Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Staffing & HR Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 23.40 | 10.96 | 17.08 | — | 14.14 | 14.03 | 14.89 | — | 17.24 | 12.85 | 13.21 | — | 13.40 | 8.42 | 8.79 | 184.67 | 14.22 | 7.99 | 7.35 | 504.43 | 12.34 |
| — | -21.8% | +14.7% | — | -17.9% | +9.2% | +12.7% | — | +28.6% | +52.6% | +50.3% | — | -5.7% | +5.3% | +19.6% | -63.4% | +15.3% | -17.9% | -9.3% | — | -33.4% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.73 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.51 |
| — | -39.4% | -22.6% | -34.5% | -23.4% | +7.1% | +13.3% | +15.9% | +34.5% | +51.9% | +38.4% | +28.8% | +16.7% | +10.5% | +11.6% | +3.4% | +18.8% | -13.6% | -14.7% | -1.6% | -9.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.20 | 3.56 | 4.31 | 3.55 | 3.87 | 4.85 | 4.84 | 4.98 | 5.22 | 4.66 | 4.41 | 4.39 | 3.92 | 3.40 | 3.37 | 3.57 | 3.70 | 3.24 | 3.05 | 3.12 | 2.50 |
| — | -26.6% | -11.0% | -28.7% | -25.9% | +4.1% | +9.8% | +13.4% | +33.3% | +37.0% | +30.9% | +23.0% | +6.0% | +4.8% | +10.5% | +14.5% | +47.6% | +16.1% | +9.6% | +10.2% | -5.3% | |
| P/FCF | 244.53 | 8.57 | — | — | 3.30 | 8.54 | — | 380.93 | 5.76 | — | — | 33.57 | 3.65 | 4.96 | 295.61 | — | 6.24 | 4.44 | — | — | 3.03 |
| — | +0.4% | — | — | -42.6% | — | — | +1034.7% | +57.9% | — | — | — | -41.6% | +11.8% | — | — | +106.0% | — | — | — | +14.0% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.48 | 7.52 | 12.39 | — | 10.43 | 10.62 | 10.89 | — | 12.44 | 9.96 | 9.61 | — | 9.11 | 6.12 | 6.16 | 461.56 | 8.90 | 5.43 | 5.26 | 734.86 | 8.18 |
| — | -29.1% | +13.8% | — | -16.2% | +6.6% | +13.3% | — | +36.5% | +62.8% | +56.1% | — | +2.5% | +12.6% | +17.0% | -37.2% | +8.8% | -30.3% | -20.9% | — | -32.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 10.68 | 7.93 | 12.60 | — | 10.32 | 10.65 | 10.76 | — | 12.15 | 9.81 | 9.13 | — | 9.24 | 5.97 | 6.05 | 147.96 | 8.91 | 5.42 | 5.25 | 394.72 | 8.07 |
| — | -25.6% | +17.1% | — | -15.0% | +8.6% | +17.9% | — | +31.4% | +64.2% | +50.9% | — | +3.7% | +10.2% | +15.3% | -62.5% | +10.5% | -28.7% | -18.9% | — | -34.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 21.0% | 21.8% | 20.3% | 13.4% | 21.3% | 24.1% | 23.8% | 14.6% | 23.4% | 25.3% | 24.3% | 14.9% | 23.7% | 25.0% | 25.3% | 16.3% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 25.5% | 16.4% | 21.8% |
| — | -9.6% | -14.7% | -8.3% | -9.2% | -4.8% | -1.9% | -2.1% | -1.3% | +1.1% | -4.2% | -8.7% | +6.2% | +2.3% | -0.7% | -0.4% | +2.4% | +0.2% | +3.5% | +15.9% | -0.3% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.0% | 6.4% | 4.8% | -2.1% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 7.5% | -1.4% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 7.3% | -1.8% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 8.1% | -0.5% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | -0.5% | 5.2% |
| — | -18.2% | -35.6% | -47.7% | -14.7% | -2.5% | +2.6% | +19.3% | +2.8% | -2.3% | -10.2% | -231.3% | +20.4% | -0.0% | -7.7% | +0.4% | +5.8% | +13.7% | +0.3% | +84.5% | +38.7% | |
