The firm's financial position has weakened significantly, with total equity declining from $167.4M in 2024Q3 to $117.4M in 2026Q1 alongside a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 217.41M | 202.27M | 225.41M | 244.46M | 277.76M | 372.11M | 338.89M | 245.24M | 248.46M | 245.44M | 223.5M | 214.53M | 224.41M | 202.89M | 171.56M | 186.24M | 165.2M | 137.14M | 145.75M | 180.91M | 150.45M | 155.56M | 113.99M | 79.04M | 68.79M | 85.61M | 136.35M | 150.7M | 204.7M | 115.8M | 59.2M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 1.34M | 2.14M | 349K | 119K | 121K | 96.99M | 103.49M | 19.83M | 112K | 379K | 1.48M | 1.5M | 1.24M | 875K | 1.38M | 939K | 1.05M | 2.81M | 660K | 1.08M | 1.59M | 37.1M | 363K | 13.71M | 1.05M | 255K | 1.86M | 7.9M | 68.8M | 77.9M | 39.6M |
| Cash Only | 1.34M | 2.14M | 349K | 119K | 121K | 96.99M | 103.49M | 19.83M | 112K | 379K | 1.48M | 1.5M | 1.24M | 875K | 1.38M | 939K | 1.05M | 2.81M | 660K | 1.08M | 1.59M | 37.1M | 363K | 13.71M | 1.05M | 255K | 1.86M | 7.9M | 68.8M | 77.9M | 39.6M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 207.28M | 190.46M | 215.69M | 233.43M | 269.5M | 268.33M | 228.42M | 217.93M | 210.56M | 232.98M | 206.53M | 199.46M | 208.02M | 186.81M | 153.32M | 175.01M | 154.18M | 123.39M | 132.91M | 167.15M | 135.52M | 99.43M | 91.29M | 62.27M | 63.9M | 76.37M | 125.93M | 135.6M | 114.6M | 35.8M | 17.3M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 55.74 | 52.31 | 56.02 | 55.62 | 57.5 | 61.99 | 59.65 | 59.04 | 54.19 | 62.62 | 57.12 | 55.19 | 62.37 | 59.2 | 51.7 | 57.5 | 56.8 | 49.48 | 48.66 | 58.84 | 52.71 | 45.23 | 50.37 | 45.87 | 45.42 | 43.15 | 57.82 | 66.29 | 61.5 | 72.03 | 67.03 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 8.79M | 9.67M | 9.37M | 10.91M | 8.14M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.77M | 12.09M | 15.49M | 13.58M | 4.98M | 4.66M | 9.49M | 4.69M | 4.95M | 6.01M | 5.99M | 8.41M | 8.89M | 15.79M | 17.18M | 0 | 0 | 4.04M | 8.55M | 7.2M | 21.3M | 2.1M | 2.3M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 167.37M | 163.37M | 132.43M | 113.52M | 114.24M | 131.29M | 140.16M | 135.89M | 131.45M | 138.86M | 141.92M | 137.29M | 139.51M | 144.88M | 153.59M | 223.43M | 225.84M | 202.69M | 205.07M | 295.22M | 292.16M | 169.19M | 159.2M | 81.27M | 83.39M | 137.16M | 141.67M | 145.5M | 129.1M | 81.3M | 18.4M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 5.53M | 6.02M | 21.49M | 23.79M | 25.75M | 21.36M | 43.64M | 48.32M | 35.82M | 39.68M | 43.15M | 37.48M | 35.33M | 36.73M | 34.88M | 36.12M | 38.13M | 11.41M | 14.69M | 13.36M | 12.61M | 10.15M | 8.58M | 7.42M | 9.61M | 15.37M | 23.11M | 27.8M | 19.9M | 8.2M | 5.3M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 134.72x | 220.66x | 65.40x | 64.40x | 66.44x | 73.97x | 32.03x | 27.89x | 39.60x | 34.22x | 30.59x | 35.20x | 34.46x | 31.36x | 31.03x | 30.75x | 25.98x | 79.79x | 67.88x | 77.64x | 74.42x | 79.06x | 77.10x | 66.77x | 53.47x | 42.04x | 34.39x | 26.86x | 34.18x | 22.12x | 17.77x |
