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Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI

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29.91 USD -0.48 (-1.58%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 4:01 PM EST

29.91 0.00 0.00%

After hours · Nov 6, 4:01 PM ET

29.05 Day range 30.06
26.83 52-week range 41.05
YTD
-17.40%
1 year
-14.42%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.22 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 4
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 2

Valuation

P/E 17.0×
FY 2016: 24.6×FY 2017: 18.5×FY 2018: 11.0×FY 2019: 14.0×FY 2020: 15.2×FY 2021: 13.7×FY 2022: 14.0×FY 2023: 15.4×FY 2024: 21.4×FY 2025: 17.0×
FY 2016 5y median 15.4× FY 2025
P/S 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
P/B 3.8×
FY 2016: 6.6×FY 2017: 5.3×FY 2018: 3.5×FY 2019: 3.9×FY 2020: 2.6×FY 2021: 2.5×FY 2022: 3.7×FY 2023: 3.9×FY 2024: 5.1×FY 2025: 3.8×
FY 2016 5y median 3.8× FY 2025
P/FCF 19.5×
FY 2016: 6.3×FY 2017: 4.3×FY 2018: 6.6×FY 2019: 10.2×FY 2020: -14.1×FY 2021: -23.4×FY 2022: 56.3×FY 2023: 14.1×FY 2024: -278×FY 2025: 19.5×
FY 2016 5y median 14.1× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 10.6×
FY 2016: 12.9×FY 2017: 11.7×FY 2018: 9.4×FY 2019: 9.8×FY 2020: 9.8×FY 2021: 8.5×FY 2022: 8.3×FY 2023: 9.6×FY 2024: 14.0×FY 2025: 10.6×
FY 2016 5y median 9.6× FY 2025
EV/Sales 0.7×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.5×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 0.7×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 5.1%
FY 2016: 15.8%FY 2017: 23.3%FY 2018: 15.3%FY 2019: 9.8%FY 2020: -7.1%FY 2021: -4.3%FY 2022: 1.8%FY 2023: 7.1%FY 2024: -0.4%FY 2025: 5.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.8% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 21.0%
FY 2016: 17.3%FY 2017: 17.2%FY 2018: 19.8%FY 2019: 22.1%FY 2020: 20.8%FY 2021: 21.4%FY 2022: 22.3%FY 2023: 22.7%FY 2024: 22.1%FY 2025: 21.0%
FY 2016 5y median 22.1% FY 2025
Operating Margin 5.0%
FY 2016: 3.4%FY 2017: 3.3%FY 2018: 3.9%FY 2019: 5.4%FY 2020: 4.1%FY 2021: 4.6%FY 2022: 5.6%FY 2023: 5.7%FY 2024: 5.2%FY 2025: 5.0%
FY 2016 5y median 5.2% FY 2025
Net Margin 4.4%
FY 2016: 2.2%FY 2017: 2.7%FY 2018: 4.0%FY 2019: 5.1%FY 2020: 3.8%FY 2021: 4.0%FY 2022: 4.5%FY 2023: 4.7%FY 2024: 4.6%FY 2025: 4.4%
FY 2016 5y median 4.5% FY 2025
ROE 22.6%
FY 2016: 27.0%FY 2017: 28.3%FY 2018: 32.0%FY 2019: 28.1%FY 2020: 17.0%FY 2021: 18.3%FY 2022: 26.6%FY 2023: 25.4%FY 2024: 23.9%FY 2025: 22.6%
FY 2016 5y median 23.9% FY 2025
ROIC 12.5%
FY 2016: 6.6%FY 2017: 6.1%FY 2018: 7.3%FY 2019: 7.6%FY 2020: 5.8%FY 2021: 7.5%FY 2022: 11.9%FY 2023: 11.6%FY 2024: 11.4%FY 2025: 12.5%
FY 2016 5y median 11.6% FY 2025
ROA 7.0%
FY 2016: 3.1%FY 2017: 3.7%FY 2018: 5.0%FY 2019: 5.6%FY 2020: 4.4%FY 2021: 5.1%FY 2022: 6.9%FY 2023: 7.0%FY 2024: 7.1%FY 2025: 7.0%
FY 2016 5y median 7.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 8.4%
FY 2016: 13.5%FY 2017: 9.5%FY 2018: 2.2%FY 2019: 0.2%FY 2020: -6.5%FY 2021: 8.4%FY 2022: 10.4%FY 2023: 1.4%FY 2024: 7.0%FY 2025: 8.4%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 4.0%
FY 2016: -20.6%FY 2017: 3.5%FY 2018: 23.5%FY 2019: 36.5%FY 2020: -28.4%FY 2021: 21.5%FY 2022: 34.3%FY 2023: 2.8%FY 2024: -1.4%FY 2025: 4.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 5.6%
FY 2016: -26.4%FY 2017: 29.7%FY 2018: 49.4%FY 2019: 26.6%FY 2020: -29.9%FY 2021: 13.6%FY 2022: 31.2%FY 2023: 12.8%FY 2024: 7.0%FY 2025: 5.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 1258.3%
FY 2016: -25.0%FY 2017: 49.1%FY 2018: -41.3%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: -155.1%FY 2021: 39.1%FY 2022: 153.0%FY 2023: 369.3%FY 2024: -107.4%FY 2025: 1258.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.3×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.3×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.6×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.4×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.3×FY 2025: 1.3×
FY 2016 5y median 1.3× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.1×
FY 2016: 0.1×FY 2017: 0.0×FY 2018: 0.0×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.1×FY 2021: 0.1×FY 2022: 0.1×FY 2023: 0.1×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.1×
FY 2016 5y median 0.1× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA -0.9×
FY 2016: -1.4×FY 2017: -1.6×FY 2018: -0.8×FY 2019: -0.2×FY 2020: -0.8×FY 2021: -0.8×FY 2022: -1.0×FY 2023: -0.7×FY 2024: -0.4×FY 2025: -0.9×
FY 2016 5y median -0.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 143×
FY 2016: 35.9×FY 2017: 95.7×FY 2018: 35.2×FY 2019: 28.2×FY 2020: 29.1×FY 2021: 118×FY 2022: 418×FY 2023: 365×FY 2024: 336×FY 2025: 143×
FY 2016 5y median 336× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.9%
FY 2016: 1.4%FY 2017: 1.6%FY 2018: 1.7%FY 2019: 1.2%FY 2020: 1.8%FY 2021: 1.7%FY 2022: 1.3%FY 2023: 1.0%FY 2024: 0.7%FY 2025: 0.9%
FY 2016 5y median 1.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 15.0%
FY 2016: 33.8%FY 2017: 28.9%FY 2018: 19.3%FY 2019: 17.0%FY 2020: 27.0%FY 2021: 23.8%FY 2022: 18.0%FY 2023: 16.0%FY 2024: 15.3%FY 2025: 15.0%
FY 2016 5y median 16.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31