Growth Metrics

Kelly Services (KELYB) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Kelly Services' quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$26.5 million in Q1 2026, down 223.83% year-on-year from $21.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 175.5% quarter-over-quarter from $35.1 million in Q4 2025.

Kelly Services has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$26.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 223.83% year-over-year to -$26.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $74.4 million (down 1.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $122.3 million, up 383.4% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$26.5 million, down from $35.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $93.4 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$111.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$2.5 million, with a median of $6.9 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plunged 1482.05% in 2022 and surged 173.29% in 2025.
  • Tracing KELYB's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$107.8 million in 2022, then surged by 137.48% to $40.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 44.31% to $22.5 million in 2024, then soared by 56.0% to $35.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 175.5% to -$26.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$26.5 million (Q1 2026), $35.1 million (Q4 2025), and -$27.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 211.73 Mn
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -120.83 Mn
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 123.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -135.30 Mn
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -73.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -27.81 Mn
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -7.40 Mn
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -26.50 Mn
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -12.61 Mn
10 Kelly Services - - 196.40 Mn -26.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -26.50 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -26.50 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 35.10 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 35.10 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -27.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -27.60 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 93.40 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 93.40 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 21.40 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 21.40 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 22.50 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 22.50 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -22.70 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -22.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 54.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 54.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -29.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -29.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.40 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 6.90 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 6.90 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 32.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 32.00 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 -17.90 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 -17.90 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -111.80 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -111.80 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -107.80 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -107.80 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 -19.20 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 -19.20 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 34.90 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 34.90 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 7.80 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 7.80 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 -33.70 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 -33.70 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 33.80 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 33.80 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 165.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 165.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 5.40 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 5.40 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 21.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 21.80 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 -4.40 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 -4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 47.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 47.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 17.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 20.40 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 20.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -7.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -7.50 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 31.60 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 31.60 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 -8.70 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 -8.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 27.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 27.90 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 -18.80 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 -18.80 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 15.30 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 15.30 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 21.80 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 21.80 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 41.20 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 41.20 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 18.70 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 18.70 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 19.40 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 19.40 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 -14.20 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 -14.20 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -19.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -19.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 32.30 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 32.30 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -7.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -7.60 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 -22.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 -22.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 -94.10 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 -94.10 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 85.10 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 85.10 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 32.10 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 32.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -25.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -25.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 3.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 3.10 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 32.60 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 32.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 10.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 10.90 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 -13.30 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 -13.30 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 9.40 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 9.40 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 9.50 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 9.50 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 -7.50 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 -7.50 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 18.30 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 18.30 Mn