Kelly Services KELYA
NASDAQ KELYA
$15.95 -0.08 (-0.50%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Kelly Services (KELYA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kelly Services (KELYA) posted Gross Margin of 20.42% for Q2 2026, up 8.2% on a QoQ basis from 18.87% in Q1 2026, and down 5.0% year-over-year from 21.49% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Kelly Services (KELYA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kelly Services has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 20.42% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 5.0% year-over-year to 20.42% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 19.67%, a 90.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 20.07%, down 31.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 20.42% for Q2 2026 at Kelly Services, up from 18.87% 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 20.29% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin surged 234 bps in 2022, then sank 660 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin 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 declined by 7 bps to 18.78% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 20.42% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 20.42% (Q2 2026), 18.87% (Q1 2026), and 18.78% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Robert Half 3.86 Bn 3.54 Bn 474.03 Mn 35.47%
2 Trinet 3.06 Bn 1.18 Bn - -
3 ManpowerGroup 2.67 Bn 2.49 Bn 780.30 Mn 16.05%
4 Insperity 1.91 Bn 1.29 Bn 217.00 Mn 12.87%
5 Amn Healthcare Services 1.34 Bn 1.31 Bn 205.88 Mn 30.58%
6 Kforce 861.70 Mn 861.37 Mn 99.45 Mn 28.47%
7 Barrett Business Services 790.34 Mn 690.95 Mn 64.85 Mn 20.31%
8 Quhuo 561.27 Mn 554.90 Mn 1.19 Mn 0.60%
9 Kelly Services 552.42 Mn 528.22 Mn 212.00 Mn 20.42%
10 Cross Country Healthcare 428.41 Mn 322.82 Mn 47.59 Mn 19.74%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 20.42%
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%