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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 5.77%, EPS fell 40.4%, free cash flow fell 48.9% and total debt rose 5.11%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 15.04 | 20.18 | 21.50 | 20.66 | 10.35 | 16.63 | 13.64 | 14.86 | 13.93 | 8.38 |
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| High | 27.80 | 28.50 | 34.30 | 29.43 | 90.36 | 60.00 | 26.64 | 21.65 | 25.00 | 15.15 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 440,000 | 370,000 | 350,000 | 300,000 | 3,700 | 4,200 | 3,600 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 4.80 | 4.89 | 5.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 1.31 | 1.03 | 1.18 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 17.18 | 17.75 | 17.63 | 18.08 | 18.33 | 18.72 | 20.38 | 19.88 | 20.37 | 20.07 | |||||
| EBT | 150 | 82 | (9) | 116 | (107) | 186 | (71) | 25 | (22) | (79) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 2.84 | 1.52 | (0.17) | 2.17 | (2.36) | 3.78 | (1.43) | 0.51 | (0.51) | (1.85) | |||||
| Net income | 121 | 72 | 23 | 112 | (72) | 156 | (62) | 36 | (1) | (254) | |||||
| Depreciation | 21 | 23 | 26 | 54 | 193 | 51 | 93 | 50 | 124 | 155 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Earnings | 3.15 | 1.84 | 0.59 | 2.85 | (1.83) | 3.93 | (1.64) | 0.99 | (0.02) | (7.24) | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.05 | 1.85 | 1.58 | 2.61 | 4.73 | 2.16 | (2.00) | 2.14 | 0.76 | 3.49 | |||||
| Capex | (0.33) | (0.64) | (0.66) | (0.16) | 1.02 | (0.28) | (0.05) | (0.43) | (0.19) | (0.21) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.72 | 1.21 | 0.92 | 2.46 | 5.75 | 1.87 | (2.05) | 1.71 | 0.57 | 3.28 | |||||
| Book value | 26.56 | 30.07 | 29.88 | 32.34 | 30.61 | 33.91 | 32.92 | 34.92 | 34.78 | 27.82 | |||||
| Shares, m | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 7.10 | 15.49 | 39.30 | 7.67 | 0.00 | 4.34 | 0.00 | 21.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.07 | |||||
| P/B | 0.84 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.31 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.09 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 30.44 | 23.14 | 22.93 | 9.09 | 2.88 | 8.66 | (7.16) | 11.70 | 34.58 | 3.26 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 40 | 71 | 61 | 102 | 186 | 85 | (76) | 77 | 27 | 123 | ||||
| Capex | (13) | (25) | (26) | (6) | 40 | (11) | (2) | (15) | (7) | (7) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 27 | 46 | 36 | 96 | 226 | 74 | (78) | 61 | 20 | 115 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 444 | 458 | 503 | 522 | 624 | 494 | 586 | 607 | 539 | 447 | ||||
| Total debt | — | 10 | 2 | 47 | 70 | 82 | 56 | — | 239 | 102 | |||||
| Net debt | (30) | (22) | (33) | 21 | (153) | (31) | (98) | (126) | 200 | 69 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,012 | 1,152 | 1,160 | 1,265 | 1,203 | 1,336 | 1,254 | 1,254 | 1,235 | 977 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 5.96 | 3.20 | 0.98 | 4.64 | (2.86) | 5.67 | (2.25) | 1.39 | (0.02) | (10.41) | ||||
| ROIC | 4.02 | 4.61 | 4.85 | 3.98 | (5.57) | 2.33 | 0.80 | 1.35 | (0.66) | (4.17) | |||||
| ROE | 12.39 | 6.52 | 1.98 | 9.18 | (5.84) | 12.18 | (4.83) | 2.90 | (0.05) | (22.98) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN ManpowerGroup Inc. | $2.5B | 23.7× | 12.0× | +7.54% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +96.09% (above 0%: growing) | 16.05% | 2.30% | Compare |
| NSP Insperity, Inc. | $1.9B | — (loss-making) | 40.1× | +1.69% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +147.67% (above 0%: growing) | 12.87% | 0.36% | Compare |
| KFRC Kforce, Inc. | $937.5M | 24.2× | 19.4× | +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. | $779.9M | 22.8× | 21.5× | +3.77% (above 0%: growing) | −26.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | −5.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.31% | 4.82% | Compare |
| HHR HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR | $761.1M | 6.5× | 7.9× | +4.60% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +41.15% (above 0%: growing) | 56.09% | 51.95% | 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. | $582.7M | — (loss-making) | 19.2× | −5.77% (below 0%: shrinking) | −40.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | −48.93% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.42% | 1.55% | Compare |
| TBI TrueBlue, Inc. | $278.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +11.78% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −49.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.67% | (0.26%) | Compare |
| HQI HireQuest, Inc. | $252.7M | 29.2× | 25.2× | +6.04% (above 0%: growing) | +150.00% (above 0%: growing) | −37.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 41.28% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $770.5M | 23.7× | 19.4× | +4.55% | −1.33% | −21.44% | 20.55% | 3.56% |
Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYB) key facts
- Concern: Kelly Services, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.3 billion, down 1.87% from fiscal 2024.
- Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYB) is a Staffing & Employment Services company in the Industrials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 9, 2026, KELYB traded at $22.19, a market capitalization of $659.7 million.
- Return on equity was −23.0% and debt-to-equity 0.08.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.77 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.