KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC (KD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:KD • US50155Q1004

Current stock price

14.36 USD
+0.54 (+3.91%)
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14.4264 USD
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This KD fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. KD Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • KD had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year KD had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • KD had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • Of the past 5 years KD 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
KD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFKD Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B -2B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 2.22%, KD is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.81% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Equity of KD (20.94%) is better than 82.02% of its industry peers.
  • KD has a better Return On Invested Capital (6.64%) than 62.92% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.22%
ROE 20.94%
ROIC 6.64%
ROA(3y)-4.26%
ROA(5y)-9.66%
ROE(3y)-37.82%
ROE(5y)-48.13%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
KD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICKD Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 1.65%, KD is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.56% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 3.46%, KD is in line with its industry, outperforming 49.44% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KD has a worse Gross Margin (21.59%) than 79.78% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of KD has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.46%
PM (TTM) 1.65%
GM 21.59%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y23.11%
GM growth 5Y10.26%
KD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsKD Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20

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2. KD Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so KD is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for KD remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, KD has more shares outstanding
  • KD has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
KD Yearly Shares OutstandingKD Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M
KD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsKD Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • KD has an Altman-Z score of 1.38. This is a bad value and indicates that KD is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 1.38, KD is not doing good in the industry: 62.92% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of KD is 10.44, which is on the high side as it means it would take KD, 10.44 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 10.44, KD is in line with its industry, outperforming 46.07% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.92. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of KD (1.92) is worse than 76.40% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.92
Debt/FCF 10.44
Altman-Z 1.38
ROIC/WACC0.72
WACC9.19%
KD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFKD Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.86 indicates that KD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • KD's Current ratio of 0.86 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. KD is outperformed by 82.02% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.86 indicates that KD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.86, KD is not doing good in the industry: 80.90% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.86
Quick Ratio 0.86
KD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesKD Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

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3. KD Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • KD shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 181.82%, which is quite impressive.
  • Looking at the last year, KD shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 0.11% in the last year.
  • KD shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -5.78% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)181.82%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-41.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.11%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.9%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.78%
Sales Q2Q%3.07%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 43.04% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, KD will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.93% on average per year.
EPS Next Y71.6%
EPS Next 2Y55.78%
EPS Next 3Y43.04%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.87%
Revenue Next 2Y0.47%
Revenue Next 3Y0.67%
Revenue Next 5Y2.93%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
KD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesKD Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 5B 10B 15B 20B
KD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesKD Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 -4 -6

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4. KD Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 9.26, the valuation of KD can be described as very reasonable.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, KD is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 79.78% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • KD is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.64, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.75, the valuation of KD can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, KD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 91.01% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.36. KD is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.26
Fwd PE 5.75
KD Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsKD Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, KD is valued cheaper than 94.38% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, KD is valued a bit cheaper than 77.53% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 10.9
EV/EBITDA 3.79
KD Per share dataKD EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • KD's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • KD's earnings are expected to grow with 43.04% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.13
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y55.78%
EPS Next 3Y43.04%

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5. KD Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for KD!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

KD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC

NYSE:KD (5/1/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 14.4264 +0.07 (+0.46%)

14.36

+0.54 (+3.91%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Industry Strength4.35
Industry Growth21.12
Earnings (Last)02-09
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners84.04%
Inst Owner Change0.29%
Ins Owners1.18%
Ins Owner Change0.26%
Market Cap3.24B
Revenue(TTM)15.12B
Net Income(TTM)250.00M
Analysts76
Price Target20.14 (40.25%)
Short Float %9.92%
Short Ratio5.37
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-6.56%
Min EPS beat(2)-16.32%
Max EPS beat(2)3.2%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-6.5%
Min EPS beat(4)-23.42%
Max EPS beat(4)10.53%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)39.63%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)25.14%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)17.94%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.74%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.92%
Max Revenue beat(2)-3.57%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.02%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.92%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.24%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.39%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.56%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.65%
PT rev (1m)-35.38%
PT rev (3m)-47.63%
EPS NQ rev (1m)2.74%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-51.51%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.69%
EPS NY rev (3m)-26.1%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.93%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-10.45%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.52%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.26
Fwd PE 5.75
P/S 0.21
P/FCF 10.9
P/OCF 3.15
P/B 2.71
P/tB 13.49
EV/EBITDA 3.79
EPS(TTM)1.55
EY10.79%
EPS(NY)2.5
Fwd EY17.41%
FCF(TTM)1.32
FCFY9.17%
OCF(TTM)4.56
OCFY31.78%
SpS67.08
BVpS5.3
TBVpS1.06
PEG (NY)0.13
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number13.5905 (-5.36%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.22%
ROE 20.94%
ROCE 8.41%
ROIC 6.64%
ROICexc 8.47%
ROICexgc 10.53%
OM 3.46%
PM (TTM) 1.65%
GM 21.59%
FCFM 1.96%
ROA(3y)-4.26%
ROA(5y)-9.66%
ROE(3y)-37.82%
ROE(5y)-48.13%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y23.11%
GM growth 5Y10.26%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.34
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.92
Debt/FCF 10.44
Debt/EBITDA 1.74
Cap/Depr 92.31%
Cap/Sales 4.84%
Interest Coverage 4.52
Cash Conversion 78.13%
Profit Quality 118.8%
Current Ratio 0.86
Quick Ratio 0.86
Altman-Z 1.38
F-Score7
WACC9.19%
ROIC/WACC0.72
Cap/Depr(3y)84.82%
Cap/Depr(5y)73.06%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.38%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.51%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)181.82%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-41.57%
EPS Next Y71.6%
EPS Next 2Y55.78%
EPS Next 3Y43.04%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.11%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.9%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.78%
Sales Q2Q%3.07%
Revenue Next Year0.87%
Revenue Next 2Y0.47%
Revenue Next 3Y0.67%
Revenue Next 5Y2.93%
EBIT growth 1Y123.93%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year369.22%
EBIT Next 3Y71.14%
EBIT Next 5Y31.72%
FCF growth 1Y205.32%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y220.56%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y-3.66%

KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC / KD Fundamental Analysis FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to KD.


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KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC (KD) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


How financially healthy is KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC?

The financial health rating of KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC (KD) is 1 / 10.