KBR (KBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) is a global engineering, technology and professional services company serving government and commercial customers. Its services include program management, systems engineering, mission operations, logistics, scientific research, cybersecurity, digital solutions and technical support for complex infrastructure and national security programs.

Through its government solutions business, KBR supports defense, intelligence, space, civil government and other public-sector customers. Its sustainable technology solutions business provides proprietary technologies, engineering and consulting services for areas such as chemicals, energy, hydrogen, ammonia, carbon management and other industrial applications.

The company traces its heritage to the engineering and construction businesses of M.W. Kellogg and Brown & Root. KBR became an independent public company following its separation from Halliburton in 2007. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, KBR serves customers in the United States and international markets, with operations and projects spanning multiple regions worldwide. Stuart Bradie has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.86 to $35.84
• 50-Day Range: $33.91 to $38.58
• 52-Week Range: $29.94 to $45.37
• Volume: 1.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.60
• Dividend Yield: 1.88%
• Price Target: $45.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

KBR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KBR scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 204th out of 655 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

KBR has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KBR has a consensus price target of $45.00, representing about 27.9% upside from its current price of $35.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KBR has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KBR are expected to grow by 3.49% in the coming year, from $4.01 to $4.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KBR is 8.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KBR is 8.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KBR has a PEG Ratio of 1.91. 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 2.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.23% 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 6.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KBR has recently increased by 11.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

KBR pays a meaningful dividend of 1.86%, 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 15.90% next year. This indicates that KBR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

KBR has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for KBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added KBR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KBR insiders have not sold or bought any 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

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 11/11/2026
• 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: $45.00
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.78
• P/E Growth: 1.91
• 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: 0.57
• Cash Flow: $5.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.44
• Book Value: $11.96 per share
• Price / Book: 2.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 126,070,000
• Free Float: 124,618,000
• Market Cap: $4.44 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.47