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Kforce Inc. (KFRC)

Industrials | Staffing & Employment Services | Tampa, United States | NYSE
51.01 USD -0.71 (-1.373%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 51.01

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:04 a.m. EDT

The immediate catalyst here is the post-earnings bounce; Kforce stock jumped nearly 17% after reporting Q1 results, driven by management's emphasis on margin discipline despite flat top-line growth. This operational efficiency is the primary driver for the short-term bullish lean, supported by a technical setup where the price is reclaiming key moving averages and trading well above its 200-day line. However, the long-term outlook remains clouded by a brutal four-year price decline, which suggests the market has deeply discounted the company's prospects. While the dividend yield of 3% provides a nice cushion and the payout ratio is sustainable, the stock is currently priced as a distressed asset waiting for a fundamental inflection point. The statistical forecast models are too weak to rely on given the low confidence scores, so the trade relies entirely on the narrative of margin expansion reversing the multi-year downtrend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.112697
AutoETS0.112727
AutoARIMA0.121590
AutoTheta0.170050

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 7.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.039
Excess Kurtosis -1.10
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 98.737
Revenue per Share 78.249
Market Cap 913,538,048
Trailing P/E 24.06
Forward P/E 16.52
Beta 0.92
Profit Margins 2.71%
Website https://www.kforce.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest rebound, with October call open interest significantly outweighing put open interest (roughly 2-to-1 ratio). However, the presence of substantial out-of-the-money put volume suggests a floor is being established around the $50-$55 range, indicating a 'buy the dip' sentiment rather than a breakout expectation. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term strikes, reflecting uncertainty following the recent earnings pop.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.78% 4.35% 3.44% 2.90%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-11 0.40 0.780640
2026-06-12 0.40 0.800000
2026-03-06 0.40 1.463058
2025-12-05 0.39 1.306095
2025-09-12 0.39 1.280368
2025-06-13 0.39 0.991609
2025-03-07 0.39 0.762463
2024-12-06 0.38 0.636090
2024-09-13 0.38 0.608974
2024-06-14 0.38 0.623360
2024-03-14 0.38 0.557185
2023-12-14 0.36 0.523941
2023-09-14 0.36 0.614754
2023-06-15 0.36 0.611725
2023-03-09 0.36 0.582713
2022-12-08 0.30 0.600360
2022-09-15 0.30 0.494560
2022-06-09 0.30 0.443590
2022-03-10 0.30 0.436745
2021-12-09 0.26 0.357585
2021-09-09 0.26 0.434202
2021-06-10 0.23 0.367353
2021-03-11 0.23 0.431277
2020-12-03 0.20 0.486027
2020-09-10 0.20 0.595593
2020-06-04 0.20 0.632911
2020-03-05 0.20 0.623636
2019-12-05 0.18 0.454660
2019-09-05 0.18 0.536033
2019-06-06 0.18 0.517986
2019-03-07 0.18 0.513552
2018-12-06 0.18 0.597015
2018-09-06 0.18 0.424028
2018-06-07 0.12 0.350365
2018-03-08 0.12 0.421053
2017-12-07 0.12 0.460653
2017-09-07 0.12 0.664820
2017-06-07 0.12 0.674157
2017-03-08 0.12 0.486815
2016-12-07 0.12 0.517241
2016-09-07 0.12 0.621762
2016-06-08 0.12 0.615069
2016-03-09 0.12 0.662617
2015-12-09 0.12 0.475059
2015-09-09 0.11 0.408922
2015-06-10 0.11 0.477638
2015-03-11 0.11 0.491071
2014-12-10 0.11 0.473322
2014-09-10 0.10 0.521921
2014-06-11 0.10 0.453926
2014-03-12 0.10 0.463392
2013-12-12 0.10 0.539084
2012-12-13 1.00 7.849294
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.59
dividendYield 3.12
exDividendDate 2026-09-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.58
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03054911
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-09-11
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.84085166
Address1 1,150 Assembly Drive
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 81.47
All Time Low 1.63
Ask 51.05
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 170,240
Average Daily Volume3 Month 244,506
Average Volume 244,506
Average Volume10Days 170,240
Beta 0.923
Bid 50.74
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 5
Book Value 7.373
City Tampa
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 51.01
Current Ratio 1.931
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 52.44
Day Low 50.5
Debt To Equity 98.737
Display Name Kforce
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Rate 1.59
Dividend Yield 3.12
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,044,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,044,800
Earnings Growth 0.238
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.179
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,044,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,044,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,044,800
Ebitda 56,863,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0423
