BBSI PEER ANALYSIS

Barrett Business Services Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

BBSIBarrett Business Services Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Staffing & Employment Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

BBSIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	BBSI	TTRAK	ALARK	CJT	RYSAS	CLEBI	Ind. Median
P/E	23.33	—	36.55	35.90	12.35●	12.39	24.32
P/B	4.61	2.58	0.51●	1.76	1.13	4.25	2.68
EV/EBITDA	9.86	13.55	185.79	7.37●	8.22	9.18	11.39
P/S	0.76●	0.86	4.81	1.31	3.06	2.22	0.58

Financial Health
Metric	BBSI	TTRAK	ALARK	CJT	RYSAS	CLEBI	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.16	1.08	0.89	0.91	1.22	1.26●	1.57
Debt/Equity	12.4%●	96.9%	32.3%	123.6%	29.8%	120.4%	50.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-2.46●	2.34	39.66	3.04	0.72	1.22	-1.14

Profitability
Metric	BBSI	TTRAK	ALARK	CJT	RYSAS	CLEBI	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.2%	-2.1%	13.2%	3.6%	24.8%●	17.9%	2.5%
ROE	19.4%	-6.8%	1.6%	4.8%	11.0%	34.3%●	10.0%
ROA	5.2%	-2.5%	1.0%	1.8%	8.2%	13.3%●	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	6.1%	7.7%	3.3%	30.2%	40.8%●	27.8%	4.5%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	BBSI	TTRAK	ALARK	CJT	RYSAS	CLEBI	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.1%●	-33.9%	6.3%	-2.2%	-10.8%	-34.3%	0.0%
NI Growth	-22.0%	—	-0.7%	-70.7%	239.1%●	-32.3%	-13.4%
Div. Yield	0.9%	13.1%●	2.9%	1.7%	0.0%	9.2%	2.9%
Payout	19.9%	-545.6%	104.2%	74.4%	0.0%	113.9%	33.3%

Valuation
Metric	BBSI	KFRC	NSP	MAN	KELYA	TNET	Ind. Median
P/E	23.33	25.31	—	—	—	16.32●	24.32
P/B	4.61	7.46	25.53	0.88	0.46●	31.26	2.68
EV/EBITDA	9.86	18.66	28.31	11.39	—	8.45●	11.39
P/S	0.76	0.66	0.25	0.10●	0.11	0.52	0.58

Financial Health
Metric	BBSI	KFRC	NSP	MAN	KELYA	TNET	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.16	1.79●	1.09	1.12	1.59	1.12	1.57
Debt/Equity	12.4%●	91.5%	641.8%	74.5%	19.0%	1,139.8%	50.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-2.46	2.01	-2.23	4.77	-4.95●	1.60	-1.14

Profitability
Metric	BBSI	KFRC	NSP	MAN	KELYA	TNET	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.2%●	2.6%	-0.4%	-0.1%	-6.4%	3.2%	2.5%
ROE	19.4%	27.1%	-26.9%	-0.8%	-24.1%	217.8%●	10.0%
ROA	5.2%	9.2%●	-1.2%	-0.2%	-11.0%	4.4%	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	6.1%	4.0%	0.8%	1.5%	-0.8%	7.7%●	4.5%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	BBSI	KFRC	NSP	MAN	KELYA	TNET	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	7.1%●	-3.9%	3.0%	4.8%	-7.3%	-3.0%	0.0%
NI Growth	-22.0%	-27.3%	—	—	—	-4.8%●	-13.4%
Div. Yield	0.9%	3.1%	5.5%●	3.9%	2.3%	2.1%	2.9%
Payout	19.9%	78.8%	-360.0%	-651.8%	-4.1%	33.3%	33.3%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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