COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
EME vs EXPO
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EME scored 75.3, EXPO scored 73.7 — EME leads.
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EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.
75.3
$787.39 · $34.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
1.6
EME leads
EXPO
Exponent, Inc.
73.7
$69.38 · $3.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestEME24.5x
- Fastest growthEME+18.9%
- Strongest balance sheetEME0.13
- Highest qualityEXPO92 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EME
stronger →← stronger
EXPO
83
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
92
87
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
84
59
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
52
EME is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EME
EXPO
$1.2bC+
FCF
$109mC
+18.9%B+
Rev
+12.8%B+
0.13A-
D/E
0.28A-
24.5xB+
P/E
31.1xB
0.40A
PEG
2.03C
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
EME
EXPO
85% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
23% above
~24%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~13%/yr
-52%
1-yr DCF upside
-29%
-46%
5-yr DCF upside
-19%
-37%
10-yr DCF upside
-1%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
EME
Why this score
- Durable high returns
EXPO
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
The companies
EMEEMCOR Group, Inc.
Why now
Engineering & Construction · market cap $34.7b. 17% off the 52-week high of $951.96. Revenue growing +19%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.40 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $1,033 (implying +31% upside).
Moat
ROE 35% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
EXPOExponent, Inc.
Why now
Engineering & Construction · market cap $3.3b. 15% off the 52-week high of $81.95. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $84.00 (implying +21% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 39% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 97% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Trailing P/E 31x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model slightly favors EME (76.4) over EXPO (75.8), primarily driven by EME's significantly better PEG grade of A (0.40) compared to EXPO's C (2.03). However, a contrarian investor might prefer EXPO as it trades at a much lower premium to its DCF fair value (20% versus EME's 96%), implying less future growth (13%) is priced in.
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Where EME and EXPO diverge
On the headline score the gap is 1.6 points in favor of EME. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- QualityEME 82.9 · EXPO 92.3EXPO +9.4
- ValueEME 59.1 · EXPO 51.7EME +7.4
- GrowthEME 87.1 · EXPO 84.0EME +3.1
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.