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KELYA

Kelly Services, Inc.

KELYA

NASDAQ·Industrials·Staffing & Employment Services·Mkt cap $454.5M

$13.08

-0.23%

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52-Week Range

$7.98 - $14.94

P/E

-1.72

Fwd P/E

14.49

Beta

0.85

Div Yield

2.29%

Avg Vol

447.0K

Shares Out

36.0M

Mkt Cap

$454.5M

Price action

Price chart

Up 6.5% over the trailing year

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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

5 reasons

  • 75+ year heritage and brand recognition in workforce solutions
  • Diversified revenue streams across staffing, RPO, and managed services reducing cyclical exposure
  • Global footprint with local expertise across 20+ countries and multiple regions
  • Specialized segment focus enabling deep industry expertise and customer relationships
  • Integrated technology platform connecting talent supply with employer demand at scale

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Turning profitable

Accelerating digital transformation driving demand for IT and engineering talent

Value

Attractively priced below HR & Payroll Services peer average

Momentum

Hot

+49.3% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

Solid

2.29% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

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

Next: May 6, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.03 vs $0.07 consensus (-57.1% surprise). Revenue of $1.0B vs $1.0B expected (+2.0%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +2.0%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-57.1%

Next: May 6, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-3%

+11%

+4%

-10%

-12%

-11%

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Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$1.1B

$1.0B

$1.2B

$1.2B

$1.1B

$935.0M

$1.0B

$1.0B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

-0.6%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Barrington · $15.00 · Feb 13, 2026

vs Industry

How KELYA stacks vs Staffing & Employment Services

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

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