KBR
KBR is a publicly traded science, technology, and engineering solutions provider serving U.S. federal defense and civilian agencies via Mission Technology Solutions and global commercial energy clients via Sustainable Technology Solutions, with proprietary process technologies and AI-enabled digital platforms.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1901
- HeadquartersHouston, United States
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What KBR does
KBR is a U.S.-listed (NYSE: KBR) science, technology, and engineering solutions provider headquartered in Houston, Texas, with approximately 36,000-38,000 employees operating in more than 80 countries. The company operates through two primary segments: Mission Technology Solutions (MTS), which delivers engineering, logistics, base operations, space systems, and digital engineering services to U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence community, and federal civilian agencies; and Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS), which licenses proprietary process technologies and provides engineering services for blue hydrogen, clean ammonia, sustainable aviation fuel (PureSAF), direct lithium extraction (PureLi), and carbon utilization (Acetica) projects to commercial energy and petrochemical clients.
KBR's core technology stack combines proprietary process technologies (PureSAF, PureLi, licensed ammonia catalysts, Acetica CO2-to-chemicals) with digital platforms including the INSITE 3.0 industrial AI remote monitoring platform powered by Applied Computing's Orbital physics-based AI foundation model, the Manifest AI logistics decision engine (Tagup partnership) using generative reinforcement learning, and digital twin/model-based systems engineering capabilities for defense modernization. These technologies are deployed both internally across KBR's mission operations and externally via licensing and platform services.
The business model is anchored by long-cycle, multi-year professional services contracts and technology licensing. Government revenue flows through competitive IDIQ procurements, task orders, and recompetes with the U.S. government representing the dominant customer base. Commercial revenue derives from technology licensing, catalyst supply deals (e.g., 10-year ammonia catalyst supply to Indorama), and project management/maintenance services (e.g., 7-year SATORP maintenance contract). The backlog exceeds $23 billion with $18.5 billion in MTS and $4.7 billion in STS, providing multi-year revenue visibility. KBR is preparing to spin off its Mission Technology Solutions business into a separate public company (SpinCo) targeted for January 4, 2027.
KBR firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- KBR
- Legal name
- KBR Inc.
- Website
- https://kbr.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1901
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- KBR is a publicly traded science, technology, and engineering solutions provider serving U.S. federal defense and civilian agencies via Mission Technology Solutions and global commercial energy clients via Sustainable Technology Solutions, with proprietary process technologies and AI-enabled digital platforms.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
KBR industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Engineering, Technology & Government Services
- NAICS
- Engineering Services (541330), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)
- SIC
- Services-Engineering Services (8711), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control) (EUAKAAAO)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Reactor Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Platforms (Safety/Non-safety, Digital Upgrades) (EUAKADAH)
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Where KBR is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Houston
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
KBR business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Government Solutions / Mission Technology Solutions: Engineering and mission support services for U.S. Department of Defense programs including logistics, base operations, space systems, and digital engineering. Revenue from long-term government contracts with significant backlog. Segment backlog of $18.5 billion with 91% of 2026 revenue guidance under contract. Planned spin-off of Mission Technology Solutions targeted for January 4, 2027.
- Sustainable Technology Solutions: Technology licensing, catalyst supply, and engineering services for petrochemicals, ammonia, sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen, and decarbonization projects. Segment delivers mid-teens to high-teens EBITDA margins with approximately $4.7 billion backlog. Focus on technology-led contracts with recurring digital revenues.
- Energy and Industrial Services: Project management, maintenance, and technical services for oil, gas, and petrochemical markets including refinery project management in Libya, maintenance agreements in Saudi Arabia, and decade-long catalyst supply deals.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Government services contracts - typically large multi-year IDIQ contracts |
| Professional services/ project-based | Multi-year contract | Maintenance and technical services contracts |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
KBR product offering
Product offeringCore offering
KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies worldwide through two primary segments. Mission Technology Solutions provides engineering, logistics, base operations, space systems, digital engineering and mission support to U.S. Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies under long-term contracts. Sustainable Technology Solutions licenses proprietary process technologies and delivers engineering services for blue hydrogen, clean ammonia, sustainable aviation fuel, decarbonization, carbon capture/utilization and direct lithium extraction projects to global energy and industrial clients.
