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Kelly Services KELYB Operating margin

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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$624.05M+46.6%
Enterprise value$778.45M+18.4%
P/S0.2×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.7%-0.8pp
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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 margin?
Kelly Services (KELYB) reported operating margin of -2.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Kelly Services's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Kelly Services's operating margin decreased by 197.3% year-over-year, from -0.7% to -2.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Kelly Services's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kelly Services's operating margin has grown at a 13.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1% to -1.6%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.