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Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI R2KR3K

Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services · United States
https://www.bbsi.com
Company Profile ↓
$33.91
-28.31% 1Y
Mkt Cap$821.81M
P/E25.31
P/B3.47
Div. Yield0.97%
52W High$48.67
52W Low$26.62
Book Value$9.57
EPS (TTM)$1.34

Company Overview

Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. It develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. The company also offers professional employer services under which it enters into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers compensation coverage, and other administration functions for the client's existing workforce. In addition, it provides staffing and recruiting services, such as on-demand or short-term staffing assignment, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management services. The company serves customers in various industries, including construction, waste management and remediation services, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, health care, leisure and hospitality, retail, professional and advisory services, and wholesale trade industries. Barrett Business Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 16.3%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Healthy Capital Returns

Return on capital employed stands at 16.7%.

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 10.0% per year over the last five years.

Steady Revenue Expansion

Revenue has grown at a 10.9% CAGR over the past five years.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 25.3, below the sector median of 27.4.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.24B (+8.4% YoY); net profit $54.45M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +3.8%, earnings -25.7%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 10.9%, profit CAGR 10.0%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:10.91%
1 Year:3.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:10.03%
1 Year:-25.70%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-28.31%
6 Months:+17.99%
3 Months:+3.01%
1 Month:+2.73%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 33% of range
$26.62 $48.67
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)45.72 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+2.73%
3M+3.01%
6M+17.99%
1Y-28.31%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 25.31 is below the sector median of 27.38 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Compounding revenue at 10.9% over 5 years.
  • Profit CAGR of 10.0% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading 30.3% below its 52-week high.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
25.31
Industry PE
27.38
Forward P/E
16.75
PEG Ratio
1.76
Book Value
$9.57
Price to Book
3.47
P/S
0.63
EV/EBITDA
13.55
Dividend Yield
0.97%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
10.91%
Profit 5Y
10.03%
Revenue (YoY)
3.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-25.70%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
16.66%
ROE
16.33%
ROA
4.58%
Profit Margin
2.77%
Op Margin
4.82%
Gross Margin
20.60%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.52
EPS (TTM)
$1.34

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.12
Quick Ratio
0.91
Current Ratio
1.14
Debt
$24.50M
Total Assets
$711.28M
Current Assets
$538.01M
Working Capital
$118.77M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
5.17%
Chg in Prom Hold
0.07%
FII / Inst Holding
90.36%
Chg in FII Hold
0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$821.81M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.27B
EBITDA
$56.24M
Free Cash Flow
$47.18M
Operating Cash Flow
$65.95M
Shares Outstanding
24.24M
Gross Margin
20.60%
Payout Ratio
23.88%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc. R2KR3K 33.91 25.31 $821.81M 0.97% 16.66% 16.33% 10.91% 10.03%
2 SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE 147.95 -134.50 $1.12T 0.00% -3.22% -11.95% 34.08% -3.34%
3 CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K 813.94 35.05 $374.15B 0.76% 17.98% 56.97% 2.29% 5.24%
4 GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE 337.12 39.85 $349.78B 0.50% 9.52% 48.23% -7.42% -5.36%
5 RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE 200.79 35.41 $270.62B 1.31% 8.28% 12.27% 2.61% 2.62%
6 GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI 941.95 26.98 $250.87B 0.20% 6.30% 82.58% 8.68% -
7 DE Deere & Company SPXR3K 693.53 39.29 $187.33B 1.05% 12.53% 18.35% 3.43% 5.10%
8 UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K 291.88 23.83 $173.40B 1.92% 15.22% 39.70% 2.30% 7.77%
9 BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE 212.25 76.08 $167.63B 0.00% -9.01% - 1.67% -3.28%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue 198.72M193.76M190.97M203.42M225.10M221.10M210.00M225.57M240.13M244.73M223.97M-----------------------292.57M307.66M318.95M321.13M307.00M-
Cost of Revenue ----------------------------------249.94M234.40M242.18M252.86M263.82M-
Gross Profit 42.89M41.16M10.39M42.25M49.56M43.34M10.45M44.21M54.92M48.95M16.26M48.48M59.69M62.24M28.35M55.12M70.76M54.02M26.05M46.64M59.23M50.98M30.86M57.47M60.23M40.35M66.89M66.90M41.54M67.05M68.33M39.57M67.90M74.41M42.62M73.26M76.77M68.27M43.19M64.85M
Operating Expenses ----------------------------------46.80M50.23M51.98M49.74M49.65M-
Operating Income 16.73M14.08M-12.27M12.99M18.30M--17.10M15.17M19.93M--14.17M11.59M22.07M--5.78M15.14M28.44M--7.06M12.22M22.31M--7.54M20.48M17.72M-1.32M23.09M22.35M-1.36M21.51M22.30M-4.70M20.41M23.45M-4.17M23.03M24.78M18.52M-6.47M15.40M
EBITDA ----------------------------------464.00K27.41M28.89M23.06M-2.22M-
Interest Expense ----------------------------------44.00K44.00K45.00K38.00K42.00K-
Pretax Income -----------------------------------1.54M25.33M26.75M20.86M-4.44M-
Tax Provision -----------------------------------517.00K6.88M6.13M4.46M10.37M-
Net Income 10.97M11.45M-8.00M8.52M10.23M8.05M-11.23M11.13M14.79M10.49M-9.12M11.24M19.09M16.86M-2.30M13.91M24.97M11.71M-3.41M11.51M18.51M7.15M-4.55M17.09M14.93M288.00K18.01M17.44M819.00K17.02M18.22M-136.00K16.70M19.63M-1.02M18.45M20.62M16.40M-14.80M12.87M
Diluted EPS 1.491.55-1.111.161.381.08-1.551.471.961.38-1.251.462.502.21-0.311.813.241.51-450.001.512.400.93-0.602.241.960.042.482.450.120.620.67-0.010.620.74-0.040.700.790.64-0.590.52

