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

Kelly Services (KELYA) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $199.3 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $198.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 11.7% on a YoY basis from $225.7 million in Q1 2025.

Kelly Services (KELYA) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kelly Services' Operating Expenses history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $199.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 11.7% year-over-year to $199.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $799.5 million (down 6.34% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $825.9 million, up 0.92% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $199.3 million for Q1 2026 at Kelly Services, roughly flat from $198.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $303.6 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $190.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $222.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $225.7 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses dropped 23.95% in 2023, then increased 18.48% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $231.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 0.09% to $230.9 million in 2023, then fell by 5.85% to $217.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 8.69% to $198.5 million in 2025, then climbed 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 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 634.03 Mn
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 443.00 Mn
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 1.10 Bn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn -
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 240.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn 47.48 Mn
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 76.76 Mn
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn 199.30 Mn
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn 87.30 Mn
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 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