| Goodwill | 25.04M | 25.04M | 25.04M | 25.04M | 25.04M | 25.04M | 25.04M | 25.04M | 45.97M | 45.97M | 45.97M | 45.97M | 45.97M | 48.9M | 63.41M | 138.08M | 138.08M | 137.91M | 140.12M | 237.61M | 222.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 29.09M | 16.43M | 16.15M | 14.67M | 12.8M | 8.76M | 2.95M | 3.3M | 3.64M | 4.24M | 5.01M | 4.99M | 5.74M | 6.63M | 7.79M | 10.07M | 10.6M | 25.75M | 24.26M | 134.34M | 118.19M | 61.8M | 61.8M | 95.8M | 92.76M | 95.7M | 93.5M | 66.7M | 10.9M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.01M | 10.49M | 8.17M | 900K | 500K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8.41M | -8.89M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 134.17M | 129.27M | 51.8M | 45.12M | 42.52M | 45.56M | 37.45M | 37.57M | 36.06M | 38.1M | 30.51M | 28.67M | 30.35M | 30.99M | 28.04M | 32.55M | 32.94M | 32.91M | 29.03M | 18.51M | 32.99M | 20.25M | 13.42M | 12.05M | 11.98M | 24.14M | 25.79M | 22M | 15.7M | 6.4M | 2.2M |
| Total Assets | 384.77M | 365.64M | 357.83M | 357.98M | 392M | 503.4M | 479.05M | 381.13M | 379.91M | 384.3M | 365.42M | 351.82M | 363.92M | 347.77M | 325.15M | 409.67M | 391.04M | 339.82M | 350.81M | 476.14M | 442.62M | 324.75M | 273.19M | 160.32M | 152.18M | 222.77M | 278.02M | 296.2M | 333.8M | 197.1M | 77.6M |
| Asset Turnover | 3.55x | 3.63x | 3.93x | 4.28x | 4.36x | 3.14x | 2.92x | 3.54x | 3.73x | 3.53x | 3.61x | 3.75x | 3.35x | 3.31x | 3.33x | 2.71x | 2.53x | 2.68x | 2.84x | 2.18x | 2.12x | 2.47x | 2.42x | 3.09x | 3.37x | 2.90x | 2.86x | 2.52x | 2.04x | 0.92x | 1.21x |
| Asset Growth % | 10.87% | 2.18% | -0.04% | -8.68% | -22.13% | 5.08% | 25.69% | 0.32% | -1.14% | 5.17% | 3.87% | -3.32% | 4.65% | 6.96% | -20.63% | 4.76% | 15.07% | -3.13% | -26.32% | 7.57% | 36.3% | 18.87% | 70.41% | 5.35% | -31.69% | -19.87% | -6.14% | -11.26% | 69.36% | 153.99% | 269.52% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 121.56M | 113.73M | 112.46M | 102.97M | 131.43M | 160.43M | 108.17M | 84.96M | 90.36M | 83.72M | 83.35M | 87.75M | 94.18M | 89.97M | 98.87M | 83.16M | 100.32M | 79.21M | 85.44M | 85.57M | 86.03M | 63.02M | 89.16M | 36.86M | 36.67M | 42.53M | 65.47M | 64.4M | 69.4M | 18.3M | 5M |
| Accounts Payable | 0 | 67.61M | 38.31M | 42.84M | 49.6M | 40.24M | 20.18M | 20.27M | 18.79M | 21.59M | 20.32M | 23.51M | 21.86M | 19.45M | 22.65M | 15.24M | 30.6M | 25.44M | 28.08M | 25.22M | 24.8M | 19.81M | 22.1M | 12.95M | 14.6M | 14.23M | 17.46M | 24.2M | 9.3M | 8M | 1.7M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 14.75 | 25.36 | 13.71 | 14.16 | 14.97 | 13.08 | 7.35 | 7.77 | 6.86 | 8.3 | 8.14 | 9.48 | 9.47 | 9.07 | 11.26 | 7.28 | 16.46 | 14.88 | 15.71 | 13.85 | 14.78 | 13.33 | 17.63 | 13.84 | 15.42 | 13.2 | 14.71 | 20.83 | 8.74 | 26.4 | 11.53 |
| Short-Term Debt | 3.41M | 3.34M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.82M | 2.81M | 1.92M | 3.86M | 14.01M | 3.03M | 36.44M | 3.39M | 2.52M | 6.97M | 8.08M | 8.3M | 10.9M | 5M | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.14M | -965K | -837K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.71M | 279K | 51.31M | 63.06M | 46.45M | 39.33M | 30.32M | 0 | 19.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 118.15M | 0 | 542K | 426K | 749K | 746K | 1.41M | 2.23M | 14.89M | 3.19M | 3.06M | 2.57M | 2.92M | 2.85M | 13.1M | 2.97M | 58.65M | 0 | 0 | 2.87M | 768K | 849K | 303K | 0 | 258K | 21.33M | 39.92M | 31.9M | 49.2M | 5.3M | 3.3M |
