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BBSI Financials Barrett Business Services Inc

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 7.1% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (10.0% vs 7.1% per year).
  • Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 5.0% in the latest year.

Financial health

  • Operating income covered interest expense 364× in the latest year.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 15.0% of earnings and 17.3% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has declined 2.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$26M $607M $1B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 11% 23% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-78% -16% 47% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$37M $36M $109M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $48M $95M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$325M -$106M $113M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.2B $54M 21.0% 5.0% 22.6% 7.0% $47M $95M
2024 $1.1B $53M 22.1% 5.2% 23.9% 7.1% -$4M $55M
2023 $1.1B $51M 22.7% 5.7% 25.4% 7.0% $55M $71M
2022 $1.1B $47M 22.3% 5.6% 26.6% 6.9% $12M $91M
2021 $955M $38M 21.4% 4.6% 18.3% 5.1% -$22M $69M
2020 $881M $34M 20.8% 4.1% 17.0% 4.4% -$37M $4M $69M
2019 $942M $48M 22.1% 5.4% 28.1% 5.6% $66M $4M $45M
2018 $941M $38M 19.8% 3.9% 32.0% 5.0% $64M $4M $35M
2017 $920M $25M 17.2% 3.3% 28.3% 3.7% $109M $4M $60M
2016 $841M $19M 17.3% 3.4% 27.0% 3.2% $4M $51M
2015 $25M 46.7% 5.1% $0 $25M
2014 -$26M -77.8% -5.6% $45M $12M
2013 $16M 24.0% 5.0% $5M $94M
2012 $13M 26.9% 5.7% $5M $46M
2011 $14M 14.1% 6.4% $0 $50M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced BBSI against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 11.2 22.3 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.5 1.0 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 0.8 1.7 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is BBSI growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Barrett Business Services Inc's revenue has grown 7.1% per year, and net income grown 10.0% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does BBSI have?

As of FY2025, Barrett Business Services Inc reported — of total debt against $95M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 364×.

What is BBSI's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 21.0%, operating margin 5.0%, and net margin 4.4%.

What is BBSI's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, Barrett Business Services Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 15.0× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.