Kforce (KFRC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kforce (KFRC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 19.89% for Q1 2026, down 618.0% year-over-year from 3.84% in Q1 2025, and up 1.75% on a QoQ basis from 19.55% in Q4 2025.
Kforce (KFRC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.89% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 618.0% year-over-year to 19.89% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.89% (down 618.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.19%, down 821.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 19.89% in Q1 2026 per KFRC's latest filing, from 19.55% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 44.51% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 19.55% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 31.03% (2024), against an average of 31.74%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed jumped 1496 bps; it then tumbled 1179 bps in 2024.
- Tracing KFRC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 43.13% in 2022, then decreased by 23 bps to 33.39% in 2023, then slipped by 17 bps to 27.73% in 2024, then retreated by 30 bps to 19.55% in 2025, then grew by 2 bps to 19.89% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KFRC Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 19.89% (Q1 2026), 19.55% (Q4 2025), and 22.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.82% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 4.93% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 81.52% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.46% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | -2.62% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 18.92% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 19.89% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -5.98% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -10.37% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 1.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.89% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 26.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 44.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.55% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 38.95% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 23.79% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 21.66% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 22.84% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.72% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 25.67% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 24.12% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 23.11% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 21.45% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 24.28% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 24.52% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 21.29% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 21.29% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 20.20% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 19.27% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 21.19% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 19.73% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.38% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 20.82% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 23.12% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 26.81% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 27.61% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 27.05% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 25.90% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 22.12% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 19.11% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 18.62% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.10% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 7.79% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.25% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 11.69% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -27.20% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -24.35% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -23.27% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -2.35% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.37% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 8.13% |