Kelly Services (KELYA) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYA) posted EBT Margin of 1.39% for Q2 2026, up 315.44% on a QoQ basis from 0.64% in Q1 2026, and down 42.0% year-over-year from 2.39% in Q2 2025.
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Kelly Services (KELYA) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kelly Services has reported EBT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.39% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 42.0% year-over-year to 1.39% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 2.43%, a 176.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.85%, down 135.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 1.39% for Q2 2026 at Kelly Services, up from 0.64% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 2.85% in Q1 2024, with the low at 13.19% in Q1 2023.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 1.49%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin surged 1359 bps in 2023, then sank 1092 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 1.82% in 2022, then soared by 122 bps to 0.4% in 2023, then slumped by 1274 bps to 4.67% in 2024, then soared by 95 bps to 0.25% in 2025, then jumped by 660 bps to 1.39% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 1.39% (Q2 2026), 0.64% (Q1 2026), and 0.25% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 3.79 Bn | 3.46 Bn | 474.03 Mn | 3.04% |
| 2 | Trinet | 3.05 Bn | 1.17 Bn | - | 6.28% |
| 3 | ManpowerGroup | 2.67 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 1.90% |
| 4 | Insperity | 1.88 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.30% |
| 5 | Amn Healthcare Services | 1.30 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 205.88 Mn | 2.96% |
| 6 | Kforce | 853.32 Mn | 852.99 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.08% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 794.35 Mn | 694.96 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 5.43% |
| 8 | Quhuo | 561.27 Mn | 554.90 Mn | 1.19 Mn | -7.99% |
| 9 | Kelly Services | 553.46 Mn | 529.26 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.39% |
| 10 | Cross Country Healthcare | 428.41 Mn | 322.82 Mn | 47.59 Mn | -1.55% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.39% |
| 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% |