Exponent, Inc. (EXPO) vs KBR, Inc. (KBR)

Exponent, Inc. and KBR, Inc. are both Engineering & Construction companies. KBR, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.4B against $3.1B — 1.4× the size. KBR, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.4× against 28.8×. Exponent, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against −3.64%. Exponent, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.7% vs 5.49%) and the higher return on invested capital (35.9% vs 11.8%). Both pay a dividend; Exponent, Inc. yields more (1.42% vs 0.92%). Across the 23 metrics below, Exponent, Inc. leads on 14 and KBR, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
P/E 28.78 10.40 28.59
P/S 4.95 0.56 1.15
P/B 10.84 2.65 3.96
Price to free cash flow 28.82 12.40 25.24
EV/EBITDA 22.22 7.32 14.87
EV/Sales 4.84 0.85 1.42
Earnings yield 3.47% 9.61% 2.47%
Free cash flow yield 3.47% 8.07% 1.91%

Profitability

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 89.67% 14.48% 18.76%
Operating margin 20.17% 9.50% 6.26%
Net margin 17.67% 5.49% 2.23%
Free cash flow margin 17.16% 4.64% 1.83%
Return on equity 31.20% 27.08% 7.90%
Return on assets 15.83% 6.30% 0.87%
Return on invested capital 35.92% 11.82% 2.52%

Growth

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.84% (3.64%) 16.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.90%) 15.05% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.79% 6.19% 11.76%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.13% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.55 0.40
Current ratio 1.98 1.15 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA (1.71) 2.21 0.38

Dividend

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 1.42% 0.92% 0.65%
Payout ratio 0.51 0.44 0.00

Size

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 3.06b 4.41b 1.31b

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