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Kelly Services, Inc.
KELYA Industrials Staffing & Employment Services
Kelly Services, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.3 billion, down 1.87% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −0.83%
- EPS
- +98.8%
- Free cash flow
- −97.5%
- Total debt
- +3.46%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
13.87
3.04
−17.98%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Sep ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 5,277 | 5,374 | 5,514 | 5,356 | 4,516 | 4,910 | 4,965 | 4,836 | 4,332 | 4,251 | 4,055 | (2.4%) | 4,103 | 4,255 | — | 0.0% | |
| Gross margin, % | 17.18 | 17.75 | 17.63 | 18.08 | 18.33 | 18.72 | 20.38 | 19.88 | 20.37 | 20.07 | 19.72 | +2.9 pt | ||||||
| EBT | 150 | 82 | (9) | 116 | (107) | 186 | (71) | 25 | (22) | (79) | 5 | n/m | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 2.84 | 1.52 | (0.17) | 2.17 | (2.36) | 3.78 | (1.43) | 0.51 | (0.51) | (1.85) | 0.11 | (4.7) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 121 | 72 | 23 | 112 | (72) | 156 | (62) | 36 | (1) | (254) | (125) | n/m | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 138.50 | 140.32 | 142.11 | 136.97 | 114.91 | 124.61 | 130.33 | 134.70 | 122.02 | 121.11 | 116.87 | (1.5%) | |||||
| Earnings | 3.15 | 1.84 | 0.59 | 2.85 | (1.83) | 3.93 | (1.64) | 0.99 | (0.02) | (7.24) | (3.60) | n/m | ||||||
| Cash flow | 1.05 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 2.61 | 4.73 | 2.16 | (2.00) | 2.14 | 0.76 | 3.49 | (0.06) | +14.3% | ||||||
| Capex | (0.33) | (0.64) | (0.66) | (0.16) | 1.02 | (0.28) | (0.05) | (0.43) | (0.19) | (0.21) | 0.00 | (4.8%) | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 0.72 | 1.21 | 0.92 | 2.46 | 5.75 | 1.87 | (2.05) | 1.71 | 0.57 | 3.28 | (0.06) | +18.4% | ||||||
| Book value | 26.56 | 30.07 | 29.88 | 32.34 | 30.61 | 33.91 | 32.92 | 34.92 | 34.78 | 27.82 | 28.25 | +0.5% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | (0.9%) | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 7.31 | 14.88 | 36.57 | 7.95 | 0.00 | 4.28 | 0.00 | 22.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.3 | |||||
| P/S | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.1 | ||||||
| P/B | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.40 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 0.6 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.1 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 31.37 | 22.22 | 21.27 | 129.14 | 2.90 | 8.54 | (7.00) | 11.89 | 34.60 | 3.28 | (75.56) | 25.8 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 40 | 71 | 61 | 102 | 186 | 85 | (76) | 77 | 27 | 123 | (2) | +13.2% | |||||
| Capex | (13) | (25) | (26) | (6) | 40 | (11) | (2) | (15) | (7) | (7) | (6) | (5.7%) | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 27 | 46 | 36 | 96 | 226 | 74 | (78) | 61 | 20 | 115 | (2) | +17.3% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 444 | 458 | 503 | 522 | 624 | 494 | 586 | 607 | 539 | 447 | 486 | +0.1% | |||||
| Net debt | (30) | (22) | (33) | 21 | (153) | (31) | (98) | (126) | 200 | 69 | 100 | n/m | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,012 | 1,152 | 1,160 | 1,265 | 1,203 | 1,336 | 1,254 | 1,254 | 1,235 | 977 | 980 | (0.4%) | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 5.96 | 3.20 | 0.98 | 4.64 | (2.86) | 5.67 | (2.25) | 1.39 | (0.02) | (10.41) | 0.00 | (16.4) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 4.02 | 4.61 | 4.85 | 3.98 | (5.57) | 2.33 | 0.80 | 1.35 | (0.66) | (4.17) | 0.63 | (8.2) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 12.39 | 6.52 | 1.98 | 9.18 | (5.84) | 12.18 | (4.83) | 2.90 | (0.05) | (22.98) | 0.00 | (35.4) pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 440,000 | 370,000 | 350,000 | 300,000 | 3,700 | 4,200 | 3,600 | — | +14.1% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 4.80 | 4.89 | 5.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 1.31 | 1.03 | 1.18 | — | (14.4%) | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 5 Nov 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. vs peers in Staffing & Employment Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNET TriNet Group, Inc. | $3.1B | 18.0× | 20.0× | −4.36% (below 0%: shrinking) | −3.73% (below 0%: shrinking) | −3.64% (below 0%: shrinking) | 17.21% | 3.27% | Compare |
| MAN ManpowerGroup Inc. | $2.2B | 17.9× | 16.0× | +4.44% (above 0%: growing) | +87.18% (above 0%: growing) | −135.70% (below 0%: shrinking) | 15.85% | 1.70% | Compare |
| NSP Insperity, Inc. | $1.9B | 685× | 48.9× | +1.73% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +15.00% (above 0%: growing) | 12.54% | (0.12%) | Compare |
| KFRC Kforce, Inc. | $997.7M | 23.3× | 21.0× | +7.55% (above 0%: growing) | +42.86% (above 0%: growing) | −70.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.19% | 6.29% | Compare |
| BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc. | $736.5M | 23.6× | 24.3× | +4.74% (above 0%: growing) | −13.75% (below 0%: shrinking) | −36.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | 21.75% | 6.36% | Compare |
| KELYB Kelly Services, Inc. | $659.7M | — (loss-making) | — | −0.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −97.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.97% | 0.06% | Compare |
| KELYA Kelly Services, Inc. | $515.3M | — (loss-making) | 25.8× | −0.83% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −97.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.97% | 0.06% | |
| TBI TrueBlue, Inc. | $376.3M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +20.75% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −20.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.55% | 2.30% | Compare |
| HQI HireQuest, Inc. | $239.2M | 29.2× | 24.0× | +6.04% (above 0%: growing) | +150.00% (above 0%: growing) | −37.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 41.28% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $867.1M | 23.4× | 22.5× | +4.59% | +42.86% | −37.11% | 20.76% | 2.79% |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 13 April 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
0.00%
Hunt Equity Opportunities, LLC (“Hunt”)
92.20%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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