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
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
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
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$319M
$13M
20.3%
4.8%
6.3%
1.8%
-$61M
—
$27M
Mar '26
$307M
-$15M
14.1%
-2.1%
-7.2%
-1.9%
-$28M
—
$37M
Dec '25
$321M
$16M
21.3%
5.8%
6.8%
2.1%
$71M
—
$95M
Sep '25
$319M
$21M
24.1%
7.8%
8.6%
2.7%
$34M
—
$48M
Jun '25
$308M
$18M
23.8%
7.5%
8.2%
2.6%
-$58M
—
$26M
Mar '25
$293M
-$1M
14.6%
-1.4%
-0.5%
-0.1%
$697000
—
$32M
Dec '24
$305M
$17M
23.4%
6.8%
7.6%
2.3%
$50M
—
$55M
Sep '24
$294M
$20M
25.3%
8.0%
9.1%
2.7%
-$4M
—
$14M
Jun '24
$280M
$17M
24.3%
7.3%
8.4%
2.4%
-$56M
—
$40M
Mar '24
$266M
-$136000
14.9%
-1.8%
-0.1%
-0.0%
$6M
—
$51M
Dec '23
$277M
$15M
23.7%
6.6%
7.3%
2.0%
$54M
—
$71M
Sep '23
$273M
$18M
25.0%
8.2%
10.1%
2.6%
$31M
—
$42M
Jun '23
$265M
$17M
25.3%
8.1%
9.6%
2.5%
$507000
—
$48M
Mar '23
$255M
$819000
16.3%
-0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
-$30M
—
$53M
Dec '22
$272M
$12M
22.3%
5.5%
6.5%
1.7%
$26M
—
$91M
Sep '22
$274M
$17M
24.4%
8.2%
10.2%
2.5%
$31M
—
$59M
Jun '22
$262M
$18M
25.5%
8.8%
10.3%
2.4%
-$9M
—
$34M
Mar '22
$246M
$288000
16.4%
-0.5%
0.2%
0.0%
-$37M
—
$46M
Dec '21
$257M
$11M
21.8%
5.2%
5.1%
1.4%
$43M
—
$69M
Sep '21
$247M
$15M
24.4%
7.2%
7.2%
1.8%
-$65M
—
$13M
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.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 11.4× (Mar '23) to 15.0× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.5× (Mar '23) to 0.7× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 1.6% (Mar '23) to 1.0% (Sep '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
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.