KELYA vs RCMT vs TBI Stock Comparison

Kelly Services, Rcm Technologies and TrueBlue Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KELYA Kelly Services Inc
$16.47 -0.4% 1M +37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$559.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$36.15 -11.1% 1M +59.8% 1Y
Market cap
$252.56M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
5 wins
TBI TrueBlue, Inc.
$9.70 +0.7% 1M +75.4% 1Y
Market cap
$296.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.69B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 5, TrueBlue 3, Kelly Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKELYARCMTTBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $559.54M $252.56M $296.23M KELYA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 14.8x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 12.3x — RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +9.6% +10.2% TBI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.7% 5.2% -3.3% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -8.5% 27.1% -14.6% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — -2.9x TBI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.1% +59.8% +75.4% TBI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +43.4%/yr -19.0%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 55.7% 70.6% KELYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 69/100 28/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

KELYARCMTTBI

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

AxisKELYARCMTTBI
Valuation 55 #51 of 113 56 #50 of 113 29 #81 of 113
Growth 10 #87 of 96 66 #33 of 96 4 #92 of 96
Profitability 26 #68 of 92 90 #10 of 92 25 #69 of 92
Financial Health 62 #48 of 125 65 #45 of 125 70 #38 of 125
Shareholder Returns 18 #55 of 67 – 11 #60 of 67
Overall 34 69 28
  • KELYA ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TBI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKELYARCMTTBISPY
1 month -0.4%-11.1%+0.7% +0.9%
3 months +4.2%+26.8%+29.2% +5.9%
6 months +68.6%+15.1%+97.2% +8.5%
Year to date +87.2%+76.8%+113.2% +13.3%
1 year +37.1%+59.8%+75.4% +12.4%
3 years -6.3%+84.5%-10.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.2%+22.7%-3.6% +23.5%
5 years -8.7%+505.5%-65.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.8%+43.4%-19.0% +11.0%
10 years -9.9%+417.9%-42.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.0%+17.9%-5.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKELYARCMTTBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%55.7%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%47.3%58.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.840.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.881.071.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.7%-63.1%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-14.0%-10.6% -0.9%
52-week high $17.28$42.02$10.85 $779.14
52-week low $8.08$17.55$3.31 $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.

MultipleKELYARCMTTBI
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 21.5x 15.0xmedian 21.5x -5.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.2xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x -17.4xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x -4.4xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.3x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.92 1.91median 0.92 0.07median 0.92

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 monthsKELYARCMTTBI
Revenue $4.06B $328.75M $1.69B
Gross profit $799.40M $90.05M $358.54M
Operating income -$91.80M $26.47M -$48.58M
Net income -$273.40M $17.05M -$56.62M
Free cash flow $20.50M – -$67.44M
EPS (diluted) $-7.77 $2.37 $-1.86
Cash & equivalents $24.20M $6.59M $23.25M
Total debt $78.10M $113.61M $82.40M
Shares (diluted) 35.20M 7.19M 30.41M
Enterprise value $446.64M $236.28M $204.44M

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
MetricKELYARCMTTBI
P/E -2.1x 15.0x -5.2x
P/FCF 25.3x – -4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.1x – -5.4x
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.2x
P/B 0.5x 5.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 5.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA -11.2x – -17.4x
EV/EBIT -6.2x 10.3x -7.3x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 27.9x – -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x – -6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 1.91 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKELYARCMTTBI
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 9.6% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 7.8% -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.6% 7.6% -6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 6.0% -13.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -335.1% 10.9% -41.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.6% 4.8% -66.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,310% 25.5% -67.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.6% 1.8% -76.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,372% 31.6% -64.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.0% 7.9% -77.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -76.2% – -56.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – -37.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -80.5% – -23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% – -47.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKELYARCMTTBI
Gross margin 19.7% 27.4% 21.2%
EBITDA margin -1.3% – -1.2%
Operating margin -2.3% 8.1% -2.9%
Pretax margin -2.4% 7.1% -3.2%
Net margin -6.7% 5.2% -3.3%
FCF margin 0.5% – -4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 0.7% – -3.2%
Return on equity -28.0% 36.1% -22.2%
Return on assets -12.1% 12.7% -9.1%
Return on invested capital -8.5% 27.1% -14.6%
Return on capital employed -6.6% 32.3% -10.1%
Asset turnover 1.8x 2.4x 2.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKELYARCMTTBI
Debt / assets 3.4% 17.4% 13.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – -2.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – -1.2x
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 63.6% 59.1%
Equity / assets 43.1% 36.4% 40.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 2.0x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.71 5.54 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKELYARCMTTBI
Dividend yield 1.7% – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.0% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -4.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 53.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.9% – –

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.

ConsensusKELYARCMTTBI
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $2.94FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +70.8% +11.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026 $1.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +10.7% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKELYARCMTTBI
Held by institutions 83.1% 39.2% 85.1%
Institutions holding 167 84 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +0.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 95 41 61
Institutions selling 46 29 37
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.41 1.65

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.

KELYARCMTTBI
KELYA 1.00 0.17 0.30
RCMT 0.17 1.00 0.10
TBI 0.30 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KELYA, RCMT and TBI?

Kelly Services (KELYA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kelly Services (KELYA) $559.54M, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $252.56M, TrueBlue (TBI) $296.23M.

Which company is growing faster?

TrueBlue (TBI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kelly Services (KELYA) -9.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%, TrueBlue (TBI) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has the highest net margin (Kelly Services (KELYA) -6.7%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%, TrueBlue (TBI) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (Kelly Services (KELYA) -8.5%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 27.1%, TrueBlue (TBI) -14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TrueBlue (TBI) returned the most: Kelly Services (KELYA) +37.1%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +59.8%, TrueBlue (TBI) +75.4%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (Kelly Services (KELYA) -1.8%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +43.4%/yr, TrueBlue (TBI) -19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kelly Services (KELYA) 0.02%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%, TrueBlue (TBI) 0.00%. Rcm Technologies (RCMT) and TrueBlue (TBI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kelly Services (KELYA) has been the steadiest (Kelly Services (KELYA) 42.3%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%, TrueBlue (TBI) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KELYA, RCMT and TBI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads on 5. 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.