00% 2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182020202120212022202320252026
EPS ($)
$0.87 $0.77 $1.33 $1.53 $1.55 $1.90 $1.96 $1.94 $2.11 $2.07 2016201720182020202120212022202320252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

EXPONENT INC trades at about 32.7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 33.4×–53.3×, median 47.6×).

32.7× 53.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (33.4×–53.3×); dot = today's 32.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021FY2020FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin20.6%21.4%20.7%27.4%23.4%20.8%20.4%24.1%20.7%19.6%
Net margin18.2%19.5%18.7%19.9%21.7%20.6%19.8%19.0%11.9%15.1%
FCF margin21.0%24.6%20.7%15.9%25.3%24.6%20.4%19.7%18.1%16.7%
Return on assets13.6%14.0%15.5%17.4%14.8%14.2%14.6%15.4%9.4%11.8%
Return on equity27.2%25.9%28.2%31.9%24.3%22.8%23.5%23.0%14.3%17.4%
Current ratio2.402.742.342.202.963.132.943.323.393.42

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-02. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.