Stocks · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
KBR, Inc. KBR
$34.24 -2.31% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $4.32B
Weak trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Oct 29, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 10.3× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the lowest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 7 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +6.6%).
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth25Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 12%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 36%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 32%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 44%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 25%
Quality28Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 25%
- Gross marginBottom 17%
- Operating marginTop 43%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 14%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 13%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 32%
- Interest coverTop 46%
Value99Exceptional
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 4%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 15%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 10%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 18%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 6%
Momentum19Very weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 19%
- 6-month returnBottom 30%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 18%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 42%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 15%
Revisions64Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 45%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 17%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 37%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 49%
Stability58Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 23%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 35%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 21%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 32%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -3.4% | -4.3% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 4.3% | 20.7% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 14.5% | 14.5% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 8.9% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 5.3% | 4.5% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -4.3% | -3.4% | ↓ | Bottom 12% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 20.7% | 4.3% | ↑ | Top 36% |
| Gross margin | 14.5% | 14.5% | ↓ | Bottom 17% |
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 8.7% | ↑ | Top 43% |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 4.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.5% | 5.3% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 10.2% | — | Top 25% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 5.9% | — | Top 44% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 0.95×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- 0.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +2.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.96×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 4.3×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.97%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -3.47%
- Shareholder yield
- -1.51%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -3.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -2.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 4, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 7
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +6.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.6%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $45.50
- Target vs current price
- +32.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 32
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | +10.5% | -4.3% | +1.1% | +5.6% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +4.3% | -5.4% | -16.0% | -7.6% | -11.1% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +4.2% | +3.0% | -0.7% | -7.5% | -21.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | +7.4% | -3.2% | -0.3% | -4.9% | +0.6% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +3.4% | +2.7% | +9.0% | +13.4% | -2.5% |
| May 6, 2025 | +11.4% | +5.1% | +8.7% | +0.8% | -9.4% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | +9.6% | +2.1% | -0.2% | +2.0% | +12.8% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | +0.0% | -4.5% | -4.5% | -17.2% | -14.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $0.99 | $0.90 | +10.5% | $1.98B |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.96 | $0.92 | +4.3% | $1.92B |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.99 | $0.95 | +4.2% | $1.89B |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.02 | $0.95 | +7.4% | $1.93B |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.91 | $0.88 | +3.4% | $1.95B |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.98 | $0.88 | +11.4% | $2.06B |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $0.91 | $0.83 | +9.6% | $2.12B |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.84 | $0.84 | +0.0% | $1.95B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 10.3× | 22.2× | 0th | Top 4% |
| P/E (forward) | 8.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.1× | — | — | Top 10% |
| EV / Sales | 0.88× | — | — | Top 18% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 8.04% | — | — | Top 15% |
| Earnings yield | 9.70% | — | — | Top 4% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 10.3× – 55.8× since Jun 30, 2022. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -28.3%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +20.7%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -39.1%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -6.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -9.0%
- RSI (14)
- 34.8
- Relative volume
- 1.30×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 30.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 56th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.73
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.33
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -27.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -58.3%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | May 15, 2026 | -58.3% | 377 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Nov 6, 2023 | -24.1% | 88 days | 119 days (Apr 29, 2024) |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 | -24.0% | 115 days | 133 days (Apr 12, 2023) |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Jan 28, 2022 | -12.3% | 17 days | 20 days (Feb 28, 2022) |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 10, 2024 | -12.3% | 6 days | 24 days (Oct 14, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.32B
- P/E (TTM)
- 10.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.32
- Revenue (TTM)
- $7.72B
- Dividend yield
- 1.93%
- 52-week range
- $29.94 – $48.13
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.34B | $6.56B | $6.96B | $7.74B | $7.79B |
| Gross profit | $806.0M | $828.0M | $977.0M | $1.10B | $1.15B |
| Operating income | $231.0M | $343.0M | $448.0M | $662.0M | $568.0M |
| Net income | $27.0M | $190.0M | -$265.0M | $375.0M | $415.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.19 | $1.26 | -$1.96 | $2.80 | $3.21 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.94B | $2.12B | $2.06B | $1.95B | $1.93B | $1.89B | $1.92B | $1.98B |
| Net income | $100.0M | $76.0M | $116.0M | $73.0M | $115.0M | $111.0M | $102.0M | $96.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.75 | $0.57 | $0.88 | $0.55 | $0.90 | $0.87 | $0.80 | $0.75 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $278.0M | $396.0M | $331.0M | $462.0M | $524.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$30.0M | -$71.0M | -$80.0M | -$77.0M | -$42.0M |
| Free cash flow | $248.0M | $325.0M | $251.0M | $385.0M | $482.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$61.0M | -$66.0M | -$72.0M | -$79.0M | -$84.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$70.0M | -$198.0M | -$133.0M | -$218.0M | -$329.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $312.0M
- Total assets
- $6.67B
- Total liabilities
- $5.03B
- Total debt
- $2.80B
- Net debt
- $2.49B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.64B
As of Jul 4, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.17 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.17 | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $0.17 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $0.17 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.17 | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | $0.17 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.17 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.15 | Jan 15, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 9,199,078
- Days to cover
- 8.33
- Change vs previous report
- +5.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.