Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services' quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 2.11% in Q1 2026, down 68.0% year-on-year from 6.58% in Q1 2025, and down 136.53% quarter-over-quarter from 5.77% in Q4 2025.
Barrett Business Services has reported EBIT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 2.11% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 68.0% year-over-year to 2.11%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.77% (down 38.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.01%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.11%, down from 5.77% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 8.81% in Q2 2022, with the low at 10.11% in Q4 2023.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 3.84%, with a median of 6.76% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin sank 1557 bps in 2023 and soared 1687 bps in 2024.
- Tracing BBSI's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.46% in 2022, then plunged by 285 bps to 10.11% in 2023, then jumped by 167 bps to 6.76% in 2024, then decreased by 15 bps to 5.77% in 2025, then slumped by 137 bps to 2.11% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 2.11% (Q1 2026), 5.77% (Q4 2025), and 7.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.84% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 4.40% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.63% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.27% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -2.11% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.63% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.49% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.48% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 22.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.78% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -3.45% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.73% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.80% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.08% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -3.22% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 11.47% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.56% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -2.65% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.92% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.01% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -6.33% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.88% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.30% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 6.72% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -8.14% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.49% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.13% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.39% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -6.42% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.27% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.42% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 7.88% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.17% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.02% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -47.38% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -3.85% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.65% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.19% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -4.63% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.44% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.69% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -4.31% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -2.98% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.37% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -5.18% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 4.91% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.15% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 4.44% |