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 3.7% and VSEC reads -0.2%; on debt / equity, EXPO reads 0.00 and VSEC reads 0.15. 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 | $60.81 | $219.66 |
| Market cap | $3.0B | $6.1B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +15.5% | — |
| P/E | 28.4 | 108.2 |
| P/B | 9.01 | 2.29 |
| P/S | 5.06 | 5.18 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.1 | 47.6 |
| Revenue growth | +7.8% | +34.8% |
| Operating margin | 24.9% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | 18.1% | 4.2% |
| Return on equity | 32.2% | 1.9% |
| Return on assets | 15.8% | 1.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.1% | 2.7% |
| FCF yield | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| Current ratio | 2.40 | 8.78 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.05 | 6.95 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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