| Current Ratio | 1.79x | 1.78x | 2.00x | 2.37x | 2.11x | 2.32x | 3.13x | 2.89x | 2.75x | 2.93x | 2.68x | 2.44x | 2.38x | 2.25x | 1.74x | 2.24x | 1.65x | 1.73x | 1.71x | 2.11x | 1.75x | 2.47x | 1.28x | 2.14x | 1.88x | 2.01x | 2.08x | 2.34x | 2.95x | 6.33x | 11.84x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.79x | 1.78x | 2.00x | 2.37x | 2.11x | 2.32x | 3.13x | 2.89x | 2.75x | 2.93x | 2.68x | 2.44x | 2.38x | 2.25x | 1.74x | 2.24x | 1.65x | 1.73x | 1.71x | 2.11x | 1.75x | 2.47x | 1.28x | 2.14x | 1.88x | 2.01x | 2.08x | 2.34x | 2.95x | 6.33x | 11.84x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 40.99 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 145.85M | 127.31M | 90.76M | 95.92M | 78.37M | 154.56M | 190.95M | 128.9M | 121.22M | 166.31M | 160.33M | 124.45M | 130.35M | 100.56M | 56.43M | 93.39M | 36.9M | 33.89M | 59.53M | 78.1M | 94.66M | 51.02M | 13.26M | 32.05M | 29.92M | 41.43M | 57.52M | 13.6M | 9.4M | 5.1M | 1.3M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 66.4M | 32.7M | 41.6M | 25.6M | 100M | 100M | 65M | 71.8M | 119.12M | 115.53M | 83.82M | 93.89M | 64.01M | 21M | 49.53M | 2.1M | 3M | 38.02M | 50.33M | 76.44M | 35M | 1.73M | 22M | 22M | 28.18M | 45M | 0 | 2.5M | 1.3M | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 12.86M | 0 | 11.86M | 12.28M | 16.38M | 11.92M | 14.69M | 14.63M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.71M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.62M | 1M | 4.45M | 19.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 145.85M | 60.91M | 46.2M | 42.05M | 36.39M | 42.65M | 76.26M | 49.27M | 49.42M | 47.19M | 44.8M | 40.63M | 36.46M | 36.56M | 35.43M | 43.87M | 34.8M | 30.89M | 21.51M | 21.15M | 17.23M | 11.57M | 11.54M | 10.05M | 7.92M | 13.25M | 12.52M | 13.6M | 6.8M | 3.8M | 1.3M |
| Total Liabilities | 267.42M | 241.03M | 203.22M | 198.9M | 209.81M | 315M | 299.11M | 213.86M | 211.58M | 250.03M | 243.69M | 212.19M | 224.53M | 190.53M | 155.3M | 176.56M | 137.23M | 113.1M | 144.97M | 163.67M | 180.69M | 114.04M | 102.43M | 68.91M | 66.59M | 83.96M | 122.98M | 78M | 78.8M | 23.4M | 6.3M |
| Total Debt | 3.41M | 69.74M | 47.6M | 57.46M | 46.56M | 118.26M | 120.21M | 85.31M | 73.16M | 119.12M | 115.53M | 83.82M | 93.89M | 64.01M | 22.14M | 51.13M | 12.93M | 7.59M | 42.23M | 56.86M | 92.53M | 41.2M | 38.17M | 25.39M | 24.52M | 35.16M | 53.08M | 8.3M | 13.4M | 2M | 0 |
| Net Debt | 2.08M | 67.6M | 47.25M | 57.34M | 46.44M | 21.27M | 16.73M | 65.48M | 73.05M | 118.74M | 114.05M | 82.33M | 92.66M | 63.13M | 20.76M | 50.2M | 11.87M | 4.78M | 41.57M | 55.78M | 90.94M | 4.09M | 37.81M | 11.67M | 23.47M | 34.9M | 51.22M | 400K | -55.4M | -75.9M | -39.6M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.03x | 0.56x | 0.31x | 0.36x | 0.26x | 0.63x | 0.67x | 0.51x | 0.43x | 0.89x | 0.95x | 0.60x | 0.67x | 0.41x | 0.13x | 0.22x | 0.05x | 0.03x | 0.21x | 0.18x | 0.35x | 0.20x | 