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
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% |