KBR Stock Analysis: KBR | NYSE
Engineering & Construction | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 4.864m USD | 12M Return: -23.1% | US48242W1062 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 56.5M
EPS Trend: 98.2%
Qual. Beats: 4
Rev. Trend: 82.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR), headquartered in Houston, Texas and founded in 1901, is a global provider of scientific, technology, and engineering solutions operating through two main segments: Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions. Its Government Solutions segment delivers R&D, prototyping, systems engineering, cyber analytics, space domain awareness, test and evaluation, C5ISR capabilities, and program management support to defense, intelligence, space, and aviation agencies. The Sustainable Technology Solutions segment licenses a portfolio of proprietary process technologies in ammonia/syngas, petrochemicals, clean refining, and circular economy applications, and offers engineering, design, and digitally-enabled services aimed at decarbonization, energy efficiency, and net-zero emissions. The company is classified within the Industrials sector under the GICS Research & Consulting Services sub-industry, reflecting its dual role as a long-tenured government contractor and a licensor of industrial process technology.
- Defense budget growth drives Government Solutions revenue and margins
- Energy transition demand boosts Sustainable Technology Solutions backlog and margins
- Capital deployment toward acquisitions and share repurchases supports EPS growth
| Net Income: 424.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.14 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 3.30% < 20% (prev 2.91%; Δ 0.39% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 401.0m > Net Income 424.0m |
| Net Debt (2.73b) to EBITDA (841.0m): 3.25 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.15 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (127.0m) vs 12m ago -3.79% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 14.48% > 18% (prev 14.51%; Δ -0.04% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 114.8% > 50% (prev 118.9%; Δ -4.13% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.25 > 6 (EBIT TTM 676.0m / Interest Expense TTM 159.0m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 1.98b - Total Current Liabilities 1.72b) / Total Assets 6.67b |
| B: 0.28 (Retained Earnings 1.85b / Total Assets 6.67b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 676.0m / Avg Total Assets 6.73b) |
| D: 0.33 (Book Value of Equity 1.64b / Total Liabilities 5.03b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.17 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 1.47b/1.50b, Revenue 7.72b/8.08b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 14.51% / 14.48%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.64 / AQ_t-1 0.63) |
| SGI: 0.96 (Revenue 7.72b / 8.08b) |
| TATA: 0.00 (NI 424.0m - CFO 401.0m) / TA 6.67b) |
| Beneish M = -3.03 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of August 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 38.58 with a total of 1,163,426 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.55%, over one month by +6.13%, over three months by +15.63% and over the past year by -23.10%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 35.50 (which is 8% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).
KBR has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KBR.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 45.7 | 18.5% |
P/E Trailing = 11.6205
P/E Forward = 9.9206
P/S = 0.6298
P/B = 2.9729
P/EG = 0.541
Revenue TTM = 7.72b USD
EBIT TTM = 676.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 841.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.50b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 49.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.04b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 246.0m
Net Debt = 2.73b USD (calculated: Debt 3.04b - CCE 312.0m)
Enterprise Value = 7.60b USD (4.86b + Debt 3.04b - CCE 312.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.25 (Ebit TTM 676.0m / Interest Expense TTM 159.0m)
EV/FCF = 21.89x (Enterprise Value 7.60b / FCF TTM 347.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.57% (FCF TTM 347.0m / Enterprise Value 7.60b)
FCF Margin = 4.49% (FCF TTM 347.0m / Revenue TTM 7.72b)
Net Margin = 5.49% (Net Income TTM 424.0m / Revenue TTM 7.72b)
Gross Margin = 14.48% ((Revenue TTM 7.72b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.61b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 14.77% (prev 13.78%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.14 (Enterprise Value 7.60b / Total Assets 6.67b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.22% (Interest Expense 159.0m / Debt 3.04b)
Taxrate = 26.07% (152.0m / 583.0m)
NOPAT = 499.8m (EBIT 676.0m * (1 - 26.07%))
Current Ratio = 1.15 (Total Current Assets 1.98b / Total Current Liabilities 1.72b)
Debt / Equity = 1.86 (Debt 3.04b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.64b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.25 (Net Debt 2.73b / EBITDA 841.0m)
Debt / FCF = 7.87 (Net Debt 2.73b / FCF TTM 347.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.55b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.30% (Net Income 424.0m / Total Assets 6.67b)
RoE = 27.41% (Net Income TTM 424.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.55b)
RoCE = 16.69% (EBIT 676.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.55b + L.T.Debt 2.50b))
RoIC = 10.68% (NOPAT 499.8m / Invested Capital 4.68b)
WACC = 6.19% (E(4.86b)/V(7.91b) * Re(7.64%) + D(3.04b)/V(7.91b) * Rd(5.22%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 7.64% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.01 | Cagr: -2.68%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈380.6m ; Y1≈333.8m ; Y5≈269.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 12.66 (EV 4.33b - Net Debt 2.73b = Equity 1.60b / Shares 126.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.15 | EPS CAGR: 15.02% | SUE: 1.83 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: 81.99 | Revenue CAGR: 5.55% | SUE: 1.52 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.01 | Chg30d=-2.53% | Revisions=-10% | Analysts=8
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.99 | Chg30d=+0.84% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+1.6% | GrowthRev=+3.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.06 | Chg30d=-2.01% | Revisions=+22% | GrowthEPS=+1.8% | GrowthRev=+5.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +26% (up=13, down=7)