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Barrett Business Services, Inc.
BBSI Industrials Staffing & Employment Services
Barrett Business Services, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.2 billion, up 8.37% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 3.77%, EPS fell 26.4% and free cash flow fell 5.41%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 | Dec '20 | Dec '19 | Dec '18 | Dec '17 | Dec '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
17.00 | 21.35 | 15.21 | 13.86 | 13.65 | 15.40 | 13.96 | 11.09 | 18.46 | 24.86 |
Piotroski F-Score |
6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Altman Z-Score |
3.44 | 3.66 | 3.18 | 3.16 | 2.53 | 2.31 | 2.23 | 1.99 | 2.10 | 2.21 |
P/S ratio |
0.75 | 0.99 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.55 |
P/FCF ratio |
19.66 | 0.00 | 13.94 | 56.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.16 | 6.51 | 4.24 | 6.23 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.87 | 2.88 | 2.74 | 2.91 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 1.84 | 0.95 | 0.69 | 0.36 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.54) | (1.95) | (2.45) | (2.49) | (2.01) | (2.33) | (2.61) | (2.61) | (3.06) | (2.62) |
P/Operating CF |
12.18 | 21.22 | 13.53 | 21.50 | 11.61 | 10.14 | 34.38 | 18.37 | 8.85 | 20.22 |
Dividend Safety Score |
90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/B ratio |
3.85 | 5.12 | 3.89 | 3.73 | 2.50 | 2.61 | 3.92 | 3.53 | 5.22 | 6.68 |
Price to Tangible BV |
4.80 | 6.53 | 5.11 | 5.10 | 3.24 | 3.44 | 5.44 | 5.90 | 11.30 | 21.28 |
EV/Sales |
0.70 | 0.98 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.43 |
EV/EBITDA |
12.27 | 16.61 | 9.80 | 8.23 | 6.20 | 6.19 | 7.98 | 6.51 | 8.58 | 11.34 |
EV/Operating CF |
13.10 | 110.94 | 9.88 | 19.31 | (19.77) | (9.08) | 5.63 | 3.84 | 2.69 | 4.54 |
EV/FCF |
18.31 | (275.30) | 11.96 | 45.45 | (13.73) | (6.94) | 6.54 | 4.15 | 2.78 | 4.89 |
Quick Ratio |
1.01 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.20 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.84 |
Current Ratio |
1.29 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.40 | 1.24 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.86 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
(2.23) | (1.81) | (2.25) | (2.45) | (4.67) | (6.42) | (4.42) | (3.69) | (4.51) | (3.12) |
Debt/Assets |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.47% | 0.48% | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.64% | 0.79% |
Debt/Equity |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Asset Turnover |
1.63 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.26 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 1.46 | 1.56 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.21 | 0.19 | 1.33 | 0.59 | (0.41) | (0.83) | 1.60 | 1.83 | 4.48 | 4.27 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(2.27) | (1.86) | (1.65) | (2.56) | (1.28) | (1.78) | (2.78) | (1.23) | (0.68) | (1.74) |
Interest Coverage |
363.53 | 335.85 | 365.36 | 418.26 | 118.07 | 29.06 | 28.22 | 35.16 | 95.66 | 35.86 |
| 23.55% | 25.20% | 26.85% | 24.47% | 18.72% | 18.25% | 33.21% | 36.62% | 31.75% | 30.26% | |
| 7.14% | 7.22% | 7.19% | 6.59% | 5.00% | 4.13% | 5.97% | 5.29% | 3.98% | 3.49% | |
ROIC |
46.36% | 37.53% | 80.75% | 203.71% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
29.27% | 30.57% | 32.75% | 28.55% | 29.84% | 22.19% | 42.57% | 192.75% | 231.15% | (143.42%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
