KBR Stock Analysis: KBR | NYSE
Engineering & Construction | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 4.599m USD | 12M Return: -19.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 61.6M
EPS Trend: 98.6%
Qual. Beats: 3
Rev. Trend: 89.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
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: 401.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.16 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 3.42% < 20% (prev 2.51%; Δ 0.91% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 534.0m > Net Income 401.0m |
| Net Debt (2.72b) to EBITDA (857.0m): 3.17 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.16 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (127.0m) vs 12m ago -3.79% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 14.50% > 18% (prev 14.45%; Δ 0.05% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 114.2% > 50% (prev 116.4%; Δ -2.24% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.17 > 6 (EBIT TTM 688.0m / Interest Expense TTM 165.0m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 1.95b - Total Current Liabilities 1.68b) / Total Assets 6.62b |
| B: 0.27 (Retained Earnings 1.78b / Total Assets 6.62b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 688.0m / Avg Total Assets 6.74b) |
| D: 0.31 (Book Value of Equity 1.58b / Total Liabilities 5.04b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.15 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 1.37b/1.43b, Revenue 7.69b/7.97b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 14.45% / 14.50%) |
| AQI: 1.02 (AQ_t 0.64 / AQ_t-1 0.63) |
| SGI: 0.96 (Revenue 7.69b / 7.97b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 401.0m - CFO 534.0m) / TA 6.62b) |
| Beneish M = -3.05 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 35.98 with a total of 1,132,378 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.80%, over one month by +3.33%, over three months by -1.51% and over the past year by -19.66%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 34.40 (which is 4.4% 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 | 46.6 | 29.4% |
P/E Trailing = 10.6991
P/E Forward = 9.4787
P/S = 0.5979
P/B = 2.9961
P/EG = 0.541
Revenue TTM = 7.69b USD
EBIT TTM = 688.0m USD
EBITDA TTM = 857.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.53b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 49.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.04b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 228.0m
Net Debt = 2.72b USD (calculated: Debt 3.04b - CCE 321.0m)
Enterprise Value = 7.32b USD (4.60b + Debt 3.04b - CCE 321.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.17 (Ebit TTM 688.0m / Interest Expense TTM 165.0m)
EV/FCF = 14.96x (Enterprise Value 7.32b / FCF TTM 489.0m)
FCF Yield = 6.68% (FCF TTM 489.0m / Enterprise Value 7.32b)
FCF Margin = 6.36% (FCF TTM 489.0m / Revenue TTM 7.69b)
Net Margin = 5.21% (Net Income TTM 401.0m / Revenue TTM 7.69b)
Gross Margin = 14.50% ((Revenue TTM 7.69b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.58b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 13.78% (prev 15.38%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.10 (Enterprise Value 7.32b / Total Assets 6.62b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.43% (Interest Expense 165.0m / Debt 3.04b)
Taxrate = 25.80% (153.0m / 593.0m)
NOPAT = 510.5m (EBIT 688.0m * (1 - 25.80%))
Current Ratio = 1.16 (Total Current Assets 1.95b / Total Current Liabilities 1.68b)
Debt / Equity = 1.92 (Debt 3.04b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.58b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.17 (Net Debt 2.72b / EBITDA 857.0m)
Debt / FCF = 5.56 (Net Debt 2.72b / FCF TTM 489.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.51b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.95% (Net Income 401.0m / Total Assets 6.62b)
RoE = 26.57% (Net Income TTM 401.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.51b)
RoCE = 17.01% (EBIT 688.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.51b + L.T.Debt 2.53b))
RoIC = 10.93% (NOPAT 510.5m / Invested Capital 4.67b)
WACC = 6.39% (E(4.60b)/V(7.64b) * Re(7.95%) + D(3.04b)/V(7.64b) * Rd(5.43%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 7.95% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.07 | Cagr: -2.70%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.94% ; FCFF base≈463.8m ; Y1≈530.7m ; Y5≈777.5m
[DCF] Fair Price = 70.88 (EV 11.7b - Net Debt 2.72b = Equity 8.99b / Shares 126.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 14.79% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.56 | EPS CAGR: 15.42% | SUE: 1.30 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 89.89 | Revenue CAGR: 6.97% | SUE: 0.63 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.90 | Chg30d=-2.51% | Revisions=-44% | Analysts=8
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.03 | Chg30d=-1.39% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=8
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.96 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+8% | GrowthEPS=+0.8% | GrowthRev=+2.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.15 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=-8% | GrowthEPS=+4.7% | GrowthRev=+5.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -12% (up=13, down=17)