BBSI
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
BBSI has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over BBSI overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
BBSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
BBSI's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
BBSI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $16.58 | -47% |
| Fair | 17x | $20.68 | -33% |
| Forward | 19x | $31.03 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $27.75 | -11% |
| Current | 25x | $31.03 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBSI's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BBSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BBSI, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over BBSI on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
BBSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.62 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.25 | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.35 | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.53 | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.08 | +5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.08 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.02 | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.95 | +7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.98 | +7% |
BBSI has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
BBSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $334.1M | +4.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $319.3M | +3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $307M | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $321.1M | +5.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $318.9M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $307.7M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $292.6M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $304.8M | +10% |
BBSI's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $334M last quarter, up 4.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.4% | -1.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.8% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.4% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.8% | +0.2 points |
BBSI has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BBSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.6M | -37% |
| Q2 2026 | -$61.4M | -$3.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$27.8M | -4089% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.6M | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $34.1M | +$38.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$58.2M | -$2M |
| Q1 2025 | $697K | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.2M | -6.2% |
BBSI has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
BBSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -289K shares |
| 1 year | -6.7% | -1.8M shares |
| 3 years | -10% | -2.8M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -6M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -6.4M shares |
BBSI has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $15.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $20.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $17.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $7M |
BBSI spent $62M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 94% from the year before.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
BBSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
BBSI has more cash than debt.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BBSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.9 | Neutral |
BBSI's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
BBSI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BBSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 3.1% above |
| PE % | 98 | 58 | 40 pts above |
BBSI is trading at 25x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BBSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.6 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $34.0 | 8.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $33.3 | 6.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $37.8 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $33.2 | 6.5% below |
BBSI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 6.5% below its 200-week average.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
BBSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $22.5 | $17.3 | -23% |
| 2021 | $17.3 | $17.3 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | $17.3 | $23.6 | +36% |
| 2023 | $23.6 | $29.0 | +23% |
| 2024 | $29.0 | $43.4 | +50% |
| 2025 | $43.4 | $36.2 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.2 | $31.0 | -14% |
BBSI has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 14% so far in 2026.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW has the edge over BBSI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.