EXPONENT, INC. vs V2X, Inc., two Consulting stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Exponent's balance sheet holds no debt and 2.4 dollars of current assets per dollar of liabilities; V2X carries nearly a full turn of debt to equity. The cushion maps to the business models: Exponent sells irreplaceable expert analysis at a 24.9% operating margin, V2X executes government logistics contracts at 3.5%. Returns on equity run 32.2% against 8%. The multiples nearly touch anyway, 28.4 and 25.9 times earnings, which prices V2X's contracted revenue base as generously as Exponent's franchise economics. V2X does yield more cash today, 6% against 3.7%. Two ways to sell services to institutions, one priced for its moat, the other for its order book.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | EXPO | VVX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $60.81 | $72.52 |
| Market cap | $3.0B | $2.3B |
| Sector | Consulting | Consulting |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +15.5% | +4.3% |
| P/E | 28.4 | 25.9 |
| P/B | 9.01 | 2.07 |
| P/S | 5.06 | 0.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 23.1 | 16.2 |
| Revenue growth | +7.8% | +9.3% |
| Operating margin | 24.9% | 3.5% |
| Net margin | 18.1% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 32.2% | 8.0% |
| Return on assets | 15.8% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.1% | 7.5% |
| FCF yield | 3.7% | 6.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.97 |
| Current ratio | 2.40 | 1.25 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.05 | 2.43 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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