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BBSI

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

BBSI

NASDAQ·Industrials·Staffing & Employment Services·Mkt cap $832.8M

$33.91

+0.24%

P/E

25.12

Mkt Cap

$832.8M

52-Wk Range

$25.33–$48.36

52-Week Range

$25.33 - $48.36

P/E

25.12

Fwd P/E

25.35

Beta

0.91

Div Yield

0.94%

Avg Vol

245.0K

Shares Out

25.2M

Mkt Cap

$832.8M

Price action

Price chart

Down 28.8% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Integrated platform combining management consulting expertise with HR outsourcing tools
  • Deep industry specialization across manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and logistics sectors
  • Co-employment model creates sticky, long-term client relationships with high switching costs
  • Established 58-year track record and operational infrastructure since 1965

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to HR & Payroll Services peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing demand for HR outsourcing among small and mid-sized businesses

Value

Premium valuation to HR & Payroll Services peers

Momentum

Stable

+1.3% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

Modest

0.94% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Nov 4, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

AUG 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.52 vs $0.56 consensus (-6.3% surprise). Revenue of $319.3M vs $321.6M expected (-0.7%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

-6.3%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+10%

+10%

+10%

+8%

+5%

+5%

+4%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$294.3M

$304.8M

$292.6M

$307.7M

$318.9M

$321.1M

$307.0M

$319.3M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

21.0%

Operating

4.8%

Profit

4.0%

Wall Street consensus

4 analysts · 50% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

50%

Hold

1

25%

Sell

1

25%

Median Price Target

Latest: Citi · Aug 6, 2026

vs Industry

How BBSI stacks vs Staffing & Employment Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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