Barrett Business Services (BBSI) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 1.45% for Q1 2026, down 92.0% year-over-year from 18.07% in Q1 2025, and down 122.26% quarter-over-quarter from 6.49% in Q4 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 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.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 7.57% (2024), against an average of 5.59%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBT Margin surged 291 bps in 2022, then slumped 107 bps in 2025.
- Barrett Business Services' EBT Margin stood at 6.04% in 2022, then advanced by 18 bps to 7.12% in 2023, then increased by 6 bps to 7.57% in 2024, then retreated by 14 bps to 6.49% in 2025, then slumped by 122 bps to 1.45% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBSI's EBT Margin at 1.45% in Q1 2026, 6.49% in Q4 2025, and 8.39% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.38 Bn | 4.06 Bn | 474.03 Mn | 3.04% |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.35 Bn | 3.22 Bn | 685.99 Mn | 13.39% |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.16 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - | 6.28% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.84 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 1.90% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.98 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Kforce | 972.09 Mn | 971.76 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.08% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 807.62 Mn | 708.23 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 5.43% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 579.49 Mn | 555.29 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.39% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 320.26 Mn | 297.01 Mn | 91.58 Mn | -0.56% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 232.43 Mn | 230.79 Mn | - | 42.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.43% |
| 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% |