Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
“The increase in capital expenditures was due to an increase in investment in our corporate infrastructure.”10-Q · Aug 7, 2026 ↗
Exponent, Inc.
EXPO
You’ve read what changed. Here’s whether the market is confirming it.
Market read
No connected market move is active around Exponent, Inc..
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 0 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
What changed
- Revenue increased 20.9% versus the comparable filing period.
- Net margin fell 1.6 percentage points.
Company+7.8% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market groupNo active group readNo durable group available
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
Watch this read- Increase in capital expenditures attributed to increased investment in corporate infrastructure in early 2026.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if EXPO's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 0 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Evidence that supports
- Revenue increased 20.9% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 4.2 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges
- Net margin fell 1.6 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
- Increase in capital expenditures attributed to increased investment in corporate infrastructure in early 2026.
Company research
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Business model and earnings drivers
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
Key research questions
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations341
Usable filing statements180
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.
Evidence challenging the case
- Net margin changed -1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.
Longer-term price context
Price as of Sep 30, 2026
65.566m+0.5%12m-5.5%24m—
Annual trajectory
Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$466.3M+16.6%$1.90+0.0%
2022-12-30$513.3M+10.1%$1.96-2.0%
2023-12-29$536.8M+4.6%$1.94-1.2%
2025-01-03$558.5M+4.1%$2.11-0.1%
2026-01-02$582.0M+4.2%$2.07-0.6%
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 4 filings
“Growth in this segment was primarily driven by regulatory consulting in the chemical industry.”10-Q · May 8, 2026 ↗
Data center and AI demandpositive · 1 filings
“Revenue growth was driven by proactive engagements, including user research studies for consumer electronics clients integrating artificial intelligence into their devices, as well as risk management work for utility clients evaluating asset performance under…”10-Q · May 8, 2026 ↗
Demand and volumemixed · 1 filings
“The increase in revenues was driven by demand for our dispute related services in the construction and automotive sectors.”10-Q · Aug 8, 2025 ↗
Valuation discipline
Peer-relative valuation withheld
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Scenario scaffold
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
69.64+7.8% today
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Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
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Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment
Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing
10-Q filed 2026-08-07 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-08.
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed
Capital and cash conversion
Reported investment and cash context
- Capital spending YoY
- +5.0%
- Capital spending / revenue
- +1.3%
- Free-cash-flow margin
- +7.6%
- FCF margin change
- -6.1 pts
Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.
What improved
- Revenue increased 20.9% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 4.2 percentage points.
What weakened
- Net margin fell 1.6 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“During the first six months of 2026, deferred compensation expense increased by $3,018,000, with a corresponding increase to other income, net, as compared to the same period last year, due to the change in value of assets associated with our deferred compensation plans.”
“During the second quarter of 2026, deferred compensation expense decreased by $5,180,000, with a corresponding decrease to other income, net, as compared to the same period last year, due to the change in value of assets associated with our deferred compensation plans.”
“During the first six months of 2026, deferred compensation expense increased by $3,018,000 with a corresponding increase to other income, net, as compared to the same period last year, due to the change in value of assets associated with our deferred compensation plan.”
Point-in-time filing assessment published from the live pipeline.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind EXPO
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
BTIBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.competitorFeb 27, 2026 ▾
“We have foreign currency risk related to our revenues and expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S.”
Depended on by
JJacobs Solutions Inc.competitorNov 20, 2025 ▾
“AECOM, Tetra Tech, WSP, Arcadis, Bechtel, Arup, Endava, Exponent, Mott MacDonald, Stantec, Parsons, Accenture, Mace, AtkinsRealis, Altair, Montrose, Capgemini, Fluor, Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company are some of our competitors.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
EXPO is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Unknown Theme. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for EXPO; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.