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Kelly Services

NSQ:KELYA · US4881522084
Professional ServicesLarge

360

27
EV / EBIT43
Price / Owner Earnings79
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales97
EV / Gross Profit88
Price/Book97
Return on Capital16
Cash Return on Capital12
Return on Equity12
EBIT Margin14
Gross Profitability47
Accruals91
Owner Earnings Margin10
Sales growth12
Profit Growth25
Long-Term EPS Growth78
Owner Earnings Growth4
Reinvestment53
Price momentum68
Debt load85
Refinancing100
Debt Payback1
Liquidity32
Analyst ratings56
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside58
Market mood12
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kelly Services doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1952
Employees20,395
Websitekellyservices.com
ISINUS4881522084
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
HRTechWorkTechVirtual WorkforceSocial RecruitingOutsourcing

Description

Kelly Services, Inc. (Kelly) is a specialty talent and workforce solutions provider operating throughout the world. In 2024, Kelly completed the sale of its European staffing operations within the company’s International business unit, further sharp…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Kelly Services, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
63
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jan 2024

All-time low

49

Mar 2026

Average rank

77

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
97
100
97
100
Price/Earnings
80
100
86
100
Price/Book
97
100
100
96
Dividend Yield
1
89
78
81
Value (overall)
90
100
100
100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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