Growth Metrics

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

Kelly Services' quarterly Net Margin came in at 0.57% in Q1 2026, down 106.0% year-on-year from 9.45% in Q1 2025, and up 95.38% quarter-over-quarter from 12.28% in Q4 2025.

Kelly Services has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.57% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 106.0% year-over-year to 0.57%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.44% (down 598.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.98%, down 596.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.57%, up from 12.28% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 2.47% in Q1 2024, with the low at 16.05% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 2.32%, with a median of 0.17% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin soared 1206 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1613 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing KELYA's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.39% in 2022, then surged by 167 bps to 0.93% in 2023, then sank by 389 bps to 2.67% in 2024, then slumped by 360 bps to 12.28% in 2025, then surged 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 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 9.12%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 1.06%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 7.26%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.06%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 1.74%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -4.82%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 2.40%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.57%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.97%
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 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%
Jan 3, 2021 1.74%
Sep 27, 2020 1.44%
Jun 28, 2020 5.23%
Mar 29, 2020 -12.03%
Dec 29, 2019 1.47%
Sep 29, 2019 -0.76%
Jun 30, 2019 6.11%
Mar 31, 2019 1.63%
Dec 30, 2018 -1.77%
Sep 30, 2018 2.32%
Jul 1, 2018 -1.15%
Apr 1, 2018 2.01%
Dec 31, 2017 1.17%
Oct 1, 2017 1.65%
Jul 2, 2017 1.37%
Apr 2, 2017 0.94%
Jan 1, 2017 7.67%
Oct 2, 2016 6.48%
Jul 3, 2016 0.66%
Apr 3, 2016 0.82%
Jan 3, 2016 1.81%
Sep 27, 2015 0.67%
Jun 28, 2015 0.49%
Mar 29, 2015 0.28%
Dec 28, 2014 1.37%
Sep 28, 2014 0.10%
Jun 29, 2014 0.20%
Mar 30, 2014 0.19%
Mar 31, 2013 0.98%
Apr 1, 2012 0.03%
Jan 1, 2012 1.35%
Oct 2, 2011 1.40%
Jul 3, 2011 -0.09%
Apr 3, 2011 0.08%
Oct 3, 2010 0.75%
Jul 4, 2010 0.32%