Barrett Business Services, Inc.
BBSI · Price history
Price at last available close
$32.44
+$1.86 (+6.08%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) delivers a range of business management solutions specifically designed for small and mid-sized enterprises across the United States. The company has developed a proprietary management platform that seamlessly integrates a strategic, knowledge-based approach, typically found in management consulting, with the practical tools and capabilities characteristic of the human resource outsourcing sector. Among its core offerings are professional employer services, through which BBSI establishes a co-employment relationship via a client services agreement.
How they make money
BBSI provides business management solutions to small and mid-sized companies through a decentralized delivery model. They integrate management consulting with human resource outsourcing, charging clients for payroll processing, workers' compensation coverage, and administrative services, while leveraging human capital to help clients manage their businesses.
Products & services
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) services, staffing, recruiting, payroll processing, and workers' compensation insurance coverage.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
- Small and mid-sized companiesSource
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose specific major customers, but notes that a significant portion of its revenue is historically concentrated in California operations.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Insurance carriers — Providers of excess workers' compensation insurance coverage.Source
Strengths
- Decentralized organizational structure with local business teamsSource
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
47
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
72
Strong
Financial Strength
66
Business Quality / Moat
71
Management
100
Growth Quality
33
Risk / Durability
98
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
35
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
46/100
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Model Score 46/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for BBSI
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can BBSI maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is BBSI's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Does BBSI's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify BBSI's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
47
Opportunity Score
35
Market Cap
$786.2M
P/E Ratio
21.8
EPS
$1.39
52-Week High
$45.53
52-Week Low
$25.33
Beta
0.91
Intrinsic Value
$27.28
Analyst Target
$38.00
Shares Outstanding
25.8M
Total Revenue
$1.27B
Total Debt
$24.5M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.99%
Liquidation Value / Share
$7.91
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.32
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for BBSI
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on BBSI.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Decentralized organizational structure with local business teams.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Staffing & Employment Services industry.
- −Concentration of business in California.
- −Workers' compensation claims volatility.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
46
Sep 9, 2026
Change
+0.6
points
Current Score
47
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
BBSI increased 0.6 points because Asset improved by 2 points, Capital improved by 3 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Asset improved by 2 points
- + Capital improved by 3 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
45
Projected Change
-1.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$32.44
Model Intrinsic Value
$27.28
Difference
+$5.16
+18.9% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-18.9%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.27B | $1.24B | $1.14B | $1.07B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.02B | $979.4M | $891.3M | $826.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $250.9M | $260.9M | $253.3M | $242.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $192.1M | $190.5M | $185.9M | $174.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $198.7M | $198.8M | $193.5M | $181.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $69.3M | $80.1M | $78.2M | $76.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $52.2M | $62.2M | $59.8M | $60.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $83K | $435K | $178K | $166K | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $60.5M | $71.4M | $70.8M | $69.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $25.4M | $17.0M | $17.8M | $18.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $35.1M | $54.4M | $53.0M | $50.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $1.39 | $2.13 | $2.03 | $1.88 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 24.35M | 25.36M | 26.08M | 26.92M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 24.71M | 25.78M | 26.71M | 27.40M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$319.3M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.52
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-4.0%
Cash Change
+2.6%
Margin Change
-2.0 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 3.8%. EPS declined 25.7%. Cash increased 2.6%. Total debt declined 4.0%. Net income margin declined by 2.0 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
Number of Gurus
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
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Short Interest
Dividend History
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