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Kforce

NYQ:KFRC · US4937321010
Professional ServicesMedium

360

39
EV / EBIT23
Price / Owner Earnings5
Owner Earnings Yield26
Dividend Yield93
Price/Sales74
EV / Gross Profit58
Price/Book19
Return on Capital82
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity84
EBIT Margin28
Gross Profitability89
Cash Conversion50
Accruals51
Owner Earnings Margin30
Sales growth39
Profit Growth24
Long-Term EPS Growth12
Owner Earnings Growth25
Reinvestment24
Price momentum82
Debt load49
Refinancing77
Debt Payback34
Liquidity85
Analyst ratings41
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside4
Market mood82
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kforce clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1994
Employees4,318
Websitekforce.com
ISINUS4937321010
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
Themes
Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceWorkTechHRTechConsultingEmploymentFinancial ServicesHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyService IndustryStaffing Agency

Description

Kforce Inc., along with its subsidiaries (collectively, ‘Kforce’), is a solutions company specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and other professional staffing services. Through the company’s KNOWLEDGEforce, the company helps industry-…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Kforce Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 36.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
85
2023202420252026

All-time high

86

Apr 2024

All-time low

41

Jan 2026

Average rank

66

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
74
82
77
83
Price/Earnings
28
55
43
76
Price/Book
19
32
22
43
Dividend Yield
93
94
93
92
Value (overall)
55
92
71
68

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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