Growth Metrics

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

Barrett Business Services' quarterly FCF Margin came in at 9.06% in Q1 2026, down 930.0% year-on-year from 1.09% in Q1 2025, and down 141.18% quarter-over-quarter from 22.0% in Q4 2025.

Barrett Business Services has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.06% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 930.0% year-over-year to 9.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.49% (up 231.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.8%, up 416.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 9.06%, down from 22.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 22.0% in Q4 2025, with the low at 20.12% in Q2 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 1.42%, with a median of 0.24% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin surged 3764 bps in 2022 and slumped 2031 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing BBSI's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.68% in 2022, then jumped by 100 bps to 19.34% in 2023, then retreated by 15 bps to 16.47% in 2024, then soared by 34 bps to 22.0% in 2025, then tumbled by 141 bps to 9.06% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 9.06% (Q1 2026), 22.0% (Q4 2025), and 10.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 29.20%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -9.29%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 10.03%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -3.00%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -3.85%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -9.06%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -2.24%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -2.55%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -3.16%
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 3.97%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -9.06%
Dec 31, 2025 22.00%
Sep 30, 2025 10.68%
Jun 30, 2025 -18.93%
Mar 31, 2025 0.24%
Dec 31, 2024 16.47%
Sep 30, 2024 -1.44%
Jun 30, 2024 -20.12%
Mar 31, 2024 2.33%
Dec 31, 2023 19.34%
Sep 30, 2023 11.30%
Jun 30, 2023 0.19%
Mar 31, 2023 -11.59%
Dec 31, 2022 9.68%
Sep 30, 2022 11.43%
Jun 30, 2022 -3.38%
Mar 31, 2022 -15.00%
Dec 31, 2021 16.78%
Sep 30, 2021 -26.21%
Jun 30, 2021 3.89%
Mar 31, 2021 -4.42%
Dec 31, 2020 21.13%
Sep 30, 2020 15.08%
Jun 30, 2020 -58.56%
Mar 31, 2020 -1.09%
Dec 31, 2019 6.72%
Sep 30, 2019 6.50%
Jun 30, 2019 2.06%
Mar 31, 2019 13.28%
Dec 31, 2018 9.10%
Sep 30, 2018 11.94%
Jun 30, 2018 7.03%
Mar 31, 2018 -1.49%
Dec 31, 2017 20.94%
Sep 30, 2017 19.18%
Jun 30, 2017 6.04%
Mar 31, 2017 -0.84%
Dec 31, 2016 9.60%
Sep 30, 2016 22.29%
Jun 30, 2016 5.41%
Mar 31, 2016 -4.81%
Dec 31, 2015 24.90%
Sep 30, 2015 19.21%
Jun 30, 2015 3.50%
Mar 31, 2015 2.91%
Dec 31, 2014 20.24%
Sep 30, 2014 13.36%
Jun 30, 2014 0.25%
Mar 31, 2014 4.33%
Dec 31, 2013 15.35%
Sep 30, 2013 19.20%
Jun 30, 2013 2.51%
Mar 31, 2013 10.50%
Dec 31, 2012 10.70%
Sep 30, 2012 16.43%
Jun 30, 2012 0.80%
Mar 31, 2012 13.06%
Dec 31, 2011 7.28%
Sep 30, 2011 13.92%
Jun 30, 2011 1.49%
Mar 31, 2011 15.89%
Dec 31, 2010 16.26%
Sep 30, 2010 4.81%