EXPONENT, INC. vs VSE CORPORATION, two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where EXPO and VSEC diverge most: on fcf yield, EXPO reads 3.2% and VSEC reads -0.0%; on debt / equity, EXPO reads 0.00 and VSEC reads 0.32. 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 VSEC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | EXPO | VSEC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $69.77 | $173.66 |
| Market cap | $3.4B | $4.9B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.1% | — |
| P/E | 31.4 | 62.5 |
| P/B | 11.84 | 1.66 |
| P/S | 5.40 | 3.59 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.3 | 34.0 |
| Revenue growth | +12.7% | +40.8% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 10.9% |
| Net margin | 17.7% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 38.7% | 2.6% |
| Return on assets | 17.1% | 1.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 31.9% | 2.3% |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.32 |
| Current ratio | 1.98 | 3.77 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.52 | 2.75 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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