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EXPO vs FCN // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Exponent Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. FTI Consulting Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EXPO 9
— FCN 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: FCN
LAST: $86.58 (+7.87%) • MKT CAP: $3.82B
valuation
28.7x
LAST: $191.77 (+4.88%) • MKT CAP: $4.98B
valuation
11.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EXPO VS. FCN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | EXPO | FCN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 32.10% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 28.60% | 16.80% | +11.80 | EXPO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 28.7x | 11.6x | +17.10 | FCN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.29% | 1.87% | +1.42 | EXPO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.60% | 10.30% | +10.30 | EXPO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.20% | 7.10% | +11.10 | EXPO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.20% | 2.40% | +1.80 | EXPO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.65% | 0.00% | +1.65 | EXPO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.62 | 4.10 | +4.52 | EXPO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | EXPO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 72.3 | 79.1 | -6.80 | FCN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.87 | +0.07 | EXPO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.6x | 17.2x | +15.40 | FCN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.82B | $4.98B | -$1.17B | FCN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | EXPO REV | FCN REV | EXPO GROSS % | FCN GROSS % | EXPO FCF | FCN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $582.0M | $3.79B | — | 32.1% | $122.3M | $93.6M |
| FY 2024 | $558.5M | $3.70B | — | 32.0% | $137.6M | $359.7M |
| FY 2023 | $536.8M | $3.49B | — | — | $103.2M | $67.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
EXPO // BETA 0.94
FCN // BETA 0.87