Kelly Services (KELYB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Kelly Services (KELYB) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 5.98% in Q1 2026, down 28.42% quarter-over-quarter from 4.65% in Q4 2025, and down 424.0% on a YoY basis from 1.84% in Q1 2025.
Kelly Services (KELYB) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Kelly Services' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.98% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 424.0% year-over-year to 5.98%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.98% (down 424.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.31%, down 346.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 5.98% for Q1 2026 at Kelly Services, down from 4.65% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 3.45% in Q2 2022 to a low of 7.64% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.47% across 5 years, with a median of 0.54% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed surged 423 bps in 2024, then plunged 1033 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.23% in 2022, then grew by 28 bps to 1.57% in 2023, then slumped by 152 bps to 0.82% in 2024, then plunged by 465 bps to 4.65% in 2025, then dropped by 28 bps to 5.98% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.98% (Q1 2026), 4.65% (Q4 2025), and 7.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.82% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 4.93% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 81.52% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.46% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | -2.62% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 18.92% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 19.89% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -5.98% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -10.37% |
| 10 | Kelly Services | - | - | 196.40 Mn | -5.98% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -5.98% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -4.65% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -7.64% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -1.22% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -1.74% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -0.82% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 2.69% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.57% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -0.10% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -1.50% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -1.33% |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -0.54% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 1.23% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.52% |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 1.93% |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 1.77% |