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 236.46M273.12M314.87M402.65M536.97M636.36M740.84M840.59M920.43M940.70M942.31M880.82M955.17M1.05B1.07B1.14B1.24B
Cost of Revenue -------------819.48M826.77M891.28M979.38M
Gross Profit 26.94M44.74M43.45M66.71M82.50M33.41M129.46M145.54M158.53M186.67M208.25M182.91M204.51M234.84M242.53M253.25M260.91M
Operating Expenses -------------175.87M181.88M193.47M198.75M
Operating Income -8.18M7.92M3.93M18.79M21.02M-43.17M36.43M28.94M29.94M36.99M50.49M36.15M43.92M58.98M60.65M59.78M62.16M
EBITDA -------------71.67M76.26M78.60M79.83M
Interest Expense -------------141.00K166.00K178.00K171.00K
Pretax Income -------------65.30M68.99M70.82M71.40M
Tax Provision -------------18.04M18.38M17.83M16.95M
Net Income -3.94M7.35M14.32M13.13M15.67M-25.55M25.49M18.80M25.17M38.06M48.29M33.77M38.08M47.27M50.61M52.99M54.45M
Diluted EPS -0.380.711.411.672.12-3.573.472.553.334.986.274.395.001.641.851.982.08

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Mar 2014Jun 2014Sep 2014Dec 2014Mar 2015Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --187.88M223.10M228.86M313.32M337.12M375.79M411.01M452.40M493.86M495.03M527.87M496.78M581.89M682.49M756.09M860.93M774.95M-686.94M721.54M745.51M779.07M
Current Assets --------------------454.36M447.50M475.44M524.64M
Cash & Equivalents 42.21M36.67M30.92M49.57M45.75M93.56M66.27M47.87M51.98M11.54M15.21M4.44M16.88M25.22M50.77M59.84M35.37M44.57M68.69M-91.42M71.17M55.37M95.03M
Inventory ------------------------
Receivables --------------------163.84M171.41M234.53M248.63M
Total Liabilities ------276.10M356.27M384.08M419.58M467.64M460.49M483.68M442.23M512.20M593.65M637.05M689.13M576.72M-509.10M522.40M524.10M538.07M
Current Liabilities --58.72M79.32M111.28M146.46M174.39M176.72M209.84M225.30M268.01M262.00M292.46M237.39M275.16M322.25M326.74M342.12M290.64M-334.73M343.25M358.90M405.87M
Long Term Debt ---05.27M5.05M5.00M4.94M4.89M19.83M19.78M14.72M004.39M4.17M3.95M3.73M3.51M-----
Total Debt --------------------21.18M21.21M21.45M24.45M
Total Equity 104.60M94.93M95.36M101.66M48.74M65.18M61.01M19.52M26.93M32.82M26.22M34.54M44.18M54.55M69.69M88.83M119.04M171.80M198.24M-177.84M199.14M221.40M241.00M
Shares Outstanding --------------------27.48M26.29M25.78M25.18M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 3.02M17.95M31.36M45.66M70.20M--80.31M112.86M69.78M77.14M-27.91M-27.78M67.22M10.09M65.95M
Investing Cash Flow -2.67M-16.90M-4.18M2.14M-17.43M--5.69M-324.98M-39.34M66.31M4.14M-61.15M-55.19M38.78M30.76M
Financing Cash Flow -5.90M-6.79M-8.53M-51.62M-4.95M---21.69M-9.01M-9.94M-10.81M-15.73M--60.18M-44.57M-41.12M-52.97M
