BAH vs EXPO vs TTEK Stock Comparison

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding, Exponent and Tetra Tech Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXPO Exponent Inc
$78.31 +21.4% 1M +19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.04B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$659.07M
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
3 wins
TTEK Tetra Tech Inc
$38.09 +13.0% 1M +19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.86B
P/E
22.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Consulting Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 4, Tetra Tech 4, Exponent 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAHEXPOTTEKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.67B $4.04B $9.86B BAH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 35.3x 22.6x BAH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 35.4x 23.2x BAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% +15.4% -7.6% EXPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% — 8.6% TTEK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% — 16.7% BAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 0.9x TTEK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.7% +19.7% +19.6% EXPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr -7.4%/yr +1.6%/yr TTEK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 32.9% 37.1% EXPO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 37/100 67/100 TTEK

Percentile Scorecard

BAHEXPOTTEK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBAHEXPOTTEK
Valuation 73 #31 of 113 22 #88 of 113 46 #61 of 113
Growth 60 #39 of 96 70 #30 of 96 81 #19 of 96
Profitability 84 #15 of 91 – 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 30 #86 of 122 – 67 #41 of 122
Shareholder Returns 72 #19 of 66 20 #53 of 66 62 #26 of 66
Overall 64 37 67
  • BAH ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • EXPO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TTEK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBAHEXPOTTEKSPY
1 month +20.9%+21.4%+13.0% +0.7%
3 months +23.3%+21.3%+17.4% +3.7%
6 months +8.3%+17.1%+17.9% +7.1%
Year to date -0.2%+12.7%+13.6% +12.8%
1 year +1.7%+19.7%+19.6% +11.9%
3 years -28.5%+6.7%+29.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.6%+2.2%+8.9% +22.8%
5 years -3.0%-31.8%+8.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.6%-7.4%+1.6% +10.9%
10 years +176.2%+175.8%+396.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%+10.7%+17.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBAHEXPOTTEKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%32.9%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.1%29.4%36.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.390.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.600.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.9%-57.2%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-1.9%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $102.23$79.79$42.61 $779.14
52-week low $59.71$53.67$26.18 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBAHEXPOTTEK
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 21.9x 33.3xmedian 21.9x 22.6xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 5.6xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x 15.4xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 14.4x 30.6xmedian 14.4x 17.8xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 0.97 5.69median 0.97 1.59median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBAHEXPOTTEK
Revenue $10.98B $659.07M $5.07B
Gross profit $5.77B – $951.81M
Operating income $1.02B $140.42M $611.75M
Net income $784.00M – $436.70M
Free cash flow $984.00M – $547.33M
EPS (diluted) $6.56 $2.34 $1.68
Cash & equivalents $334.00M $114.69M $230.84M
Total debt $4.41B – $801.06M
Shares (diluted) 119.59M 48.99M 259.78M
Enterprise value $8.18B $4.04B $8.97B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBAHEXPOTTEK
P/E 12.8x 33.3x 22.6x
P/FCF 10.2x 30.6x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 17.2x
P/S 0.9x 5.6x 1.9x
P/B 8.1x – 5.3x
P/Tangible book 25.8x – 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x – 15.4x
EV/EBIT 13.9x – 16.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 14.3x – 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 5.69 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAHEXPOTTEK
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% 15.4% -7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 6.8% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.8% – 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.0% 19.1% 65.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 6.9% 21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.1% – 101.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.5% – 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.5% 14.3% 105.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.9% 5.9% 14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.2% – 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.2% – 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% – 23.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.1% – 24.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAHEXPOTTEK
Gross margin 52.5% – 18.8%
EBITDA margin 10.9% – 13.2%
Operating margin 9.3% – 12.1%
Pretax margin 7.9% – 11.7%
Net margin 7.1% – 8.6%
FCF margin 9.0% – 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% – 11.2%
Return on equity 64.1% – 23.5%
Return on assets 9.9% – 10.0%
Return on invested capital 17.1% – 16.7%
Return on capital employed 17.1% – 20.1%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAHEXPOTTEK
Debt / assets 53.1% – 18.3%
Debt / equity 3.5x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.5x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.0% – 57.8%
Equity / assets 15.0% – 42.2%
Interest coverage – – 15.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.2x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.36 – 4.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAHEXPOTTEK
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.3% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 1.6% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 15.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBAHEXPOTTEK
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 35.4xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.72FY2026 $2.21FY2026 $1.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +13.1% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.71BFY2026 $600.53MFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% -0.4% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAHEXPOTTEK
Held by institutions 96.5% 92.3% 97.8%
Institutions holding 558 337 547
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 284 155 260
Institutions selling 202 146 210
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.06 1.24

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BAHEXPOTTEK
BAH 1.00 0.46 0.43
EXPO 0.46 1.00 0.46
TTEK 0.43 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAH, EXPO and TTEK?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) $10.67B, Exponent (EXPO) $4.04B, Tetra Tech (TTEK) $9.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAH, EXPO and TTEK?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 13.6x, Exponent (EXPO) 35.3x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) is cheapest (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 12.5x, Exponent (EXPO) 35.4x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Exponent (EXPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -6.2%, Exponent (EXPO) +15.4%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) -7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tetra Tech (TTEK) has the highest net margin (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 7.1%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) leads (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 17.1%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Exponent (EXPO) returned the most: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) +1.7%, Exponent (EXPO) +19.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +19.6%. Over five years, Tetra Tech (TTEK) compounded fastest (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) -0.6%/yr, Exponent (EXPO) -7.4%/yr, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 0.00%, Exponent (EXPO) 0.00%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 0.01%. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) and Exponent (EXPO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Exponent (EXPO) has been the steadiest (Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) 41.9%, Exponent (EXPO) 32.9%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAH, EXPO and TTEK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.