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Kforce

KFRC
54
Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials
Price
$58.39
+0.26 (+0.45%)
Market Cap
$1.05B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Share count falling — buybacks

16.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 21.2M (2021) → 17.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Kforce is a staffing company that connects businesses with temporary and contract workers, mainly in two areas: technology and finance. Companies hire Kforce when they need skilled workers — like software developers, data analysts, or accountants — without bringing them on as permanent employees. Kforce operates across the United States and focuses almost entirely on professional-level roles, which sets it apart from general staffing firms.

Kforce makes money by billing client companies for the hours its placed workers log, keeping a portion of that fee as revenue. It operates primarily in the U.S., with most revenue coming from large corporations and government contractors that need flexible, specialized talent. Its gross margin of around 27.5% reflects the thin-but-steady economics typical of professional staffing. The biggest risk Kforce faces is that demand for contract workers drops sharply during economic slowdowns, as companies quickly cut temporary headcount before laying off permanent staff — making revenue highly sensitive to the broader job market.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
28.5%
Modest — 28.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.4%
Thin — 5.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
42.7%
Exceptional — 42.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.3%
Shrinking sales (-1.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-9.0%
Earnings shrinking (-9.0% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
157%
Turns 157% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.2%
Thin free cash flow (3.2%)

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
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
27.5x
Growth-priced — P/E 27.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+9.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.5 → 18.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.78%
Moderate income — 2.78% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+2.6%
Dividend flat

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