KBR (NYSE:KBR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

KBR (NYSE:KBR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.870-4.220 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.990. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.9 billion-$8.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.0 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.44.

KBR Trading Down 4.8%

Shares of NYSE KBR traded down $1.68 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $33.43. 1,806,300 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,472,982. KBR has a 12 month low of $33.05 and a 12 month high of $56.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.76. The company has a market capitalization of $4.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.47.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.04. KBR had a net margin of 5.21% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.01 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that KBR will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KBR

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KBR. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in KBR by 343.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,748,597 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $110,494,000 after buying an additional 2,128,895 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in KBR by 1,611.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,974,327 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $93,366,000 after buying an additional 1,858,961 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new stake in KBR during the 3rd quarter worth about $54,038,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in KBR during the 4th quarter worth about $19,667,000. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its position in KBR by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,830,360 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $74,080,000 after buying an additional 369,629 shares in the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

KBR Company Profile

KBR, Inc is a global engineering, procurement, construction and services (EPC&S) company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm delivers integrated solutions and technologies across the full project lifecycle for customers in the energy, government, industrial and infrastructure sectors. Its offerings span feasibility studies, front-end engineering design, detailed design, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and operations support.

The company is organized into business segments that include Energy Solutions, which focuses on oil and gas processing, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and petrochemical plants; Government Solutions, providing logistics, sustainment, training and mission support for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies; and Sustainable Technology, delivering chemical process technologies, water treatment and lower-carbon fuels expertise.