Kelly Services (KELYB) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)

Kelly Services (KELYB) recorded quarterly Operating Income of -$5.1 million in Q1 2026, down 628.57% quarter-over-quarter from -$700000.0 in Q4 2025, and down 147.22% on a YoY basis from $10.8 million in Q1 2025.

Kelly Services (KELYB) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kelly Services' Operating Income history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$5.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 147.22% year-over-year to -$5.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$85.7 million (down 175.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$69.8 million, down 362.25% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was -$5.1 million for Q1 2026 at Kelly Services, down from -$700000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $26.8 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$102.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged -$4.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Income jumped 2500.0% in 2024, then plunged 4026.92% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$21.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 134.11% to $7.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 876.71% to -$56.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 98.77% to -$700000.0 in 2025, then sank by 628.57% to -$5.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$5.1 million (Q1 2026), -$700000.0 (Q4 2025), and -$102.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.78 Bn 2.80 Bn 724.93 Mn 91.02 Mn
2 Robert Half 3.22 Bn 2.94 Bn 479.91 Mn 36.91 Mn
3 Trinet 2.24 Bn 773.79 Mn 1.16 Bn 54.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.58 Bn 1.36 Bn 723.00 Mn 28.30 Mn
5 Insperity 1.39 Bn 830.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 62.00 Mn
6 Kforce 855.23 Mn 853.89 Mn 90.07 Mn 12.01 Mn
7 Barrett Business Services 853.68 Mn 761.81 Mn 43.19 Mn -6.47 Mn
8 Kelly Services 411.77 Mn 386.17 Mn 196.40 Mn -5.10 Mn
9 TrueBlue 211.02 Mn 186.88 Mn 79.02 Mn -17.85 Mn
10 Kelly Services - - 196.40 Mn -5.10 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -5.10 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -700,000.00
Sep 28, 2025 -102.10 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 22.20 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 10.80 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -56.70 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 2.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 26.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 7.30 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 100,000.00
Jul 2, 2023 6.20 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 10.70 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -18.50 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 -21.40 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 8.20 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 23.40 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 9.00 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 13.70 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 10.60 Mn