What is Barrett Business Services's capex?

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) reported capex of $5.73M in Q1 2026.

How has Barrett Business Services's capex changed year-over-year?

Barrett Business Services's capex increased by 26.9% year-over-year, from $4.51M to $5.73M.

What is the long-term trend for Barrett Business Services's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Barrett Business Services's capex has grown at a 28.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.8M to $18.78M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Barrett Business Services BBSI CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$307.0M+4.9%

Gross profit$43.2M+1.3%

Operating income-$6.5M-55.0%

Net income-$14.8M-1,350%

EPS (diluted)-$0.59-1,375%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$36.6M+14.4%

Total debt$25.6M+10.5%

Total equity$205.7M-3.6%

Total assets$783.2M+0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$22.1M-524%

Free cash flow-$27.8M-4,089%

Valuation

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Market cap$839.94M-20.0%

Enterprise value$828.93M-20.3%

P/E20.7×+0.5×

P/S0.7×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.8%-1.0pp

Operating margin4.8%-0.4pp

Net margin3.2%-1.2pp

FCF margin1.5%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.4%-6.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Barrett Business Services in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets.

The official record: Barrett Business Services’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Barrett Business Services's capex?: Barrett Business Services (BBSI) reported capex of $5.73M in Q1 2026.
How has Barrett Business Services's capex changed year-over-year?: Barrett Business Services's capex increased by 26.9% year-over-year, from $4.51M to $5.73M.
What is the long-term trend for Barrett Business Services's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Barrett Business Services's capex has grown at a 28.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.8M to $18.78M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.