What is Kelly Services's price / earnings?

Kelly Services (KELYA) reported price / earnings of 16.7× in Q3 2024.

How has Kelly Services's price / earnings changed year-over-year?

Kelly Services's price / earnings decreased by 36.3% year-over-year, from 26.1× to 16.7×.

What does price / earnings mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Kelly Services KELYA Price / earnings

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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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Operating cash flow-$25.4M-206%

CapEx$1.1M-56.0%

Free cash flow-$26.5M-224%

Valuation

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Market cap$758.91M+5.5%

Enterprise value$913.31M-8.6%

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

Calculated from Kelly Services’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=16.7×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Kelly Services’s 10-Q, filed November 6, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Kelly Services's price / earnings?: Kelly Services (KELYA) reported price / earnings of 16.7× in Q3 2024.
How has Kelly Services's price / earnings changed year-over-year?: Kelly Services's price / earnings decreased by 36.3% year-over-year, from 26.1× to 16.7×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.