| Net Margin | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4.0% | -4.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 6.0% | -0.3% | 5.5% | 6.7% | 6.0% | -0.1% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 0.3% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| — | -22.4% | -32.8% | -1281.6% | -7.4% | -3.1% | +0.4% | -581.6% | +4.7% | +0.1% | -7.1% | -115.9% | +24.1% | +4.7% | -6.4% | +175.1% | +2.5% | +5.3% | -6.2% | +105.6% | +34.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 23.5% | 8.1% | 6.3% | -6.6% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 8.4% | -0.5% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 8.6% | -0.1% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 0.5% | 6.6% | 10.1% | 10.0% | 0.1% | 5.1% |
| — | -8.0% | -25.2% | -1311.2% | -11.4% | -6.6% | -2.2% | -571.0% | +0.3% | -6.8% | -11.2% | -115.0% | +16.2% | +0.8% | -3.2% | +219.1% | +29.4% | +37.5% | +12.3% | +106.1% | +41.1% | |
| ROA | 7.1% | 2.3% | 1.7% | -1.9% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | -0.1% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.3% | -0.0% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| — | -16.9% | -30.4% | -1314.2% | -7.8% | -0.4% | +6.4% | -624.3% | +10.7% | +3.7% | -7.9% | -115.4% | +23.8% | +11.5% | +7.9% | +219.4% | +22.1% | +34.6% | +16.9% | +106.7% | +52.5% | |
| ROIC | 26.1% | 8.3% | 8.5% | -4.0% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8.0% | -1.6% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 9.0% | -2.3% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | -0.8% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 10.8% | -0.6% | 5.2% |
| — | -1.7% | +5.3% | -151.2% | -5.1% | -3.9% | -10.6% | +29.9% | -15.0% | -19.2% | -18.5% | -178.3% | -3.6% | -4.8% | +1.9% | -33.8% | +78.5% | +90.7% | +44.2% | +81.5% | +27.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| — | +5.7% | +6.4% | +14.6% | +4.7% | +3.9% | +4.7% | -6.2% | -9.1% | -8.1% | -9.1% | -2.5% | -10.6% | -15.7% | +3.6% | +12.4% | -1.8% | +1.2% | -18.1% | -30.6% | -13.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.35 | 0.97 | 1.39 | — | 1.18 | 0.94 | 1.02 | — | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.96 | — | 1.06 | 0.82 | 0.91 | 64.74 | 1.28 | 0.93 | 0.81 | 104.27 | 1.73 |
| — | +3.3% | +36.3% | — | +24.4% | +9.3% | +5.8% | — | -10.2% | +4.6% | +5.8% | — | -17.5% | -12.2% | +11.9% | -37.9% | -25.8% | -33.4% | -36.5% | — | -37.4% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.29 |
| — | -6.9% | -8.2% | -4.7% | -2.4% | -3.2% | -1.7% | -0.9% | +1.6% | +4.7% | +1.8% | -7.8% | -4.0% | -7.1% | -5.0% | +0.8% | +5.3% | +3.9% | +15.2% | +3.2% | -8.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.29 |
| — | -6.9% | -8.2% | -4.7% | -2.4% | -3.2% | -1.7% | -0.9% | +1.6% | +4.7% | +1.8% | -7.8% | -4.0% | -7.1% | -5.0% | +0.8% | +5.3% | +3.9% | +15.2% | +3.2% | -8.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 165.14 | 525.02 | 413.45 | -106.67 | 549.82 | 595.49 | 576.68 | -33.95 | 513.47 | 572.20 | 534.18 | -30.89 | 411.52 | 309.40 | — | 26.11 | 422.26 | 684.26 | 747.79 | 10.29 | — |
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Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s current P/E is 23.4x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 14.1x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s current operating margin is 5.0%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.