KFRC Stock Analysis: Kforce | NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.041m USD | 12M Return: 88.2% | US4937321010 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 13.2M
EPS Trend: -98.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -94.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
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.
Kforce Inc. (NYSE: KFRC) is a U.S.-based professional staffing firm founded in 1962 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, operating since its 1995 IPO in two core segments: Technology staffing (systems architecture, cloud engineering, data management, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and project management) and Finance & Accounting staffing (financial planning and analysis, general and transactional accounting, taxation, and back-office support). Its clients span financial and business services, communications, healthcare, insurance, retail, technology, and manufacturing. The company is classified within the Industrials sector under the GICS Human Resource & Employment Services sub-industry.
The professional staffing sector tends to be cyclical, with revenue closely tied to corporate hiring demand and U.S. labor market conditions. Kforces focus on higher-skilled IT and finance roles generally positions it in higher-margin niches compared to general clerical or light-industrial staffing peers.
- Technology segment revenue growth accelerates on AI demand
- Gross margins face pressure from competitive bill rate pricing
- Capital returns continue through dividends and active share repurchases
| 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 September 01, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 57.58 with a total of 305,941 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.19%, over one month by +1.43%, over three months by +20.43% and over the past year by +88.24%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 53.60 (which is 6.9% or 1.9 ATR below the current price).
Kforce has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.67. Therefore, it is recommended to hold KFRC.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 60.7 | 5.4% |
P/E Trailing = 27.277
P/E Forward = 12.4844
P/S = 0.774
P/B = 8.3904
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 = 1.18b USD (1.04b + Debt 137.0m - CCE 330k)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 52.60 (Ebit TTM 52.1m / Interest Expense TTM 991k)
EV/FCF = 52.18x (Enterprise Value 1.18b / FCF TTM 22.6m)
FCF Yield = 1.92% (FCF TTM 22.6m / Enterprise Value 1.18b)
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 = 2.87 (Enterprise Value 1.18b / 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 = 5.64% (E(1.04b)/V(1.18b) * Re(6.31%) + D(137.0m)/V(1.18b) * Rd(0.72%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 6.31% (= 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=+9.86% | Revisions=+62% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.54 | Chg30d=+5.46% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+29.5% | GrowthRev=+4.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.09 | Chg30d=+5.26% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+21.6% | GrowthRev=+4.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +83% (up=15, down=0)