Kelly Services, Inc. KELYA R2K

Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services · United States

https://www.kellyservices.com

Kelly Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries in the Americas, Europe, Mexico, and the Asia-Pacific region. It operates in three segments: Enterprise Talent Management, Science, Engineering & Technology, and Education. The Enterprise Talent Management segment delivers temporary staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services providing administrative, accounting, and finance; light industrial; contact center staffing; and other workforce solutions. This segment also delivers talent solutions, including managed service provider, payroll process outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing solutions, and executive coaching programs to customers on a global basis that includes its RocketPower and Sevenstep brands. The Science, Engineering & Technology segment offers temporary staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services in the areas of science and clinical research, engineering, technology, and telecommunications specialties. The Education segment provides staffing, permanent placement, and executive search services to pre-K-12 school districts and education organizations. Kelly Services, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$402.86M

Current Price

$11.62

High / Low (52W)

$14.28 / $7.95

Beta

0.79

Valuation

Stock P/E

Industry PE

28.38

Forward P/E

6.80

PEG Ratio

0.95

Book Value

$28.01

Price to Book

0.41

P/S

0.10

EV/EBITDA

7.18

Dividend Yield

2.58%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

-4.65%

ROE

-24.07%

ROA

0.95%

Profit Margin

-6.44%

Op Margin

0.39%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$-0.17

EPS (TTM)

$-7.57

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

0.19

Quick Ratio

1.52

Current Ratio

1.59

Debt

$183.90M

Total Assets

$2.25B

Current Assets

$1.27B

Working Capital

$446.50M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

10.25%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

89.27%

Chg in FII Hold

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$561.16M

Total Revenue (TTM)

$4.13B

EBITDA

$78.20M

Free Cash Flow

$120.06M

Operating Cash Flow

$73.30M

Shares Outstanding

31.37M

Gross Margin

19.70%

Payout Ratio

25.86%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

-5.05%

Profit 5Y

-102.19%

Revenue (YoY)

-10.70%

Earnings (YoY)

PROS

Attractive dividend yield of 2.58%.
Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

Revenue declined at -5.0% CAGR over 5 years.
Earnings shrank at -102.2% CAGR over 5 years.
In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
RSI at 83 suggests overbought conditions.

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

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	KELYA Kelly Services, Inc. R2K	11.62	-	$402.86M	2.58%	-4.65%	-24.07%	-5.05%	-102.19%
2	CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX	875.87	43.66	$403.42B	0.69%	19.42%	51.33%	4.38%	9.83%
3	GE GE Aerospace SPX	323.76	40.17	$338.27B	0.58%	11.89%	45.43%	16.32%	195.89%
4	GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI	968.32	28.33	$260.21B	0.21%	6.30%	75.71%	8.68%	92.84%
5	RTX RTX Corporation SPX	179.66	33.64	$241.95B	1.54%	9.41%	11.57%	9.72%	9.01%
6	UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX	262.64	21.60	$155.93B	2.10%	16.19%	40.69%	-0.49%	0.66%
7	ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI	400.60	39.20	$155.55B	1.10%	16.23%	20.84%	9.77%	18.41%
8	HON Honeywell International Inc. NDXSPX	237.86	38.00	$150.72B	2.00%	13.57%	24.26%	1.82%	-1.62%
9	DE Deere & Company SPX	542.18	30.67	$146.45B	1.20%	12.82%	18.35%	-4.50%	-11.00%

