Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 1.45% in Q1 2026, down 122.26% quarter-over-quarter from 6.49% in Q4 2025, and down 92.0% on a YoY basis from 18.07% in Q1 2025.

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barrett Business Services' EBT Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.45% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 92.0% year-over-year to 1.45%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.46% (down 58.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.76%, down 43.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 1.45% for Q1 2026 at Barrett Business Services, down from 6.49% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 9.4% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.45% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 5.59% across 5 years, with a median of 7.57% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBT Margin soared 291 bps in 2022, then tumbled 107 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 6.04% in 2022, then climbed by 18 bps to 7.12% in 2023, then rose by 6 bps to 7.57% in 2024, then decreased by 14 bps to 6.49% in 2025, then tumbled by 122 bps to 1.45% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 1.45% (Q1 2026), 6.49% (Q4 2025), and 8.39% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.80%
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 2.42%
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 10.03%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.34%
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 3.32%
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -1.45%
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 3.44%
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.64%
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.82%
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 28.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.45%
Dec 31, 2025 6.49%
Sep 30, 2025 8.39%
Jun 30, 2025 8.23%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.53%
Dec 31, 2024 7.57%
Sep 30, 2024 8.73%
Jun 30, 2024 8.39%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.53%
Dec 31, 2023 7.12%
Sep 30, 2023 9.03%
Jun 30, 2023 8.94%
Mar 31, 2023 0.37%
Dec 31, 2022 6.04%
Sep 30, 2022 8.73%
Jun 30, 2022 9.40%
Mar 31, 2022 0.13%
Dec 31, 2021 5.80%
Sep 30, 2021 7.90%
Jun 30, 2021 9.59%