Kelly Services (KELYA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Kelly Services' Return on Assets [ROA] was -12.06% in Q2 2026, down 11.81 percentage points from -0.24% a year earlier and down 0.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kelly Services (KELYA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Kelly Services came in at -10.41%, down 10.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a four-year change of -7.52 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -0.02% in FY2024 (-1.41 pp), 1.39% in FY2023 (+3.67 pp), -2.28% in FY2022 and -2.89% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q4 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 9.19 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 11.81 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, KELYA's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -11.80% (Q1 2026), -10.94% (Q4 2025) and -6.41% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 11.97% |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 19.46% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 2.15% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 15.67% |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 3.63% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 15.83% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 2.76% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | Kelly Services | 487.19 Mn | 382.19 Mn | 194.40 Mn | -5.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -5.41% |
| Jun 28, 2026 | -12.06% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -11.80% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -10.94% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -6.41% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -0.24% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -0.79% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -0.02% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 1.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.42% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -1.49% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -2.36% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -2.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.70% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.26% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 4.98% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.17% |
API Access
Kelly Services Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KELYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KELYA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();