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EXPONENT vs Mars

On overall TruNorth grade, EXPONENT scores higher (EXPONENT: B, Mars: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
EXPONENT
62.3/100
D
Mars
45.1/100

Political donations

EXPONENT

FEC: $1.01M in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +63 across 24 executive donors.

Mars

FEC: $5K PAC donations; 100% to Republican, 0% to Democratic committees.

Environment

EXPONENT

No public record found.

Mars

environmental violation: $406K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

EXPONENT

No public record found.

Mars

63 federal penalties totaling $27.4M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

EXPONENT

No public record found.

Mars

No public record found.

Charity

EXPONENT

No public record found.

Mars

$90M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.19% of revenue). Operates the Mars Foundation: $944K in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

EXPONENT

No public record found.

Mars

Ethical Consumer Avoid — chocolate supply-chain + factory-farming + environmental concerns. [ethical-consumer]

Firearms

EXPONENT

No public record found.

Mars

No public record found.

Privacy

EXPONENT

No public record found.

Mars

No public record found.

Executive pay

EXPONENT

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 19:1 (median employee pay $199,314) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Mars

No public record found.

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