Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KBR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's news centers on KBR's planned spin-off of its Mission Technology Solutions business, to be named Trinzic. KBR named Michael LaRouche as President and CEO-Designate of Trinzic, with Gabe Butler as VP-designate of investor relations, and confirmed Trinzic will establish principal offices in Northern Virginia, employing 18,000 engineers, scientists and domain experts across 60 global locations, with a targeted public listing on January 4, 2027 and a stated aim of over $5 billion in revenue. Separately, KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business secured a three-year U.S. government contract for radio frequency engineering and modernization, and KBR was awarded a FEED contract for the Live Oak consortium's e-NG project in Norfolk, Nebraska. KBR and Trinzic also announced plans to host separate Investor Day events in New York City.
KBR closed at $34.84, up 0.9%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $36.81 and 200-day average of $37.82, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 67.8, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price stands 38.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $56.85.
Over the next 20 trading days, KBR's next earnings report is scheduled for 29 October 2026, before the open, 30 days away and outside a typical 20-day hold. Smart-money data shows one billionaire holder and one trailblazer holder, with no insider, Congress or unusual options activity recorded in their respective windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.7% return over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst consensus among 6 firms stands at 3 buy, 3 hold, with a consensus target of $44.29.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
KBR price vs fair value
Close $34.84200-day averageGekko Fair Value $56.85
KBR quick facts
- Market cap
- $4.39B
- P/E ratio
- 10.4
- Forward P/E
- 8.1
- EPS, TTM
- $3.32
- Revenue, TTM
- $7.72B
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Dividend yield
- 1.90%
- Beta
- 0.45
- Volume
- 1.94M avg 1.30M
- 1-year return
- −25.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.8%
- 50-day average
- $36.81
- 200-day average
- $37.82
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 126.1M
KBR swing-trade checklist
KBR scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $34.84 is below the 50-day ($36.81) and 200-day ($37.82) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
67.8, Accumulation
Reading 67.8 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
38.7% below
Price is 38.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 30 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+1.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.7% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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KBR stock chart and price history
KBR closed at $34.84 on Sep 28, 2026, −25.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $29.94 to $48.33.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −8.8%
- 3 months
- +3.4%
- 6 months
- −5.8%
- 1 year
- −25.9%
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About KBR
KBR provides scientific, technological, and engineering expertise to government bodies and commercial clients around the world. Its work spans defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and industrial missions, and it is recognized for combining deep technical know-how with support that covers a project from early research through long-term program management.
The company runs through two segments. Government Solutions handles work for military and governmental clients, mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, covering prototyping, systems engineering, cyber security, testing, supply chain management, and C4ISR services, along with advisory work for defense, energy, and critical infrastructure clients. Sustainable Technology Solutions holds a set of roughly 70 patented process technologies used in ammonia, syngas, fertilizer, and petrochemical production, alongside consulting on energy transition and net-zero goals, plus KBR INSITE, a cloud-based platform aimed at improving production, reliability, and efficiency for clients.
KBR was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker KBR.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Information technology services
- Website
- kbr.com
KBR GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
KBR’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.8, in the Accumulation zone, up 2 points over five sessions.
67.8Accumulation
Up 2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 54 | +0.9% | +3.4% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 279 | +0.3% | −1.1% | ||
| Neutral | 315 | −0.8% | −1.5% | ||
| Distribution | 20 | −0.9% | −0.8% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average KBR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is KBR stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
KBR trades 38.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $56.85, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what KBR shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$56.85
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
38.7% Undervalued
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KBR insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for KBR, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in KBR were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
KBR has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 4, 2026
- $25.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.57%
- Trailing four quarters
- $258.0M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold KBR.
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KBR earnings: next date and track record
KBR reports on Oct 29, 2026, before the open (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected before the open, 30 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.01
- Revenue estimate
- $2.04B
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.6%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- KBR reported a solid second quarter and first-half 2026 performance, with revenue of approximately $2.0 billion (up 2% year-over-year, ~5% ex-EUCOM contingency work), adjusted EBITDA of $258 million (+$16 million) and adjusted EPS of $0.99 (+$0.08). Management highlighted record backlog in Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS), meaningful awarded work in Mission Technologies & Services (MTS), and continued progress toward a planned separation into two standalone companies (New KBR and Trinzic). Operational execution drove margin expansion (~60 bps to 13% consolidated), and STS revenue grew 10% YoY to $676 million with mid-teens revenue growth expected for the year. Cash flow showed strong first-half conversion (~74%) but experienced timing-related collections volatility in the Middle East; collections began normalizing in July. Management reaffirmed 2026 guidance, emphasized readiness for the separation, and pointed to a strong pipeline (STS: ~$6 billion 2-year pipeline) and healthy book-to-bill (1.3x trailing 12-month, 1.5x quarter-to-date). Emerging technology and AI-enabled operational solutions, plastics recycling progress (Mura/Teesside), and a large awarded Antarctic Science contract ($8 billion over 20 years) were discussed as growth opportunities. Overall tone was confident and constructive, with some cautious notes around cash timing, regional volatility, project roll-offs (e.g., Plaquemines), and near-term variability in quarterly margins.
