KELYA
Kelly Services, Inc.
KELYA lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now.
KELYA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KELYA's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
KELYA PE Valuation
KELYA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KELYA Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for KELYA to show an outlook.
KELYA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.57 | +$0.87 |
| Q2 2026 | -$7.78 | -$7.62 |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.57 | -$7.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.24 | -$7.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.44 | -486% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.16 | -112% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.56 | -140% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.02 | -102% |
KELYA lost $3.57 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
KELYA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $927.2M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1B | -5.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $935M | -9.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -3.3% |
KELYA's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $927M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1% | +4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2% | +0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.8% | -5.3 points |
KELYA's operating margin was 0.1% last quarter, up 11 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KELYA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$56.2M | -$28.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $47.7M | -49% |
| Q1 2026 | -$26.5M | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | $26.9M | +107% |
| Q3 2025 | -$27.6M | -$4.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $93.4M | +71% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.4M | +$50.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $13M | -68% |
KELYA's free cash flow was −$8M over the past year, against $100M the year before.
KELYA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.4% | -500K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -600K shares |
| 3 years | -3.1% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -4.8M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -4.5M shares |
KELYA has 35M diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $7.4M |
| Q2 2023 | $16.5M |
| Q1 2023 | $18.3M |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
KELYA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 14.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
KELYA's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 years a year ago.
KELYA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.7 | Neutral |
KELYA's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (neutral).
KELYA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KELYA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
KELYA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KELYA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.5 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.5 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.1 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.3 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.0 | 13% below |
KELYA's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 13% below its 200-week average.
KELYA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $22.2 | $20.8 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | $20.8 | $17.2 | -18% |
| 2022 | $17.2 | $16.8 | -2% |
| 2023 | $16.8 | $21.6 | +28% |
| 2024 | $21.6 | $13.2 | -39% |
| 2025 | $13.2 | $8.61 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.61 | $13.8 | +60% |
KELYA is up 60% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in five of the previous six years.