Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.92% in Q1 2026, up 13.41% quarter-over-quarter from 16.68% in Q4 2025, and up 32.0% on a YoY basis from 14.33% in Q1 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 was 18.92% for Q1 2026 at Barrett Business Services, up from 16.68% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.95% in Q3 2025 to a low of 2.61% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 13.45% across 5 years, with a median of 16.51% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 1435 bps in 2024, then surged 1586 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 16.51% in 2022, then plunged by 76 bps to 4.0% in 2023, then surged by 297 bps to 15.87% in 2024, then rose by 5 bps to 16.68% in 2025, then advanced by 13 bps to 18.92% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 18.92% (Q1 2026), 16.68% (Q4 2025), and 18.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.82%
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 4.93%
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 81.52%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.46%
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn -2.62%
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn 18.92%
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 19.89%
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -5.98%
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -10.37%
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 1.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 3.09%
Jun 30, 2024 2.61%
Mar 31, 2024 3.22%
Dec 31, 2023 4.00%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 9.82%