- Guidance
- Management reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance. Specific commentary included: aggregate full-year margin target of ~12.4% and STS mid-teens revenue growth for 2026. Full-year cash flow outlook remains unchanged despite quarter timing variability in Middle East collections. Management will provide additional long-term margin profiles and capital structure details at upcoming Investor/Capital Markets Day in November.
- Risks flagged
- Timing-related cash flow volatility from Middle East payments due to regional conflict; potential quarter-to-quarter margin variability driven by project mix and procurement content; the scheduled roll-off of the Plaquemines project (which runs into H1 2027) requiring replacement work; uncertainty around awards and Washington dynamics affecting MTS opportunities; slower-than-expected progress on plastics recycling projects (Mura/Teesside); execution risk in completing the separation and achieving projected stand-alone cost structures.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $0.99 est $0.92 | $1.98B est $1.87B | +1.9% |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.96 est $0.91 | $1.92B est $1.88B | −9.2% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.99 est $0.95 | $1.89B est $1.90B | +3.5% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.02 est $0.95 | $1.93B est $1.91B | −0.1% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.92 | $1.95B est $2.03B | +2.1% |
| May 6, 2025 | $0.88 est $0.86 | $2.06B est $2.16B | +5.5% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.81 | $2.12B est $2.00B | −1.8% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $0.84 est $0.84 | $1.95B est $2.01B | −4.8% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
KBR stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for KBR is $44.29, +27.1% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$44.29consensus 12-month target, +27.1% from the last close
Now $34.84Avg $44.29
Low $40High $50
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Oppenheimer | $50 | +43.5% |
| Aug 10 | UBS | $41 | +17.7% |
| Jul 31 | Truist Financial | — | — |
| Jul 31 | Citi | $49 | +40.6% |
| Jul 31 | KeyBanc | — | — |
−1.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+1.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
KBR seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, KBR averaged +1.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +4.5% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.6% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, KBR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.8%.
KBR market cap and key statistics
KBR’s market cap is $4.39B, with a P/E ratio of 10.4 and revenue of $7.72B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.39B
- P/E ratio
- 10.4
- Forward P/E
- 8.1
- EPS, TTM
- $3.32
- Gekko Fair Value
- $56.85
Trading
- Volume
- 1.94M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.30M
- 52-week high
- $48.33
- 52-week low
- $29.94
- Shares outstanding
- 126.1M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $7.72B
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Return on equity
- 27.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +33.1%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.45
- Typical daily move
- ±3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.8%
- Dividend yield
- 1.90%
KBR stock news this week
Coverage of KBR this week reads positive: 7 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- KBR and Trinzic to Host Separate Investor Days in New York CityGlobeNewsWire, Sep 28
- KBR Names Michael LaRouche As CEO Of Trinzic Ahead Of Planned 2027 Spin-OffPulse 2.0, Sep 26
- KBR Stock In Focus: Defense Tech Unit Wins New US Government Contract Ahead Of Trinzic Spin-OffStocktwits, Sep 25
- KBR picks D.C. area for spinoff's principal officesThe Business Journals, Sep 25
- Michael LaRouche Begins Tenure as CEO-Designate of KBR’s Planned MTS Spinoff TrinzicGovCon Wire, Sep 25
- KBR Awarded FEED Contract for Live Oak Consortium’s Large-Scale e-NG Project in NebraskaHydrogen Central, Sep 25
KBR peers
KBR’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| IBMInternational Business Machines | Accumulation | 16.1% below |
| FTNTFortinet | Neutral | 32.5% above |
| NETCloudflare | Neutral | 22.9% above |
| ACNAccenture | Neutral | 9.7% below |
| WDAYWorkday | Neutral | 13.2% above |
| CRDOCredo Technology | Neutral | 19.0% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
KBR stock FAQ
What is KBR’s market cap?
KBR’s market cap is $4.39B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $34.84, with 126.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.4.
What is the KBR stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for KBR is $44.29, +27.1% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 3 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is KBR stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate KBR is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $34.84 is 38.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $56.85. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does KBR report earnings next?
KBR is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, before the market opens (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.01 per share on revenue of $2.04B. KBR beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.6% on average across the report.
What is KBR’s 52-week high and low?
KBR’s 52-week high is $48.33 and its 52-week low is $29.94; it closed at $34.84 on Sep 28, 2026, −25.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $72.60 on Nov 11, 2024.
Is KBR stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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