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KELLY SERVICES INC KELYA

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Help Supply Services · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

KELLY SERVICES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$463.1M
P / S0.1×
P / B0.5×
Net margin-6.0%
Net debt$68.9M
Enterprise value USD$532.0M
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-13.1%
Return on capital-4.9%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
1.30% 0.40% 2.10% -1.60% 3.20% -1.30% 0.80% 0.00% -6.00% 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Gross margin (%)
17.80% 17.60% 18.10% 18.30% 18.70% 20.40% 19.90% 20.40% 20.10% 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Operating margin (%)
1.50% 1.60% 1.50% -2.10% 1.00% 0.30% 0.50% -0.30% -1.60% 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Return on equity (%)
11.90% 6.20% 2.00% 8.90% -6.00% 11.70% -5.00% 2.90% 0.00% -26.00% 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Shares outstanding
38.4M 39.0M 39.1M 39.2M 39.3M 39.5M 38.1M 36.3M 35.5M 35.1M 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$125.8M $200.4M $68.9M 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.00% 3.00% 1.00% 4.50% -2.80% 5.40% -2.30% 1.40% 0.00% -11.30% 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.19× 0.10× 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.08 $1.81 $0.58 $2.84 -$1.83 $3.91 -$1.64 $0.98 -$0.02 -$7.24 2017201720182019202120222023202320242025

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

KELLY SERVICES INC trades at about 15.8× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.4×–38.6×, median 15.6×).

4.4× 38.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.4×–38.6×); dot = today's 15.8×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2017
Gross margin20.1%20.4%19.9%20.4%18.7%18.3%18.1%17.6%17.8%
Operating margin-1.6%-0.3%0.5%0.3%1.0%-2.1%1.5%1.6%1.5%
Net margin-6.0%-0.0%0.8%-1.3%3.2%-1.6%2.1%0.4%1.3%
Return on assets-11.3%-0.0%1.4%-2.3%5.4%-2.8%4.5%1.0%3.0%6.0%
Return on equity-26.0%-0.0%2.9%-5.0%11.7%-6.0%8.9%2.0%6.2%11.9%
Debt / equity0.10×0.19×0.00×
Current ratio1.541.651.591.521.451.671.591.561.491.58

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.