EXPONENT INC
Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPN) is a science and engineering consulting firm that provides solutions to complex problems across multiple industries. The company operates through two reportable segments: Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. During fiscal 2025, the Engineering and Other… From the company’s description.
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What EXPONENT INC does
In the company’s own words
Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPN) is a science and engineering consulting firm that provides solutions to complex problems across multiple industries. The company operates through two reportable segments: Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health. During fiscal 2025, the Engineering and Other Scientific segment represented approximately 64% of revenues, while the Environmental and Health segment accounted for 36%.
The firm operates 17 distinct practices drawing from more than 90 technical disciplines. The Engineering and Other Scientific practices include Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering & Sciences, Civil & Structural Engineering, Construction Consulting, Data Sciences, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Human Factors, Materials Science & Electrochemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical & Corrosion Engineering, Polymers & Chemistry, Thermal Sciences, and Vehicle Engineering. The Environmental and Health segment comprises Chemical Regulation & Food Safety, Ecological & Biological Sciences, Environmental & Earth Sciences, and Health Sciences practices.
Exponent serves clients across chemical, construction, consumer products, energy, food and beverage, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, technology, industrial equipment, and transportation sectors. In 2025, the consumer products industry represented approximately 21% of revenues, energy and utilities 20%, transportation 16%, and chemicals 11%. The company provides services on fixed-price or time-and-material bases, with standard hourly rates ranging from $225 to $1,375 per professional.
As of January 2, 2026, Exponent employed 1,212 full-time, part-time, and intermittent employees, including 949 engineering and scientific staff. The workforce includes 922 employees with advanced degrees, of which 731 hold doctorate degrees. Approximately 89% of employees are located in the United States, with 11% in other global regions. Technical full-time equivalent employees totaled 973 during fiscal 2025.
Founded in 1967 as Failure Analysis Associates, the company was incorporated in California and later reincorporated in Delaware. It adopted the Exponent name in 1998. The firm maintains its website at www.exponent.com and operates specialized facilities including a Test and Engineering Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and a User Research Center with advanced laboratory capabilities.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Headquarters
- MENLO PARK, CA
- Fiscal year end
- January
- CIK
- 851520
- SIC
- 8742
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2026 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns EXPONENT INC — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
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