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

Kelly Services (KELYA) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 0.57% in Q1 2026, up 95.38% quarter-over-quarter from 12.28% in Q4 2025, and down 106.0% on a YoY basis from 9.45% in Q1 2025.

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

Kelly Services' Net Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.57% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 106.0% year-over-year to 0.57%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.44% (down 598.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.98%, down 596.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 0.57% for Q1 2026 at Kelly Services, up from 12.28% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 2.47% in Q1 2024 to a low of 16.05% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 2.32% across 5 years, with a median of 0.17% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Net Margin jumped 1206 bps in 2023, then tumbled 1613 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 1.39% in 2022, then jumped by 167 bps to 0.93% in 2023, then slumped by 389 bps to 2.67% in 2024, then tumbled by 360 bps to 12.28% in 2025, then jumped by 95 bps to 0.57% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 0.57% (Q1 2026), 12.28% (Q4 2025), and 16.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 9.12%
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 1.06%
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 7.26%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.06%
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 1.74%
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -4.82%
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 2.40%
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.57%
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.97%
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - -0.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.57%
Dec 28, 2025 -12.28%
Sep 28, 2025 -16.05%
Jun 29, 2025 1.72%
Mar 30, 2025 0.50%
Dec 29, 2024 -2.67%
Sep 29, 2024 0.08%
Jun 30, 2024 0.43%
Mar 31, 2024 2.47%
Dec 31, 2023 0.93%
Oct 1, 2023 0.59%
Jul 2, 2023 0.62%
Apr 2, 2023 0.86%
Jan 1, 2023 -11.13%
Oct 2, 2022 -1.39%
Jul 3, 2022 0.17%
Apr 3, 2022 -3.73%
Oct 3, 2021 2.77%
Jul 4, 2021 1.98%
Apr 4, 2021 2.21%