Growth Metrics

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

Kelly Services' quarterly FCF Margin came in at 2.55% in Q1 2026, down 438.0% year-on-year from 0.75% in Q1 2025, and down 176.12% quarter-over-quarter from 3.35% in Q4 2025.

Kelly Services has reported FCF Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 2.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 438.0% year-over-year to 2.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.8% (up 10.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.88%, up 229.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.55%, down from 3.35% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 8.48% in Q2 2025, with the low at 8.56% in Q1 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.62% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin sank 896 bps in 2022 and jumped 1184 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing KELYB's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.32% in 2022, then soared by 139 bps to 3.28% in 2023, then plunged by 42 bps to 1.89% in 2024, then soared by 77 bps to 3.35% in 2025, then tumbled by 176 bps to 2.55% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 2.55% (Q1 2026), 3.35% (Q4 2025), and 2.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 29.20%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -9.29%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 10.03%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -3.00%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -3.85%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -9.06%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -2.24%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -2.55%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -3.16%
10 Kelly Services - - 196.40 Mn -2.55%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -2.55%
Dec 28, 2025 3.35%
Sep 28, 2025 -2.95%
Jun 29, 2025 8.48%
Mar 30, 2025 1.84%
Dec 29, 2024 1.89%
Sep 29, 2024 -2.19%
Jun 30, 2024 5.17%
Mar 31, 2024 -2.79%
Dec 31, 2023 3.28%
Oct 1, 2023 0.62%
Jul 2, 2023 2.63%
Apr 2, 2023 -1.41%
Jan 1, 2023 -8.56%
Apr 3, 2022 -8.32%
Oct 3, 2021 -1.61%
Jul 4, 2021 2.77%
Apr 4, 2021 0.65%
Jan 3, 2021 -2.71%
Sep 27, 2020 3.26%
Jun 28, 2020 16.92%
Mar 29, 2020 0.43%
Dec 29, 2019 1.63%
Sep 29, 2019 -0.35%
Jun 30, 2019 3.50%
Mar 31, 2019 1.23%
Dec 30, 2018 1.44%
Sep 30, 2018 -0.56%
Jul 1, 2018 2.28%
Apr 1, 2018 -0.64%
Dec 31, 2017 1.96%
Oct 1, 2017 -1.41%
Jul 2, 2017 1.15%
Apr 2, 2017 1.69%
Jan 1, 2017 3.16%
Apr 3, 2016 1.39%
Sep 27, 2015 1.44%
Jun 28, 2015 -1.03%
Mar 29, 2015 -1.44%
Dec 28, 2014 2.27%
Sep 28, 2014 -0.54%
Jun 29, 2014 -1.58%
Mar 30, 2014 -7.07%
Dec 29, 2013 6.14%
Sep 29, 2013 2.39%
Jun 30, 2013 -1.83%
Mar 31, 2013 0.24%
Dec 30, 2012 2.37%
Sep 30, 2012 0.80%
Jul 1, 2012 -0.97%
Apr 1, 2012 0.69%
Jan 1, 2012 0.49%
Apr 3, 2011 -0.56%
Oct 3, 2010 1.42%