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KELLY SERVICES INC KELYA
KELLY SERVICES INC (KELYA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.38% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $4.3B at a -6.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.36 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.198 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.429 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.031 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.766 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELYA | KELLY SERVICES INC | 5/9 | 3.3 | — | -1.9% |
| EFOR | Everforth Inc | 4/9 | 3.28 | 7.1 | -2.9% |
| RHI | ROBERT HALF INC. | 4/9 | 2.71 | 25.2 | -7.2% |
| AMN | AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC | 5/9 | 2.07 | — | -8.5% |
| TTEC | TTEC Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.72 | — | -3.2% |
| NSP | INSPERITY, INC. | 2/9 | 1.24 | — | +3.5% |
| TBI | TrueBlue, Inc. | 4/9 | 3.45 | — | +3.1% |
About KELLY SERVICES INC
Kelly Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries in the Americas, Europe, Mexico, and the Asia-Pacific region. It operates in three segments: Enterprise Talent Management, Science, Engineering & Technology, and Education. The Enterprise Talent Management segment delivers temporary staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services providing administrative, accounting, and finance; light industrial; contact center staffing; and other workforce solutions. This segment also delivers talent solutions, including managed service provider, payroll process outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing solutions, and executive coaching programs to customers on a global basis that includes its RocketPower and Sevenstep brands. The Science, Engineering & Technology segment offers temporary staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services in the areas of science and clinical research, engineering, technology, and telecommunications specialties. The Education segment provides staffing, permanent placement, and executive search services to pre-K-12 school districts and education organizations. Kelly Services, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
FAQ
Is KELYA financially healthy?
KELLY SERVICES INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does KELYA pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. KELLY SERVICES INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.38% with a -4.3% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is KELYA?
In FY2025, KELLY SERVICES INC had a net margin of -6.0% and a return on equity of -26.0%.
Is KELYA overvalued or undervalued?
KELLY SERVICES INC trades at about 15.8× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.4×–38.6×, median 15.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for KELYA?
The average Wall-Street price target for KELLY SERVICES INC is $16.67, about 7.9% above the recent price, from 3 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is KELYA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on KELLY SERVICES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 2.38%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.