---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000930420-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KFRC"
cik: "0000930420"
company_name: "KFORCE INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:09:22.324095+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kforce Q1 EPS $0.46 beats high end; Q2 guidance implies accelerating growth

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $330.4M (+0.1% YoY); diluted EPS $0.46, above high end of guidance.
- Gross profit margin 27.3%, up 60 bps YoY; Flex margin 25.9%, up 90 bps YoY.
- Q2 guidance: revenue $344-352M, EPS $0.67-0.75; mid-single-digit YoY growth expected.
- Board approved $0.40/share Q2 dividend, payable June 26, record June 12.
- Returned $18.6M to shareholders via share repurchases and dividends in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000930420-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KFRC
- cik: 0000930420
- company_name: KFORCE INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/930420/000093042026000031/0000930420-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/930420/000093042026000031/kfrc-20260427.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930420-26-000031
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930420-26-000031.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000930420-26-000031.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KFORCE INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $330.4 million, EPS $0.46.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $330.4 million
  - EPS: $0.46
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was $330.4 million, an increase of 0.1% year over year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/930420/000093042026000031/0000930420-26-000031-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  KFORCE INC reported second quarter of 2026 results: revenue $344 million to $352 million, EPS $0.67 to $0.75. Guidance raised.
  - Period: second quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $344 million to $352 million
  - EPS: $0.67 to $0.75
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Current estimates for the second quarter of 2026 are: • Revenue of $344 million to $352 million • Earnings per share of $0.67 to $0.75
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/930420/000093042026000031/0000930420-26-000031-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.