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Barrett Business Services, Inc.

$33.35 -$3.04 (-8.35%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$32.86
Day Range
$32.58$33.4
Year Range
$25.33$47.35
Market Cap
819.06M
AVG Volume
242.35K
Trailing/Forward PE
23.99/16.63
PEG ratio
0.48
Dividend Yield
0.96%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-04
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2319.27M
26 Q1307M
25 Q4321.13M
25 Q3318.95M
25 Q2307.66M
25 Q1292.57M
24 Q4304.82M
24 Q3294.28M
24 Q2279.65M
24 Q1265.78M
Net Income (USD)
-20M-10M010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q212.87M
26 Q1-14.8M
25 Q416.4M
25 Q320.62M
25 Q218.45M
25 Q1-1.02M
24 Q416.8M
24 Q319.63M
24 Q216.7M
24 Q1-136K
Operating Income (USD)
-10M010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q215.4M
26 Q1-6.47M
25 Q418.52M
25 Q324.78M
25 Q223.03M
25 Q1-4.17M
24 Q420.62M
24 Q323.45M
24 Q220.41M
24 Q1-4.7M
EBITDA (USD)
-10M010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q219.62M
26 Q1-2.31M
25 Q423.06M
25 Q328.89M
25 Q227.41M
25 Q1464K
24 Q425.04M
24 Q327.65M
24 Q225.42M
24 Q1493K
Cash Flows (USD)
-100M-50M050M100M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2-61.38M
26 Q1-27.81M
25 Q470.64M
25 Q334.07M
25 Q2-58.23M
25 Q1697K
24 Q450.22M
24 Q3-4.23M
24 Q2-56.26M
24 Q16.2M
EPS (USD)
-1-0.500.5124 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.52
26 Q1-0.59
25 Q40.64
25 Q30.79
25 Q20.7
25 Q1-0.04
24 Q40.63
24 Q30.73
24 Q20.62
24 Q1-0.01
Expenses (USD)
020M40M60MSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q252.7M
26 Q153.21M
25 Q453.08M
25 Q354.24M
25 Q252.6M
25 Q149.35M
24 Q451.98M
24 Q352.35M
24 Q250.51M
24 Q145.19M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0100M200M300MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q267.89M
26 Q1214.99M
25 Q4157.19M
25 Q3109.75M
25 Q290.44M
25 Q199.14M
24 Q4121.86M
24 Q397.44M
24 Q2110.45M
24 Q1123.68M
Debt ratios
-3-2-1024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q2-0.63
26 Q1-2.46
25 Q4-1.66
25 Q3-1.03
25 Q2-0.81
25 Q1-0.97
24 Q4-1.28
24 Q3-1.01
24 Q2-1.2
24 Q1-1.37
Margins
0%10%20%30%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q220.31%
26 Q113.36%
25 Q421.26%
25 Q324.07%
25 Q223.81%
25 Q114.57%
24 Q423.42%
24 Q325.29%
24 Q224.28%
24 Q114.89%
Return on Capital
-10%-5%0%5%10%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q26.32%
26 Q1-7.2%
25 Q46.8%
25 Q38.59%
25 Q28.17%
25 Q1-0.48%
24 Q47.59%
24 Q39.11%
24 Q28.39%
24 Q1-0.07%
Shares Outstanding
010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q224.35M
26 Q125.03M
25 Q425.36M
25 Q325.7M
25 Q225.59M
25 Q125.81M
24 Q425.91M
24 Q326.13M
24 Q226.07M
24 Q126.28M
Dividends (USD)
00.020.040.060.08May 24Aug 24Nov 24Mar 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Mar 26May 26Aug 26
BBSI Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 260.08
May 260.08
Mar 260.08
