Kforce (KFRC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kforce's (KFRC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.37% in Q2 2026, up 91.0% year-over-year from 2.81% in Q2 2025, and up 47.71% quarter-over-quarter from 3.63% in Q1 2026.
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Kforce (KFRC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kforce (KFRC) has reported Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 5.37% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 91.0% year-over-year to 5.37% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 4.04%, a 43.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.77%, down 119.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 5.37% for Q2 2026 at Kforce, up from 3.63% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 7.75% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 2.58% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 5.22% and a median of 5.33% in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 130 bps in 2022 and sank 286 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 5.71% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 5.98% in 2023, then declined by 24 bps to 4.53% in 2024, then slumped by 43 bps to 2.58% in 2025, then surged by 108 bps to 5.37% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.37% (Q2 2026), 3.63% (Q1 2026), and 2.58% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 3.86 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 474.03 Mn | -4.66% |
| 2 | Trinet | 3.06 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | ManpowerGroup | 2.67 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 2.30% |
| 4 | Insperity | 1.91 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.36% |
| 5 | Amn Healthcare Services | 1.34 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 205.88 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Kforce | 861.70 Mn | 861.37 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.37% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 790.34 Mn | 690.95 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 4.82% |
| 8 | Quhuo | 561.27 Mn | 554.90 Mn | 1.19 Mn | -7.74% |
| 9 | Kelly Services | 552.42 Mn | 528.22 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.55% |
| 10 | Cross Country Healthcare | 428.41 Mn | 322.82 Mn | 47.59 Mn | -1.72% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.27% |