KFRC
Kforce Inc.
KFRC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over KFRC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KFRC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KFRC, with profitability improving.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RDW's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW has the edge over KFRC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 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 has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
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 the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
KFRC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KFRC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 24x | 4% below |
| PE % | 87 | 58 | 29 pts above |
KFRC is trading at 23x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below 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 has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.