Growth Metrics

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Barrett Business Services' quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.07 in Q1 2026, down 102.41% year-on-year from 2.95 in Q1 2025, and down 348.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.03 in Q4 2025.

Barrett Business Services has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.07 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 102.41% year-over-year to 0.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.43 (up 150.82% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.17, up 108.74% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.07, down from 0.03 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.97 in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.49 in Q3 2024.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.39, with a median of 0.04 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1702.82% in 2023 and sank 852.72% in 2024.
  • Tracing BBSI's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.07 in 2022, then sank by 50.51% to 0.04 in 2023, then increased by 11.45% to 0.04 in 2024, then slumped by 30.79% to 0.03 in 2025, then plunged by 348.88% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.07 (Q1 2026), 0.03 (Q4 2025), and 0.06 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 0.12
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -0.51
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 0.11
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -0.32
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -0.07
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -0.92
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.10
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 3.24

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.07
Dec 31, 2025 0.03
Sep 30, 2025 0.06
Jun 30, 2025 -0.04
Mar 31, 2025 2.95
Dec 31, 2024 0.04
Sep 30, 2024 -0.49
Jun 30, 2024 -0.03
Mar 31, 2024 0.32
Dec 31, 2023 0.04
Sep 30, 2023 0.07
Jun 30, 2023 3.97
Mar 31, 2023 -0.07
Dec 31, 2022 0.07
Sep 30, 2022 0.07
Jun 30, 2022 -0.25
Mar 31, 2022 -0.06
Dec 31, 2021 0.05
Sep 30, 2021 -0.04
Jun 30, 2021 0.25
Mar 31, 2021 -0.24
Dec 31, 2020 0.05
Sep 30, 2020 0.07
Jun 30, 2020 -0.02
Mar 31, 2020 -0.94
Dec 31, 2019 0.14
Sep 30, 2019 0.14
Jun 30, 2019 0.39
Mar 31, 2019 0.06
Dec 31, 2018 0.09
Sep 30, 2018 0.06
Jun 30, 2018 0.11
Mar 31, 2018 -0.55
Dec 31, 2017 0.04
Sep 30, 2017 0.04
Jun 30, 2017 0.13
Mar 31, 2017 -1.03
Dec 31, 2016 0.08
Sep 30, 2016 0.03
Jun 30, 2016 0.14
Mar 31, 2016 -0.17
Dec 31, 2015 0.03
Sep 30, 2015 0.04
Jun 30, 2015 0.25
Mar 31, 2015 0.32
Dec 31, 2014 0.04
Sep 30, 2014 0.06
Jun 30, 2014 3.39
Mar 31, 2014 0.22
Dec 31, 2013 0.06
Sep 30, 2013 0.03
Jun 30, 2013 0.28
Mar 31, 2013 0.08
Dec 31, 2012 0.07
Sep 30, 2012 0.04
Jun 30, 2012 1.01
Mar 31, 2012 0.10
Dec 31, 2011 0.18
Sep 30, 2011 0.08
Jun 30, 2011 0.81
Mar 31, 2011 0.08
Dec 31, 2010 0.08
Sep 30, 2010 0.23