KFRC Industrials

Kforce Inc.

$57.76-0.88%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.0B USD
Enterprise value: 1.1B USD
Full-time employees: 1,600

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.92 vs a peer median of 0.64), though less than the overall market and more debt relative to equity (0.99× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.92 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (0.99× vs peers 0.40×)

Ranks #1,447 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 38%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin at a 6-year low. 3.8% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Kforce's operating margin fell to 3.8% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.
Kforce's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −22%, operating profit −57%.
Since 2022, Kforce's revenue changed −22% while operating profit fell 57%: costs rose faster than sales.

StockQuotient Score

45/ 100

Oct 5 47 → Nov 4 45 (-2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

38/100

Weak▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 39 → 38

Share price +1.6%-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EBITDA yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield3.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.08Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield5.2%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.41Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield2.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.41Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield12.0%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

21/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ 3-yr revenue
▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-13.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.84Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth-6.6%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.74Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth-1.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.74Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

89/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROIC
▲ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin4.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.73Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets8.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.41Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital34.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 4.82Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin27.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity29.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.92

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.02Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio1.93×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.58Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.99×

Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.73Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

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 Kforce

Is Kforce getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 29, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 45/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Kforce valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. EBITDA yield 5.2% vs a peer median of 6.9% (weaker than 63% of peers).EBITDA yield 5.2% vs peers 6.9% (weaker than 63% of peers).
Is Kforce growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 21/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. 3-year revenue growth -6.6% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 86% of peers).3-year revenue growth -6.6% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 86% of peers).
How profitable is Kforce?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 89/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on invested capital 34.8% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on invested capital 34.8% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 95% of peers). Operating margin 4.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 72% of peers).Operating margin 4.0% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 72% of peers).
How risky is Kforce?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 1.93× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 63% of peers).Current ratio 1.93× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 63% of peers). Debt / equity 0.99× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 76% of peers).Debt / equity 0.99× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 76% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 29, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	1.3B USD	1.3B USD	+1.1%
Net income (12 months)	34.6M USD	36.5M USD	+5.4%
Operating margin	3.8%	4.0%	+0.2 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	43.3M USD	22.6M USD	−47.9%
Cash	1.3M USD	330,000 USD	−75.3%
Shares outstanding	17.8M	17.9M	+0.4%

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

Shown for Industrials: too few Staffing & Employment Services companies have a long enough history of their own.

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	28.9%	29.3%	27.9%	27.4%	27.2%	▼ 0.2 pts
Operating margin	6.7%	6.8%	5.7%	5.0%	3.8%	▼ 1.2 pts
Net margin	4.8%	4.4%	4.0%	3.6%	2.6%	▼ 1.0 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	14.9%	19.2%	17.1%	14.1%	9.5%	▼ 4.6 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	39.9%	41.4%	38.4%	32.6%	27.9%	▼ 4.7 pts
Free cash flow margin	4.2%	4.8%	5.5%	5.6%	3.5%	▼ 2.1 pts
Current ratio	2.32×	2.11×	2.37×	2.00×	1.78×	▼ 11%

KFRC price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 0.92 vs a peer median of 0.64), though less than the overall market and more debt relative to equity (0.99× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 0.92 vs peers 0.64) and more debt vs equity (0.99× vs peers 0.40×)

Ranks #1,447 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 38%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin at a 6-year low. 3.8% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.

Kforce's operating margin fell to 3.8% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Annual revenue fell three years running. Fiscal-year revenue down each year from 2022 to 2025.

Kforce's fiscal-year revenue declined in each of the three years to 2025.

Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −22%, operating profit −57%.

Since 2022, Kforce's revenue changed −22% while operating profit fell 57%: costs rose faster than sales.

Questions investors ask about Kforce

Is Kforce getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 29, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 45/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Kforce valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. EBITDA yield 5.2% vs a peer median of 6.9% (weaker than 63% of peers).EBITDA yield 5.2% vs peers 6.9% (weaker than 63% of peers).

Is Kforce growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 21/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. 3-year revenue growth -6.6% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 86% of peers).3-year revenue growth -6.6% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 86% of peers).

How profitable is Kforce?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 89/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on invested capital 34.8% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on invested capital 34.8% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 95% of peers). Operating margin 4.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 72% of peers).Operating margin 4.0% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 72% of peers).

How risky is Kforce?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 1.93× vs a peer median of 1.62× (stronger than 63% of peers).Current ratio 1.93× vs peers 1.62× (stronger than 63% of peers). Debt / equity 0.99× vs a peer median of 0.40× (weaker than 76% of peers).Debt / equity 0.99× vs peers 0.40× (weaker than 76% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

1.3B USD

1.3B USD

+1.1%

Net income (12 months)

34.6M USD

36.5M USD

+5.4%

Operating margin

3.8%

4.0%

+0.2 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

43.3M USD

22.6M USD

−47.9%

Cash

1.3M USD

330,000 USD

−75.3%

Shares outstanding

17.8M

17.9M

+0.4%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

28.9%

29.3%

27.9%

27.4%

27.2%

▼ 0.2 pts

Operating margin

6.7%

6.8%

5.7%

5.0%

3.8%

▼ 1.2 pts

Net margin

4.8%

4.4%

4.0%

3.6%

2.6%

▼ 1.0 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

14.9%

19.2%

17.1%

14.1%

9.5%

▼ 4.6 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

39.9%

41.4%

38.4%

32.6%

27.9%

▼ 4.7 pts

Free cash flow margin

4.2%

4.8%

5.5%

5.6%

3.5%

▼ 2.1 pts

Current ratio

2.32×

2.11×

2.37×

2.00×

1.78×

▼ 11%