KELYB
Kelly Services, Inc.
KELYB lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve.
KELYB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KELYB's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
KELYB PE Valuation
KELYB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KELYB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KELYB, with profitability improving.
KELYB 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% |
KELYB lost $3.57 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
KELYB 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% |
KELYB'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 |
KELYB's operating margin was 0.1% last quarter, up 11 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KELYB 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% |
KELYB's free cash flow was −$8M over the past year, against $100M the year before.
KELYB 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 |
KELYB 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 | — |
KELYB 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 |
KELYB's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 years a year ago.
KELYB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.1 | Neutral |
KELYB's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
KELYB PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KELYB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
KELYB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KELYB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $24.0 | 2.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $23.4 | 0.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $18.1 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 53% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.5 | 34% above |
KELYB has slipped below its 8-week average, but it's still above the other four, and 34% above its 200-week average.
KELYB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.4 | $20.2 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | $20.2 | $17.1 | -15% |
| 2022 | $17.1 | $16.5 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | $16.5 | $21.7 | +32% |
| 2024 | $21.7 | $14.0 | -35% |
| 2025 | $14.0 | $8.48 | -39% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.48 | $23.5 | +177% |
KELYB is up 177% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in five of the previous six years.