Kelly Services (KELYA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYA) posted Operating Margin of 1.55% for Q2 2026, down 0.46 percentage points from 2.01% a year earlier but up 2.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kelly Services (KELYA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 28, 2026, Operating Margin at Kelly Services was -2.26%, down 1.79 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -1.64%, down 1.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a four-year change of +0.43 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Kelly Services' Operating Margin was -0.35% in FY2024 (-0.85 pp), 0.50% in FY2023 (+0.20 pp), 0.30% in FY2022 and -2.07% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -10.92% in Q3 2025 to a high of 2.56% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.78 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 4.69 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 11.17 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was -0.49% (Q1 2026), -0.07% (Q4 2025) and -10.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 15.33% |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 23.62% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 20.63% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 20.45% |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 7.91% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 19.68% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.68% |
| 10 | Kelly Services | 487.19 Mn | 382.19 Mn | 194.40 Mn | 0.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.06% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 1.55% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -0.49% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -10.92% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.01% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.93% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -4.76% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.56% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.51% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.30% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -1.83% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.65% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 1.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.89% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.75% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 1.09% |
API Access
Kelly Services Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KELYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KELYA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KELYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();