Kelly Services (KELYA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kelly Services' quarterly Gross Margin came in at 18.87% in Q1 2026, down 143.0% year-on-year from 43.89% in Q1 2025, and up 0.51% quarter-over-quarter from 18.78% in Q4 2025.
Kelly Services has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 18.87% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 143.0% year-over-year to 18.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.7% (down 82.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.07%, down 31.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 18.87%, up from 18.78% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 25.93% in Q1 2023, with the low at 18.78% in Q4 2025.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 20.44%, with a median of 20.28% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin soared 234 bps in 2022 and slumped 660 bps in 2023.
- Tracing KELYA's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.6% in 2022, then dropped by 6 bps to 19.33% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 20.28% in 2024, then slipped by 7 bps to 18.78% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 18.87% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 18.87% (Q1 2026), 18.78% (Q4 2025), and 20.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 99.98% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 36.91% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 94.37% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 15.94% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 14.07% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 27.26% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | 18.87% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | 19.83% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 18.87% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 18.78% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 20.75% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 20.47% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.30% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 20.28% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 21.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.33% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 20.44% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 19.77% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 20.03% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 25.93% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 20.60% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 20.71% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 19.95% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 19.15% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 18.36% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 17.69% |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 18.05% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 18.40% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 19.40% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 17.71% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 18.32% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 17.96% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 17.84% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.20% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 17.98% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 17.81% |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 17.34% |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 17.39% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 18.49% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 17.36% |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 17.16% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 17.96% |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 17.48% |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 17.24% |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 16.76% |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 17.25% |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 17.07% |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 16.89% |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 16.05% |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 16.68% |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 16.32% |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 16.14% |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 16.17% |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 16.70% |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 16.71% |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 16.38% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 16.15% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.50% |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 16.16% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.80% |
| Jul 1, 2012 | 16.34% |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 16.51% |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 15.84% |
| Oct 2, 2011 | 16.01% |
| Jul 3, 2011 | 15.80% |
| Apr 3, 2011 | 15.77% |
| Oct 3, 2010 | 16.13% |
| Jul 4, 2010 | 15.78% |