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EXPO vs HD // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Exponent Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EXPO 8
— HD 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: HD
LAST: $86.58 (+7.87%) • MKT CAP: $3.82B
valuation
28.7x
LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
valuation
13.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EXPO VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | EXPO | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 33.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 28.60% | 32.90% | -4.30 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 28.7x | 13.4x | +15.30 | HD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.29% | 2.72% | +0.57 | EXPO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.60% | 12.70% | +7.90 | EXPO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.20% | 8.60% | +9.60 | EXPO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.20% | 3.20% | +1.00 | EXPO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.65% | 2.79% | -1.14 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.62 | 5.64 | +2.98 | 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 | 67.5 | +4.80 | EXPO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.88 | +0.06 | EXPO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.6x | 21.6x | +11.00 | HD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.82B | $328.44B | -$324.62B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | EXPO REV | HD REV | EXPO GROSS % | HD GROSS % | EXPO FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $582.0M | $164.68B | — | 33.3% | $122.3M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $558.5M | $159.51B | — | 33.4% | $137.6M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $536.8M | $152.67B | — | — | $103.2M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
EXPO // BETA 0.94
HD // BETA 0.88