74.04 | 75.64 | 61.23 | 56.72 | 59.50 | 51.79 | 63.87 | 58.82 | 54.86 | 54.92 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
15.36% | 16.24% | 16.34% | 16.09% | 16.25% | 16.11% | 16.33% | 15.46% | 13.38% | 13.48% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.84% | 0.77% | 0.79% | 0.70% | 0.56% | 0.39% | 0.76% | 0.58% | 0.45% | 0.33% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.01) | (0.04) | (0.10) | (0.08) | (0.25) | (0.33) | (0.39) | (0.75) | (0.62) | (0.59) |
Graham Number |
21.24 | 19.72 | 17.74 | 15.34 | 14.03 | 12.77 | 14.50 | 10.85 | 7.70 | 5.93 |
Earnings Yield |
5.88% | 4.68% | 6.57% | 7.22% | 7.32% | 6.50% | 7.16% | 9.01% | 5.42% | 4.02% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
5.09% | (0.36%) | 7.17% | 1.78% | (4.27%) | (7.07%) | 9.84% | 15.37% | 23.57% | 16.04% |
Revenue per Share |
48.42 | 43.89 | 39.72 | 36.97 | 31.67 | 29.06 | 31.62 | 32.03 | 31.63 | 29.08 |
Operating CF per Share |
2.58 | 0.39 | 2.50 | 0.97 | (0.51) | (0.92) | 2.59 | 2.38 | 3.88 | 2.78 |
Capex per Share |
(0.73) | (0.54) | (0.43) | (0.56) | (0.23) | (0.28) | (0.36) | (0.18) | (0.13) | (0.20) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
1.84 | (0.16) | 2.06 | 0.41 | (0.74) | (1.21) | 2.23 | 2.20 | 3.75 | 2.58 |
Cash per Share |
6.14 | 4.67 | 5.65 | 5.60 | 7.74 | 8.81 | 8.19 | 5.32 | 5.64 | 3.63 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
9.41 | 8.49 | 7.40 | 6.24 | 6.91 | 6.54 | 5.76 | 4.05 | 3.05 | 2.41 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
9.41 | 8.49 | 7.40 | 6.24 | 6.91 | 6.54 | 5.76 | 4.05 | 3.05 | 2.41 |
Free Cash Flow |
47.18 | (4.06) | 55.52 | 11.81 | (22.26) | (36.52) | 66.34 | 64.59 | 109.17 | 74.66 |
Working Capital |
118.77 | 116.55 | 104.25 | 119.63 | 91.32 | 117.24 | 81.73 | (5.06) | (14.02) | (39.78) |
Capital Expenditures |
(18.78) | (14.15) | (11.71) | (15.97) | (6.80) | (8.61) | (10.80) | (5.19) | (3.69) | (5.65) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(13.43) | (48.66) | (74.90) | (54.73) | (131.70) | (168.84) | (265.28) | (315.38) | (285.42) | (276.81) |
EV/EBIT |
13.90 | 18.72 | 10.95 | 9.10 | 6.96 | 7.01 | 8.60 | 7.25 | 10.14 | 12.61 |
Capex to Sales |
0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Price to Operating Income |
14.92 | 18.95 | 12.76 | 11.24 | 11.86 | 14.30 | 13.35 | 11.36 | 15.47 | 16.08 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.12 |
Cash ROIC |
11.85% | (1.18%) | 15.80% | 3.50% | (5.00%) | (7.79%) | 15.80% | 23.12% | 42.42% | 41.64% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
5.08 | 5.49 | 6.23 | 6.60 | 6.81 | 6.08 | 5.95 | 6.49 | 6.95 | 7.71 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
137.75 | 133.23 | 111.30 | 128.56 | 162.64 | 129.98 | 142.14 | 158.71 | 150.72 | 170.33 |
Inventory Turnover |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Days of Payables |
2.77 | 2.78 | 2.91 | 3.68 | 2.18 | 2.48 | 2.98 | 2.10 | 2.47 | 2.60 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Average Receivables |
244.39 | 208.29 | 171.62 | 159.77 | 140.35 | 144.94 | 158.25 | 144.97 | 132.42 | 109.03 |
Average Payables |
7.11 | 6.69 | 7.43 | 6.37 | 4.62 | 5.37 | 5.16 | 4.75 | 5.06 | 4.08 |
Average Assets |
762.29 | 733.52 | 704.24 | 716.95 | 760.95 | 817.94 | 808.51 | 719.29 | 632.19 | 539.33 |
Average Common Equity |
231.20 | 210.27 | 188.49 | 193.19 | 203.38 | 185.02 | 145.42 | 103.94 | 79.26 | 62.12 |
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