Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 4.82% in Q1 2026, down 151.55% quarter-over-quarter from 9.35% in Q4 2025, and down 447.0% on a YoY basis from 1.39% in Q1 2025.
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barrett Business Services' Net Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.82% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 447.0% year-over-year to 4.82%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.33% (down 12.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.49%, up 86.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 4.82% for Q1 2026 at Barrett Business Services, down from 9.35% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 10.57% in Q4 2023 to a low of 4.82% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 4.44% across 5 years, with a median of 6.0% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Net Margin surged 713 bps in 2023, then slumped 506 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 3.44% in 2022, then jumped by 207 bps to 10.57% in 2023, then tumbled by 48 bps to 5.51% in 2024, then surged by 70 bps to 9.35% in 2025, then sank 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 | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 9.12% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 1.06% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 7.26% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.06% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 1.74% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -4.82% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 2.40% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.57% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.97% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | -0.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |