Kelly Services (KELYA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYA) posted EBIT Margin of 1.55% for Q2 2026, up 416.45% on a QoQ basis from 0.49% in Q1 2026, and down 46.0% year-over-year from 2.87% in Q2 2025.
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Kelly Services (KELYA) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kelly Services has reported EBIT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.55% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin fell 46.0% year-over-year to 1.55% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 2.26%, a 179.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.64%, down 129.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 1.55% for Q2 2026 at Kelly Services, up from 0.49% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 2.56% in Q1 2024, with the low at 10.92% in Q3 2025.
- Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 0.37%, with a median of 0.55% recorded in 2023.
- The largest YoY upside for EBIT Margin was 469 bps in 2025 against a maximum downside of 1117 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 1.83% in 2022, then surged by 132 bps to 0.59% in 2023, then slumped by 904 bps to 4.76% in 2024, then surged by 99 bps to 0.07% in 2025, then surged by 2424 bps to 1.55% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 1.55% (Q2 2026), 0.49% (Q1 2026), and 0.07% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 3.86 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 474.03 Mn | -4.66% |
| 2 | Trinet | 3.06 Bn | 1.18 Bn | - | 7.47% |
| 3 | ManpowerGroup | 2.67 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 2.30% |
| 4 | Insperity | 1.91 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.36% |
| 5 | Amn Healthcare Services | 1.34 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 205.88 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Kforce | 861.70 Mn | 861.37 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.37% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 790.34 Mn | 690.95 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 4.82% |
| 8 | Quhuo | 561.27 Mn | 554.90 Mn | 1.19 Mn | -7.74% |
| 9 | Kelly Services | 552.42 Mn | 528.22 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.55% |
| 10 | Cross Country Healthcare | 428.41 Mn | 322.82 Mn | 47.59 Mn | -1.72% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.55% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -0.49% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -0.07% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -10.92% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.01% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -4.76% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.59% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.51% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.84% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -1.42% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -1.83% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.65% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 1.80% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.75% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 1.09% |