EXPONENT, INC. vs FTI CONSULTING, INC, two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where EXPO and FCN diverge most: on debt / equity, EXPO reads 0.00 and FCN reads 0.76; on p/s, EXPO reads 5.40 and FCN reads 0.96. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What EXPO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What FCN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | EXPO | FCN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $69.77 | $135.86 |
| Market cap | $3.4B | $3.8B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.1% | — |
| P/E | 31.4 | 16.4 |
| P/B | 11.84 | 2.81 |
| P/S | 5.40 | 0.96 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.3 | 11.7 |
| Revenue growth | +12.7% | +7.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.8% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 8.6% |
| Net margin | 17.7% | 6.4% |
| Return on equity | 38.7% | 18.9% |
| Return on assets | 17.1% | 7.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 31.9% | 12.8% |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | 9.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.76 |
| Current ratio | 1.98 | 2.03 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.52 | 3.07 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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