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

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 14.07% in Q1 2026, down 33.83% quarter-over-quarter from 21.26% in Q4 2025, and down 50.0% on a YoY basis from 28.13% in Q1 2025.

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barrett Business Services' Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.07% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 50.0% year-over-year to 14.07%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.84% (down 104.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.04%, down 109.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 14.07% for Q1 2026 at Barrett Business Services, down from 21.26% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 25.51% in Q2 2022 to a low of 14.07% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 21.45% across 5 years, with a median of 23.71% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Gross Margin jumped 225 bps in 2022, then slumped 216 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 22.32% in 2022, then climbed by 6 bps to 23.71% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 23.42% in 2024, then retreated by 9 bps to 21.26% in 2025, then tumbled by 34 bps to 14.07% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 14.07% (Q1 2026), 21.26% (Q4 2025), and 24.07% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 99.98%
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 36.91%
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 94.37%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 16.03%
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 15.94%
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn 14.07%
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 27.26%
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn 18.87%
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn 19.83%
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.07%
Dec 31, 2025 21.26%
Sep 30, 2025 24.07%
Jun 30, 2025 23.81%
Mar 31, 2025 14.57%
Dec 31, 2024 23.42%
Sep 30, 2024 25.29%
Jun 30, 2024 24.28%
Mar 31, 2024 14.89%
Dec 31, 2023 23.71%
Sep 30, 2023 25.00%
Jun 30, 2023 25.34%
Mar 31, 2023 16.31%
Dec 31, 2022 22.32%
Sep 30, 2022 24.43%
Jun 30, 2022 25.51%
Mar 31, 2022 16.38%
Dec 31, 2021 21.80%
Sep 30, 2021 24.39%
Jun 30, 2021 24.65%