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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?

Barrett Business Services Inc's P/E (TTM) is 23.07 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the BBSI stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 14.9× as of Nov '26) can differ. 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), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.