Exponent Inc dividend history

Exponent Inc's dividend was $1.20 a share in fiscal 2025, up 7.1% on the year before. That was 58.1% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2013, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $211M
Dividends (TTM): $61.3M
Returned to shareholders: 250%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $127M
Diluted share count: −2.7%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 6.4%; dividends 1.4% + buybacks 5.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 55%; of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding: 126 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Exponent Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Jan 2010	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Jan 2014	2014Jan 2015	2015Jan 2016	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Jan 2020	2020Jan 2021	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Jan 2025	2025Jan 2026	LTMJul 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	$0.150	$0.250	$0.300	$0.360	$0.420	$0.520	$0.640	$0.760	$0.800	$0.960	$1.04	$1.12	$1.20	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	+66.7%	+20.0%	+20.0%	+16.7%	+23.8%	+23.1%	+18.8%	+5.3%	+20.0%	+8.3%	+7.7%	+7.1%	—
Dividends paid	—	—	0	0	8	13	16	19	22	27	34	40	43	49	54	58	62	61
Share buybacks	13	7	41	23	26	31	23	24	12	28	22	40	7	156	24	6	97	211
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	20.5%	32.1%	35.9%	39.6%	52.9%	37.7%	40.6%	48.2%	42.7%	48.1%	53.9%	53.4%	58.1%	54.8%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	14.3%	30.2%	28.4%	35.7%	34.6%	36.3%	39.4%	40.5%	36.7%	60.2%	48.7%	42.3%	50.3%	56.5%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Exponent Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Exponent Inc.