Filing Flows

Filing Flows › Companies › Kforce › Cash flow

Kforce cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$5.9M in Q3 2026 · $8.6M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$9.5M
Capital spending−$3.6M
Free cash flow+$5.9M
Cash / net income0.6×
Cash conversion cycle43 days

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Kforce generated $9.5M of operating cash flow and spent $3.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $5.9M. That is $13.9M less than in Q3 2025 ($19.8M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $22.5M; the largest uses were dividends ($26.9M), buybacks ($24.6M), capital spending ($13.9M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($42.9M); the cash balance fell by $1.0M.

Operating cash flow was $9.5M against net income of $15.4M — 0.6× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: receivables −$8.8M, prepaid and other assets −$7.3M, stock-based pay +$3.8M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 43 days (receivables 58 + inventory 0 − payables 15).

Free cash flow

Kforce: free cash flow by quarterKforce: free cash flow by quarter$22.7MQ4 2024−$3.9MQ1 2025$14.2MQ2 2025$19.8MQ3 2025$16.7MQ4 2025−$7.4MQ1 2026−$6.5MQ2 2026$5.9MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Kforce: operating cash flow against capital spendingKforce: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$21.8M−$928KQ4 2024$249K$4.1MQ1 2025$18.4M$4.1MQ2 2025$23.3M$3.5MQ3 2025$19.7M$3.0MQ4 2025−$4.1M$3.3MQ1 2026−$2.7M$3.8MQ2 2026$9.5M$3.6MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $9.5M, Capital spending $3.6M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Kforce: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearKforce: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingAsset salesCapital spendingBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $72.9MFY2021: Net borrowing −$1.4MFY2021: Asset sales $23.7MFY2021: Capital spending −$6.4MFY2021: Buybacks −$66.2MFY2021: Dividends −$20.1M$96.6MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $90.8MFY2022: Net borrowing −$74.5MFY2022: Capital spending −$8.1MFY2022: Buybacks −$74.9MFY2022: Dividends −$24.0M$90.8MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $91.5MFY2023: Net borrowing $16.0MFY2023: Capital spending −$7.8MFY2023: Buybacks −$75.0MFY2023: Dividends −$27.6M$107MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $86.9MFY2024: Net borrowing −$8.9MFY2024: Capital spending −$7.6MFY2024: Buybacks −$41.9MFY2024: Dividends −$28.2M$86.9MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $61.6MFY2025: Net borrowing $33.7MFY2025: Capital spending −$14.8MFY2025: Buybacks −$50.9MFY2025: Dividends −$27.5M$95.3MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $404M; the largest uses were buybacks ($309M) and dividends ($127M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$250K
Debtnone
Net cash$250K

Kforce funds itself: free cash flow was $8.6M over the last twelve months, with $250K of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.

Where the cash came from and went

Kforce: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Kforce: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Operating cash flow$9.5MDividends−$6.7MCapital spending−$3.6MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$800KCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$80KBuybacks−$70K
Kforce: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Kforce: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$42.9MDividends−$26.9MBuybacks−$24.6MOperating cash flow$22.5MCapital spending−$13.9MOther financing−$1.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.0M

From profit to cash

Kforce: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Kforce: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$15.4MDepreciation & amortization$1.2MStock-based pay$3.8MDeferred taxes−$1.2MOther non-cash−$1.9MReceivables−$8.8MPrepaid and other assets−$7.3MOther liabilities−$693KOperating cash flow$9.5M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 202658—1543
Q2 202656—1640
Q1 202654—1638
Q4 202555—1639
Q3 202557—1740
Q2 202559—1642
Q1 202559—1544
Q4 202460—1545

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$9.5M−$3.6M−$70K−$6.7M$800K$80K$5.9M
Q2 2026−$2.7M−$3.8M−$3.4M−$6.7M$15.6M$1.0M−$6.5M
Q1 2026−$4.1M−$3.3M−$11.7M−$6.8M$25.1M$804K−$7.4M
Q4 2025$19.7M−$3.0M−$9.4M−$6.7M$1.4M−$890K$16.7M
Q3 2025$23.3M−$3.5M−$9.2M−$6.8M−$5.0M$1.2M$19.8M
Q2 2025$18.4M−$4.1M−$11.2M−$6.9M$4.5M−$2.0M$14.2M
Q1 2025$249K−$4.1M−$21.1M−$7.1M$32.8M−$95K−$3.9M
Q4 2024$21.8M$928K−$20.7M−$7.0M$5.8M−$222K$22.7M

Kforce: income statement and cash flow

Kforce, Q3 2026: revenue $358M (+8% year over year), operating margin 6.3%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Kforce: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.