KBR (KBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KBR, Inc. is a global engineering, procurement, construction and services (EPC&S) company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm delivers integrated solutions and technologies across the full project lifecycle for customers in the energy, government, industrial and infrastructure sectors. Its offerings span feasibility studies, front-end engineering design, detailed design, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and operations support.

The company is organized into business segments that include Energy Solutions, which focuses on oil and gas processing, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and petrochemical plants; Government Solutions, providing logistics, sustainment, training and mission support for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies; and Sustainable Technology, delivering chemical process technologies, water treatment and lower-carbon fuels expertise. KBR’s integrated service model enables clients to optimize project execution, reduce risk and enhance operational performance.

KBR operates in more than 40 countries across six continents, serving a diverse customer base that includes major oil and gas producers, national governments, engineering firms and infrastructure developers. The company’s global footprint is supported by regional offices and execution centers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. KBR has been involved in marquee projects such as large-scale LNG trains, offshore floating production modules, military base construction, embassy facilities and space launch infrastructure.

Tracing its origins to the early 20th century as the M.W. Kellogg Company and later merging with Brown & Root under Halliburton, KBR was established as an independent publicly traded entity in 2007. Since 2014, Stuart Bradie has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, steering the company through strategic acquisitions, portfolio transformation and a growing emphasis on digital solutions and sustainable technologies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.70 to $36.87
• 50-Day Range: $32.18 to $37.48
• 52-Week Range: $29.94 to $52.23
• Volume: 3.84 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.03
• Dividend Yield: 1.80%
• Price Target: $45.83
• Consensus Rating: Hold

KBR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KBR scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

KBR has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

KBR has a consensus price target of $45.83, representing about 25.1% upside from its current price of $36.63.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KBR has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KBR are expected to grow by 9.00% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $4.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KBR is 11.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KBR is 11.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KBR has a PEG Ratio of 1.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KBR has a P/B Ratio of 3.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.69% of the float of KBR has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KBR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.92.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KBR has recently decreased by 5.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

KBR pays a meaningful dividend of 1.80%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

KBR has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KBR is 19.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KBR will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.14% next year. This indicates that KBR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

KBR has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for KBR this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for KBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added KBR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of KBR in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $945,160.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0203% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KBR insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $945,160.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.15% of the stock of KBR is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.02% of the stock of KBR is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 8/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KBR
• CIK: 1357615
• Web: www.kbr.com
• Phone: (713) 753-2000
• Fax: 713-753-5353
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KBR: $45.83
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.16
• P/E Growth: 1.98
• Net Income: $415 million
• Net Margins: 5.49%
• Pretax Margin: 7.55%
• Return on Equity: 32.55%
• Return on Assets: 7.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.52
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.60
• Cash Flow: $5.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.65
• Book Value: $11.96 per share
• Price / Book: 3.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 126,790,000
• Free Float: 125,332,000
• Market Cap: $4.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.44