Forensic Analysis · Staffing & Help Supply · as of Nov 9, 2026

Kforce Inc (KFRC)

A forensic read on Kforce Inc built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

8.0

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

24.9%

ROE

-5.4%

Revenue growth

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Kforce Inc earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 8.0, placing it in the Safe zone. 1 forensic signal was flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by shareholder returns.

What the filings flag

167% of FCF

FY2025

Shareholder returns. Returned $78M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 167% of free cash flow. That is $32M (67%) more than free cash flow covered, and more than operating cash flow as well. Over FY2025 cash rose $2M, so that line did not fund the gap. The FY2025 cash-flow statement filed net cash used in investing activities of $14M; net cash used in financing activities of $46M. A payout past free cash flow draws the balance sheet down in every year it continues, which isn't sustainable indefinitely. Counting the $14M of stock-based comp paid out in shares on top of that, the combined claim on free cash flow is 197%.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$1.33B

Revenue Growth YoY-5.4%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)-6.9%

Net Margin2.6%

Free Cash Flow$46.8M

Return on Equity24.9%

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