KFRC Stock Analysis: Kforce | NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 983m USD | 12M Return: 30% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 12.5M
EPS Trend: -99.5%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -94.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 10.5 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: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.60 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 8.30% < 20% (prev 8.34%; Δ -0.04% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 57.3m > Net Income 36.5m |
| Net Debt (85.4m) to EBITDA (56.4m): 1.51 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.93 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (17.0m) vs 12m ago -8.77% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 27.57% > 18% (prev 27.19%; Δ 0.39% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 343.0% > 50% (prev 364.4%; Δ -21.35% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBIT TTM and Interest Expense TTM) |
| 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 51.1m / Avg Total Assets 391.9m) |
| D: 0.43 (Book Value of Equity 123.6m / Total Liabilities 286.6m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 7.55 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.07 (Receivables 220.9m/209.9m, Revenue 1.34b/1.36b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 27.19% / 27.57%) |
| AQI: 1.23 (AQ_t 0.42 / AQ_t-1 0.34) |
| SGI: 0.99 (Revenue 1.34b / 1.36b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 36.5m - CFO 57.3m) / TA 410.2m) |
| Beneish M = -2.86 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 58.13 with a total of 482,974 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.41%, over one month by +17.65%, over three months by +83.07% and over the past year by +30.04%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 55.50 (which is 4.5% or 1.2 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 | 53.7 | -7.7% |
P/E Trailing = 27.9797
P/E Forward = 12.4844
P/S = 0.7394
P/B = 8.3754
P/EG = 0.5559
Revenue TTM = 1.34b USD
EBIT TTM = 51.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 56.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 66.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 3.48m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 85.7m USD (corrected: LT Debt 66.4m + ST Debt 3.48m) + Leases 15.9m
Net Debt = 85.4m USD (calculated: Debt 85.7m - CCE 330k)
Enterprise Value = 1.07b USD (982.9m + Debt 85.7m - CCE 330k)
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 51.1m / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = 24.67x (Enterprise Value 1.07b / FCF TTM 43.3m)
FCF Yield = 4.05% (FCF TTM 43.3m / Enterprise Value 1.07b)
FCF Margin = 3.22% (FCF TTM 43.3m / Revenue TTM 1.34b)
Net Margin = 2.71% (Net Income TTM 36.5m / Revenue TTM 1.34b)
Gross Margin = 27.57% ((Revenue TTM 1.34b - Cost of Revenue TTM 973.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 28.47% (prev 27.26%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.60 (Enterprise Value 1.07b / Total Assets 410.2m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt 85.7m)
Taxrate = 28.66% (14.7m / 51.1m)
NOPAT = 36.5m (EBIT 51.1m * (1 - 28.66%))
Current Ratio = 1.93 (Total Current Assets 231.3m / Total Current Liabilities 119.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.69 (Debt 85.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 123.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.51 (Net Debt 85.4m / EBITDA 56.4m)
Debt / FCF = 1.97 (Net Debt 85.4m / FCF TTM 43.3m)
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 = 26.80% (EBIT 51.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 124.4m + L.T.Debt 66.4m))
RoIC = 12.43% (NOPAT 36.5m / Invested Capital 293.6m)
WACC = 6.60% (E(982.9m)/V(1.07b) * Re(7.18%) + D(85.7m)/V(1.07b) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 7.18% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.70 | Cagr: -5.94%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈51.6m ; Y1≈45.3m ; Y5≈36.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 28.14 (EV 587.1m - Net Debt 85.4m = Equity 501.7m / Shares 17.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -99.48 | EPS CAGR: -21.96% | SUE: 0.95 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -94.78 | Revenue CAGR: -5.94% | SUE: 0.47 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.70 | Chg30d=+0.50% | Revisions=+57% | Analysts=5
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.70 | Chg30d=+1.13% | Revisions=+29% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.42 | Chg30d=+0.62% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+23.6% | GrowthRev=+3.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.95 | Chg30d=+0.62% | Revisions=+38% | GrowthEPS=+21.9% | GrowthRev=+3.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +63% (up=14, down=2)