TrueBlue (TBI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
TrueBlue (TBI) reported Operating Margin of 4.48% for Q1 2026, down 66.0% year-over-year from 13.17% in Q1 2025, and up 36.36% on a QoQ basis from 7.04% in Q4 2025.
TrueBlue (TBI) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 4.48% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 66.0% year-over-year to 4.48% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.06% (up 289.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.89%, up 303.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin grew to 4.48% in Q1 2026 per TBI's latest filing, from 7.04% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 5.14% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 15.13% in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 1.38% (2023), against an average of 1.87%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Margin tumbled 1375 bps; it then soared 1439 bps in 2025.
- Tracing TBI's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.23% in 2022, then sank by 243 bps to 1.75% in 2023, then sank by 54 bps to 2.7% in 2024, then plunged by 161 bps to 7.04% in 2025, then soared by 36 bps to 4.48% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest TBI Operating Margin figures stand at 4.48% (Q1 2026), 7.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.55% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.84% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 4.40% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.63% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.27% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -2.11% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.63% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.49% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.48% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 22.63% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -4.48% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -7.04% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -0.03% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -0.74% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -3.81% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -2.70% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -1.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.75% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -0.58% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | -1.38% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | -1.28% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 1.23% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 4.18% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 5.14% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.17% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 3.53% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 3.70% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 3.67% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 1.35% |
| Dec 27, 2020 | 1.76% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 2.68% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | -5.91% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | -35.51% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 1.24% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 4.58% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.55% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.59% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 2.60% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.17% |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 733.66% |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.53% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 4.43% |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 2.99% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 1.13% |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 3.19% |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 3.98% |
| Jun 24, 2016 | -11.42% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 1.33% |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 4.09% |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 4.86% |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 3.78% |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 1.35% |
| Dec 26, 2014 | 4.59% |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 4.67% |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 3.97% |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 0.61% |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 4.73% |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 6.20% |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 4.10% |
| Mar 29, 2013 | -2.01% |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 3.03% |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 6.04% |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 4.88% |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 0.77% |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 3.06% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 6.03% |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 4.31% |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 0.36% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.77% |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 5.20% |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 3.74% |
| Mar 26, 2010 | -1.74% |
| Dec 25, 2009 | 1.15% |
| Sep 25, 2009 | 4.72% |
| Jun 26, 2009 | 2.09% |