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.18
Enterprise To Revenue 0.727
Enterprise Value 976,918,656
Eps Current Year 2.53858
Eps Forward 3.08764
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.12
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 54.0992
Fifty Day Average Change -3.089203
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05710256
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 84.08517
Fifty Two Week High 61.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.670002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17298965
Fifty Two Week Low 24.49
Fifty Two Week Low Change 26.519999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.0828909
Fifty Two Week Range 24.49 - 61.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 808,493,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.35
Float Shares 15,411,226
Forward Eps 3.08764
Forward P E 16.520708
Free Cashflow 36,656,624
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,600
Fullday Change -0.7100029
Fullday Change Percent -1.372782
Fullday Price 51.01
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.2767
Gross Profits 371,987,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07535
Held Percent Institutions 0.92907
Implied Shares Outstanding 17,909,000
Industry Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Disp Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Key staffing-employment-services
Ir Website http://investor.kforce.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Last Dividend Value 0.4
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 877,305,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Kforce Inc. provides professional staffing services and solutions in the United States. It operates through two segments, Technology, and Finance and Accounting (FA). The Technology segment provides talent solutions to its clients in disciplines, such as systems and applications architecture and development; data management and analytics; cloud architecture and engineering; business and artificial intelligence; machine learning; project and program management; and network architecture and security. This segment serves clients in the financial and business services, communications, insurance, retail, and technology industries. Its FA segment offers talent solutions to its clients in finance and accounting roles, including financial planning and analysis, business intelligence analysis, general accounting, transactional accounting, business and cost analysis, and taxation and treasury, as well as consultants in mortgage servicing, customer and call center support, data entry, and other administrative roles. This segment serves clients in various industries, including financial and business services, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
Long Name Kforce Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 913,538,048
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_340462
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 36,479,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 931,088,910
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 52.16
Operating Cashflow 36,303,000
Operating Margins 0.05368
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.7453
Peg Ratio 0.56
Phone 813 552 5000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 51.01
Post Market Time 1,792,180,864
Previous Close 51.72
Price Eps Current Year 20.09391
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 6.918486
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.6795348
Profit Margins 0.02713
Quick Ratio 1.847
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.2
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.710003
Regular Market Change Percent -1.37278
Regular Market Day High 52.44
Regular Market Day Low 50.5
Regular Market Day Range 50.5 - 52.44
Regular Market Open 52.16
Regular Market Previous Close 51.72
Regular Market Price 51.01
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,802
Regular Market Volume 152,806
Return On Assets 0.086619996
Return On Equity 0.28273
Revenue Growth 0.045
Revenue Per Share 78.249
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 17,909,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0904
Shares Short 1,618,769
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,345,467
Short Name Kforce, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1108
Short Ratio 5.94
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol KFRC
Target High Price 63.0
Target Low Price 59.0
Target Mean Price 60.66667
Target Median Price 60.0
Total Cash 330,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.02
Total Debt 122,066,000
Total Revenue 1,344,358,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.58
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.03054911
Trailing Eps 2.12
Trailing P E 24.061321
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.8979
Two Hundred Day Average Change 8.112099
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.18910247
Type Disp Equity
Volume 152,806
Website https://www.kforce.com
Zip 33,607