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Barrett Business Services BBSI Direct Payroll Costs — Cost of Goods Sold
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Reported directly by Barrett Business Services in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold.
The source filing: Barrett Business Services’s 10-Q, filed August 6, 2026.
- Filed
- Aug 5, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0001193125-26-335564
| Line item | Three Months Ended / June 30, 2026 | Three Months Ended / June 30, 2025 | Six Months Ended / June 30, 2026 | Six Months Ended / June 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing services | 14,299 | 17,487 | 28,307 | 35,127 |
| Total revenues | 319,268 | 307,657 | 626,273 | 600,223 |
| Cost of revenues: | ||||
| Direct payroll costs | 10,634 | 13,165 | 21,116 | 26,471 |
| Payroll taxes | 158,165 | 155,026 | 332,261 | 324,416 |
| Benefit costs | 28,918 | 18,251 | 56,366 | 35,867 |
| Workers' compensation | 56,697 | 47,956 | 108,491 | 97,586 |
| Total cost of revenues | 254,414 | 234,398 | 518,234 | 484,340 |
Item 1. Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
FAQ
- What is Barrett Business Services's direct payroll costs — cost of goods sold?
- Barrett Business Services (BBSI) reported direct payroll costs — cost of goods sold of $10.63M in Q2 2026.
- How has Barrett Business Services's direct payroll costs — cost of goods sold changed year-over-year?
- Barrett Business Services's direct payroll costs — cost of goods sold decreased by 19.2% year-over-year, from $13.17M to $10.63M.
- What is the long-term trend for Barrett Business Services's direct payroll costs — cost of goods sold?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Barrett Business Services's direct payroll costs — cost of goods sold has grown at a -10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $83.82M to $54.44M.
- What does direct payroll costs — cost of goods sold mean?
- This metric represents the direct costs associated with delivering payroll and workforce management services to clients, primarily encompassing the wages and related payroll expenses for employees managed under the company's professional employer organization (PEO) model. It serves as a key indicator of the variable costs incurred to generate revenue within the direct payroll services segment. Monitoring this figure helps investors assess the direct cost efficiency and margin profile of the company's core administrative and staffing service offerings.
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