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BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC BBSI

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Help Supply Services · website · IPO 1993-06-11 · LEI

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$885.6M
P / E16.3×
P / S0.7×
P / B3.7×
Net margin4.4%
Return on capital16.7%
Graham number -33.4%$20.77

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($20.77); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
2.20% 2.70% 4.00% 5.10% 3.80% 4.00% 4.50% 4.70% 4.60% 4.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
17.30% 17.20% 19.80% 22.10% 20.80% 21.40% 22.30% 22.70% 22.10% 21.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
3.40% 3.30% 3.90% 5.40% 4.10% 4.60% 5.60% 5.70% 5.20% 5.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
27.00% 28.30% 32.00% 28.10% 17.00% 18.30% 26.60% 25.40% 23.90% 22.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
29.5M 30.2M 30.6M 30.8M 30.8M 30.5M 28.9M 27.4M 26.7M 26.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$46.4M -$55.7M -$31.4M -$40.8M -$65.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.20% 3.70% 5.00% 5.60% 4.40% 5.10% 6.90% 7.00% 7.10% 7.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.70% 11.90% 6.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.06× 0.05× 0.03× 0.02× 0.02× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.64 $0.83 $1.25 $1.57 $1.10 $1.25 $1.64 $1.85 $1.98 $2.08 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC trades at about 15× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.6×–23.6×, median 15.2×).

12.6× 23.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.6×–23.6×); dot = today's 15×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin21.0%22.1%22.7%22.3%21.4%20.8%22.1%19.8%17.2%17.3%
Operating margin5.0%5.2%5.7%5.6%4.6%4.1%5.4%3.9%3.3%3.4%
Net margin4.4%4.6%4.7%4.5%4.0%3.8%5.1%4.0%2.7%2.2%
FCF margin6.8%11.9%8.7%
Return on assets7.0%7.1%7.0%6.9%5.1%4.4%5.6%5.0%3.7%3.2%
Return on equity22.6%23.9%25.4%26.6%18.3%17.0%28.1%32.0%28.3%27.0%
Debt / equity0.02×0.02×0.03×0.05×0.06×
Current ratio1.291.321.301.361.291.401.240.980.960.86

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.