Kforce (KFRC) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.90
- Estimate
- $0.76
- Surprise
- +19.1%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Kforce (KFRC) beat the $0.76 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.90 — a large 19.1% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.4/10) to Sell at 5.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KFRC Sell at 5.7/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +19.1% surprise compares with a +0.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-01.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $57.07
- Stop
- $53.08
The stock trades at 24.8× trailing but 18.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
KFRC at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Staffing & Employment Services
- Market cap
- $1.02B
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 24.8
- 52-week range
- $24.49–$61.75
- Off 52-week high
- 7.6%
- RSI (14)
- 67
- Volume vs avg
- 1.21×
- Score today
- 5.7/10