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    Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI)

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    INDUSTRIALS • STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • NASDAQ

    $34.40
    +0.03 (+0.09%)

    Market Cap: $833.69M

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 4:59 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 Drift
    90d ago$0.75+10.0%
    60d ago$0.75+10.0%
    30d ago$0.75+10.0%
    7d ago$0.75+10.0%
    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-70.8%
    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-
    Sep 16
    Reported Nov 8
    		$1.68N/AN/ABeat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield0.93%
    Annual/Share$0.32
    Payout Ratio22.21%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+2.17%
    5Y CAGR+1.30%
    View BBSI's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio18.90EV/EBITDA11.31x
    Price/FCF53.95xFCF Yield1.85%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin2.77%Operating Margin4.82%
    ROE16.30%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/EquityN/AInterest Coverage313.70x
    Current Ratio1.14xQuick Ratio1.14x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.93Avg Volume263.57K
    52-Week High$49.1452-Week Low$25.13

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$33.67
    SMA 20$33.69
    SMA 50$36.27
    SMA 200$33.61
    EMA 10$33.90
    EMA 20$34.34
    EMA 50$34.94
    EMA 200$34.99

    MACD

    Line: -0.71Signal: -0.98Hist: 0.27

    ADX

    ADX: 23.3+DI: 21.1-DI: 25.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up4.0
    Aroon Down48.0
    PSAR$30.69

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$38.43
    Lower Band$28.95
    %B Position2812%(Upper)
    Band Width0.57

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    48.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K91.6
    Stoch %D89.3
    Williams %R-9.0
    ROC (10d)10.1%
    Momentum3.14
    CCI (20d)26.2
    MFI (14d)82.2

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.32(3.8%)
    StdDev (20d)2.37
    Hist Vol72.2%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$34.22
    OBV4.1M
    AD Line-35.7M
    CMF (20d)0.061

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)258.8K
    Vol Ratio0.6x
    VWMA (20d)$33.78

    Pivot Points

    R3$36.44
    R2$35.62
    R1$34.99
    Pivot Point$34.17
    S1$33.54
    S2$32.72
    S3$32.09

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-14.33
    Ultimate Osc66.7
    KST-119.13

    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

    BlackRock Inc. Purchases Shares of 2,049,358 Barrett Business Services, Inc. $BBSI

    BlackRock Inc. has acquired a significant new position in Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) in the second quarter, purchasing 2,049,358 shares valued at approximately $72.8 million, representing an 8.34% stake in the company. Institutional investors now collectively own 86.76% of BBSI. Despite mixed analyst sentiment, with a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating, the company recently missed EPS and revenue estimates but declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share.

    MarketBeat•8/31/26•
    Neutral

    New Strong Sell Stocks for August 31st

    Zacks Investment Research has identified three new "Strong Sell" stocks for August 31st: AIA Group Limited (AAGIY), Aisin Corporation (ASEKY), and Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI). These companies were added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List due to downward revisions in their current year earnings estimates over the last 60 days, ranging from 7.8% to 10.7%. Investors can access the full list and additional recommendations from Zacks.

    Yahoo Finance UK•8/31/26•
    Bearish

    New Strong Sell Stocks for August 31st

    Zacks Investment Research has identified three new "Strong Sell" stocks for August 31st. These companies are AIA Group Limited (AAGIY), Aisin Corporation (ASEKY), and Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI). The recommendation is based on downward revisions to their current year earnings estimates over the last 60 days.

    Yahoo! Finance Canada•8/31/26•
    Bearish

    Royal Bank of Canada Sells 91,397 Shares of Barrett Business Services, Inc. $BBSI

    Royal Bank of Canada significantly reduced its stake in Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) by 93.8% in the first quarter, selling 91,397 shares. Despite institutional ownership of 86.76%, the company recently missed earnings and revenue estimates and faces mixed analyst sentiment, though the consensus is a "Moderate Buy" with a $41.00 target price. Insider selling has also occurred, with directors and EVPs reducing their holdings.

    MarketBeat•8/30/26•
    Neutral

    Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC Makes New $10.85 Million Investment in Barrett Business Services, Inc. $BBSI

    Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC has made a new $10.85 million investment in Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI), acquiring 32,570 shares, making it their 11th largest holding. Despite this new investment and a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating from analysts, BBSI recently missed earnings expectations and saw insider selling of over $786,000 worth of shares in the past 90 days. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08.

    MarketBeat•8/28/26•
    Neutral

    Frequently Asked Questions About BBSI

    What is BBSI's current dividend yield?
    Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) has a current dividend yield of 0.93%.
    Does BBSI pay dividends?
    Yes, Barrett Business Services Inc pays dividends with a current yield of 0.93%.
    What is BBSI's P/E ratio?
    Barrett Business Services Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.90.
    What is BBSI's market cap?
    Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) has a market capitalization of $833.69M with a current stock price of $34.40.

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