Kelly Services (KELYA) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kelly Services' quarterly EBT Margin came in at 0.64% in Q1 2026, down 130.0% year-on-year from 2.15% in Q1 2025, and down 159.8% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25% in Q4 2025.
Kelly Services has reported EBT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.64% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 130.0% year-over-year to 0.64%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.26% (down 127.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.85%, down 135.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.64%, down from 0.25% 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 1.66%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin soared 1359 bps in 2023 and slumped 1092 bps in 2025.
- Tracing KELYA's EBT Margin over 5 years: 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 sank 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 | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.80% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.42% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 10.03% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.34% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -1.45% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.64% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.82% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 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% |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 1.94% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 1.32% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 4.44% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | -14.90% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 1.02% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -1.77% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 7.03% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.09% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | -3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.76% |
| Jul 1, 2018 | -2.27% |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.06% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 1.34% |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 1.48% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 1.15% |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 8.66% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 8.46% |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 0.72% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 1.02% |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 1.81% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 1.23% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 0.76% |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 0.73% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 0.28% |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 0.35% |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 0.40% |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 0.35% |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 0.65% |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 1.40% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.08% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.46% |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 0.59% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.72% |
| Jul 1, 2012 | 1.71% |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 1.04% |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 2.13% |
| Oct 2, 2011 | 1.64% |
| Jul 3, 2011 | 1.47% |
| Apr 3, 2011 | 0.09% |
| Oct 3, 2010 | 1.00% |
| Jul 4, 2010 | 0.53% |