Growth Metrics

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Change in Cash (2010 - 2026)

Barrett Business Services' quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$41.8 million in Q1 2026, down 5.6% year-on-year from -$44.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 169.29% quarter-over-quarter from $60.3 million in Q4 2025.

Barrett Business Services has reported Change in Cash for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$41.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 5.6% year-over-year to -$41.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $41.5 million (up 192.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $43.7 million, up 464.68% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at -$41.8 million, down from $60.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $60.3 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$41.8 million in Q1 2026.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is $348588.2, with a median of -$5.8 million recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Change in Cash reached 334.28% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 626.48% in 2024.
  • Tracing BBSI's Change in Cash over 5 years: stood at $39.4 million in 2022, then sank by 68.48% to $12.4 million in 2023, then soared by 334.28% to $53.9 million in 2024, then increased by 11.92% to $60.3 million in 2025, then sank by 169.29% to -$41.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$41.8 million (Q1 2026), $60.3 million (Q4 2025), and $28.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 176.79 Mn
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -186.05 Mn
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn -510.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -646.10 Mn
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -119.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -41.78 Mn
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -804,000.00
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -8.20 Mn
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn 293,000.00
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - -2.88 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -41.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 60.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 28.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -5.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -39.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 53.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -41.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -17.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 12.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 12.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -13.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -39.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 39.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 23.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -10.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -23.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 56.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 8.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -82.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -137.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 45.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 32.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -121.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 3.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 37.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 18.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 20.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 55.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 35.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 46.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 3.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -65.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 34.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -27.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -132.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -96.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 62.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 26.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -43.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 18.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 8.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -10.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 3.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -40.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 4.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -18.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -27.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 58.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 26.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -39.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 2.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 23.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -14.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -1.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -11.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 7.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 16.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -2.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -3.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 12.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 817,000.00