Barrett Business Services Inc
BBSI Nasdaq· Services-Help Supply Services
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$33.32
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Barrett Business Services Inc had $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 8.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +7.1% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 5.0%, down 0.2 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 5 is left after running the business.
- Barrett Business Services Inc made $54.4M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew −2.2% a year.
- Free cash flow was $47.2M in fiscal 2025, 3.8% of revenue.
- Barrett Business Services Inc returned $50.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 106% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.1%.
Market cap
$823M
P/E
24.7x
Revenue
$1.2B
Net income
$54.4M
Free cash flow
$47.2M
Operating margin
5.0%
Barrett Business Services Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+8.4%
Yes. Sales grew 8.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
4.4%
A little. It keeps 4.4% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
3.8%
Partly. 3.8% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 8
Mixed. It passes 5 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
24.7x
One share costs 24.7 times its yearly profit per share.
What Barrett Business Services Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 26, 2026
- Legal name
- BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
- CIK
- 0000902791
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $955M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B |
| Revenue growth | 8.4% | 10.4% | 1.4% | 7.0% | 8.4% |
| Gross margin | 21.4% | 22.3% | 22.7% | 22.1% | 21.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.0% |
| Net income | $38.1M | $47.3M | $50.6M | $53.0M | $54.4M |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.00 | $1.64 | $1.85 | $1.98 | $2.08 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$15.5M | $27.8M | $67.2M | $10.1M | $66.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.8M | $16.0M | $11.8M | $14.2M | $18.8M |
| Free cash flow | −$22.3M | $11.8M | $55.4M | −$4.1M | $47.2M |
| FCF margin | −2.3% | 1.1% | 5.2% | −0.4% | 3.8% |
| Dividends paid | $9.1M | $8.5M | $8.1M | $8.1M | $8.2M |
| Share buybacks | $17.3M | $47.2M | $34.2M | $29.1M | $42.0M |
| Share count change | −0.9% | 279.3% | −5.2% | −2.5% | −2.1% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $166M | $160M | $152M | $122M | $157M |
| Shareholders' equity | $209M | $178M | $199M | $221M | $241M |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.3x |
| Interest coverage | 118.1x | 418.3x | 365.4x | 335.8x | 363.5x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | 18.7% | 24.5% | 26.9% | 25.2% | 23.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | 23.7% | 36.4% | 33.4% | 30.5% | 28.2% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.4M
3 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.8M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
46%
$0.4M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Barrett Business Services Inc · BBSI
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $33.32 a share, the company is worth $823M: 24.7 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000902791). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.