BBSI vs GLXG vs TNET Stock Comparison

Barrett Business Services, Galaxy Payroll and Trinet Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TNET Trinet Group, Inc.
$63.56 +1.4% 1M +8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
1.80%
Staffing Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trinet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Trinet 7, Barrett Business Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBSIGLXGTNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $779.00M $4.95M $2.91B TNET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.5x -1.7x 17.0x TNET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x — 13.5x TNET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% — -4.2% BBSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% — 3.6% TNET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% — 1.80% TNET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.7% -80.5% +8.4% TNET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr — -8.9%/yr BBSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.5% 151.2% 50.5% BBSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — 57/100 TNET

Percentile Scorecard

BBSIGLXGTNET

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBBSIGLXGTNET
Valuation 62 #44 of 113 33 #76 of 113 88 #15 of 113
Growth 36 #62 of 96 – 35 #63 of 96
Profitability 43 #52 of 91 – 72 #26 of 91
Financial Health 55 #55 of 122 84 #21 of 122 28 #88 of 122
Shareholder Returns 59 #28 of 66 – 65 #24 of 66
Overall 51 – 57
  • BBSI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • GLXG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TNET ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBBSIGLXGTNETSPY
1 month +5.8%-14.4%+1.4% +0.7%
3 months -19.0%-15.3%-11.3% +3.7%
6 months +2.6%-22.4%+38.8% +7.1%
Year to date -10.6%-51.5%+7.5% +12.8%
1 year -19.7%-80.5%+8.4% +11.9%
3 years +45.4%—-38.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.3%—-14.8% +22.8%
5 years +57.9%—-37.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.6%—-8.9% +10.9%
10 years +186.9%—+241.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.1%—+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBSIGLXGTNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.5%151.2%50.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%139.9%54.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.740.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.530.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.4%-99.5%-74.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-80.5%-16.1% -1.2%
52-week high $41.05$4.25$75.76 $779.14
52-week low $26.83$0.80$33.85 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBBSIGLXGTNET
P/E now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 21.9x -1.7xmedian 21.9x 17.0xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x 8.3xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.2xmedian 14.4x -4.7xmedian 14.4x 10.2xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.4x 1.6xmedian 2.4x 21.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -3.83median 0.97 —median 0.97 -1.07median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBBSIGLXGTNET
Revenue $1.27B – $4.83B
Gross profit $253.07M – –
Operating income $52.24M – –
Net income $35.08M – $172.00M
Free cash flow $15.52M – $286.00M
R&D – – $72.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.42 – $3.66
Cash & equivalents $27.04M $3.58M $328.00M
Total debt – – $896.00M
Shares (diluted) 24.71M 2.81M 47.00M
Enterprise value $352.30M -$11.20M $1.55B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBBSIGLXGTNET
P/E 22.5x -1.7x 17.0x
P/FCF 50.2x -4.7x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.3x – 7.7x
P/S 0.6x 1.3x 0.6x
P/B 3.8x 1.6x 21.9x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.6x -67.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x – 8.3x
EV/EBIT 13.6x – 11.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 0.7x
EV/FCF 45.8x – 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x – 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.83 – -1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBSIGLXGTNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% – -4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% – 29.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% – -21.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -30.9% – 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.9% – -15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 854.5% – 23.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – 0.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.5% – 20.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.5% – -2.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBSIGLXGTNET
Gross margin 20.0% – –
EBITDA margin 4.8% – 8.5%
Operating margin 4.1% – –
Pretax margin 4.8% – 4.9%
Net margin 2.8% – 3.6%
FCF margin 1.2% – 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% – 7.8%
Return on equity 17.1% – 133.3%
Return on assets 4.7% – 5.1%
Return on invested capital – – 20.5%
Return on capital employed 15.4% – 23.5%
Asset turnover 1.7x – 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBSIGLXGTNET
Debt / assets – – 26.4%
Debt / equity – – 6.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF – – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 71.4% 40.8% 96.1%
Equity / assets 28.6% 59.2% 3.9%
Interest coverage 312.8x – 5.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 2.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.37 – 1.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBSIGLXGTNET
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 7.3% – 5.2%
Shareholder yield 8.3% – 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBBSIGLXGTNET
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 – 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.40FY2026 – $4.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -32.7%FY2026 – -0.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.9% – -0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.34BFY2026 – $5.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 – +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.8% – -7.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBSIGLXGTNET
Held by institutions 88.6% – 95.5%
Institutions holding 198 – 279
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% – +0.3%
Institutions buying 111 – 158
Institutions selling 55 – 83
Buyers to sellers 2.02 – 1.90

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BBSIGLXGTNET
BBSI 1.00 -0.08 0.50
GLXG -0.08 1.00 -0.02
TNET 0.50 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBSI, GLXG and TNET?

Trinet (TNET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrett Business Services (BBSI) $779.00M, Galaxy Payroll (GLXG) $4.95M, Trinet (TNET) $2.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBSI, GLXG and TNET?

Trinet (TNET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 22.5x, Galaxy Payroll (GLXG) -1.7x, Trinet (TNET) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinet (TNET) is cheapest (Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 23.1x, Trinet (TNET) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barrett Business Services (BBSI) +5.6%, Trinet (TNET) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trinet (TNET) has the highest net margin (Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 2.8%, Trinet (TNET) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trinet (TNET) returned the most: Barrett Business Services (BBSI) -19.7%, Galaxy Payroll (GLXG) -80.5%, Trinet (TNET) +8.4%. Over five years, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) compounded fastest (Barrett Business Services (BBSI) +9.6%/yr, Trinet (TNET) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinet (TNET) has the highest dividend yield: Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 0.99%, Trinet (TNET) 1.80%. Galaxy Payroll (GLXG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) has been the steadiest (Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 42.5%, Galaxy Payroll (GLXG) 151.2%, Trinet (TNET) 50.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBSI, GLXG and TNET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trinet (TNET) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.