Kelly Services (KELYA) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYA) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 0.64% for Q1 2026, down 130.0% year-over-year from 2.15% in Q1 2025, and down 159.8% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25% in Q4 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 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.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 0.15% (2023), against an average of 1.66%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin soared 1359 bps in 2023, then sank 1092 bps in 2025.
- Kelly Services' EBT Margin stood at 1.82% in 2022, then jumped by 122 bps to 0.4% in 2023, then slumped by 1274 bps to 4.67% in 2024, then jumped by 95 bps to 0.25% in 2025, then sank by 160 bps to 0.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KELYA's EBT Margin at 0.64% in Q1 2026, 0.25% in Q4 2025, and 11.09% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.41 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 474.03 Mn | 3.04% |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.37 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 685.99 Mn | 13.39% |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.15 Bn | 1.28 Bn | - | 6.28% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.84 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 1.90% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.97 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.30% |
| 6 | Kforce | 974.27 Mn | 973.94 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.08% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 805.92 Mn | 706.53 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 5.43% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 586.78 Mn | 562.58 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.39% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 330.32 Mn | 307.06 Mn | 91.58 Mn | -0.56% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 235.74 Mn | 234.10 Mn | - | 42.42% |
Historic Data
Download 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% |