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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |