Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services' quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 3.26% in Q1 2026, down 16.0% year-on-year from 3.88% in Q1 2025, and up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter from 3.11% in Q4 2025.
Barrett Business Services has reported EBITDA Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.26% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 16.0% year-over-year to 3.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.8% (down 6.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.81%, down 7.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.26%, up from 3.11% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 4.06% in Q1 2022, with the low at 3.11% in Q4 2025.
- Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 3.55%, with a median of 3.61% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin tumbled 967 bps in 2022 and climbed 1 bps in 2023.
- Tracing BBSI's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.68% in 2022, then retreated by 2 bps to 3.61% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 3.28% in 2024, then decreased by 5 bps to 3.11% in 2025, then gained 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA 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 | 7.10% |
| 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 | 3.26% |
| 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 | -4.98% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.73% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.87% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.19% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.92% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.69% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.24% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.10% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 12.99% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 13.75% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 12.61% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.13% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.95% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.39% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.22% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.41% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.08% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.90% |
| 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% |