Product overview
KBR operates as a science, technology, and engineering solutions provider serving governments and companies globally. The company operates through two primary segments: Mission Technology Solutions (MTS) providing defense and government services including space systems, logistics, and mission support for the U.S. Department of Defense; and Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) focused on energy transition technologies including blue hydrogen, clean ammonia, decarbonization, and petrochemical solutions. KBR Digital Accelerators complements these segments with AI-powered platforms including INSITE 3.0 for industrial remote monitoring, PureSAF for sustainable aviation fuel production, and PureLi for lithium processing. The portfolio also includes acquired technologies like Acetica for carbon utilization and strategic partnerships like the Orbital AI platform for energy operations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Mission Technology Solutions Engineering, mission support and technology solutions for U.S. Department of Defense and federal civilian agency customers including space systems, air dominance, battlespace missions, logistics, base operations support, digital engineering and Antarctic/science support; contracted via long-term IDIQ and task-order vehicles to U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, NASA, NSF, NOAA and DOT.
- Sustainable Technology Solutions Proprietary process technology licensing, catalyst supply and engineering services for energy transition projects including blue hydrogen, clean ammonia, sustainable aviation fuel (PureSAF), direct lithium extraction (PureLi), petrochemical and decarbonization (Acetica carbon utilization) initiatives; sold to global energy, petrochemical and industrial operators and project developers.
- KBR Digital Accelerators
Quantifiable outcome
- 83% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions using PureSAF technology compared to conventional jet fuel
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use KBR
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
KBR technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature6 records
KBR partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.
- North West Hub Alliance (Sydney Water, John Holland, Stantec)minorKBR part of alliance with Sydney Water, John Holland, and Stantec for Riverstone Water Resource Recovery Facility upgrade in Sydney's North West region, providing wastewater treatment infrastructure expansion.
- NorSAFflagshipLicense agreement granting NorSAF exclusivity to use KBR's PureSAF technology in Europe for what will become Northern Europe's largest sustainable aviation fuel and e-SAF production facility in Latvia. The plant will produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually starting in 2030, backed by Avia Solutions Group, to serve aviation markets across the Baltics, Northern Europe, and broader European regions.
- Avia Solutions GroupflagshipStrategic partner backing the NorSAF SAF project in Latvia. Avia Solutions Group is the world's largest ACMI provider and will provide access to its aviation infrastructure including subsidiary Baltic Ground Services for SAF supply and distribution.
- GeolithcoreStrategic investment in France-based Geolith to deepen an existing partnership and accelerate commercial deployment of direct lithium extraction technology. The partnership combines Geolith's Li-Capt DLE process with KBR's PureLi refining and conversion platform, creating an end-to-end solution spanning lithium recovery through battery-grade lithium chemical production for both conventional brine resources and produced water from upstream oil and gas operations.
- TagupcoreStrategic alliance to integrate Tagup's Manifest AI-based platform into KBR's global logistics mission sets to support U.S. military operations. The partnership aims to help Department of War organizations modernize readiness and enable faster data-driven decision-making by simulating logistics scenarios and generating recommended courses of action using generative reinforcement learning.
- VirtuixminorKBR serves as lead integrator for U.S. Marine Corps virtual infantry training system featuring Virtuix's Omni One VR treadmill systems. KBR's role in defense training programs enables Virtuix to expand its defense market presence with AI-driven simulation systems.
