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KBR
49
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 4, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

KBR, Inc. is an engineering and professional services company that helps governments and large industrial businesses plan, build, and manage complex projects. Its main customers are the U.S. military, NASA, other government agencies, and energy companies. KBR works on things like defense infrastructure, rocket launch systems, and chemical plants around the world.

KBR makes money by charging fees for its engineering expertise, project management, and long-term government contracts — many of which are multi-year and provide steady, recurring revenue. The company operates globally, with a strong presence in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and the Middle East, and generates roughly $7 billion in annual revenue. Its biggest competitive advantage is its deep relationships with government clients and high-security clearances that are difficult for new competitors to obtain. The main risk is that a significant portion of revenue depends on U.S. government spending, meaning budget cuts or contract losses could meaningfully hurt the business.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
14.8%
Thin — 14.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.7%
Modest — 8.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.6%
Strong — 15.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-4.4%
Shrinking sales (-4.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+20.7%
Earnings growing fast (+20.7% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
95%
Turns 95% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.5%
Thin free cash flow (4.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.71
Elevated debt (1.71)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
57.50x
Comfortably covers interest (57.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.6x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.74%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.74% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+4.8%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (4.8% YoY)

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