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Kforce (KFRC)

Places technology and finance-and-accounting consultants with Fortune-500 clients nationwide.

$51.99
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Kforce Inc.KFRC
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Places technology and finance-and-accounting consultants into large corporate clients nationwide, mostly through its own directly employed workforce, after exiting clinical research, healthcare, and federal-government lines to concentrate on those two disciplines under long-tenured leadership.

Places technology and finance-and-accounting consultants inside large, Fortune-500 client organizations, filling both temporary assignments and direct-hire roles primarily with its own employed workforce rather than a marketplace of independent contractors.

Operations are concentrated domestically, following a series of divestitures spanning clinical research, healthcare staffing, and federal-government solutions that narrowed the footprint to the current two-discipline model.

Leadership has held its posts for over a decade, and the chairman controls a stake large enough to align governance with founder-era priorities rather than typical public-company diffusion.

Consultant deployment tracks enterprise technology budgets closely, so revenue expands and contracts with the broader hiring cycle in corporate IT spending.

Company facts

CEOJoseph J. Liberatore
ListedAug 14, 1995
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersTampa, FL
CountryUnited States
Employees1,600
CIK0000930420
ISINUS4937321010

Market cap$923.7M
EPS (ttm)$2.12
P/E (ttm)24.33
ROE29.3%
P/B7.47
P/S0.6871
Dividend yieldDiv yield3.08%
Beta−0.16vs XLI −0.64

Price target$59.00+13.1%Average of 10 analysts
ConsensusHold6 of 10 analysts
Ratings

Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPriorCurrent
Jul 28, 2026UBSTarget
Target:
Target: $59
Apr 21, 2026William BlairUpgrade
Rating: Market Perform
Rating: Outperform
Oct 15, 2024Sidoti & Co.Upgrade
Rating: Neutral
Rating: Buy

Next report
Nov 2, 26
in 41 days
EPS estimate
$0.75
Revenue estimate
$354.4M
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Feb '25Apr '25Jul '25Nov '25Feb '26Apr '26Jul '26Nov '26
Reported$0.60$0.45$0.59$0.63$0.43$0.46$0.73Pending
Estimate$0.59$0.48$0.60$0.57$0.47$0.40$0.70$0.75
Surprise+1.7%−6.2%−1.7%+10.5%−8.5%+15.0%+4.0%

RevenueReportedEstimate

Feb '25Apr '25Jul '25Nov '25Feb '26Apr '26Jul '26Nov '26
Reported$343.8M$330.0M$334.3M$332.6M$332.0M$330.4M$349.3MPending
Estimate$339.8M$339.8M$335.2M$328.8M$329.3M$329.3M$348.1M$354.4M
Surprise+1.2%−2.9%−0.3%+1.2%+0.8%+0.3%+0.4%
Estimate$0.75
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026
Estimate$354.4M
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026
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Debt to equity98.70%
Current ratio193.10%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$353.3M$343.8M$330.0M$334.3M$332.6M$332.0M$330.4M$349.3M
Net income$14.2M$11.1M$8.1M$10.4M$11.1M$5.2M$7.9M$12.3M
Net margin4.0%3.2%2.5%3.1%3.3%1.6%2.4%3.5%

GrowthOperating income

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Operating income−$18.7M$123.9M$11.6M$14.9M$15.0M$8.6M$12.0M$18.8M
YoY growthLoss widened+469.4%−26.0%−24.4%Turned profit−93.1%+3.2%+26.0%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $330.0K · Total debt $122.1M · Total assets $410.2M · Shareholders' equity $123.6M

Revenue
$349.3M
Operating income
$18.8M
Net income
$12.3M
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Dividend yield
3.08%
Next ex-date
Dec 11, 26
estimated · in 80 days
Annual dividend
$1.59
per share
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year

HistoryDividendAnnual yield

Dec '24Mar '25Jun '25Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Sep '26
Dividend$0.38$0.39$0.39$0.39$0.39$0.40$0.40$0.40
Annual yield2.54%2.99%3.92%5.09%5.22%5.74%3.16%3.10%
Ex-dateDec 6Mar 7Jun 13Sep 12Dec 5Mar 6Jun 12Sep 11
Payment dateDec 20Mar 21Jun 27Sep 26Dec 19Mar 20Jun 26Sep 25
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Institutions≈ 96.65%17.31M shares
237 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail
Insiders7.53%1.35M shares
10 holders · as of Sep 15, 2026
Adds to104.18%

17.91M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.

These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 104.18%; nothing is left for Other.

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLCInstitution
10.22%1.83Mas of Jun 30, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.Institution
8.69%1.56Mas of Jun 30, 2026
Copeland Capital Management, LLCInstitution
5.18%928,350as of Jun 30, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution
3.92%701,223as of Jun 30, 2026
New South Capital Management IncInstitution
3.50%625,981as of Jun 30, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Jul 31, 2026N. John Simmonsdirector−2,000$54.90
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