Brokers Set Expectations for KBR’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:KBR)

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for KBR in a research report issued on Thursday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.06 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for KBR’s current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KBR’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.05 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.36 EPS.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 32.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS.

KBR has been the topic of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of KBR in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of KBR from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, KBR has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.67.

KBR Stock Performance

Shares of KBR stock opened at $37.70 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $35.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.72. The stock has a market cap of $4.75 billion, a PE ratio of 11.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.44. KBR has a 1 year low of $29.94 and a 1 year high of $52.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of KBR during the 2nd quarter worth about $479,892,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,736,873 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $230,622,000 after buying an additional 192,383 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in KBR by 3,256.0% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 5,023,839 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $173,473,000 after acquiring an additional 4,874,141 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in KBR by 10.0% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,806,715 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $112,834,000 after acquiring an additional 255,948 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its stake in KBR by 343.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,748,597 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $110,494,000 after acquiring an additional 2,128,895 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.88%.

About KBR

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.