Kelly Services (KELYA) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYA) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 0.64% in Q1 2026, down 159.8% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25% in Q4 2025, and down 130.0% on a YoY basis from 2.15% in Q1 2025.
Kelly Services (KELYA) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kelly Services' EBT Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.64% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 130.0% year-over-year to 0.64%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.26% (down 127.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.85%, down 135.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 0.64% for Q1 2026 at Kelly Services, down from 0.25% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 2.85% in Q1 2024 to a low of 13.19% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 1.66% across 5 years, with a median of 0.15% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin jumped 1359 bps in 2023, then slumped 1092 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 1.82% in 2022, then surged by 122 bps to 0.4% in 2023, then tumbled by 1274 bps to 4.67% in 2024, then surged by 95 bps to 0.25% in 2025, then slumped by 160 bps to 0.64% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 0.64% (Q1 2026), 0.25% (Q4 2025), and 11.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.80% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.42% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 10.03% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.34% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -1.45% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.64% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.82% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | 28.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -0.64% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -0.25% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -11.09% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.81% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.65% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -4.67% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -0.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.40% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.15% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.46% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.00% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -13.19% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -1.82% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.56% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -4.74% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 3.70% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 1.57% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 3.08% |