Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (KD) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 5, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. to post earnings of $0.03 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 91.89%. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $3.68 billion, indicating a 1.74% decline compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $1.9 per share and revenue of $14.76 billion. These totals would mark changes of +30.14% and -2.19%, respectively, from last year.

Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.

Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. As of now, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In terms of valuation, Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 7.37. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 16.25.

The Technology Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 152, positioning it in the bottom 39% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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