0.22x | 0.28x | 0.29x | 0.25x | 0.34x | 0.04x | 0.05x | 0.01x | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.06x | 1.25x | 0.63x | 0.62x | 0.37x | 1.08x | 1.32x | 1.05x | 0.83x | 1.55x | 1.72x | 1.00x | 1.58x | 2.05x | - | 0.89x | 0.27x | 0.22x | - | 0.66x | 1.30x | 0.84x | 1.94x | 2.30x | - | 4.62x | 2.69x | - | 0.20x | 0.10x | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 0.04x | 1.22x | 0.62x | 0.62x | 0.37x | 0.19x | 0.18x | 0.81x | 0.83x | 1.54x | 1.69x | 0.98x | 1.56x | 2.03x | - | 0.88x | 0.25x | 0.14x | - | 0.64x | 1.28x | 0.08x | 1.92x | 1.06x | - | 4.59x | 2.59x | - | -0.83x | -3.74x | -3.92x |
| Interest Coverage | - | - | - | - | 8.10x | - | 23.86x | 28.84x | - | - | - | 37.46x | 34.97x | 9.33x | -64.82x | 24.77x | 15.76x | 16.24x | -36.41x | - | - | - | - | - | -4.50x | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 117.36M | 124.6M | 154.62M | 159.08M | 182.2M | 188.41M | 179.94M | 167.26M | 168.33M | 134.28M | 121.74M | 139.63M | 139.39M | 157.23M | 169.85M | 233.12M | 253.82M | 226.72M | 205.84M | 312.47M | 261.93M | 210.7M | 170.77M | 91.41M | 85.59M | 138.81M | 155.04M | 218.2M | 255M | 173.7M | 71.3M |
| Equity Growth % | -74.78% | -19.41% | -2.8% | -12.69% | -3.29% | 4.71% | 7.58% | -0.63% | 25.36% | 10.3% | -12.81% | 0.17% | -11.35% | -7.43% | -27.14% | -8.16% | 11.95% | 10.14% | -34.12% | 19.3% | 24.31% | 23.38% | 86.83% | 6.8% | -38.34% | -10.47% | -28.95% | -14.43% | 46.8% | 143.62% | 321.89% |
| Book Value per Share | 6.82 | 7.01 | 8.05 | 8.15 | 8.89 | 8.88 | 8.41 | 7.04 | 6.47 | 5.10 | 4.54 | 4.95 | 4.40 | 4.67 | 4.71 | 6.00 | 6.08 | 5.76 | 5.22 | 7.39 | 6.23 | 5.19 | 4.73 | 2.93 | 2.71 | 4.27 | 3.62 | 4.92 | 5.22 | 6.95 | 3.30 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 117.36M | 124.6M | 154.62M | 159.08M | 182.2M | 188.41M | 179.94M | 167.26M | 168.33M | 134.28M | 121.74M | 139.63M | 139.39M | 157.23M | 169.85M | 233.12M | 253.82M | 226.72M | 205.84M | 312.47M | 261.93M | 210.7M | 170.77M | 91.41M | 85.59M | 138.81M | 155.04M | 218.2M | 255M | 173.7M | 71.3M |
| Common Stock | 743K | 742K | 738K | 734K | 732K | 730K | 726K | 722K | 719K | 715K | 713K | 705K | 700K | 695K | 685K | 686K | 646K | 633K | 619K | 609K | 604K | 579K | 559K | 489K | 485K | 483K | 470K | 500K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 552.83M | 552.18M | 546.2M | 525.22M | 492.76M | 442.6M | 388.64M | 350.55M | 237.31M | 195.14M | 174.97M | 155.1M | 125.38M | 47.61M | 40.2M | 89.14M | 61.98M | 41.34M | 28.47M | 112.58M | 72.21M | 39.69M | 17.37M | -7.64M | -12.76M | 34.27M | 46.36M | 46.6M | 70.2M | 22.1M | 10.6M |
| Treasury Stock | -998.54M | -977.21M | -935.43M | -894.16M | -819.04M | -743.58M | -677.39M | -642.02M | -518.33M | -499.07M | -482.34M | -436.77M | -398.96M | -295.99M | -269.02M | -224.87M | -163.22M | -152.93M | -148.82M | -110.89M | -111.38M | -106.96M | -101.76M | -98.09M | -97.45M | -90.53M | -82.54M | -16M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6K | 621K | -4.42M | -1.53M | 1.3M | 100K | 184K | 318K | -371K | 317K | -2.71M | -4.05M | -1.48M | -1.21M | 389K | -13.45M | -111.38M | -1.09M | -2.72M | -1.01M | -1.2M | -596K | -267K | -200K | -13.9M | -5.2M | -2.8M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thin Liquidity and Cyclicality
