secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EXPONENT INC (EXPO)
CIK:        0000851520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-002896
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851520/000117184326002896/0001171843-26-002896-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851520/000117184326002896/f8k_043026.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-002896

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