Growth Metrics

Kelly Services (KELYB) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kelly Services' quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 0.49% in Q1 2026, down 142.0% year-on-year from 1.17% in Q1 2025, and down 634.52% quarter-over-quarter from 0.07% in Q4 2025.

Kelly Services has reported EBIT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.49% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 142.0% year-over-year to 0.49%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.08% (down 138.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.64%, down 129.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.49%, down from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 2.56% in Q1 2024, with the low at 10.92% in Q3 2025.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 0.48%, with a median of 0.51% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in EBIT Margin reached 469 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1117 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing KELYB's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.83% in 2022, then surged by 132 bps to 0.59% in 2023, then slumped by 904 bps to 4.76% in 2024, then surged by 99 bps to 0.07% in 2025, then plunged by 635 bps to 0.49% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 0.49% (Q1 2026), 0.07% (Q4 2025), and 10.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.55%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 2.84%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 4.40%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.63%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 3.27%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -2.11%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 3.63%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.49%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.48%
10 Kelly Services - - 196.40 Mn -0.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -0.49%
Dec 28, 2025 -0.07%
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%
Dec 31, 2023 0.59%
Oct 1, 2023 0.01%
Jul 2, 2023 0.51%
Apr 2, 2023 0.84%
Jan 1, 2023 -1.42%
Oct 2, 2022 -1.83%
Jul 3, 2022 0.65%
Apr 3, 2022 1.80%
Oct 3, 2021 0.75%
Jul 4, 2021 1.09%
Apr 4, 2021 0.88%
Jan 3, 2021 0.77%
Sep 27, 2020 -0.23%
Jun 28, 2020 1.14%
Mar 29, 2020 -8.87%
Dec 29, 2019 0.98%
Sep 29, 2019 1.35%
Jun 30, 2019 2.54%
Mar 31, 2019 1.22%
Dec 30, 2018 2.34%
Sep 30, 2018 1.63%
Jul 1, 2018 1.47%
Apr 1, 2018 0.88%
Dec 31, 2017 2.00%
Oct 1, 2017 1.37%
Jul 2, 2017 1.52%
Apr 2, 2017 1.27%
Jan 1, 2017 1.76%
Oct 2, 2016 1.51%
Jul 3, 2016 0.72%
Apr 3, 2016 1.09%
Jan 3, 2016 1.81%
Sep 27, 2015 1.23%
Jun 28, 2015 0.83%
Mar 29, 2015 0.92%
Dec 28, 2014 0.18%
Sep 28, 2014 0.51%
Jun 29, 2014 0.42%
Mar 30, 2014 0.47%
Dec 29, 2013 0.69%
Sep 29, 2013 1.50%
Jun 30, 2013 1.20%
Mar 31, 2013 0.54%
Dec 30, 2012 0.71%
Sep 30, 2012 1.77%
Jul 1, 2012 1.74%
Apr 1, 2012 1.09%
Jan 1, 2012 -0.05%
Oct 2, 2011 1.57%
Jul 3, 2011 1.52%
Apr 3, 2011 0.12%
Oct 3, 2010 1.11%
Jul 4, 2010 0.70%