Capital Expenditure -881.00K-1.61M-1.25M-3.71M-4.10M-4.63M-3.00M-7.11M-3.69M-5.68M----15.97M-11.83M-14.16M-18.78M
Free Cash Flow 2.14M16.34M30.11M41.95M66.10M--73.20M109.17M64.11M---11.80M55.40M-4.07M47.18M
Net Change in Cash -------------28.75M-32.54M7.75M43.75M
Share Buybacks 3.01M3.42M4.78M25.43M03.68M0----8.06M17.29M47.17M34.19M29.13M41.96M
Dividends Paid 3.36M3.40M3.83M3.55M4.06M5.44M6.31M6.36M7.28M7.35M8.21M9.12M9.07M8.52M8.09M8.09M8.18M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 11.4%16.4%13.8%16.6%15.4%5.2%17.5%17.3%17.2%19.8%22.1%20.8%21.4%22.3%22.7%22.1%21.0%
Operating Margin % -3.5%2.9%1.2%4.7%3.9%-6.8%4.9%3.4%3.3%3.9%5.4%4.1%4.6%5.6%5.7%5.2%5.0%
Net Margin % -1.7%2.7%4.5%3.3%2.9%-4.0%3.4%2.2%2.7%4.0%5.1%3.8%4.0%4.5%4.7%4.6%4.4%
ROE % -4.2%7.7%14.1%26.9%24.0%-77.8%46.7%27.0%28.3%32.0%28.1%17.0%-26.6%25.4%23.9%22.6%
ROCE % -6.1%2.7%16.0%12.6%-19.0%14.0%9.4%8.3%8.6%9.7%7.5%-16.7%16.0%15.5%16.7%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
5.17%
Institutions
90.36%
Public Float
95.28%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 8.46% 2.05M $70.44M
2 Thrivent Financial For Lutherans 7.05% 1.71M $58.71M
3 Royce & Associates LP 5.34% 1.30M $44.51M
4 Mawer Investment Management Ltd. 5.08% 1.23M $42.29M
5 Private Capital Management, LLC 4.99% 1.21M $41.56M
6 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.35% 1.05M $36.21M
7 Wellington Management Group, LLP 3.53% 855.06K $29.39M
8 Trigran Investments Inc 3.21% 778.36K $26.75M
9 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 2.98% 721.38K $24.79M
10 State Street Corporation 2.79% 675.41K $23.21M

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BBSI — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) trades at $33.91 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $26.62 to $48.67.

What is the market capitalisation of BBSI?

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) has a market capitalisation of $821.81M on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of BBSI?

BBSI trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.31. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.47.

Does BBSI pay a dividend?

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) currently offers a dividend yield of 0.97%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of BBSI?

BBSI has a return on equity (ROE) of 16.33%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 16.66%.

Is BBSI a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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