Kelly Services KELYA
NASDAQ KELYA
$16.71 +0.18 (+1.09%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Kelly Services (KELYA) posted quarterly Net Margin of 0.57% for Q1 2026, down 106.0% year-over-year from 9.45% in Q1 2025, and up 95.38% quarter-over-quarter from 12.28% in Q4 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 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.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 0.17% (2022), against an average of 2.32%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Net Margin soared 1206 bps in 2023, then slumped 1613 bps in 2025.
  • Kelly Services' Net Margin stood at 1.39% in 2022, then soared 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 soared by 95 bps to 0.57% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KELYA's Net Margin at 0.57% in Q1 2026, 12.28% in Q4 2025, and 16.05% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Robert Half 4.38 Bn 4.06 Bn 474.03 Mn 1.97%
2 Korn Ferry 4.35 Bn 3.22 Bn 685.99 Mn 9.61%
3 Trinet 3.16 Bn 1.29 Bn - 4.50%
4 ManpowerGroup 2.84 Bn 2.66 Bn 780.30 Mn 1.10%
5 Insperity 1.98 Bn 1.36 Bn 217.00 Mn 0.24%
6 Kforce 972.09 Mn 971.76 Mn 99.45 Mn 3.53%
7 Barrett Business Services 807.62 Mn 708.23 Mn 64.85 Mn 4.03%
8 Kelly Services 579.49 Mn 555.29 Mn 212.00 Mn 1.10%
9 TrueBlue 320.26 Mn 297.01 Mn 91.58 Mn -0.76%
10 HireQuest 232.43 Mn 230.79 Mn - 33.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 1.10%
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%