Nov 250.08
Aug 250.08
May 250.08
Mar 250.08
Nov 240.08
Aug 240.08
May 240.07
Employee Count
050K100K150K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
BBSI Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20243.66K
2023130.51K
2022127.14K
2021121.66K
2020115.08K
2019127.08K
2018122.96K
2017124.21K
2016115.75K
2015103.25K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
02.557.51024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q28.37
26 Q18.22
25 Q49.5
25 Q39.35
25 Q28.82
25 Q18.27
24 Q48.55
24 Q38.24
24 Q27.63
24 Q17.21
Total Assets (USD)
0200M400M600M800M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
BBSI Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q2711.28M
26 Q1783.22M
25 Q4779.07M
25 Q3777.92M
25 Q2713.63M
25 Q1778.57M
24 Q4745.51M
24 Q3725.77M
24 Q2688.59M
24 Q1747.8M
PE Ratio
10152025med 20.34Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BBSI PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2623.15
Sep 2623.53
Aug 2623.85
Aug 2623.28
Aug 2622.38
Aug 2623.03
Jul 2624.03
Jul 2624.46
Jul 2624.67
Jul 2623.04
Jul 2623.33
Jun 2622.2
Jun 2620.34
Jun 2621.03
Jun 2620.31
May 2620.03
May 2619.4
May 2618.49
May 2618.39
May 2614.64
Apr 2614.19
Apr 2613.91
Apr 2613.18
Apr 2613.78
Mar 2613.68
Mar 2613.01
Mar 2612.81
Mar 2613.49
Feb 2612.94
Feb 2615.13
Feb 2614.81
Feb 2617.73
Jan 2617.8
Jan 2617.58
Jan 2618.27
Jan 2617.9
Jan 2617.05
Dec 2516.98
Dec 2517.1
Dec 2517.13
Dec 2516.18
Nov 2516.44
Nov 2516.33
Nov 2516.68
Nov 2515.6
Oct 2519.23
Oct 2519.96
Oct 2519.78
Oct 2520.28
Oct 2521.33
Sep 2521.25
Sep 2521.92
Sep 2522.26
Sep 2522.87
Aug 2523.19
Aug 2523.17
Aug 2521.87
Aug 2522.4
Aug 2521.81
Jul 2522.64
Jul 2521.61
Jul 2521.32
Jul 2521.38
Jun 2520.75
Jun 2520.24
Jun 2520.45
Jun 2520.95
May 2520.47
May 2520.35
May 2521.01
May 2520.03
May 2520.54
Apr 2519.81
Apr 2519.92
Apr 2519.48
Apr 2519.3
Mar 2520.15
Mar 2519.96
Mar 2519.47
Mar 2519.5
Feb 2519.68
Feb 2520.67
Feb 2521.68
Feb 2521.82
Jan 2522.31
Jan 2522.42
Jan 2522.58
Jan 2521.29
Jan 2522.04
Dec 2422.34
Dec 2422.16
Dec 2422.44
Dec 2422.43
Nov 2422.1
Nov 2422.02
Nov 2421.38
Nov 2421.3
Nov 2419.17
Oct 2418.97
Oct 2419.83
Free Cash Flow Yield
-2%0%2%4%6%8%med -0.07%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BBSI Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 261.91%
Sep 261.88%
Aug 261.86%
Aug 261.9%
Aug 261.98%
Aug 261.92%
Jul 261.91%
Jul 261.88%
Jul 261.86%
Jul 261.99%
Jul 261.97%
Jun 262.07%
Jun 262.26%
Jun 262.18%
Jun 262.26%
May 262.29%
May 262.37%
May 262.48%
May 262.5%
May 265.92%
Apr 266.1%
Apr 266.23%
Apr 266.58%
Apr 266.29%
Mar 266.34%
Mar 266.66%
Mar 266.76%
Mar 266.42%
Feb 266.7%
Feb 263.22%
Feb 263.29%
Feb 262.75%
Jan 262.74%
Jan 262.77%
Jan 262.67%
Jan 262.73%
Jan 262.86%
Dec 252.87%
Dec 252.85%
Dec 252.85%
Dec 253.02%
Nov 252.97%
Nov 252.99%
Nov 252.93%
Nov 253.13%
Oct 25-1.11%
Oct 25-1.07%
Oct 25-1.08%
Oct 25-1.06%
Oct 25-1%
Sep 25-1.01%
