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Barrett Business Services, Inc.

BBSI

Industrials · 32.85 +1.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Barrett Business Services, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+1.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 37 activeNo Coherent Theme · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 7 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • BBSI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if BBSI's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 37 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • BBSI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations319
Usable filing statements57
Verified relationships7
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +8.4% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.21x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • P/E is 25% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 22% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

32.85
6m+18.3%12m-32.2%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$955.2M+8.4%$5.00-0.9%
2022-12-31$1.1B+10.4%$1.64
2023-12-31$1.1B+1.4%$1.85-5.2%
2024-12-31$1.1B+7.0%$1.98-2.5%
2025-12-31$1.2B+8.4%$2.08-2.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 1 filings
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BBSI is not subject to material legal proceedings and claims other than those which arise in the ordinary course of our business, except for those matters discussed in “Note 11 - Litigation” to the consolidated financial statements included…
10-K · Feb 26, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.7× · EV/sales 0.6×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

32.85+1.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for BBSI. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for BBSI. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind BBSI

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.competitorFeb 26, 2026

BBSI is not aware of reliable statistics regarding the number of its competitors, but certain large, well-known companies typically compete with us in the same markets and have greater financial and marketing resources than we do, including Automatic Data Pro…

KELYAKelly Services, Inc.competitorFeb 26, 2026

BBSI is not aware of reliable statistics regarding the number of its competitors, but certain large, well-known companies typically compete with us in the same markets and have greater financial and marketing resources than we do, including Automatic Data Pro…

MANManpowerGroup Inc.competitorFeb 26, 2026

BBSI is not aware of reliable statistics regarding the number of its competitors, but certain large, well-known companies typically compete with us in the same markets and have greater financial and marketing resources than we do, including Automatic Data Pro…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

BBSI is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group No Coherent Theme. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for BBSI; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.