KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.17

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.165 per share by the construction company on Thursday, October 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th.

KBR has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 6 years. KBR has a payout ratio of 15.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect KBR to earn $4.14 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.66 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 15.9%.

KBR Stock Performance

Shares of KBR stock opened at $37.96 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.79 billion, a PE ratio of 11.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.15. KBR has a 1 year low of $29.94 and a 1 year high of $52.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $35.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.81.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 32.55% and a net margin of 5.49%.KBR’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that KBR will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About KBR

KBR, Inc is a global engineering, procurement, construction and services (EPC&S) company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm delivers integrated solutions and technologies across the full project lifecycle for customers in the energy, government, industrial and infrastructure sectors. Its offerings span feasibility studies, front-end engineering design, detailed design, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and operations support.

The company is organized into business segments that include Energy Solutions, which focuses on oil and gas processing, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and petrochemical plants; Government Solutions, providing logistics, sustainment, training and mission support for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies; and Sustainable Technology, delivering chemical process technologies, water treatment and lower-carbon fuels expertise.