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    Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI)

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    INDUSTRIALS • STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • NASDAQ

    $32.34
    +0.43 (+1.35%)

    Market Cap: $788.86M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    79%(31/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +21.61%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.69
    Range$0.68 - $0.69
    2 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    2
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.75-9.1%
    60d ago$0.75-9.1%
    30d ago$0.75-9.1%
    7d ago$0.75-9.1%
    Current$0.69
    Revenue Consensus
    $332M
    Range$321M - $353M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.62
    Range$0.58 - $0.65
    3 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $333M
    Range$301M - $376M
    4 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.62---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.69---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.52$0.56-7.14%Miss-25.7%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    		$-0.13$-0.15+13.33%Beat-225.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 25
    		$0.64$0.70-8.57%Miss+1.6%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.79$0.81-2.47%Miss+6.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.70$0.69+1.45%Beat+12.9%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    		$-0.04N/A+69.23%Beat-100.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 26
    		$0.63$0.62+2.02%Beat-70.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 6
    		$0.74$0.69+7.25%Beat+10.4%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.62$0.58+6.90%Beat-3.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 1
    		$-0.02N/A+75.00%Beat-166.7%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 28
    		$2.16$1.90+13.68%Beat+31.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.67$0.59+13.56%Beat+9.8%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.64$0.46+39.13%Beat+3.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 3
    		$0.03$-0.03+200.00%Beat+200.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 1
    		$1.64$1.54+6.49%Beat+17.1%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.61$0.56+8.93%Beat+24.5%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.62$0.45+37.78%Beat+10.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 4
    		$0.01N/A+106.25%Beat+106.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Mar 2
    		$1.40$0.99+41.41%Beat+50.5%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.49$0.49+0.00%Beat-18.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.56$0.38+47.37%Beat+47.4%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$-0.15$-0.17+11.76%Beat+66.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Mar 3
    		$0.93$0.65+43.08%Beat+144.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.60$0.37+62.16%Beat-25.9%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.38$0.21+80.95%Beat-15.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    		$-0.45$-0.29-55.17%Miss-462.5%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 25
    		$0.38$0.32+18.75%Beat-82.8%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.81$0.56+44.64%Beat+28.6%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.45$0.42+7.14%Beat+21.6%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 30
    		$-0.08N/A+71.43%Beat+74.2%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 26
    		$2.21$1.57+40.76%Beat+60.1%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 6
    		$0.63$0.56+12.50%Beat+28.6%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.37$0.43-13.95%Miss+0.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 1
    		$-0.31$-0.45+31.11%Beat+80.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 27
    		$1.38$1.14+21.05%Beat+11.3%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 7
    		$0.49$0.40+22.50%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.37$0.40-7.50%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$-1.55$1.54-200.65%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Mar 7
    		$1.24$1.54-19.48%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.99%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.32
    Payout Ratio22.21%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+2.17%
    5Y CAGR+1.30%
    BBSI dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun BBSI in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio17.77EV/EBITDA12.29x
    Price/FCF50.72xFCF Yield1.97%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin2.77%Operating Margin4.82%
    ROE16.30%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest Coverage313.70x
    Current Ratio1.14xQuick Ratio1.14x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.94Avg Volume229.36K
    52-Week High$42.1552-Week Low$25.13

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$31.63
    SMA 20$31.68
    SMA 50$32.57
    SMA 200$33.13
    EMA 10$31.80
    EMA 20$31.95
    EMA 50$32.87
    EMA 200$34.24

    MACD

    Line: -0.35Signal: -0.55Hist: 0.21

    ADX

    ADX: 16.2+DI: 21.6-DI: 17.6

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up16.0
    Aroon Down68.0
    PSAR$30.18

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$33.32
    Lower Band$30.03
    %B Position1040%(Upper)
    Band Width0.70

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    51.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K71.7
    Stoch %D62.2
    Williams %R-22.1
    ROC (10d)3.3%
    Momentum1.03
    CCI (20d)81.1
    MFI (14d)49.1

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.97(3.0%)
    StdDev (20d)0.82
    Hist Vol27.1%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$32.52
    OBV3.4M
    AD Line-31.9M
    CMF (20d)-0.066

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)236.9K
    Vol Ratio0.5x(Low)
    VWMA (20d)$31.47

    Pivot Points

    R3$32.88
    R2$32.60
    R1$32.25
    Pivot Point$31.97
    S1$31.62
    S2$31.34
    S3$30.99

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-10.61
    Ultimate Osc48.6
    KST-48.62

