Exponent Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Exponent's CEO is Catherine Corrigan, appointed in Jul 2016, has a tenure of 9.5 years. total yearly compensation is $3.50M, comprised of 27.1% salary and 72.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.18% of the company’s shares, worth €5.52M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.6 years and 8.3 years respectively.
Key information
Catherine Corrigan
Chief executive officer
US$3.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 27.13% |
| CEO tenure | 9.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 10.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 03 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$105m |
| Jul 04 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$103m |
| Apr 04 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$106m |
| Jan 03 2025 | US$3m | US$948k | US$109m |
| Sep 27 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$106m |
| Jun 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$105m |
| Mar 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$101m |
| Dec 29 2023 | US$4m | US$888k | US$100m |
| Sep 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Dec 30 2022 | US$4m | US$831k | US$102m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$100m |
| Jul 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$100m |
| Apr 01 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$100m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$3m | US$763k | US$101m |
| Oct 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$103m |
| Jul 02 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$96m |
| Apr 02 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$87m |
| Jan 01 2021 | US$3m | US$712k | US$83m |
| Oct 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$80m |
| Jul 03 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$81m |
| Apr 03 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$86m |
| Jan 03 2020 | US$3m | US$675k | US$82m |
Compensation vs Market: Catherine's total compensation ($USD3.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.34M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Catherine's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Catherine Corrigan (56 yo)
Dr. Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph. D., PE, has been President of Exponent, Inc. since July 29, 2016 and is its Chief Executive Officer and Director since May 31, 2018. On February 9, 2021, Dr. Corrigan was e...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 9.5yrs | US$3.50m | 0.18% € 5.5m | |
| Executive VP | 28.2yrs | US$2.25m | 0.44% € 13.3m | |
| Group Vice President | 11.7yrs | US$1.82m | 0.071% € 2.1m | |
| Group Vice President | no data | US$1.41m | 0% € 0 | |
| Co-Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Finance & Accounting | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| CTO & Principal Engineer | 27.3yrs | US$674.99k | no data | |
| VP of Legal & General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Controller | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: EP5's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.7yrs | US$3.50m | 0.18% € 5.5m | |
| Co-Founder | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 11.7yrs | US$262.09k | 0.060% € 1.8m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 16.7yrs | US$300.09k | 0.12% € 3.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$262.09k | 0.017% € 523.5k | |
| Independent Director | 8.9yrs | US$252.09k | 0.015% € 444.2k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 2.9yrs | US$267.09k | 0.065% € 1.9m |
Experienced Board: EP5's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/05 22:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/10/03 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/01/03 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Exponent, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alexis Huseby | D.A. Davidson & Co. |
| Joseph Foresi | Janney Montgomery Scott LLC |
| Marc Riddick | Sidoti & Company, LLC |