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Kelly Services, Inc.

KELYA

Industrials · 15.86 -0.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

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

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 21 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-0.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 21 activeFinancial Technology Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • KELYA's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if KELYA'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 21 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 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
  • KELYA'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 12, 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 observations320
Usable filing statements160
Verified relationships2
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -1.9% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -6.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 76% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

15.86
6m+69.3%12m+12.5%24m
Annual trajectory

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

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-02$4.9B+8.7%$3.91+0.5%
2023-01-01$5.0B+1.1%$-1.64-3.5%
2023-12-31$4.8B-2.6%$0.98-4.7%
2024-12-29$4.3B-10.4%$-0.02-2.2%
2025-12-28$4.3B-1.9%$-7.24-1.1%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 4 filings
Included in the cash generated for investing activities in the first three months of 2025 is $6.4 million of cash from the sale of PersolKelly investment, partially offset by $2.5 million of cash used for capital expenditures.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Demand and volumenegative · 4 filings
The decrease in Education revenue from services of 4.8% was driven primarily by the impact of delayed contract decisions, weather-related school closures and a reduction in demand in key markets due to declines in student enrollment.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 3 filings
Our results continue to reflect reduced volumes in parts of our portfolio driven by lower demand among certain large customers and a more measured approach to hiring among employers in some sectors, primarily in response to the dynamic macroeconomic environme…
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 3 filings
The 3.1% increase in Corporate expenses was primarily driven by investment in the Growth Office and other corporate initiatives and increases in our nonqualified compensation plan expense, partially offset by lower integration, realignment, and restructuring…
10-Q · May 7, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.1× · EV/sales 0.1×. 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

15.86-0.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 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 KELYA. 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 KELYA. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind KELYA

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

Depends on

MANManpowerGroup Inc.competitorFeb 12, 2026

In 2025, our largest competitors were Randstad, Adecco Group, ManpowerGroup Inc.

Depended on by

BBSIBarrett Business 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…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

KELYA is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Financial Technology Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 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 KELYA; 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.