Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 2.11% in Q1 2026, down 136.53% quarter-over-quarter from 5.77% in Q4 2025, and down 68.0% on a YoY basis from 6.58% in Q1 2025.
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barrett Business Services' Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.11% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 68.0% year-over-year to 2.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.77% (down 38.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.01%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 2.11% for Q1 2026 at Barrett Business Services, down from 5.77% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 8.81% in Q2 2022 to a low of 10.11% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 3.84% across 5 years, with a median of 6.76% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 1557 bps in 2023, then jumped 1687 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 5.46% in 2022, then sank by 285 bps to 10.11% in 2023, then soared by 167 bps to 6.76% in 2024, then retreated by 15 bps to 5.77% in 2025, then tumbled by 137 bps to 2.11% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 2.11% (Q1 2026), 5.77% (Q4 2025), and 7.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.84% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 4.40% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.63% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.27% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -2.11% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.63% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.49% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.48% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | 22.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.78% |