Kforce
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
9.079.10
Price/Sales ratio
0.460.43
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.57$3.56

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
8.3516.4718.3919.1313.1916.8615.7520.5914.5721.2219.1313.19
Price/Sales ratio
0.620.530.450.460.530.680.630.970.640.840.750.53
Price/Book Value ratio
5.445.054.954.744.545.504.908.216.038.146.294.54
Price/Cash Flow ratio
-29.6810.0515.2821.708.7113.818.0921.2312.1014.1712.048.71
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-24.0311.4022.3027.109.2616.368.6023.2913.2915.4813.999.26
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.01-0.35-0.905.830.1539.471.150.564.83-1.3725.060.15
Dividend Yield
1.68%1.77%2.06%1.90%1.94%1.80%1.90%1.29%2.18%2.12%2.68%1.94%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
30.77%31.39%30.95%30.04%29.51%29.31%28.34%28.91%29.29%27.88%27.33%29.31%
Operating Profit Margin
4.05%5.59%4.44%5.05%5.75%5.55%5.74%6.74%6.83%5.68%5.32%5.55%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.93%5.43%4.24%4.71%5.43%5.29%5.38%6.28%5.98%5.56%5.19%5.29%
Net Profit Margin
7.46%3.24%2.48%2.45%4.08%4.04%4.00%4.75%4.40%3.98%3.86%4.04%
Effective Tax Rate
38.69%40.25%41.42%48.06%24.85%23.57%25.49%24.26%26.36%28.35%25.55%24.85%
Return on Assets
24.98%12.17%8.96%8.66%15.26%14.31%11.69%14.93%19.24%17.06%14.88%14.31%
Return On Equity
65.22%30.67%26.92%24.78%34.44%32.62%31.14%39.90%41.40%38.39%33.49%32.62%
Return on Capital Employed
18.29%27.97%20.77%22.83%28.19%25.26%21.63%31.09%44.84%34.16%29.95%28.19%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.382.442.682.932.742.883.13N/AN/AN/A2.052.88
Quick Ratio
2.382.442.682.932.742.883.132.312.112.372.052.88
Cash ratio
0.010.010.010.000.000.230.950.600.000.000.000.23
Days of Sales Outstanding
62.3755.1857.1262.6254.1859.0359.6361.9957.5055.6258.7254.18
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-0.01N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-0.01
Operating Cycle
62.3755.1857.1262.6254.1859.0259.6361.9957.5055.6258.7254.18
Days of Payables Outstanding
9.469.488.138.296.867.767.3513.0714.9614.1514.986.86
Cash Conversion Cycle
52.9045.7048.9854.3247.3251.2552.2848.9142.5341.4643.7351.25
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.250.230.310.300.180.170.200.210.070.120.070.17
Debt Equity Ratio
0.670.600.940.880.420.380.550.560.160.280.160.38
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.400.370.480.470.290.270.350.340.120.200.130.27
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.400.370.480.470.290.270.350.360.140.220.130.27
Interest Coverage Ratio
34.9737.26N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
-0.270.830.340.241.221.021.090.683.002.023.251.22
Company Equity Multiplier
2.612.513.002.862.252.272.662.672.152.252.202.27
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
-0.020.050.020.020.060.040.070.040.050.050.060.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
1.230.880.680.800.940.840.940.910.910.910.880.84
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
-0.270.830.340.241.221.021.090.683.002.023.251.22
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11.5019.8425.48N/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
14.05%29.29%37.97%36.48%25.64%30.43%29.95%26.76%31.85%45.12%50.84%25.64%