Kelly Services (KELYA) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 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] (2011 - 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 | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 11.69% |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 19.26% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 2.00% |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 3.66% |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 16.32% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 2.76% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 17.39% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 10.44% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kelly Services | 509.58 Mn | 396.68 Mn | 212.00 Mn | -12.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -4.68% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -5.53% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -5.65% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -7.77% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -1.08% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.33% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 1.19% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 3.74% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 3.19% |
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();