Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EXPO scored 77.1, FLR scored 13.6 — EXPO leads.
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EXPO
Exponent, Inc.
Engineering & Construction · Quality-Growth
77.1
$69.81 · $3.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
63.5
EXPO leads
FLR
Fluor Corporation
Engineering & Construction · Quality-Growth
13.6
$50.68 · $6.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthEXPO+12.8%
Strongest balance sheetEXPO0.28
Highest qualityEXPO92 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EXPO
stronger →← stronger
FLR
92
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
28
80
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
14
62
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
6
EXPO is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EXPO
FLR
$109mC
FCF
-$330mF
+12.8%B+
Rev
-5.0%D+
0.28A-
D/E
0.38B+
31.3xC+
P/E
—
2.03C
PEG
1.10B+
—
P/S
0.4xA
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
EXPO
FLR
29% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~15%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
-31%
1-yr DCF upside
—
-22%
5-yr DCF upside
—
-7%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
EXPO
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
FLR
Why this score
Buying back stock
Earnings outpace cash
The companies
EXPOExponent, Inc.
Engineering & Construction · $69.81 · beta 0.70
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 rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $84.00 (implying +20% 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.
Risk
Trailing P/E 31x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
FLRFluor Corporation
Engineering & Construction · $50.68 · beta 1.28
Why now
Engineering & Construction · market cap $6.8b. 13% off the 52-week high of $58.35. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $61.69 (implying +22% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$330m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Currently unprofitable (margin -12.8%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. ROE -45% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where EXPO and FLR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 63.5 points in favor of EXPO. The widest single difference is Growth, where EXPO leads by 65.9 points.
GrowthEXPO 80.0 · FLR 14.1EXPO +65.9
QualityEXPO 92.2 · FLR 28.3EXPO +63.9
ValueEXPO 62.2 · FLR 6.3EXPO +55.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value 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.
Common questions
Is EXPO or FLR the better stock?
EXPO scores higher: EXPO 77.1, FLR 13.6 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do EXPO and FLR differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where EXPO leads by 66 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. EXPO leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are EXPO and FLR scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.