Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services' quarterly EBT Margin came in at 1.45% in Q1 2026, down 92.0% year-on-year from 18.07% in Q1 2025, and down 122.26% quarter-over-quarter from 6.49% in Q4 2025.
Barrett Business Services has reported EBT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.45% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 92.0% year-over-year to 1.45%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.46% (down 58.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.76%, down 43.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.45%, down from 6.49% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 9.4% in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.45% in Q1 2026.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 5.59%, with a median of 7.57% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin surged 291 bps in 2022 and tumbled 107 bps in 2025.
- Tracing BBSI's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.04% in 2022, then grew by 18 bps to 7.12% in 2023, then gained by 6 bps to 7.57% in 2024, then slipped by 14 bps to 6.49% in 2025, then slumped 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 | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.80% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.42% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 10.03% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.34% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -1.45% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.64% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.82% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 28.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.05% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.37% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.98% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 12.47% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.79% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.45% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.15% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 9.64% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.92% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -5.44% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 5.50% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.93% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.31% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -8.11% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.45% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.67% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 6.39% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.15% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.31% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 7.66% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -5.51% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.23% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.13% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -47.31% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -3.76% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.77% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.30% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.34% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -4.30% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.53% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 5.90% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -4.05% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.35% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.72% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 10.02% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.94% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.95% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 5.00% |