Exponent (EXPO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Exponent's (EXPO) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 19.78% in Q2 2026, down 105.0% YoY from 395.54% in Q2 2025, and down 2.35% on a QoQ basis from 20.25% in Q1 2026.
Exponent (EXPO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Exponent (EXPO) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.78% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 105.0% year-over-year to 19.78% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 19.78% (down 105.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 19.98%, down 180.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 19.78% in Q2 2026, from 20.25% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 35.07% in Q3 2022 to a low of 18.31% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 23.96% and a median of 22.1% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 1451 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 1081 bps.
- Tracing EXPO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 34.04% in 2022, then retreated by 29 bps to 24.06% in 2023, then decreased by 22 bps to 18.8% in 2024, then gained by 4 bps to 19.47% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 19.78% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 19.78% (Q2 2026), 20.25% (Q1 2026), and 19.47% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 102.18 Bn | 101.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 72.82 Bn | 70.97 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 25.26% |
| 3 | Ferrovial | 47.62 Bn | 42.63 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Emcor | 36.31 Bn | 35.39 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 29.45% |
| 5 | Mastec | 20.38 Bn | 20.19 Bn | 556.28 Mn | 14.60% |
| 6 | Sterling Infrastructure | 19.23 Bn | 18.73 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 7 | APi | 17.20 Bn | 16.35 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 8.75% |
| 8 | Jacobs Solutions | 16.40 Bn | 15.02 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 9 | IES Holdings | 15.99 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 340.66 Mn | 41.31% |
| 10 | Exponent | 3.40 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 138.99 Mn | 19.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | 19.78% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 20.25% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 19.47% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 18.31% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 20.82% |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 20.01% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 18.80% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 22.10% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 24.06% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 24.27% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.51% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 34.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 35.07% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 31.07% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 23.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.79% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 20.57% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 19.28% |