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Kelly Services KELYB Return on invested capital

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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
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.

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 return on invested capital?
Kelly Services (KELYB) reported return on invested capital of -6.6% in Q1 2026.
How has Kelly Services's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Kelly Services's return on invested capital decreased by 175.1% year-over-year, from -2.4% to -6.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Kelly Services's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Kelly Services's return on invested capital has grown at a 12.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.3% to -5.4%.
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.