- Applied ComputingcoreKBR made its first strategic investment in an AI company, securing a board position and entering a multi-year joint development agreement to co-create AI products for the energy sector. The partnership integrates Applied Computing's Orbital foundation model with KBR's licensed process technologies and domain expertise across asset operations, capital projects, and next-generation technology derisking. This marks KBR's first strategic investment in an AI company.
- Ecolog InternationalminorKBR appointed to deliver FEED (Front End Engineering Design) for EcoLog Terminal Amsterdam, a liquid hydrogen and liquid CO2 storage and handling facility at the Port of Amsterdam as part of an Oman-Europe hydrogen corridor connecting Oman's Port of Duqm to logistics hubs in the Netherlands and Germany.
Scale indicators21 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
KBR competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Fluor Corporation: Global EPC contractor with comparable energy, government services, and mission solutions exposure. Overlaps with KBR in sustainable technology, hydrogen, ammonia, and large federal construction projects.
- Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm serving U.S. federal agencies (including NASA and NOAA) and water/environment markets. Comparable to KBR on federal engineering contracts and digital advisory work.
- Parsons Corporation: Engineering and defense services prime competing for space, defense, and critical infrastructure contracts alongside KBR. Directly comparable in national-security-focused engineering and digital solutions.
- Worley: Energy, chemicals, and resources project services peer overlapping with KBR's Sustainable Technology Solutions across hydrogen, ammonia, refining, and decarbonization projects. Similar licensing-plus-EPC model.
- Leidos Holdings: Large U.S. government engineering, IT, and mission services prime competing head-to-head with KBR for DoD, intelligence, and NASA program work. Closely comparable business mix across defense solutions and federal civilian agencies.
- AECOM: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with comparable federal, transportation (DOT/Volpe-like), water, and energy transition practices; competes with KBR on large public-sector engineering programs.
- CACI International: Defense and federal civilian services competitor with overlapping space, intelligence, and digital engineering offerings. Directly comparable to KBR on mission-critical government technology programs.
- SAIC: Federal IT and engineering services competitor focused on defense, intelligence, and civilian agency work; directly comparable to KBR's Mission Technology Solutions on digital engineering, logistics, and AI-enabled mission support.
- Booz Allen Hamilton: Federal technology and engineering consulting firm overlapping with KBR Mission Tech Solutions in defense, intelligence, and digital/AI services for U.S. government clients. Similar enterprise sales motion and long-cycle contract profile.
- Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering, technical, scientific, and advisory services peer with comparable Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence businesses serving DoD, NASA, and energy clients. Closely aligned EPC and digital engineering offerings.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
KBR social profiles
Digital presenceKBR compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
KBR financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
KBR leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
KBR subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries5 records
KBR funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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KBR M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A17 records
Investments4 records
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Frequently asked questions about KBR
What does KBR do?
KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies worldwide through two primary segments. Mission Technology Solutions provides engineering, logistics, base operations, space systems, digital engineering and mission support to U.S. Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies under long-term contracts. Sustainable Technology Solutions licenses proprietary process technologies and delivers engineering services for blue hydrogen, clean ammonia, sustainable aviation fuel, decarbonization, carbon capture/utilization and direct lithium extraction projects to global energy and industrial clients.
Is KBR a public or private company?
KBR is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was KBR founded?
KBR was founded in 1901. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is KBR based?
KBR is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.
How does KBR make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Government Solutions / Mission Technology Solutions are the primary driver. The others are sustainable Technology Solutions and energy and Industrial Services.
Who are KBR's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Fluor Corporation, Tetra Tech, Parsons Corporation, Worley, Leidos Holdings, AECOM, CACI International, SAIC, Booz Allen Hamilton and Jacobs Solutions.
Does KBR have an API?
No public API is recorded for KBR.
What industry is KBR in?
KBR's product category is Engineering, Technology & Government Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAKAAAO, Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control), with a secondary code of EUAKADAH, Reactor Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Platforms (Safety/Non-safety, Digital Upgrades). Its NAICS code is 541330 and its SIC code is 8711.