Exponent

EXPO

Consulting Services · Industrials

Price

$62.88

-1.53 (-2.38%)

Market Cap

$3.05B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−3.9% over 5y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 53.3M (2021) → 51.2M (2026)

Exponent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company worldwide. It operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. The Engineering and Other Scientific segment provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and co

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+6.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$222M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Exponent is growing revenue at 8% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

24.3%

Thin — 24.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

19.8%

Healthy — 19.8% operating margin

ROCE

7.3%

Weak — 7.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+5.9%

Slow sales growth (5.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

-1.4%

Earnings shrinking (-1.4% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

135%

Turns 135% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

22.2%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.2%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Interest Cover

100.00x

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Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

30.1x

Pricey — P/E 30.1

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+3.2

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (30.1 → 26.9)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.00%

Moderate income — 2.00% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+5.2%

Dividend growing modestly (5.2% YoY)

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