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Jan 2016	Apr 2016	Jul 2016	Oct 2016	Jan 2017	Apr 2017	Jul 2017	Oct 2017	Dec 2017	Apr 2018	Jul 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Apr 2021	Jul 2021	Oct 2021	Apr 2022	Jul 2022	Oct 2022	Apr 2023	Jul 2023	Oct 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.29B	1.33B	1.33B	-	1.37B	1.39B	1.34B	-	1.38B	1.37B	1.27B	-	1.26B	975.30M	1.04B	1.21B	1.26B	1.20B	1.30B	1.27B	1.17B	1.27B	1.22B	1.12B	1.05B	1.06B	-	-	1.16B	1.10B	935.00M	1.05B	1.04B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	928.40M	876.30M	741.00M	852.20M	844.30M
Gross Profit	222.30M	228.20M	249.50M	232.70M	230.50M	215.10M	228.00M	231.60M	228.80M	230.70M	263.00M	238.20M	240.50M	239.10M	254.40M	251.60M	244.00M	227.70M	245.10M	223.30M	189.20M	191.00M	213.30M	231.00M	228.90M	258.60M	262.40M	240.60M	254.10M	240.60M	228.50M	205.70M	213.70M	-	-	236.50M	225.50M	194.00M	197.00M	196.40M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	225.70M	207.30M	194.40M	198.50M	199.30M
Operating Income	11.50M	16.60M	-	14.70M	9.90M	18.80M	-	16.40M	20.30M	18.20M	-	12.00M	20.40M	21.90M	-	16.80M	34.80M	17.10M	-	-111.80M	11.10M	-2.40M	10.60M	13.70M	9.00M	23.40M	8.20M	-21.40M	10.70M	6.20M	100.00K	26.80M	12.20M	-	-	10.80M	18.20M	-400.00K	-1.50M	-2.90M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25.20M	36.70M	-88.10M	13.10M	7.80M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.00M	3.50M	2.40M	2.50M	2.00M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.60M	19.90M	-103.70M	-2.60M	-6.70M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.80M	900.00K	46.40M	126.20M	-800.00K
Net Income	6.80M	9.10M	34.20M	11.20M	8.90M	80.90M	19.80M	12.20M	18.70M	23.00M	17.70M	29.10M	-15.40M	33.10M	-23.90M	22.10M	83.80M	-10.50M	17.00M	-153.20M	41.10M	16.70M	25.60M	24.00M	34.80M	-47.60M	2.20M	-16.20M	10.90M	7.50M	6.60M	25.80M	4.60M	-	-	5.80M	19.00M	-150.10M	-128.80M	-5.90M
Diluted EPS	0.18	0.23	0.88	0.29	0.23	2.06	0.51	0.31	0.47	0.58	0.45	0.74	-0.40	0.84	-0.62	0.56	2.12	-0.27	0.43	-3.91	1.04	0.42	0.64	0.60	0.87	-1.23	0.06	-0.43	0.29	0.20	0.18	0.70	0.12	-	-	0.16	0.52	-4.26	-3.69	-0.17

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jan 2010	Jan 2011	Jan 2012	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.37B	5.51B	5.36B	4.52B	-	4.91B	4.97B	4.97B	4.84B	4.33B	4.25B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.95B	-	3.87B	3.45B	3.40B
Gross Profit	701.70M	786.90M	883.30M	896.60M	889.50M	908.40M	920.30M	906.30M	954.10M	972.20M	968.40M	827.60M	-	919.20M	1.01B	1.01B	961.40M	882.60M	853.00M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	943.50M	-	934.70M	818.40M	825.90M
Operating Income	-146.10M	38.10M	57.70M	72.30M	53.30M	21.90M	66.70M	63.20M	83.30M	87.40M	81.80M	-93.60M	-	48.60M	68.30M	14.80M	26.70M	64.20M	27.10M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-17.20M	-	78.20M	39.90M	-13.10M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.10M	-	3.20M	10.90M	12.40M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-71.20M	-	24.90M	-21.90M	-78.80M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-7.90M	-	-11.50M	-21.30M	175.30M
Net Income	-104.50M	26.10M	63.70M	50.10M	58.90M	23.70M	53.80M	120.80M	71.60M	22.90M	112.40M	-72.00M	-	156.10M	-62.50M	-62.50M	36.40M	-600.00K	-254.10M
Diluted EPS	-3.00	0.71	1.69	1.32	1.54	0.61	1.39	3.08	1.81	0.58	2.84	-1.83	-	3.91	-1.64	-1.64	0.98	-0.02	-7.24

