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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 $4.8B against $4.1B — 1.2× the size. KBR, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.8× against 36.8×. Exponent, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.4% against −2.36%. Exponent, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.4% vs 5.65%) and the higher return on invested capital (45.4% vs 11.8%). Both pay a dividend; KBR, Inc. yields more (1.74% vs 1.44%). Across the 23 metrics below, Exponent, Inc. leads on 12 and KBR, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
P/E 36.83 10.83 27.65
P/S 6.25 0.61 0.85
P/B 13.37 2.69 3.04
Price to free cash flow 37.93 14.74 19.05
EV/EBITDA 29.04 7.69 11.89
EV/Sales 6.07 0.88 1.20
Earnings yield 2.72% 9.23% 2.77%
Free cash flow yield 2.64% 6.78% 2.00%

Profitability

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Gross margin 88.48% 14.69% 18.76%
Operating margin 21.31% 9.32% 6.43%
Net margin 17.40% 5.65% 2.14%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 4.23% 1.12%
Return on equity 32.27% 27.26% 6.05%
Return on assets 15.77% 6.47% 1.19%
Return on invested capital 45.43% 11.76% 2.52%

Growth

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Revenue growth (TTM) 15.35% (2.36%) 18.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.90%) 15.05% 13.42%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.79% 6.19% 12.23%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.13% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.43 0.41
Current ratio 1.94 0.94 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA (1.71) 2.21 0.38

Dividend

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Dividend yield 1.44% 1.74% 0.68%
Payout ratio 0.53 0.19 0.18

Size

Metric EXPO KBR Engineering & Construction median
Market cap 4.08b 4.80b 1.13b

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