Kelly Services Inc (KELYB) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYB) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 18.87% for Q1 2026, down 143.0% year-over-year from 43.89% in Q1 2025, and up 0.51% quarter-over-quarter from 18.78% in Q4 2025.
Kelly Services Inc (KELYB) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kelly Services' Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.87% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 143.0% year-over-year to 18.87%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.7% (down 82.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 20.07%, down 31.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 18.87%, up from 18.78% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 25.93% in Q1 2023, with the low at 18.78% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 20.28% (2024), against an average of 20.44%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin soared 234 bps in 2022, then sank 660 bps in 2023.
- Kelly Services' Gross Margin stood at 20.6% in 2022, then decreased by 6 bps to 19.33% in 2023, then advanced by 5 bps to 20.28% in 2024, then retreated by 7 bps to 18.78% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 18.87% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows KELYB's Gross Margin at 18.87% in Q1 2026, 18.78% in Q4 2025, and 20.75% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 20.42% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 18.87% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 18.78% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 20.75% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 20.47% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.30% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 20.28% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 21.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.33% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 20.44% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 19.77% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 20.03% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 25.93% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 20.60% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 20.71% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 19.95% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 19.15% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 18.36% |