Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026
Basics
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Engineering & Construction
Country
United States
Market cap
5.0B USD
Enterprise value
6.8B USD
Full-time employees
37,000
Overall health
Strength:its shares are priced lower than most peers relative to what it earnspriced lower than peers for its earnings
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.15 vs a peer median of 1.62) and more debt relative to equity (1.56× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: less liquidity (current ratio 1.15 vs peers 1.62) and more debt vs equity (1.56× vs peers 0.40×)
About average: growth
Ranks #1,060 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 46%)
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about KBR
Is KBR getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 53/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is KBR valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 78/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Earnings yield 8.5% vs a peer median of 3.8% (stronger than 83% of peers).Earnings yield 8.5% vs peers 3.8% (stronger than 83% of peers).
Is KBR growing?
At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 44/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Earnings per share growth 18.7% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 66% of peers).Earnings per share growth 18.7% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 66% of peers).Revenue growth -3.6% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 76% of peers).Revenue growth -3.6% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 76% of peers).
How profitable is KBR?
More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 72/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Return on assets 6.4% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 79% of peers).Return on assets 6.4% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 79% of peers).
How risky is KBR?
Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Beta 0.47 vs a peer median of 0.64 (stronger than 69% of peers).Beta 0.47 vs peers 0.64 (stronger than 69% of peers).Debt / equity 1.56× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 87% of peers).Debt / equity 1.56× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 87% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jul 3, 2026 · filed Jul 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 3, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
7.7B USD
7.7B USD
+0.4%
Net income (12 months)
401.0M USD
424.0M USD
+5.7%
Operating margin
9.8%
9.5%
−0.3 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
524.0M USD
355.0M USD
−32.3%
Debt
2.6B USD
2.6B USD
−1.2%
Cash
380.0M USD
312.0M USD
−17.9%
Shares outstanding
126.8M
126.1M
−0.6%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Industrials · 318 companies
Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.
85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
KBR looks cheaper than most of its peers on our valuation measures, while the Industrials sector as a whole is valued high by its own standards since 2016. Both can be true at once.
Shown for Industrials: too few Engineering & Construction companies have a long enough history of their own.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
11.0%
12.6%
14.0%
14.3%
14.8%
▲ 0.5 pts
Operating margin
3.1%
5.2%
6.5%
8.5%
10.0%
▲ 1.4 pts
Net margin
0.4%
2.9%
-3.8%
4.9%
5.3%
▲ 0.5 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
0.4%
3.4%
-4.8%
5.6%
6.3%
▲ 0.7 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
1.6%
11.7%
-19.2%
25.8%
27.6%
▲ 1.8 pts
Free cash flow margin
3.4%
5.0%
3.9%
5.3%
6.6%
▲ 1.3 pts
Current ratio
1.15×
0.96×
1.05×
1.05×
1.22×
▲ 16%
Debt to equity
1.13×
1.07×
1.32×
1.77×
1.73×
▼ 2.3%
Interest coverage
2.89×
3.94×
3.90×
4.58×
4.92×
▲ 7.6%
KBR price history
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