KBR Stock Analysis: KBR | NYSE
Engineering & Construction | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 4.642m USD | 12M Return: -24.8% | US48242W1062 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 40.5M
EPS Trend: 98.2%
Qual. Beats: 4
Rev. Trend: 82.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
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Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR), headquartered in Houston, Texas and founded in 1901, is a global provider of scientific, technology, and engineering solutions operating through two main segments: Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions. Its Government Solutions segment delivers R&D, prototyping, systems engineering, cyber analytics, space domain awareness, test and evaluation, C5ISR capabilities, and program management support to defense, intelligence, space, and aviation agencies. The Sustainable Technology Solutions segment licenses a portfolio of proprietary process technologies in ammonia/syngas, petrochemicals, clean refining, and circular economy applications, and offers engineering, design, and digitally-enabled services aimed at decarbonization, energy efficiency, and net-zero emissions. The company is classified within the Industrials sector under the GICS Research & Consulting Services sub-industry, reflecting its dual role as a long-tenured government contractor and a licensor of industrial process technology.
- Defense budget growth drives Government Solutions revenue and margins
- Energy transition demand boosts Sustainable Technology Solutions backlog and margins
- Capital deployment toward acquisitions and share repurchases supports EPS growth
| Net Income: 424.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.14 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 3.30% < 20% (prev 2.91%; Δ 0.39% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 401.0m > Net Income 424.0m |
| Net Debt (2.73b) to EBITDA (841.0m): 3.25 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.15 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (127.0m) vs 12m ago -3.79% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 14.48% > 18% (prev 14.51%; Δ -0.04% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 114.8% > 50% (prev 118.9%; Δ -4.13% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.25 > 6 (EBIT TTM 676.0m / Interest Expense TTM 159.0m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 1.98b - Total Current Liabilities 1.72b) / Total Assets 6.67b |
| B: 0.28 (Retained Earnings 1.85b / Total Assets 6.67b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 676.0m / Avg Total Assets 6.73b) |
| D: 0.33 (Book Value of Equity 1.64b / Total Liabilities 5.03b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.17 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 1.47b/1.50b, Revenue 7.72b/8.08b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 14.51% / 14.48%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.64 / AQ_t-1 0.63) |
| SGI: 0.96 (Revenue 7.72b / 8.08b) |
| TATA: 0.00 (NI 424.0m - CFO 401.0m) / TA 6.67b) |
| Beneish M = -3.03 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of September 14, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 36.59 with a total of 1,335,006 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.88%, over one month by -2.58%, over three months by +3.96% and over the past year by -24.84%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 35.20 (which is 3.8% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
KBR has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KBR.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 45.7 | 24.9% |
P/E Trailing = 11.0904
P/E Forward = 8.5106
P/S = 0.601
P/B = 2.8735
P/EG = 0.541
Revenue TTM = 7.72b USD
EBIT TTM = 676.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 841.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.50b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 49.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.04b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 246.0m
Net Debt = 2.73b USD (calculated: Debt 3.04b - CCE 312.0m)
Enterprise Value = 7.37b USD (4.64b + Debt 3.04b - CCE 312.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.25 (Ebit TTM 676.0m / Interest Expense TTM 159.0m)
EV/FCF = 21.25x (Enterprise Value 7.37b / FCF TTM 347.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.71% (FCF TTM 347.0m / Enterprise Value 7.37b)
FCF Margin = 4.49% (FCF TTM 347.0m / Revenue TTM 7.72b)
Net Margin = 5.49% (Net Income TTM 424.0m / Revenue TTM 7.72b)
Gross Margin = 14.48% ((Revenue TTM 7.72b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.61b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 14.77% (prev 13.78%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.11 (Enterprise Value 7.37b / Total Assets 6.67b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.22% (Interest Expense 159.0m / Debt 3.04b)
Taxrate = 26.07% (152.0m / 583.0m)
NOPAT = 499.8m (EBIT 676.0m * (1 - 26.07%))
Current Ratio = 1.15 (Total Current Assets 1.98b / Total Current Liabilities 1.72b)
Debt / Equity = 1.86 (Debt 3.04b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.64b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.25 (Net Debt 2.73b / EBITDA 841.0m)
Debt / FCF = 7.87 (Net Debt 2.73b / FCF TTM 347.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.55b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 6.30% (Net Income 424.0m / Total Assets 6.67b)
RoE = 27.41% (Net Income TTM 424.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.55b)
RoCE = 16.69% (EBIT 676.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.55b + L.T.Debt 2.50b))
RoIC = 10.68% (NOPAT 499.8m / Invested Capital 4.68b)
WACC = 6.16% (E(4.64b)/V(7.69b) * Re(7.66%) + D(3.04b)/V(7.69b) * Rd(5.22%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 7.66% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -96.01 | Cagr: -2.68%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈380.6m ; Y1≈333.8m ; Y5≈269.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 12.66 (EV 4.33b - Net Debt 2.73b = Equity 1.60b / Shares 126.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.15 | EPS CAGR: 15.02% | SUE: 1.83 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: 81.99 | Revenue CAGR: 5.55% | SUE: 1.52 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.01 | Chg30d=-2.53% | Revisions=-10% | Analysts=8
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.99 | Chg30d=+0.84% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+1.6% | GrowthRev=+3.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.06 | Chg30d=-2.01% | Revisions=+22% | GrowthEPS=+1.8% | GrowthRev=+5.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +26% (up=13, down=7)