AMN vs KARO vs KFRC Stock Comparison

Amn Healthcare Services, Karooooo and Kforce Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$64.46 +4.6% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
7 wins
KFRC Kforce Inc
$57.04 +10.8% 1M +105.8% 1Y
Market cap
$959.51M
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Karooooo leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Karooooo 7, Amn Healthcare Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMNKAROKFRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.83B $2.03B $959.51M KARO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 31.6x 23.5x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 26.2x 22.2x AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +31.4% +2.1% KARO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 17.6% — KARO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 34.9% — KARO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.5% +40.8% +105.8% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr +13.0%/yr -2.4%/yr KARO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.2% 36.5% 60.9% KARO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 39/100 KARO

Percentile Scorecard

AMNKAROKFRC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMNKAROKFRC
Valuation 95 #7 of 112 60 #36 of 89 41 #67 of 112
Growth 57 #42 of 96 81 #16 of 81 19 #78 of 96
Profitability 66 #32 of 91 100 #1 of 76 –
Financial Health 54 #58 of 125 57 #41 of 94 50 #63 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 52 #25 of 51 46 #37 of 67
Overall 68 70 39
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • KARO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • KFRC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMNKAROKFRCSPY
1 month +35.1%+4.6%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months +34.9%+0.8%-2.5% +3.9%
6 months +123.4%+28.9%+24.4% +8.2%
Year to date +196.6%+41.7%+84.5% +12.9%
1 year +122.5%+40.8%+105.8% +12.3%
3 years -38.2%+193.4%+0.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.9%+43.2%+0.2% +23.3%
5 years -52.9%+84.2%-11.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.0%+13.0%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years +47.1%—+212.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.9%—+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMNKAROKFRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.2%36.5%60.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.0%32.1%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.92-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.911.121.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-54.4%-69.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-6.2%-5.6% -1.2%
52-week high $49.05$68.71$60.41 $779.14
52-week low $15.10$41.60$24.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMNKAROKFRC
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 21.2x 31.1xmedian 40.1x 23.4xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 5.5xmedian 2.5x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 11.9x —median 18.5x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 13.7x 15.4xmedian 20.1x 41.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 10.3xmedian 1.8x 7.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 1.00 —median 1.73 -6.50median 1.00

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMNKAROKFRC
Revenue $3.43B $364.50M $1.37B
Gross profit $954.26M $245.35M $380.57M
Operating income $199.82M $92.48M $61.83M
Net income $104.92M $65.09M –
Free cash flow $439.13M $129.31M –
R&D – $16.89M –
EPS (diluted) $2.64 – $2.41
Cash & equivalents $361.84M $40.11M $250.00K
Total debt $3.10B $171.74M –
Shares (diluted) 39.73M – 16.98M
Enterprise value $818.56M $1.69B $959.51M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMNKAROKFRC
P/E 17.4x 31.1x 23.4x
P/FCF 4.1x 15.4x 41.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 15.4x 45.4x
P/S 0.5x 5.5x 0.7x
P/B 2.4x 10.3x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 10.3x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x – –
EV/EBIT 11.0x 21.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 5.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 5.0x 15.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 15.3x 45.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 – -6.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMNKAROKFRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 31.4% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 19.1% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 27.8% 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 21.6% -5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.5% 17.7% 8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% 21.9% -11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 15.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 22.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 134.1% – 4.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% – -3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% 45.0% -64.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 24.4% -35.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.9% 45.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 31.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMNKAROKFRC
Gross margin 27.8% 67.3% –
EBITDA margin 10.1% – –
Operating margin 5.8% 25.4% –
Pretax margin 4.8% 24.2% –
Net margin 3.1% 17.6% –
FCF margin 12.8% 35.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 35.5% 1.6%
Return on equity 14.4% 31.3% –
Return on assets 4.2% 16.8% –
Return on invested capital 8.7% 34.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 38.5% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.9x 3.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMNKAROKFRC
Debt / assets 31.4% 17.4% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 1.7x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 50.2% 68.4%
Equity / assets 31.4% 49.8% 31.6%
Interest coverage 5.6x 14.9x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.22 8.21 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMNKAROKFRC
Dividend yield – 2.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.3% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMNKAROKFRC
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $2.46FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.8%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -69.8% +16.7% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $418.13MFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -28.4% +3.1% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMNKAROKFRC
Held by institutions 100.0% 14.4% 95.7%
Institutions holding 286 83 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +18.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 182 54 136
Institutions selling 76 13 71
Buyers to sellers 2.39 4.15 1.92

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMNKAROKFRC
AMN 1.00 0.10 0.18
KARO 0.10 1.00 0.10
KFRC 0.18 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMN, KARO and KFRC?

Karooooo (KARO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.83B, Karooooo (KARO) $2.03B, Kforce (KFRC) $959.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMN, KARO and KFRC?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 17.4x, Karooooo (KARO) 31.6x, Kforce (KFRC) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) is cheapest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 14.7x, Karooooo (KARO) 26.2x, Kforce (KFRC) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karooooo (KARO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%, Kforce (KFRC) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Karooooo (KARO) has the highest net margin (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%, Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +122.5%, Karooooo (KARO) +40.8%, Kforce (KFRC) +105.8%. Over five years, Karooooo (KARO) compounded fastest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -14.0%/yr, Karooooo (KARO) +13.0%/yr, Kforce (KFRC) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Karooooo (KARO) has been the steadiest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.2%, Karooooo (KARO) 36.5%, Kforce (KFRC) 60.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMN, KARO and KFRC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Karooooo (KARO) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.