Growth Metrics

Kelly Services (KELYA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Kelly Services' quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $199.3 million in Q1 2026, down 11.7% year-on-year from $225.7 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $198.5 million in Q4 2025.

Kelly Services has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $199.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 11.7% year-over-year to $199.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $799.5 million (down 6.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $825.9 million, up 0.92% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $199.3 million, roughly flat from $198.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $303.6 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $190.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $222.9 million, with a median of $225.7 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses fell 23.95% in 2023 and gained 18.48% in 2025.
  • Tracing KELYA's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $231.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.09% to $230.9 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.85% to $217.4 million in 2024, then slipped by 8.69% to $198.5 million in 2025, then grew by 0.4% to $199.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $199.3 million (Q1 2026), $198.5 million (Q4 2025), and $194.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 634.03 Mn
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 443.00 Mn
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 1.10 Bn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 240.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn 47.48 Mn
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 76.76 Mn
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn 199.30 Mn
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn 87.30 Mn
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 1.89 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 199.30 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 198.50 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 194.40 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 207.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 225.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 217.40 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 219.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 191.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 190.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 230.90 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 228.40 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 232.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 243.40 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 303.60 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 231.10 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 240.10 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 236.10 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 219.90 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 217.30 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 202.70 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 214.60 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 193.40 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 178.10 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 219.50 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 216.20 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 210.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 221.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 234.80 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 221.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 217.20 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 220.10 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 226.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 234.60 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 212.50 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 208.50 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 215.20 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 208.20 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 196.30 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 220.60 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 218.00 Mn
Jan 3, 2016 223.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 211.60 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 210.80 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 208.20 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 230.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 218.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 222.20 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 216.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 221.90 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 200.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 202.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 209.80 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 209.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 203.50 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 199.40 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 209.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 270.20 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 203.60 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 200.80 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 209.60 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 192.90 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 180.90 Mn