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
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% |
| 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% |