Growth Metrics

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

Barrett Business Services' quarterly Net Margin came in at 4.82% in Q1 2026, down 447.0% year-on-year from 1.39% in Q1 2025, and down 151.55% quarter-over-quarter from 9.35% in Q4 2025.

Barrett Business Services has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.82% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 447.0% year-over-year to 4.82%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.33% (down 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.49%, up 86.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.82%, down from 9.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 10.57% in Q4 2023, with the low at 4.82% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 4.44%, with a median of 6.0% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin jumped 713 bps in 2023 and slumped 506 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing BBSI's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.44% in 2022, then surged by 207 bps to 10.57% in 2023, then slumped by 48 bps to 5.51% in 2024, then soared by 70 bps to 9.35% in 2025, then plunged by 152 bps to 4.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 4.82% (Q1 2026), 9.35% (Q4 2025), and 6.46% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 9.12%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 1.06%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 7.26%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.06%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 1.74%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -4.82%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 2.40%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.57%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.97%
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - -0.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.82%
Dec 31, 2025 9.35%
Sep 30, 2025 6.46%
Jun 30, 2025 6.00%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.35%
Dec 31, 2024 5.51%
Sep 30, 2024 6.67%
Jun 30, 2024 5.97%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.05%
Dec 31, 2023 10.57%
Sep 30, 2023 6.67%
Jun 30, 2023 6.43%
Mar 31, 2023 0.32%
Dec 31, 2022 3.44%
Sep 30, 2022 6.37%
Jun 30, 2022 6.87%
Mar 31, 2022 0.12%
Dec 31, 2021 4.00%
Sep 30, 2021 6.05%
Jun 30, 2021 7.33%
Mar 31, 2021 -2.08%
Dec 31, 2020 3.07%
Sep 30, 2020 8.14%
Jun 30, 2020 5.73%
Mar 31, 2020 -1.55%
Dec 31, 2019 4.78%
Sep 30, 2019 10.07%
Jun 30, 2019 6.02%
Mar 31, 2019 -1.05%
Dec 31, 2018 6.62%
Sep 30, 2018 7.72%
Jun 30, 2018 4.85%
Mar 31, 2018 -4.07%
Dec 31, 2017 4.28%
Sep 30, 2017 6.16%
Jun 30, 2017 4.93%
Mar 31, 2017 -5.35%
Dec 31, 2016 3.64%
Sep 30, 2016 4.55%
Jun 30, 2016 4.19%
Mar 31, 2016 -4.19%
Dec 31, 2015 5.91%
Sep 30, 2015 5.52%
Jun 30, 2015 4.89%
Mar 31, 2015 -3.50%
Dec 31, 2014 4.96%
Sep 30, 2014 5.07%
Jun 30, 2014 -26.38%
Mar 31, 2014 -2.41%
Dec 31, 2013 3.19%
Sep 30, 2013 5.82%
Jun 30, 2013 4.25%
Mar 31, 2013 -2.86%
Dec 31, 2012 5.09%
Sep 30, 2012 5.23%
Jun 30, 2012 3.92%
Mar 31, 2012 -2.68%
Dec 31, 2011 -0.11%
Sep 30, 2011 6.34%
Jun 30, 2011 4.54%
Mar 31, 2011 8.06%
Dec 31, 2010 4.25%
Sep 30, 2010 4.97%
Jun 30, 2010 3.35%