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Exponent, Inc. (EXPO)

Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Menlo Park, United States | NasdaqGS
71.53 USD +0.38 (0.534%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 71.53

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:48 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is a classic turnaround story with a strong operational foundation but a depressed market price. Fundamentally, the company is executing well: revenue grew 20.9% in the latest quarter, EPS beat estimates, and guidance was raised. The balance sheet is robust with a 31% return on equity and healthy cash generation, while the CEO increasing her stake signals insider confidence. However, the stock is still reeling from a severe 30% drop last year, which has left it trading at a discount despite these improvements. The recent price action shows resilience, bouncing off the 50-day moving average and closing near the 200-day line, suggesting the worst of the selling may be over. While the statistical forecast model is weak and slightly bearish, it is likely capturing short-term noise rather than the underlying trend reversal. The options market agrees with a bullish bias, with traders betting on a move toward the $80 resistance level. This is a high-conviction buy for the medium term as the market re-rates the business on its current earnings power.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.105773
AutoARIMA0.112739
AutoETS0.112739
AutoTheta0.159129

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 8.49
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.228
Excess Kurtosis -1.25
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-03
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 27.968
Revenue per Share 11.36
Market Cap 3,400,971,264
Trailing P/E 31.93
Forward P/E 25.21
Beta 0.68
Profit Margins 19.71%
Website https://www.exponent.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest at the $80 strike for September expiration and significant volume at the $75 strike. Conversely, put activity is concentrated deep out-of-the-money ($50, $55), suggesting a floor rather than immediate downside pressure. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the deep OTM puts, indicating a premium priced into a potential rebound.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.52% 1.78% 1.45% 1.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-05 0.3100 0.519611
2026-03-06 0.3100 0.431154
2025-12-05 0.3000 0.409724
2025-09-05 0.3000 0.420050
2025-06-06 0.3000 0.387547
2025-03-07 0.3000 0.350713
2024-12-06 0.2800 0.292887
2024-09-06 0.2800 0.272958
2024-06-07 0.2800 0.299529
2024-03-07 0.2800 0.346449
2023-12-07 0.2600 0.313253
2023-09-07 0.2600 0.291807
2023-06-08 0.2600 0.270018
2023-03-09 0.2600 0.255027
2022-12-08 0.2400 0.231884
2022-09-08 0.2400 0.254049
2022-06-09 0.2400 0.275450
2022-03-10 0.2400 0.249014
2021-12-02 0.2000 0.168095
2021-09-09 0.2000 0.173686
2021-06-10 0.2000 0.225759
2021-03-11 0.2000 0.200541
2020-12-03 0.1900 0.232217
2020-09-10 0.1900 0.246914
2020-06-11 0.1900 0.256722
2020-03-12 0.1900 0.288973
2019-12-05 0.1600 0.246381
2019-09-05 0.1600 0.225893
2019-06-06 0.1600 0.276482
2019-03-07 0.1600 0.284293
2018-12-06 0.1300 0.266995
2018-09-06 0.1300 0.244591
2018-06-07 0.1300 0.250844
2018-03-01 0.1300 0.343688
2017-11-30 0.1050 0.278146
2017-08-30 0.1050 0.316742
2017-06-07 0.1050 0.350877
2017-03-01 0.1050 0.355330
2016-11-30 0.0900 0.296785
2016-08-31 0.0900 0.356930
2016-06-08 0.0900 0.323741
2016-03-02 0.0900 0.379587
2015-11-24 0.0750 0.291659
2015-09-02 0.0750 0.354275
2015-06-10 0.0750 0.347705
2015-03-04 0.0750 0.347303
2014-11-25 0.0625 0.320842
2014-09-03 0.0625 0.330644
2014-06-04 0.0625 0.353407
2014-03-05 0.0625 0.336882
2013-11-26 0.0375 0.194125
2013-09-04 0.0375 0.228659
2013-06-05 0.0375 0.264317
2013-03-06 0.0375 0.289799
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.23
dividendYield 1.73
exDividendDate 2026-09-04
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.22
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017146872
lastDividendValue 0.31
lastDividendDate 2026-06-05
dividendDate 2026-09-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.0055609345
Address1 149 Commonwealth Drive
All Time High 127.61
All Time Low 0.484375
Ask 91.91
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 358,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 546,728
Average Volume 546,728
Average Volume10Days 358,710
Beta 0.678
Bid 51.66
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 6.072
City Menlo Park
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 71.53
Current Ratio 1.977
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 71.92
Day Low 70.83
Debt To Equity 27.968
Display Name Exponent
Dividend Date 1,789,689,600
Dividend Rate 1.23
Dividend Yield 1.73
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,443,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,443,400
Earnings Growth 0.157
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.107
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 137,843,008
Ebitda Margins 0.24305001
Enterprise To Ebitda 24.775