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$319.27M$307.00M$321.13M$318.95M$307.66M$292.57M$304.82M$294.28M$279.65M$265.78M$276.68M$273.33M
    Cost of Revenue$254.41M$263.82M$252.86M$242.18M$234.40M$249.94M$233.44M$219.87M$211.75M$226.22M$211.07M$205.00M
    Gross Profit$64.85M$43.19M$68.27M$76.77M$73.26M$42.62M$71.38M$74.41M$67.90M$39.57M$65.61M$68.33M
    Operating Expenses$49.45M$49.65M$49.74M$51.98M$50.23M$46.80M$50.76M$50.96M$47.49M$44.27M$47.41M$46.03M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$47.19M$47.48M$47.58M$49.89M$48.19M$44.84M$48.82M$49.06M$45.58M$42.41M$45.58M$44.16M
    Operating Income$15.40M$-6,468,000$18.52M$24.78M$23.03M$-4,172,000$20.62M$23.45M$20.41M$-4,699,000$18.20M$22.30M
    Interest Income$1.91M$2.02M$2.36M$1.98M$2.30M$2.62M$2.52M$2.27M$3.07M$3.27M$1.79M$2.41M
    Interest Expense$42,000$42,000$38,000$45,000$44,000$44,000$45,000$45,000$44,000$44,000$48,000$80,000
    Income Before Tax$17.32M$-4,438,000$20.86M$26.75M$25.33M$-1,538,000$23.06M$25.70M$23.46M$-1,403,000$19.70M$24.67M
    Income Tax Expense$4.45M$10.37M$4.46M$6.13M$6.88M$-517,000$6.26M$6.08M$6.76M$-1,267,000$5.15M$6.45M
    Net Income$12.87M$-14,803,000$16.40M$20.62M$18.45M$-1,021,000$16.80M$19.63M$16.70M$-136,000$14.56M$18.22M
    EBITDA$17.99M$-3,980,000$20.77M$27.11M$25.26M$-2,170,000$22.61M$25.57M$22.25M$-3,177,000$20.66M$24.28M
    EBIT$15.46M$-6,418,000$18.54M$24.81M$23.07M$-4,114,000$20.58M$23.48M$20.43M$-4,633,000$17.97M$22.34M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $62274
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    11
    New Awards (TTM)
    1
    Avg Remaining Term
    1.9 mo

    Top agency: Department of the Interior at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    140FS126F0037Department of the InteriorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$101490Mar 20, 2026

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

    Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) Stock Now Rated "Moderate Buy" by Sell-Side Brokerages

    Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) has received a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from six sell-side brokerages...

    MarketBeat•10/14/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    An amended stake disclosure covers 1.09M Barrett Business Services (BBSI) shares held by Royce clients.

    Royce & Associates has filed an amended Schedule 13G/A, disclosing beneficial ownership of 1,089,226 shares of Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI), representing 4.49% of the common stock as of September 30...

    Stock Titan•10/13/26•Neutral

    Precision Trading with Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) Risk Zones

    This article provides a detailed analysis of Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) with a focus on risk zones and trading strategies. It highlights a near-term strong sentiment potentially challenging persistent mid...

    Stock Traders Daily•10/10/26•Bearish

    Private Capital Trims Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) Stake -- Shares Look 23% Undervalued on GF Value

    Private Capital Management has reduced its stake in Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) by 11.67%, selling 141,120 shares, yet still retains over a million shares, indicating continued conviction. BBSI...

    GuruFocus•10/9/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) Stock Moved Up to Hold by Zacks Research

    Zacks Research has upgraded Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) stock from a "strong sell" to a "hold" rating. This upgrade is part of a broader analyst consensus that rates the stock a "Moderate Buy" with a target...

    MarketBeat•10/7/26•Neutral

    BBSI Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    17.8x
    Forward P/E
    16.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    12.3x
    P/FCF
    50.7x
    PEG
    1.1x
    P/B
    3.9x
    See GNG's fair value

    BBSI Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    20.0%
    Operating margin
    4.8%
    Net margin
    2.8%
    ROE
    16.3%
    FCF margin
    1.2%
    FCF yield
    2.0%

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    Sector: Industrials

    BBSI Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Strong Buy
    Analysts
    3
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    1
    Hold
    0
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    BBSI Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    9.4%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.69
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 2 down

    BBSI Dividend

    Forward yield
    1.0%
    Payout ratio
    22.2%
    3Y DPS growth
    2.2%
    5Y DPS growth
    1.3%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    BBSI dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About BBSI

    What is BBSI's current dividend yield?

    Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) has a forward dividend yield of 0.99%.

    Does BBSI pay dividends?

    Yes, Barrett Business Services Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.99%.

    What is BBSI's P/E ratio?

    Barrett Business Services Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.77.

    What is BBSI's market cap?

    Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) has a market capitalization of $788.86M with a current stock price of $32.34.

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