Growth Metrics

Kelly Services (KELYA) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Kelly Services' quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.1 in Q1 2026, down 177.87% year-on-year from 0.13 in Q1 2025, and down 232.45% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08 in Q4 2025.

Kelly Services has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 15 years, with the latest figure at 0.1 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 177.87% year-over-year to 0.1; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.15 (up 1.09% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.09, down 79.12% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.1, down from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.39 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.16 in Q2 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.02, with a median of 0.03 recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 787.5% in 2023 and soared 241.5% in 2025.
  • Tracing KELYA's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.02 in 2022, then soared by 479.18% to 0.07 in 2023, then soared by 79.56% to 0.12 in 2024, then tumbled by 35.9% to 0.08 in 2025, then tumbled by 232.45% to 0.1 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.1 (Q1 2026), 0.08 (Q4 2025), and 0.1 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 0.12
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -0.51
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 0.11
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -0.32
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -0.07
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -0.92
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.10
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 3.24

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.10
Dec 28, 2025 0.08
Sep 28, 2025 -0.10
Jun 29, 2025 0.03
Mar 30, 2025 0.13
Dec 29, 2024 0.12
Sep 29, 2024 -0.12
Jun 30, 2024 0.05
Mar 31, 2024 -0.09
Dec 31, 2023 0.07
Oct 1, 2023 0.39
Jul 2, 2023 0.09
Apr 2, 2023 -0.16
Jan 1, 2023 -0.08
Apr 3, 2022 -0.02
Oct 3, 2021 -0.10
Mar 29, 2020 0.56
Dec 29, 2019 0.14
Sep 29, 2019 -0.68
Jun 30, 2019 0.06
Mar 31, 2019 0.18
Dec 30, 2018 0.15
Sep 30, 2018 -0.39
Jul 1, 2018 0.09
Apr 1, 2018 -0.33
Dec 31, 2017 0.10
Oct 1, 2017 -0.15
Jul 2, 2017 0.19
Apr 2, 2017 0.13
Jan 1, 2017 0.12
Apr 3, 2016 0.10
Sep 27, 2015 0.10
Jun 28, 2015 -0.13
Mar 29, 2015 -0.10
Dec 28, 2014 0.06
Sep 28, 2014 -0.25
Jun 29, 2014 -0.09
Mar 30, 2014 -0.02
Dec 29, 2013 0.02
Sep 29, 2013 0.06
Jun 30, 2013 -0.08
Mar 31, 2013 0.61
Dec 30, 2012 0.06
Sep 30, 2012 0.17
Jul 1, 2012 -0.14
Apr 1, 2012 0.20