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KBR (KBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.99 -0.07 (-0.22%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$30.10 +0.11 (+0.35%)
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About KBR Stock (NYSE:KBR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.94
$31.27
50-Day Range
$29.99
$40.11
52-Week Range
$29.94
$56.40
Volume
1.54 million shs
Average Volume
1.87 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.80 billion
P/E Ratio
9.58
Dividend Yield
2.20%
Price Target
$55.44
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

KBR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

KBR MarketRank™: 

KBR scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 102 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    KBR has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    KBR has a consensus price target of $55.44, representing about 84.9% upside from its current price of $29.99.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about KBR's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for KBR are expected to grow by 9.50% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $4.38 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of KBR is 9.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.50.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of KBR is 9.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 17.71.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    KBR has a PEG Ratio of 1.78. 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 2.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about KBR's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.14% 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.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KBR has recently increased by 4.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    KBR pays a meaningful dividend of 2.20%, 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 21.09%. 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 15.07% next year. This indicates that KBR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about KBR's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    KBR has a news sentiment score of 1.26. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for KBR this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    24 people have searched for KBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added KBR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 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 $348,585.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0092% 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 $348,585.00 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.

  • Read more about KBR's insider trading history.
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KBR Stock News Headlines

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KBR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

KBR's stock was trading at $40.24 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, KBR shares have decreased by 25.5% and is now trading at $29.9940.

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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KBR subsidiaries include Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited, Harmonic Limited, Centauri Holdings Platform LLC, RRT Global, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), Sigma Bravo Pty Ltd, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., and others.

Top institutional shareholders of KBR include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.10%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.08%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.77%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.73%). Insiders that own company stock include Stuart Bradie, Mark W Sopp, Jalal Ibrahim, Gregory Sean Conlon, William Byron Jr Bright, Shad E Evans, Jennifer Myles, Sonia Galindo and Thaer Lewis Von.
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Shares of KBR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that KBR investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/15 Dividend
3/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
3/13/2026
Dividend Payable
4/15/2026
Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Today
5/18/2026
Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
7/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
ENGINRG/R&D SVS
Sub-Industry
Construction & Engineering
Current Symbol
NYSE:KBR
CIK
1357615
Employees
9,000
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$80.00
Low Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+84.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.13
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.58
Forward P/E Ratio
7.50
P/E Growth
1.78
Net Income
$415 million
Net Margins
5.21%
Pretax Margin
7.71%
Return on Equity
33.92%
Return on Assets
7.71%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.59
Current Ratio
1.16
Quick Ratio
1.16

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.79 billion
Price / Sales
0.49
Cash Flow
$5.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.46
Book Value
$11.96 per share
Price / Book
2.51

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
126,790,000
Free Float
125,332,000
Market Cap
$3.80 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.47

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This page (NYSE:KBR) was last updated on 5/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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