Sep 25-0.98%
Sep 25-0.96%
Sep 25-0.94%
Aug 25-0.92%
Aug 25-0.92%
Aug 25-0.98%
Aug 25-0.96%
Aug 25-0.84%
Jul 25-0.81%
Jul 25-0.85%
Jul 25-0.86%
Jul 25-0.86%
Jun 25-0.89%
Jun 25-0.91%
Jun 25-0.9%
Jun 25-0.88%
May 25-0.9%
May 25-0.9%
May 25-0.87%
May 25-0.92%
May 25-0.37%
Apr 25-0.39%
Apr 25-0.39%
Apr 25-0.39%
Apr 25-0.4%
Mar 25-0.38%
Mar 25-0.39%
Mar 25-0.39%
Mar 25-0.39%
Feb 25-0.39%
Feb 25-0.07%
Feb 25-0.07%
Feb 25-0.07%
Jan 25-0.07%
Jan 25-0.07%
Jan 25-0.07%
Jan 25-0.07%
Jan 25-0.07%
Dec 24-0.07%
Dec 24-0.07%
Dec 24-0.07%
Dec 24-0.07%
Nov 24-0.07%
Nov 24-0.07%
Nov 24-0.07%
Nov 24-0.07%
Nov 243.63%
Oct 243.67%
Oct 243.51%
Price to Sales
0.40.60.811.2med 0.89Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BBSI Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.64
Sep 260.65
Aug 260.66
Aug 260.65
Aug 260.62
Aug 260.64
Jul 260.78
Jul 260.79
Jul 260.8
Jul 260.75
Jul 260.76
Jun 260.72
Jun 260.66
Jun 260.68
Jun 260.66
May 260.65
May 260.63
May 260.6
May 260.6
May 260.64
Apr 260.62
Apr 260.61
Apr 260.58
Apr 260.6
Mar 260.6
Mar 260.57
Mar 260.56
Mar 260.59
Feb 260.57
Feb 260.68
Feb 260.66
Feb 260.79
Jan 260.8
Jan 260.79
Jan 260.82
Jan 260.8
Jan 260.76
Dec 250.76
Dec 250.77
Dec 250.77
Dec 250.72
Nov 250.74
Nov 250.73
Nov 250.75
Nov 250.7
Oct 250.86
Oct 250.9
Oct 250.89
Oct 250.91
Oct 250.96
Sep 250.95
Sep 250.98
Sep 251
Sep 251.03
Aug 251.04
Aug 251.04
Aug 250.98
Aug 251.01
Aug 250.97
Jul 251.01
Jul 250.96
Jul 250.95
Jul 250.95
Jun 250.92
Jun 250.9
Jun 250.91
Jun 250.93
May 250.91
May 250.91
May 250.93
May 250.89
May 250.95
Apr 250.92
Apr 250.92
Apr 250.9
Apr 250.89
Mar 250.93
Mar 250.92
Mar 250.9
Mar 250.9
Feb 250.91
Feb 250.94
Feb 250.99
Feb 250.99
Jan 251.01
Jan 251.02
Jan 251.03
Jan 250.97
Jan 251
Dec 241.02
Dec 241.01
Dec 241.02
Dec 241.02
Nov 241
Nov 241
Nov 240.97
Nov 240.97
Nov 240.86
Oct 240.85
Oct 240.89
EV/EBITDA
6810121416med 11.86Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BBSI EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2611.1
Sep 2611.29
Aug 2611.46
Aug 2611.17
Aug 2610.71
Aug 2611.04
Jul 2610.22
Jul 2610.45
Jul 2610.56
Jul 269.7
Jul 269.86
Jun 269.26
Jun 268.27
Jun 268.64
Jun 268.26
May 268.11
May 267.78
May 267.3
May 267.24
May 268.32
Apr 268.02
Apr 267.82
Apr 267.33
Apr 267.74
Mar 267.67
Mar 267.21
Mar 267.07
Mar 267.54
Feb 267.16
Feb 269.11
Feb 268.9
Feb 2610.85
Jan 2610.9
Jan 2610.75
Jan 2611.22
Jan 2610.96
Jan 2610.4
Dec 2510.35
Dec 2510.43
Dec 2510.45
Dec 259.81
Nov 259.99
Nov 259.91
Nov 2510.15
Nov 259.43
Oct 2512.05
Oct 2512.54
Oct 2512.41
Oct 2512.75
Oct 2513.45
Sep 2513.4
Sep 2513.85
Sep 2514.07
Sep 2514.49
Aug 2514.7
Aug 2514.69
Aug 2513.82
Aug 2514.17
Aug 2513.5
Jul 2514.04
Jul 2513.36
Jul 2513.17
Jul 2513.21
Jun 2512.79
Jun 2512.45
Jun 2512.6
Jun 2512.92
May 2512.61
May 2512.53
May 2512.97
May 2512.32
May 2512.57
Apr 2512.08
Apr 2512.15
Apr 2511.85
Apr 2511.73
Mar 2512.31
Mar 2512.18
Mar 2511.85
Mar 2511.87
