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Barrett Business Services BBSI Return on invested capital

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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%
CapEx$5.7M+26.9%
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

Calculated from Barrett Business Services’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) reported return on invested capital of 17.8% in Q1 2026.
How has Barrett Business Services's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Barrett Business Services's return on invested capital decreased by 26.9% year-over-year, from 24.4% to 17.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Barrett Business Services's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Barrett Business Services's return on invested capital has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 18.3% to 26.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.