Growth Metrics

Trinet (TNET) Operating Margin (2013 - 2026)

Trinet's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.4% in Q1 2026, up 69.0% year-on-year from 2.61% in Q1 2025, and down 95.04% quarter-over-quarter from 88.78% in Q4 2025.

Trinet has reported Operating Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 4.4% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 69.0% year-over-year to 4.4%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.8% (down 256.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 88.98%, up 78.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.4%, down from 88.78% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 88.78% in Q4 2025, with the low at 1.46% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 16.42%, with a median of 8.02% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin surged 7938 bps in 2024 and tumbled 781 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing TNET's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 4.49% in 2022, then jumped by 47 bps to 6.61% in 2023, then surged by 1202 bps to 85.98% in 2024, then climbed by 3 bps to 88.78% in 2025, then slumped by 95 bps to 4.4% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.4% (Q1 2026), 88.78% (Q4 2025), and 1.46% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.40%
Dec 31, 2025 88.78%
Sep 30, 2025 -1.46%
Jun 30, 2025 -1.37%
Mar 31, 2025 3.72%
Dec 31, 2024 85.98%
Sep 30, 2024 4.63%
Jun 30, 2024 6.44%
Mar 31, 2024 9.52%
Dec 31, 2023 6.61%
Sep 30, 2023 9.49%
Jun 30, 2023 8.02%
Mar 31, 2023 13.56%
Dec 31, 2022 4.49%
Sep 30, 2022 9.67%
Jun 30, 2022 9.92%
Mar 31, 2022 16.75%
Dec 31, 2021 7.39%
Sep 30, 2021 9.15%
Jun 30, 2021 11.00%
Mar 31, 2021 13.02%
Dec 31, 2020 2.82%
Sep 30, 2020 4.62%
Jun 30, 2020 18.25%
Mar 31, 2020 11.45%
Dec 31, 2019 6.19%
Sep 30, 2019 7.02%
Jun 30, 2019 5.88%
Mar 31, 2019 8.78%
Dec 31, 2018 4.58%
Sep 30, 2018 7.09%
Jun 30, 2018 8.94%
Mar 31, 2018 8.25%
Dec 31, 2017 5.66%
Sep 30, 2017 7.70%
Jun 30, 2017 7.12%
Mar 31, 2017 6.19%
Dec 31, 2016 5.30%
Sep 30, 2016 3.77%
Jun 30, 2016 3.49%
Mar 31, 2016 3.55%
Dec 31, 2015 4.08%
Sep 30, 2015 1.75%
Jun 30, 2015 0.94%
Mar 31, 2015 4.96%
Dec 31, 2014 3.35%
Sep 30, 2014 3.82%
Jun 30, 2014 3.82%
Mar 31, 2014 4.97%
Dec 31, 2013 4.89%
Sep 30, 2013 1.63%
Jun 30, 2013 3.83%
Mar 31, 2013 6.15%