Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.92% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-over-year from 14.33% in Q1 2025, and up 13.41% quarter-over-quarter from 16.68% in Q4 2025.
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barrett Business Services' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.92% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 32.0% year-over-year to 18.92%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.92% (up 32.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.44%, up 148.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 18.92%, up from 16.68% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 18.95% in Q3 2025, with the low at 13.41% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 16.68% (2025), against an average of 16.44%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed jumped 701 bps in 2022, then tumbled 237 bps in 2024.
- Barrett Business Services' Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.51% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 16.73% in 2023, then dropped by 5 bps to 15.87% in 2024, then increased by 5 bps to 16.68% in 2025, then gained by 13 bps to 18.92% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBSI's Return on Capital Employed at 18.92% in Q1 2026, 16.68% in Q4 2025, and 18.95% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.13% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.87% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.19% |