Kelly Services (KELYA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYA) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.98% for Q1 2026, down 424.0% year-over-year from 1.84% in Q1 2025, and down 28.42% quarter-over-quarter from 4.65% in Q4 2025.
Kelly Services (KELYA) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kelly Services' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.98% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 424.0% year-over-year to 5.98%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.98% (down 424.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.31%, down 346.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.98%, down from 4.65% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 3.45% in Q2 2022, with the low at 7.64% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.54% (2023), against an average of 0.47%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed jumped 423 bps in 2024, then tumbled 1033 bps in 2025.
- Kelly Services' Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.23% in 2022, then climbed by 28 bps to 1.57% in 2023, then sank by 152 bps to 0.82% in 2024, then tumbled by 465 bps to 4.65% in 2025, then slipped by 28 bps to 5.98% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KELYA's Return on Capital Employed at 5.98% in Q1 2026, 4.65% in Q4 2025, and 7.64% in Q3 2025.
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| 8 | Kelly Services | 594.06 Mn | 569.86 Mn | 212.00 Mn | -6.55% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | -6.55% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | -5.98% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -4.65% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -7.64% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -1.22% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -1.74% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -0.82% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.57% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -0.10% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -1.50% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -1.33% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -0.54% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 1.23% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.52% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 1.93% |