Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Barrett Business Services' Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.82% in Q2 2026, down 2.66 percentage points from 7.49% a year earlier but up 6.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Barrett Business Services' Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.13% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.12 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.01%, down 0.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +0.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 5.22% in FY2024 (-0.45 pp), 5.67% in FY2023 (+0.08 pp), 5.59% in FY2022 (+1.00 pp) and 4.60% in FY2021 (+0.49 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -2.11% (Q1 2026) and 8.81% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.50 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 2.92 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 2.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BBSI's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -2.11% (Q1 2026), 5.77% (Q4 2025) and 7.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 16.96% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 23.17% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.41% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 7.76% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 18.67% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 18.38% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.59% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Barrett Business Services | 734.47 Mn | 307.77 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 4.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Barrett Business Services Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BBSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BBSI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BBSI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();