Feb 2511.99
Feb 2512.95
Feb 2513.64
Feb 2513.73
Jan 2514.06
Jan 2514.13
Jan 2514.25
Jan 2513.37
Jan 2513.88
Dec 2414.08
Dec 2413.96
Dec 2414.14
Dec 2414.14
Nov 2413.91
Nov 2413.86
Nov 2413.43
Nov 2413.38
Nov 2411.56
Oct 2411.43
Oct 2412
Price/Operating Cashflow
0100200300400med 77.56Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BBSI Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2622.18
Sep 2622.55
Aug 2622.86
Aug 2622.32
Aug 2621.44
Aug 2622.07
Jul 2625.27
Jul 2625.73
Jul 2625.95
Jul 2624.23
Jul 2624.54
Jun 2623.34
Jun 2621.39
Jun 2622.12
Jun 2621.36
May 2621.07
May 2620.4
May 2619.45
May 2619.34
May 2612.08
Apr 2611.72
Apr 2611.48
Apr 2610.88
Apr 2611.37
Mar 2611.29
Mar 2610.74
Mar 2610.57
Mar 2611.14
Feb 2610.68
Feb 2619.21
Feb 2618.81
Feb 2622.51
Jan 2622.6
Jan 2622.32
Jan 2623.2
Jan 2622.72
Jan 2621.65
Dec 2521.56
Dec 2521.72
Dec 2521.75
Dec 2520.54
Nov 2520.87
Nov 2520.74
Nov 2521.18
Nov 2519.81
Oct 25270.07
Oct 25280.28
Oct 25277.74
Oct 25284.82
Oct 25299.56
Sep 25298.5
Sep 25307.84
Sep 25312.58
Sep 25321.25
Aug 25325.66
Aug 25325.46
Aug 25307.17
Aug 25314.64
Aug 25179.87
Jul 25186.65
Jul 25178.2
Jul 25175.83
Jul 25176.32
Jun 25171.09
Jun 25166.89
Jun 25168.64
Jun 25172.73
May 25168.81
May 25167.83
May 25173.26
May 25165.21
May 25107.92
Apr 25104.1
Apr 25104.63
Apr 25102.32
Apr 25101.37
Mar 25105.84
Mar 25104.84
Mar 25102.3
Mar 25102.45
Feb 25103.38
Feb 2575.28
Feb 2578.97
Feb 2579.48
Jan 2581.26
Jan 2581.65
Jan 2582.25
Jan 2577.53
Jan 2580.28
Dec 2481.35
Dec 2480.72
Dec 2481.71
Dec 2481.67
Nov 2480.47
Nov 2480.19
Nov 2477.86
Nov 2477.58
Nov 2419.68
Oct 2419.47
Oct 2420.35
Price to Book
23456med 4.73Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
BBSI Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 263.98
Sep 264.05
Aug 264.11
Aug 264.01
Aug 263.85
Aug 263.96
Jul 264.75
Jul 264.84
Jul 264.88
Jul 264.56
Jul 264.61
Jun 264.39
Jun 264.02
Jun 264.16
Jun 264.02
May 263.96
May 263.84
May 263.66
May 263.64
May 263.31
Apr 263.21
Apr 263.14
Apr 262.98
Apr 263.11
Mar 263.09
Mar 262.94
Mar 262.89
Mar 263.05
Feb 262.92
Feb 263.46
Feb 263.38
Feb 264.05
Jan 264.07
Jan 264.02
Jan 264.17
Jan 264.09
Jan 263.89
Dec 253.88
Dec 253.91
Dec 253.91
Dec 253.69
Nov 253.75
Nov 253.73
Nov 253.81
Nov 253.56
Oct 254.59
Oct 254.76
Oct 254.72
Oct 254.84
Oct 255.09
Sep 255.07
Sep 255.23
Sep 255.31
Sep 255.46
Aug 255.53
Aug 255.53
Aug 255.22
Aug 255.34
Aug 255.33
Jul 255.53
Jul 255.28
Jul 255.21
Jul 255.22
Jun 255.07
Jun 254.94
Jun 254.99
Jun 255.12
May 255
May 254.97
May 255.13
May 254.89
May 254.92
Apr 254.74
Apr 254.77
Apr 254.66
Apr 254.62
Mar 254.82
Mar 254.78
Mar 254.66
Mar 254.67
Feb 254.71
Feb 254.87
Feb 255.11
Feb 255.14
Jan 255.26
Jan 255.28
Jan 255.32
Jan 255.02
Jan 255.19
Dec 245.26
Dec 245.22
Dec 245.29
Dec 245.28
Nov 245.21
Nov 245.19
Nov 245.04
Nov 245.02
Nov 244.75
Oct 244.7
Oct 244.92
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