Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.40

Kforce Inc. (NASDAQ:KFRC) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share by the business services provider on Friday, December 18th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 4th.

Kforce has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years. Kforce has a payout ratio of 45.3% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Kforce to earn $3.30 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 48.5%.

Kforce Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ KFRC opened at $58.50 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.06, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Kforce has a fifty-two week low of $24.49 and a fifty-two week high of $61.68. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $53.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $43.42. The firm has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 21.83 and a beta of 0.90.

Kforce (NASDAQ:KFRC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The business services provider reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $349.33 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $348.11 million. Kforce had a return on equity of 30.34% and a net margin of 3.59%. Kforce’s quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Kforce will post 2.70 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kforce News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Kforce this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kforce reported third-quarter revenue of approximately $357.8 million, up 7.5% year over year and above the high end of management’s guidance. Earnings per share reached $0.90, exceeding the $0.76 analyst consensus, while revenue also surpassed estimates. Kforce third-quarter 2026 results
• Positive Sentiment: Technology Flex revenue increased 7.8% year over year, indicating that demand for Kforce’s technology staffing services remains a key growth driver. Gross margin improved to 28.2%, while operating margin rose 180 basis points to 6.3%, signaling operating leverage. Kforce revenue and margin update
• Positive Sentiment: Management expects fourth-quarter revenue of $352 million to $360 million and EPS of $0.62 to $0.70. The outlook implies continued solid demand, although earnings are expected to decline sequentially from the third quarter’s unusually strong result. Kforce Q3 earnings and guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Kforce declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, payable December 18 to shareholders of record December 4. The annualized dividend is $1.60, representing a yield of roughly 2.7% at the cited share price.
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison article evaluating Kforce against Willdan Group does not identify a new company-specific catalyst. Investors remain focused primarily on Kforce’s earnings, staffing demand and forward guidance. Kforce and Willdan Group comparison
• Negative Sentiment: One reported insider transaction showed a sale of 2,000 shares by an insider during the past six months. This is a relatively small transaction, but it may provide a minor offset to the otherwise favorable earnings news.

About Kforce

Kforce Inc is a professional staffing and business solutions firm that connects organizations with skilled workers and provides services designed to support workforce and project needs. The company primarily operates through its Technology and Finance & Accounting segments.

Kforce Technology provides staffing, consulting, and project-based solutions for areas such as application development, data management, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and other information technology functions.