Exponent (EXPO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Exponent (EXPO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 19.78% in Q2 2026, down 2.35% on a QoQ basis from 20.25% in Q1 2026, and down 105.0% year-over-year from 395.54% in Q2 2025.
Exponent (EXPO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Exponent has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 19.78% for 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 fell to 19.78% in Q2 2026, from 20.25% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 34.7% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 18.31% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 23.91% 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 1413 bps — and 2023, when it sank 1043 bps.
- Tracing EXPO's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 34.04% in 2022, then slipped by 29 bps to 24.06% in 2023, then dropped by 22 bps to 18.8% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 19.47% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 19.78% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EXPO's Return on Capital Employed at 19.78% in Q2 2026, 20.25% in Q1 2026, and 19.47% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quanta Services | 103.91 Bn | 103.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.73% |
| 2 | Comfort Systems Usa | 65.18 Bn | 64.13 Bn | 754.41 Mn | 15.88% |
| 3 | Emcor | 36.65 Bn | 35.73 Bn | 863.95 Mn | 2.32% |
| 4 | Mastec | 28.10 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 477.90 Mn | 12.69% |
| 5 | Sterling Infrastructure | 27.31 Bn | 26.80 Bn | 194.30 Mn | 30.01% |
| 6 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 17.54 Bn | 620.00 Mn | 8.37% |
| 7 | IES Holdings | 14.63 Bn | 14.37 Bn | 254.79 Mn | 42.91% |
| 8 | Jacobs Solutions | 14.18 Bn | 12.80 Bn | 794.89 Mn | 7.34% |
| 9 | Dycom Industries | 13.76 Bn | 13.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Exponent | 2.93 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 153.48 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 | 34.70% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 30.73% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 23.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.48% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 20.57% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 19.28% |