Enterprise To Revenue 6.022
Enterprise Value 3,415,063,296
Eps Current Year 2.5121
Eps Forward 2.83786
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.24
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 64.244
Fifty Day Average Change 7.2859955
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.11341129
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.55609345
Fifty Two Week High 81.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.419998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12715068
Fifty Two Week Low 51.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.619999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.37796184
Fifty Two Week Range 51.91 - 81.95
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 650,899,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.18
Float Shares 46,940,822
Forward Eps 2.83786
Forward P E 25.205612
Free Cashflow 76,945,872
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,012
Fullday Change 0.379997
Fullday Change Percent 0.534079
Fullday Price 71.53
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.36416999
Gross Profits 206,535,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01158
Held Percent Institutions 1.00886
Implied Shares Outstanding 47,546,084
Industry Engineering & Construction
Industry Disp Engineering & Construction
Industry Key engineering-construction
Ir Website http://www.exponent.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Last Dividend Value 0.31
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,312,000
Last Split Date 1,528,416,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Exponent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a science and engineering consulting company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. It provides services in the areas of biomechanics, biomedical engineering and sciences, civil and structural engineering, construction consulting, data sciences, electrical engineering and computer science, human factors, materials and corrosion engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical and corrosion engineering polymer and chemistry, thermal sciences, and vehicle engineering. The company also offers services in the areas of chemical regulation and food safety, ecological and biological sciences, environmental and earth sciences, and health sciences. In addition, it provides proactive and reactive product safety, litigation support, and technical, regulatory services. It serves clients in chemical, construction, consumer products, energy, food, beverage and nutrition, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, technology, industrial equipment, transportation, and other sectors. The company was formerly known as The Failure Group, Inc. and changed its name to Exponent, Inc. in 1998. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
Long Name Exponent, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,400,971,264
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_270377
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,036,800
Net Income To Common 111,770,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,848,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,382,903,876
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 71.04
Operating Cashflow 118,148,000
Operating Margins 0.18823999
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.5471
Peg Ratio 2.03
Phone 650 326 9400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 71.53
Post Market Time 1,787,948,100
Previous Close 71.15
Price Eps Current Year 28.474184
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 11.780303
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.9967895
Profit Margins 0.19708
Quick Ratio 1.806
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.379997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.534079
Regular Market Day High 71.92
Regular Market Day Low 70.83
Regular Market Day Range 70.83 - 71.92
Regular Market Open 71.04
Regular Market Previous Close 71.15
Regular Market Price 71.53
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 292,215
Return On Assets 0.11293
Return On Equity 0.31204
Revenue Growth 0.12
Revenue Per Share 11.36
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 47,546,084
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0629
Shares Short 2,990,156
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,929,444
Short Name Exponent, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.083900005
Short Ratio 5.69
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol EXPO
Target High Price 90.0
Target Low Price 72.0
Target Mean Price 84.0
Target Median Price 90.0
Total Cash 66,629,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.401
Total Debt 80,721,000
Total Revenue 567,132,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.22
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017146872
Trailing Eps 2.24
Trailing P E 31.933035
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 66.98565
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.5443497
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06784064
Type Disp Equity
Volume 292,215
Website https://www.exponent.com
Zip 94,025