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Kelly Services KELYB Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 7, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$1.0BBeat by $20.4M
EPS$0.03Miss by $0.03
Revenue estimate$1.0B
EPS estimate$0.06

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (In 1 week)
Revenue estimate$1.0B
EPS estimate$0.19

Financials

Q1 2026

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 & ratios

Valuation

as of 03/29/26
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Market cap$539.07M+31.3%
Enterprise value$693.47M+8.0%
P/S0.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.7%-0.8pp
Operating margin-2.1%-4.2pp
Net margin-6.4%-7.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-24.1%-26.0pp
Debt / equity0.2×0.0×
Current ratio1.6×-0.1×

Segments

By segment

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Enterprise Talent Management$459.2M-13.2%
Education$294.1M-4.8%
Science, Engineering & Technology$289.2M-11.6%

By geography

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Other$74.3M-10.8%
Total Asia-Pacific Region$15.6M+1.3%
Total Europe Region$12.2M—

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2027$1.0BBeat by $20.4MQ4 2026$1.0BBeat by $13.5MQ3 2026$935.0MMiss by $98.8MQ2 2026$1.1BBeat by $35.7M
Q1 2026$1.2BBeat by $14.0M
Q4 2025$1.2BBeat by $33.6M

Diluted EPS

Q1 2027$0.03Miss by $0.03Q4 2026$0.16Miss by $0.28Q3 2026$0.18Miss by $0.24Q2 2026$0.54Miss by $0.01
Q1 2026$0.39Miss by $0.14
Q4 2025$0.82Beat by $0.34

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Questions, answered.

When did Kelly Services report Q1 2026 earnings?
Kelly Services (KELYB) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 7, 2026 before market open.
What were Kelly Services's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Kelly Services reported revenue of $1.0B and eps of $0.03 for Q1 2026.
Did Kelly Services beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $1.0B by $20.4M. EPS missed the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.03.
How did Kelly Services's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue declined 10.7% from $1.2B a year earlier and eps declined 92.3% from $0.39.
Where can I find Kelly Services's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0000055135-26-000114) and the 10-Q periodic report (0000055135-26-000115) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.