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Kelly Services, Inc.
KELYB 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
- −5.77%
- EPS
- −40.4%
- Free cash flow
- −48.9%
- Total debt
- +5.11%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
26.64
1.12
−4.03%
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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 Jun ’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 | 4,063 | (2.4%) | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross margin, % | 17.18 | 17.75 | 17.63 | 18.08 | 18.33 | 18.72 | 20.38 | 19.88 | 20.37 | 20.07 | 19.67 | +2.9 pt | ||||||
| EBT | 150 | 82 | (9) | 116 | (107) | 186 | (71) | 25 | (22) | (79) | (99) | n/m | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 2.84 | 1.52 | (0.17) | 2.17 | (2.36) | 3.78 | (1.43) | 0.51 | (0.51) | (1.85) | (2.43) | (4.7) pt | ||||||
| Net income | 121 | 72 | 23 | 112 | (72) | 156 | (62) | 36 | (1) | (254) | (273) | 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 | 117.09 | (1.5%) | |||||
| Earnings | 3.15 | 1.84 | 0.59 | 2.85 | (1.83) | 3.93 | (1.64) | 0.99 | (0.02) | (7.24) | (7.81) | n/m | ||||||
| Cash flow | 1.05 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 2.61 | 4.73 | 2.16 | (2.00) | 2.14 | 0.76 | 3.49 | 0.78 | +14.3% | ||||||
| Capex | (0.33) | (0.64) | (0.66) | (0.16) | 1.02 | (0.28) | (0.05) | (0.43) | (0.19) | (0.21) | (0.16) | (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 | 0.62 | +18.4% | ||||||
| Book value | 26.56 | 30.07 | 29.88 | 32.34 | 30.61 | 33.91 | 32.92 | 34.92 | 34.78 | 27.82 | 28.30 | +0.5% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | (0.9%) | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 7.10 | 15.49 | 39.30 | 7.67 | 0.00 | 4.34 | 0.00 | 21.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.6 | |||||
| P/S | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.1 | ||||||
| P/B | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.94 | 0.6 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.1 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 30.44 | 23.14 | 22.93 | 9.09 | 2.88 | 8.66 | (7.16) | 11.70 | 34.58 | 3.26 | 45.51 | 14.0 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 40 | 71 | 61 | 102 | 186 | 85 | (76) | 77 | 27 | 123 | 27 | +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 | 22 | +17.3% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 444 | 458 | 503 | 522 | 624 | 494 | 586 | 607 | 539 | 447 | 430 | +0.1% | |||||
| Net debt | (30) | (22) | (33) | 21 | (153) | (31) | (98) | (126) | 200 | 69 | 54 | n/m | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,012 | 1,152 | 1,160 | 1,265 | 1,203 | 1,336 | 1,254 | 1,254 | 1,235 | 977 | 982 | (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) | (11.41) | (16.4) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 4.02 | 4.61 | 4.85 | 3.98 | (5.57) | 2.33 | 0.80 | 1.35 | (0.66) | (4.17) | (5.54) | (8.2) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 12.39 | 6.52 | 1.98 | 9.18 | (5.84) | 12.18 | (4.83) | 2.90 | (0.05) | (22.98) | (24.32) | (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 Jun 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. | $2.9B | 17.1× | 20.0× | −4.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | +50.65% (above 0%: growing) | +17.54% (above 0%: growing) | 20.07% | 6.52% | Compare |
| MAN ManpowerGroup Inc. | $2.2B | 18.0× | 16.0× | +4.44% (above 0%: growing) | +86.44% (above 0%: growing) | −135.70% (below 0%: shrinking) | 15.85% | 1.70% | Compare |
| NSP Insperity, Inc. | $1.9B | — (loss-making) | 48.9× | +1.69% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +147.67% (above 0%: growing) | 12.87% | 0.36% | Compare |
| KFRC Kforce, Inc. | $1.0B | 27.1× | 21.0× | +4.49% (above 0%: growing) | +23.73% (above 0%: growing) | −145.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.47% | 5.37% | Compare |
| BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc. | $788.4M | 23.4× | 24.3× | +3.77% (above 0%: growing) | −26.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | −5.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.31% | 4.82% | Compare |
| KELYB Kelly Services, Inc. | $659.7M | — (loss-making) | — | −5.77% (below 0%: shrinking) | −40.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | −48.93% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.42% | 1.55% | |
| KELYA Kelly Services, Inc. | $610.2M | — (loss-making) | 25.8× | −5.77% (below 0%: shrinking) | −40.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | −48.93% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.42% | 1.55% | Compare |
| TBI TrueBlue, Inc. | $297.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +11.78% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −49.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.67% | (0.26%) | Compare |
| HQI HireQuest, Inc. | $226.7M | 27.6× | 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 | $909.2M | 23.4× | 24.0× | +4.11% | +37.19% | −43.21% | 20.37% | 3.26% |
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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