---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-002896"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EXPO"
cik: "0000851520"
company_name: "EXPONENT INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:23:09.192588+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Exponent Q1 revenue up 14% to $166.3M; EPS $0.59; declares $0.31 dividend, adds $50M buyback

## Summary
- Revenue before reimbursements $151.8M (+10% YoY); net income $29.6M ($0.59 diluted EPS) vs $26.7M ($0.52).
- EBITDA $43.1M (28.4% of net rev) vs $37.5M (27.3%) in prior year; 76% utilization.
- Engineering & scientific segment +12% YoY driven by AI consumer electronics studies and utility risk mgmt; env/health +2%.
- Q2 guidance: revenue growth high-single digits; EBITDA margin 27.0%-27.8%; FY2026 outlook maintained.
- Dividend $0.31/share payable June 18; additional $50M buyback authorization, total ~$67.7M available.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-002896
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EXPO
- cik: 0000851520
- company_name: EXPONENT INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851520/000117184326002896/0001171843-26-002896-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851520/000117184326002896/f8k_043026.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  EXPONENT INC reported first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended April 3, 2026 results: revenue $166.3 million, net income $29.6 million, EPS $0.59 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended April 3, 2026
  - Revenue: $166.3 million
  - Net income: $29.6 million
  - EPS: $0.59 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenues and revenues before reimbursements for the first quarter of 2026 increased 14% to $166.3 million and 10% to $151.8 million, respectively, as compared to $145.5 million and $137.4 million in the first quarter of 2025. Net income increased to $29.6 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2026, as compared to $26.7 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, in the same period of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851520/000117184326002896/0001171843-26-002896-index.htm

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