KFRC
Kforce Inc.
KFRC's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 23x earnings, above its usual 18x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
KFRC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KFRC's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
KFRC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $31.64 | -42% |
| Fair | 18x | $42.22 | -23% |
| Forward | 18x | $54.97 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $52.78 | -4% |
| Current | 23x | $54.97 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KFRC's PE is in its expensive range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
KFRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KFRC, with profitability improving.
KFRC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.00 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.38 | +4.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.11 | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.97 | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.96 | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.27 | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.39 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.55 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.68 | -14% |
KFRC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.38 over the past year, against $5.41 in late 2019.
KFRC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $357.8M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $349.3M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $330.4M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $332M | -3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $332.6M | -5.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $334.3M | -6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $330M | -6.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $343.8M | -5.4% |
KFRC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $358M last quarter, up 7.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.3% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.4% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.6% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5% | -1.5 points |
KFRC's operating margin was 6.3% last quarter, up 1.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KFRC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.9M | -70% |
| Q2 2026 | -$6.5M | -146% |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.4M | -$3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $16.7M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.8M | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.2M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.9M | -135% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.7M | +9.6% |
KFRC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $9M over the past year.
KFRC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +252K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -415K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -2.3M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -3.9M shares |
| Available history | -28% | -6.5M shares |
KFRC has 17M diluted shares, down 2.4% from a year ago, with $25M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $11.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $11.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $21.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.7M |
KFRC spent $25M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 60% from the year before.
KFRC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
KFRC's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from a year a year ago.
KFRC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.5 | Neutral |
KFRC's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (neutral).
KFRC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KFRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 24x | 3.9% below |
| PE % | 87 | 58 | 29 pts above |
KFRC is trading at 23x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
KFRC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $54.0 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $55.0 | 0% above |
| 50 week MA | $43.0 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.0 | 31% above |
| 200 week MA | $52.3 | 5.2% above |
KFRC has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 5.2% above its 200-week average.
KFRC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.9 | $42.5 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | $42.5 | $75.6 | +78% |
| 2022 | $75.6 | $54.8 | -27% |
| 2023 | $54.8 | $67.6 | +23% |
| 2024 | $67.6 | $56.7 | -16% |
| 2025 | $56.7 | $31.4 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.4 | $55.0 | +75% |
KFRC is up 75% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.