Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 3.26% for Q1 2026, down 16.0% year-over-year from 3.88% in Q1 2025, and up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter from 3.11% in Q4 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 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.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 3.61% (2023), against an average of 3.55%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin slumped 967 bps in 2022, then rose 1 bps in 2023.
- Barrett Business Services' EBITDA Margin stood at 3.68% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 3.61% in 2023, then declined by 9 bps to 3.28% in 2024, then fell by 5 bps to 3.11% in 2025, then increased by 5 bps to 3.26% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBSI's EBITDA Margin at 3.26% in Q1 2026, 3.11% in Q4 2025, and 3.14% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.38 Bn | 4.06 Bn | 474.03 Mn | -4.66% |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.35 Bn | 3.22 Bn | 685.99 Mn | 13.21% |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.16 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - | 7.47% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.84 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 2.30% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.98 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.36% |
| 6 | Kforce | 972.09 Mn | 971.76 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.37% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 807.62 Mn | 708.23 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 3.13% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 579.49 Mn | 555.29 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.55% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 320.26 Mn | 297.01 Mn | 91.58 Mn | -0.26% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 232.43 Mn | 230.79 Mn | - | 41.28% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.13% |
| 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% |