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KBR, INC. KBR
KBR, INC. (KBR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.99% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $7.8B at a 5.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-06 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-13 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-01-26 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2025-12-19 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2025-12-02 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Construction · percentile among 69 companies
Percentile vs other Construction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.055 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.258 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.118 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.298 |
Sector peers · similar-size Construction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KBR | KBR, INC. | 8/9 | 2.31 | 10.2 | +1% |
| GVA | GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC | 5/9 | 2.09 | 36.4 | +10.4% |
| J | JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC. | 7/9 | 2.05 | 51.3 | +4.6% |
| ROAD | Construction Partners, Inc. | 5/9 | 2.01 | 68.2 | +54.2% |
| STRL | STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. | 6/9 | 2.91 | 85.1 | +17.7% |
| ORN | Orion Group Holdings Inc | 7/9 | 1.58 | 267 | +7% |
| SLND | Southland Holdings, Inc. | 2/9 | -2.5 | — | -21.2% |
About KBR, INC.
KBR, Inc. provides scientific, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and commercial customers worldwide. The company operates through Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions segments. It offers research and development, advanced prototyping, acquisition support, systems engineering, cyber analytics, space domain awareness, test and evaluation, data analytics and integration, systems integration and program management, global supply chain management, operations readiness and support, and professional advisory services, as well as command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services to defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies. The company also operates portfolio of various proprietary process technologies for ammonia/syngas, chemical/petrochemicals, clean refining, and circular process/circular economy solutions. In addition, it provides synergistic services, including energy security, broad-based energy transition and net-zero carbon emission solutions, high-end engineering, design and program management centered around decarbonization, energy efficiency, and environmental impact and asset optimization, as well as digitally-enabled operating and monitoring solutions. KBR, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
FAQ
Is KBR financially healthy?
KBR, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does KBR pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. KBR, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 1.99% with a 20.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is KBR?
In FY2026, KBR, INC. had a net margin of 5.3% and a return on equity of 27.4%.
Is KBR overvalued or undervalued?
KBR, INC. trades at about 11.9× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.7×–228.4×, median 19.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for KBR?
The average Wall-Street price target for KBR, INC. is $46.57, about 22.2% above the recent price, from 7 analysts.
Is KBR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on KBR, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 10.2×, a dividend yield of 1.99%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-02. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.