KBR Inc. (KBR) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - KBR Inc. reported quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$0.83 per share, and up from $0.69 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 9.64$2.12 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8.04%, compared to $1.73 billion in the same quarter last year [2] - KBR has surpassed consensus EPS estimates in all four of the last quarters and has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters [2] Stock Performance and Outlook - KBR shares have declined approximately 15.2$0.86 on revenues of $2.03 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is$3.83 on revenues of $8.61 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for KBR is mixed, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating expected performance in line with the market in the near future [6] Industry Context - KBR operates within the Zacks Engineering - R and D Services industry, which is currently ranked in the bottom 35% of over 250 Zacks industries [8] - The performance of KBR's stock may be influenced by the overall outlook for the industry, as research indicates that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [8]