TrueBlue (TBI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
TrueBlue (TBI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.37% for Q1 2026, up 696.0% year-over-year from 1.3% in Q1 2025, and down 16.94% on a QoQ basis from 8.86% in Q4 2025.
TrueBlue (TBI) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.37% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 696.0% year-over-year to 10.37% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.37% (up 696.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.99%, up 580.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 10.37% in Q1 2026 per TBI's latest filing, from 8.86% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.43% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 17.55% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.77% (2024), against an average of 3.17%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 1609 bps; it then jumped 1104 bps in 2025.
- Tracing TBI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 9.52% in 2022, then sank by 136 bps to 3.39% in 2023, then tumbled by 417 bps to 17.55% in 2024, then jumped by 49 bps to 8.86% in 2025, then retreated by 17 bps to 10.37% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest TBI Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.37% (Q1 2026), 8.86% (Q4 2025), and 5.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.82% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 4.93% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 81.52% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.46% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | -2.62% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 18.92% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 19.89% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -5.98% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -10.37% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 1.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -10.37% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | -8.86% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | -5.25% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -6.43% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -17.32% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -17.55% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -16.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.39% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -1.16% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 2.49% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 7.02% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 9.52% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 11.43% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 11.22% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 9.50% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 8.97% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 7.18% |
| Jun 27, 2021 | 6.49% |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 0.95% |
| Dec 27, 2020 | -25.89% |
| Sep 27, 2020 | -25.13% |
| Jun 28, 2020 | -20.05% |
| Mar 29, 2020 | -12.45% |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 7.33% |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.46% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 8.44% |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 8.19% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 8.87% |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 9.38% |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 8.89% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.54% |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 9.03% |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 9.10% |
| Apr 2, 2017 | -2.25% |
| Jan 1, 2017 | -1.94% |
| Sep 23, 2016 | -0.84% |
| Jun 24, 2016 | -0.20% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 9.74% |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 10.49% |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 11.74% |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 11.51% |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 10.32% |
| Dec 26, 2014 | 9.66% |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 10.23% |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 11.43% |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 11.46% |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 10.14% |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 8.72% |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 8.14% |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 8.67% |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 10.90% |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 11.29% |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 11.59% |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 10.93% |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 10.59% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 9.74% |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 20.19% |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 12.23% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 7.06% |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 6.66% |