KFRC Stock Analysis: Kforce | NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 909m USD | 12M Return: 88.4% | US4937321010 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 8.92M
EPS Trend: -98.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -94.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Kforce Inc. (NYSE: KFRC) is a U.S.-based professional staffing company that operates through two segments: Technology and Finance and Accounting (FA). The Technology segment places consultants in roles spanning systems and application development, data management, cloud engineering, AI and machine learning, project management, and network security, primarily serving clients in financial and business services, communications, insurance, retail, and technology. The FA segment provides talent for roles such as financial planning and analysis, business intelligence, general and transactional accounting, taxation, and customer support, serving industries including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Kforce is classified within the Human Resource & Employment Services sub-industry, a capital-light, volume-driven business model that generates revenue primarily through billable hourly rates and consultant markups tied to client demand cycles.
- Technology staffing revenue trends reflect enterprise IT spending cycles
- Gross profit margins fluctuate with bill rate and pay rate spreads
- Special dividends and share repurchases drive capital return to shareholders
| Net Income: 36.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -10.69 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 8.30% < 20% (prev 8.34%; Δ -0.04% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 36.3m > Net Income 36.5m |
| Net Debt (136.7m) to EBITDA (57.4m): 2.38 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.93 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (17.0m) vs 12m ago -8.77% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 27.48% > 18% (prev 27.19%; Δ 0.29% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 343.0% > 50% (prev 364.4%; Δ -21.35% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 52.60 > 6 (EBIT TTM 52.1m / Interest Expense TTM 991k) |
| A: 0.27 (Total Current Assets 231.3m - Total Current Liabilities 119.8m) / Total Assets 410.2m |
| B: 1.36 (Retained Earnings 558.0m / Total Assets 410.2m) |
| C: 0.13 (EBIT TTM 52.1m / Avg Total Assets 391.9m) |
| D: 0.43 (Book Value of Equity 123.6m / Total Liabilities 286.6m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 7.57 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.07 (Receivables 220.9m/209.9m, Revenue 1.34b/1.36b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 27.19% / 27.48%) |
| AQI: 1.23 (AQ_t 0.42 / AQ_t-1 0.34) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 1.34b / 1.36b) |
| TATA: 0.00 (NI 36.5m - CFO 36.3m) / TA 410.2m) |
| Beneish M = -2.85 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 22, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 51.40 with a total of 115,687 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.19%, over one month by -0.35%, over three months by -9.86% and over the past year by +88.44%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 48.40 (which is 5.8% or 1.8 ATR below the current price).
Kforce has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.80. Therefore, it is recommended to hold KFRC.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 60.7 | 18% |
P/E Trailing = 23.9292
P/E Forward = 13.4048
P/S = 0.6758
P/B = 7.5314
P/EG = 0.5559
Revenue TTM = 1.34b USD
EBIT TTM = 52.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 57.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 107.1m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 3.48m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 137.0m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 15.0m
Net Debt = 136.7m USD (calculated: Debt 137.0m - CCE 330k)
Enterprise Value = 1.05b USD (908.5m + Debt 137.0m - CCE 330k)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 52.60 (Ebit TTM 52.1m / Interest Expense TTM 991k)
EV/FCF = 46.33x (Enterprise Value 1.05b / FCF TTM 22.6m)
FCF Yield = 2.16% (FCF TTM 22.6m / Enterprise Value 1.05b)
FCF Margin = 1.68% (FCF TTM 22.6m / Revenue TTM 1.34b)
Net Margin = 2.71% (Net Income TTM 36.5m / Revenue TTM 1.34b)
Gross Margin = 27.48% ((Revenue TTM 1.34b - Cost of Revenue TTM 975.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 28.10% (prev 27.26%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.55 (Enterprise Value 1.05b / Total Assets 410.2m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.72% (Interest Expense 991k / Debt 137.0m)
Taxrate = 28.66% (14.7m / 51.1m)
NOPAT = 37.2m (EBIT 52.1m * (1 - 28.66%))
Current Ratio = 1.93 (Total Current Assets 231.3m / Total Current Liabilities 119.8m)
Debt / Equity = 1.11 (Debt 137.0m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 123.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.38 (Net Debt 136.7m / EBITDA 57.4m)
Debt / FCF = 6.06 (Net Debt 136.7m / FCF TTM 22.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 124.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 9.31% (Net Income 36.5m / Total Assets 410.2m)
RoE = 29.32% (Net Income TTM 36.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 124.4m)
RoCE = 22.51% (EBIT 52.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 124.4m + L.T.Debt 107.1m))
RoIC = 12.67% (NOPAT 37.2m / Invested Capital 293.6m)
WACC = 5.26% (E(908.5m)/V(1.05b) * Re(5.97%) + D(137.0m)/V(1.05b) * Rd(0.72%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 5.97% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.70 | Cagr: -5.94%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈37.7m ; Y1≈33.1m ; Y5≈26.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 16.33 (EV 429.2m - Net Debt 136.7m = Equity 292.4m / Shares 17.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -98.02 | EPS CAGR: -20.65% | SUE: 0.38 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -94.78 | Revenue CAGR: -5.94% | SUE: 0.47 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.76 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+62% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.54 | Chg30d=+5.46% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+29.5% | GrowthRev=+5.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.09 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+21.6% | GrowthRev=+3.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +83% (up=15, down=0)