What is Kelly Services's operating cash flow?

Kelly Services (KELYA) reported operating cash flow of -$25.4M in Q1 2026.

How has Kelly Services's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Kelly Services's operating cash flow decreased by 206.3% year-over-year, from $23.9M to -$25.4M.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Kelly Services KELYA Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.0B-10.7%

Gross profit$196.4M-17.0%

Operating income-$5.1M-147%

Net income-$5.9M-202%

EPS (diluted)-$0.17-206%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$29.5M-14.5%

Total debt$183.9M-30.9%

Total equity$968.5M-21.9%

Total assets$2.3B-13.1%

Cash flow

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CapEx$1.1M-56.0%

Free cash flow-$26.5M-224%

Valuation

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Market cap$624.05M+4.8%

Enterprise value$778.45M-9.4%

P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.7%-0.8pp

Operating margin-2.1%-4.2pp

Net margin-6.4%-7.0pp

FCF margin1.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-24.1%-26.0pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Kelly Services in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Kelly Services's operating cash flow?: Kelly Services (KELYA) reported operating cash flow of -$25.4M in Q1 2026.
How has Kelly Services's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Kelly Services's operating cash flow decreased by 206.3% year-over-year, from $23.9M to -$25.4M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.