Barrett Business Services BBSI
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$32.81 +0.28 (+0.86%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 11:58 AM EDT

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

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) posted Operating Margin of 4.82% for Q2 2026, up 328.99% on a QoQ basis from 2.11% in Q1 2026, and down 266.0% year-over-year from 2.91% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Barrett Business Services has reported Operating Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 4.82% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 266.0% year-over-year to 4.82% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 4.13%, a 112.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.01%, down 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 4.82% for Q2 2026 at Barrett Business Services, up from 2.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 8.81% in Q2 2022, with the low at 2.11% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 4.82%, with a median of 6.67% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin soared 292 bps in 2022, then tumbled 266 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 5.46% in 2022, then climbed by 20 bps to 6.58% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 6.76% in 2024, then decreased by 15 bps to 5.77% in 2025, then dropped by 16 bps to 4.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.82% (Q2 2026), 2.11% (Q1 2026), and 5.77% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Robert Half 3.79 Bn 3.46 Bn 474.03 Mn -4.66%
2 Trinet 3.02 Bn 1.14 Bn - -
3 ManpowerGroup 2.69 Bn 2.51 Bn 780.30 Mn 2.30%
4 Insperity 1.87 Bn 1.25 Bn 217.00 Mn 0.36%
5 Amn Healthcare Services 1.29 Bn 1.26 Bn 205.88 Mn 4.00%
6 Kforce 858.85 Mn 858.52 Mn 99.45 Mn 5.37%
7 Barrett Business Services 800.08 Mn 700.69 Mn 64.85 Mn 4.82%
8 Quhuo 561.27 Mn 554.90 Mn 1.19 Mn -7.74%
9 Kelly Services 551.04 Mn 526.84 Mn 212.00 Mn 1.55%
10 Cross Country Healthcare 428.41 Mn 322.82 Mn 47.59 Mn -1.72%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.82%
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 6.58%
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%