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	-5.05%
1 Year:	-10.70%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	-102.19%
1 Year:	-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+2.18%
6 Months:	+38.41%
3 Months:	+20.61%
1 Month:	+19.87%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2008	Jan 2010	Jan 2011	Jan 2012	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	-	1.37B	1.54B	1.64B	1.80B	1.92B	1.94B	2.03B	2.38B	2.31B	2.48B	2.56B	-	2.89B	2.66B	2.66B	2.58B	2.63B	2.25B
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.72B	-	1.63B	1.37B	1.27B
Cash & Equivalents	118.30M	88.90M	80.50M	81.00M	76.30M	125.70M	83.10M	42.20M	29.60M	32.50M	35.30M	25.80M	223.00M	-	112.70M	153.70M	153.70M	125.80M	39.00M	33.00M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.49B	-	1.16B	1.26B	1.19B
Total Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.41B	-	1.33B	1.40B	1.27B
Current Liabilities	-	-	591.00M	697.70M	722.30M	762.00M	860.10M	815.80M	771.10M	926.20M	897.50M	884.10M	925.60M	-	1.10B	1.13B	1.13B	1.02B	826.50M	821.80M
Long Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	239.40M	101.90M
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	70.40M	-	51.30M	302.60M	159.10M
Total Equity	-	566.40M	623.80M	675.70M	741.00M	822.60M	833.70M	895.40M	1.01B	1.15B	1.16B	1.26B	1.20B	-	1.34B	1.25B	1.25B	1.25B	1.23B	976.50M
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38.50M	-	38.52M	38.51M	38.50M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jan 2010	Jan 2011	Jan 2012	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	-27.40M	41.80M	19.10M	61.10M	115.30M	-70.00M	25.30M	40.10M	70.80M	61.40M	102.20M	186.00M	-	85.00M	-76.30M	-76.30M	76.70M	26.90M	122.60M
Investing Cash Flow	-23.40M	-11.30M	-20.70M	-28.10M	-20.80M	-27.20M	-17.60M	10.60M	-61.00M	-29.80M	-94.30M	9.80M	-	-180.70M	167.50M	167.50M	-14.10M	-361.60M	22.30M
Financing Cash Flow	19.60M	-35.30M	6.10M	-39.40M	-43.70M	56.60M	-44.00M	-69.10M	-3.40M	-26.50M	-16.10M	-8.10M	-	-8.10M	-50.60M	-50.60M	-59.60M	214.80M	-161.10M
Capital Expenditure	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-12.00M	-	-15.30M	-11.10M	-8.50M
Free Cash Flow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-88.30M	-	61.40M	15.80M	114.10M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40.60M	-	3.00M	-119.90M	-16.20M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Jan 2010	Jan 2011	Jan 2012	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Jan 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.8%	17.6%	18.1%	18.3%	-	18.7%	20.4%	20.4%	19.9%	20.4%	20.1%
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5%	1.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	-	1.0%	1.4%	0.3%	0.6%	1.5%	0.6%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3%	0.4%	2.1%	-1.6%	-	3.2%	-1.3%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.0%	-6.0%
ROE %	-18.4%	4.2%	9.4%	6.8%	7.2%	2.8%	6.0%	11.9%	6.2%	2.0%	8.9%	-6.0%	-	11.7%	-5.0%	-5.0%	2.9%	-0.0%	-26.0%
ROCE %	-	4.9%	6.8%	7.9%	5.1%	2.1%	5.9%	5.0%	5.7%	6.2%	5.1%	-5.7%	-	2.7%	4.4%	1.0%	1.7%	3.6%	1.9%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

10.25%

Institutions

89.27%

Public Float

99.46%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	7.55%	2.37M	$27.51M
2	Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.	5.40%	1.69M	$19.68M
3	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	4.97%	1.56M	$18.12M
4	Private Management Group, Inc.	4.77%	1.50M	$17.39M
5	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	4.22%	1.32M	$15.38M
6	AQR Capital Management, LLC	3.31%	1.04M	$12.08M
7	American Century Companies Inc	2.73%	857.44K	$9.96M
8	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.51%	787.09K	$9.15M
9	JB Capital Partners LP	2.42%	758.76K	$8.82M
10	State Street Corporation	2.20%	690.53K	$8.02M

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