As reported in recent financial statements, KFRC's total equity has declined from $167.4M in 2024Q3 to $117.4M by 2026Q1, signaling a weakening capital base that appears to be struggling under the weight of persistent revenue contraction and ongoing shareholder capital return programs.
The consistent decline in equity suggests that the company is distributing capital faster than it can replenish retained earnings during this cyclical downturn. Investors should monitor whether this trend indicates a structural impairment of the firm's ability to self-fund operations without increasing reliance on external credit.
According to the latest quarterly filings, KFRC's cash and equivalents have plummeted to just $2.1M as of 2025Q4, representing a significant liquidity buffer reduction that leaves the firm with minimal margin for error in managing its working capital-intensive staffing operations.
This extremely lean cash position suggests that the company is operating with virtually no safety net to absorb unexpected operational shocks or payment delays from enterprise clients. The reliance on revolving credit to bridge working capital gaps appears to be increasing, which may heighten sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations.
Based on reported figures, KFRC's debt-to-equity ratio spiked to 0.56 in 2025Q4 from 0.02 in 2025Q2, indicating that the firm is increasingly utilizing debt facilities to manage short-term liquidity needs rather than relying on internal cash generation.
The rapid fluctuation in debt levels suggests that the company's financing strategy is reactive to the timing of payroll and client receivables. This reliance on debt to fund operations during a period of revenue contraction warrants further investigation into the durability of the firm's cash flow profile.
Financial data reveals that KFRC has maintained significant dividend and buyback activity despite a shrinking equity base and negative free cash flow, a strategy that appears to be eroding the balance sheet's resilience during a period of cyclical weakness.
The disconnect between capital returns and operational performance suggests that management may be prioritizing shareholder optics over balance sheet fortification. This approach may leave the company ill-prepared for a prolonged downturn in IT spending, as the lack of retained earnings growth limits future strategic investment capacity.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying KFRC stock.
As of 2025, Kforce Inc. (KFRC) had total assets of $365.6M including $202.3M in current assets.
Kforce Inc. (KFRC) carries total debt of $69.7M, offset by $2.1M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Kforce Inc. (KFRC) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $124.6M ($7.01 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Kforce Inc. (KFRC) reported a current ratio of 1.78x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.