Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 3.26% in Q1 2026, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter from 3.11% in Q4 2025, and down 16.0% on a YoY basis from 3.88% in Q1 2025.
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barrett Business Services' EBITDA Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.26% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 16.0% year-over-year to 3.26%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.8% (down 6.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.81%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 3.26% for Q1 2026 at Barrett Business Services, up from 3.11% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 4.06% in Q1 2022 to a low of 3.11% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 3.55% across 5 years, with a median of 3.61% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin tumbled 967 bps in 2022, then gained 1 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 3.68% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 3.61% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 3.28% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 3.11% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 3.26% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 3.26% (Q1 2026), 3.11% (Q4 2025), and 3.14% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.84% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 7.10% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.63% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.27% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 3.26% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.63% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.49% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.98% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | 22.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.05% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.29% |