EXPO Exponent margins

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Gross margin

25.5%

Operating margin

21.3%

EBITDA margin

25.9%

Net margin

17.4%

Based on the latest figures, Exponent reports a gross margin of 25.5%, an operating margin of 21.3%, an EBITDA margin of 25.9%, and a net margin of 17.4%. Margin expansion was strongest in operating margin, which rose by 0.7 percentage points. EBITDA margin had the strongest contraction, falling by 1.2 percentage points.

EXPO margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Exponent recorded average margins of 25.24% gross, 20.97% operating, 27.31% EBITDA, and 18.56% net. Exponent's current performance shows that gross and operating margins are above their three-year averages and EBITDA and net margins are below their three-year averages.

EXPO margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The largest positive change was in operating margin, up 0.7 percentage points. Gross margin also expanded by 0.6 percentage points, while EBITDA margin contracted by 1.2 percentage points and net margin by 0.9 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.6pp

Operating margin expansion

0.7pp

EBITDA margin expansion

-1.2pp

Net margin expansion

-0.9pp

EXPO Gross margin

Exponent's gross margin averaged 25.24% across the past 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Exponent's current gross margin is 25.5% and is 0.3 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Exponent's gross margin peaked at 27.8% in Apr 2025 and reached a low of 23.8% in Apr 2026.

EXPO Operating margin

Exponent recorded an average operating margin of 20.97% across the last 3 years. Exponent currently reports an operating margin of 21.3%, 0.3 percentage points above its three-year average. The operating margin for Exponent moved between 19.4% in Apr 2026 and 23.8% in Apr 2025.

EXPO EBITDA margin

Across the last 3 years, Exponent recorded an average EBITDA margin of 27.31%. Exponent's current EBITDA margin is 25.9% and is 1.4 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest EBITDA margin for Exponent was 28.6% in Sep 2024, while the lowest was 25.9% in Oct 2026.

EXPO Net margin

Looking back over the last 3 years, Exponent recorded an average net margin of 18.56%. Exponent's current net margin is 17.4% and is 1.2 percentage points below its three-year average. The highest net margin for Exponent was 19.5% in Jan 2025, while the lowest was 17.4% in Oct 2026.

EXPO margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 25.5%, EXPO stands higher than the industry average but lower than the Industrials sector and its peers average. Looking at the Industrials sector average of 32.5%, Exponent's gross margin is 22% lower.

EXPO margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Exponent's gross margin?

The current gross margin for EXPO is 25.5% as of Oct 2, 2026.

What is Exponent's operating margin?

For the period ending Oct 2, 2026, EXPO recorded an operating margin of 21.3%.

What is Exponent's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Oct 2, 2026, EXPO recorded an EBITDA margin of 25.9%.

What is Exponent's net margin?

For the period ending Oct 2, 2026, EXPO recorded a net margin of 17.4%.

What are the average margins of EXPO?

Exponent's average margins over the last 3 years were 25.2% gross, 21.0% operating, 27.3% EBITDA, and 18.6% net.

What are the highest historical margins of EXPO?

Within the 5-year period, EXPO recorded its highest margins at 32.7% gross in Sep 2022, 28.5% operating in Sep 2022, 28.6% EBITDA in Sep 2024, and 21.7% net in Dec 2021.

What are the lowest historical margins of EXPO?

Over this 5-year history, Exponent's margins fell as low as 23.8% gross in Apr 2026, 19.4% operating in Apr 2026, 25.9% EBITDA in Oct 2026, and 17.4% net in Oct 2026.