KELYA · Kelly Services Inc - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.04B | - | $1.04B | $1.10B | $1.16B | - | $1.04B | $1.06B | $1.05B | - |
| Cost of Revenue | $844.30M | - | $741.00M | $876.30M | $928.40M | - | $816.40M | $843.80M | $839.40M | - |
| Gross Profit | $196.40M | - | $194.00M | $225.50M | $236.50M | - | $221.70M | $213.70M | $205.70M | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $199.30M | - | $194.40M | $207.30M | $225.70M | - | $219.00M | $191.50M | $190.50M | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D&A | $9.90M | - | - | - | $11.00M | - | - | - | $8.00M | - |
| Operating Income | ($5.10M) | - | ($102.10M) | $22.20M | $10.80M | - | $2.60M | $12.20M | $26.80M | - |
| Interest Expense | $2.00M | - | $2.40M | $3.50M | $500.0K | - | $4.50M | $2.10M | $500.0K | - |
| Income Tax | ($800.0K) | - | $46.40M | $900.0K | $1.80M | - | ($2.60M) | $1.10M | $4.00M | - |
| Net Income | ($5.90M) | - | ($150.10M) | $19.00M | $5.80M | - | $800.0K | $4.60M | $25.80M | - |
| EPS - Basic | ($0.17) | - | ($4.26) | $0.52 | $0.16 | - | $0.02 | $0.13 | $0.71 | - |
| EPS - Diluted | ($0.17) | - | ($4.26) | $0.52 | $0.16 | - | $0.02 | $0.12 | $0.70 | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $25.60M | $33.00M | $30.10M | $18.00M | $28.20M | $39.00M | $32.80M | $38.20M | $200.70M | $125.80M |
| Accounts Receivable | $1.22B | $1.19B | $1.20B | $1.18B | $1.25B | $1.26B | $1.25B | $1.19B | $1.15B | $1.16B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounts Payable | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Current Assets | $1.30B | $1.27B | $1.28B | $1.25B | $1.35B | $1.37B | $1.36B | $1.31B | $1.44B | $1.63B |
| Total Assets | $2.25B | $2.25B | $2.39B | $2.51B | $2.59B | $2.63B | $2.69B | $2.63B | $2.40B | $2.58B |
| Current Liabilities | $818.60M | $821.80M | $806.50M | $826.70M | $822.90M | $826.50M | $841.00M | $812.30M | $797.50M | $1.02B |
| Long-term Debt | $130.50M | $101.90M | $118.40M | $74.30M | $204.60M | $239.40M | $228.20M | $0 | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stockholders' Equity | $968.50M | $976.50M | $1.12B | $1.27B | $1.24B | $1.23B | $1.28B | $1.28B | $1.28B | $1.25B |
| Retained Earnings | $956.50M | $965.10M | $1.10B | $1.25B | $1.23B | $1.23B | $1.26B | $1.27B | $1.26B | $1.24B |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | ($25.40M) | - | - | - | $23.90M | - | - | - | ($25.50M) | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($1.20M) | - | - | - | $3.20M | - | - | - | $72.10M | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | $24.20M | - | - | - | ($39.50M) | - | - | - | ($4.70M) | - |
| CapEx | $1.10M | - | - | - | $2.50M | - | - | - | $3.70M | - |
| Free Cash Flow | ($26.50M) | - | - | - | $21.40M | - | - | - | ($29.20M) | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 18.9% | - | 18.7% | 20.5% | 20.3% | - | 21.4% | 20.2% | 19.7% | - |
| Operating margin | -0.5% | - | -9.8% | 2.0% | 0.9% | - | 0.3% | 1.2% | 2.6% | - |
| EBITDA margin | 0.5% | - | - | - | 1.9% | - | - | - | 3.3% | - |
| Net margin | -0.6% | - | -14.5% | 1.7% | 0.5% | - | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.5% | - |
| Free cash flow margin | -2.5% | - | - | - | 1.8% | - | - | - | -2.8% | - |
| FCF / Net income | 4.49 | - | - | - | 3.69 | - | - | - | -1.13 | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 19.2% | - | 18.7% | 18.8% | 19.4% | - | 21.1% | 18.1% | 18.2% | - |
| Effective tax rate | - | - | - | 4.5% | 23.7% | - | - | 19.3% | 13.4% | - |
| Return on assets | -0.3% | - | -6.3% | 0.8% | 0.2% | - | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% | - |
| Return on equity | -0.6% | - | -13.5% | 1.5% | 0.5% | - | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.0% | - |
| Return on invested capital | -0.4% | - | -6.5% | 1.6% | 0.6% | - | 0.1% | 0.8% | - | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.80 | 1.59 |
| Quick ratio | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.80 | 1.59 |
| Cash ratio | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 0.12 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Debt / Assets | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | 27.19 | - | - | - | 9.39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest coverage | -2.5x | - | -42.5x | 6.3x | 21.6x | - | 0.6x | 5.8x | 53.6x | - |
| Equity multiplier | 2.33 | 2.30 | 2.15 | 1.98 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 1.88 | 2.06 |
| Liabilities / Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.46 | - | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | - | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.44 | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 426d | - | 420d | 391d | 392d | - | 439d | 412d | 403d | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | - | - | - | 22.3x | 83.1x | - | 1056.0x | 178.4x | 35.8x | - |
| P / B | 0.3x | - | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.4x | - | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.7x | - |
| P / S | 0.3x | - | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.4x | - | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.9x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 84.8x | - | - | - | 29.7x | - | - | - | 20.0x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -10.7% | - | 0.0% | 4.2% | 11.5% | - | -7.1% | -13.1% | -17.6% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -6.4% | - | -3.9% | -4.6% | -3.5% | - | -4.6% | -5.6% | -4.7% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | -2.9% | - | -0.0% | 2.5% | -1.6% | - | -3.9% | -5.0% | -5.4% | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | -17.0% | - | -12.5% | 5.5% | 15.0% | - | -3.0% | -11.2% | -19.0% | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | - | - | - | 82.0% | -59.7% | - | 2500.0% | 96.8% | 150.5% | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | - | - | - | 313.0% | -77.5% | - | -87.9% | -38.7% | 136.7% | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | - | - | - | 333.3% | -77.1% | - | -88.9% | -40.0% | 141.4% | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | 105.4% | - | - | -71.6% | -41.5% | 3.0% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | -12.9% | - | - | - | -43.7% | 4.6% | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -63.1% | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | 3.3% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | -21.9% | -20.9% | -13.0% | -1.1% | -2.8% | -1.5% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.3% | - |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-28.
Business segments
$4.26B totalEnterprise Talent Management$2.01B · 47.1%
Science Engineering Technology$1.24B · 29.1%
Education$1.01B · 23.7%
Product / service
$5.81B totalService$3.81B · 65.5%
Staffing Services$1.04B · 17.9%
Talent Solutions$492.40M · 8.5%
Outcome Based Services$466.10M · 8.0%
Permanent Placement$8.90M · 0.2%
Geographic
$8.39B totalAmericas$4.14B · 49.3%
US$3.81B · 45.4%
Other Americas$332.40M · 4.0%
Asia Pacific$65.00M · 0.8%
Europe$45.60M · 0.5%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Services-Help Supply Services
Comparing KELLY SERVICES INC against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$0.30/share trailing 12 months · 0.0% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | $0.0750 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 20, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| May 17, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| May 19, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| May 25, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | $0.0500 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | $0.0500 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | $0.0500 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 19, 2019 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 19, 2019 | $0.0750 |
| May 20, 2019 | $0.0750 |