Sector Alpha Week of 2026-07-28
20-quarter listed-company comparison

Staffing & Employment Services Stocks

Staffing & Employment Services: Insperity, Inc. owns the largest revenue base; TrueBlue, Inc. has the fastest current growth.

The industry itself · before any single company

How has Staffing & Employment Services moved against S&P 500?

The line below covers 5.2 years. Over the most recent two of them this industry is 39% behind S&P 500. Earnings across its companies fell 35% on average over the last four reported quarters. It has been ahead of S&P 500 on a rolling three-month view for 12 weeks running.

BREAKING OUT · ahead 12wPrice down, no fundamental support9 of 9 companies ahead of S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months

RS ↑12w · 9/9 >200d (+0) · 9/9 lead (+1) · EPS 2/9↑

200202620252024202320222021 211348 TRAILING 12-MONTH EPS · 100 AT THE START0100108Mar 22Sep 22Mar 23Sep 23Mar 24Sep 24Mar 25Sep 25Mar 26Mar 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 7 reportingJun 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 104, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 9 reportingSep 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 108, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 9 reportingDec 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 101, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 9 reportingMar 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 92, against 100 at the start · down 4.3% on a year ago · 9 reportingJun 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 83, against 100 at the start · down 23.0% on a year ago · 9 reportingSep 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 69, against 100 at the start · down 38.1% on a year ago · 9 reportingDec 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 57, against 100 at the start · down 14.7% on a year ago · 10 reportingMar 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 68, against 100 at the start · down 30.9% on a year ago · 9 reportingJun 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 64, against 100 at the start · down 16.2% on a year ago · 9 reportingSep 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 58, against 100 at the start · down 4.9% on a year ago · 9 reportingDec 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 59, against 100 at the start · down 25.7% on a year ago · 9 reportingMar 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 49, against 100 at the start · down 25.9% on a year ago · 9 reportingJun 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 31, against 100 at the start · down 46.3% on a year ago · 9 reportingSep 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 26, against 100 at the start · down 45.6% on a year ago · 9 reportingDec 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 23, against 100 at the start · down 26.5% on a year ago · 9 reportingMar 2026 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 22, against 100 at the start · down 22.4% on a year ago · 9 reportingNot reported yet — earnings trail price by a quarter or two22 · Mar 26No earnings on file this far back — the price series reaches further than the filings do
200202620252024202320222021 211348 TRAILING 12-MONTH EPS · 100 AT THE START0100108Mar 22Mar 23Mar 24Mar 25Mar 26Mar 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 7 reportingJun 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 104, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 9 reportingSep 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 108, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 9 reportingDec 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 101, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 9 reportingMar 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 92, against 100 at the start · down 4.3% on a year ago · 9 reportingJun 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 83, against 100 at the start · down 23.0% on a year ago · 9 reportingSep 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 69, against 100 at the start · down 38.1% on a year ago · 9 reportingDec 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 57, against 100 at the start · down 14.7% on a year ago · 10 reportingMar 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 68, against 100 at the start · down 30.9% on a year ago · 9 reportingJun 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 64, against 100 at the start · down 16.2% on a year ago · 9 reportingSep 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 58, against 100 at the start · down 4.9% on a year ago · 9 reportingDec 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 59, against 100 at the start · down 25.7% on a year ago · 9 reportingMar 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 49, against 100 at the start · down 25.9% on a year ago · 9 reportingJun 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 31, against 100 at the start · down 46.3% on a year ago · 9 reportingSep 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 26, against 100 at the start · down 45.6% on a year ago · 9 reportingDec 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 23, against 100 at the start · down 26.5% on a year ago · 9 reportingMar 2026 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 22, against 100 at the start · down 22.4% on a year ago · 9 reportingNot reported yet — earnings trail price by a quarter or two22No earnings on file this far back — the price series reaches further than the filings do
Staffing & Employment Services, equal-weighted, based at 200 S&P 500, same base, same start trailing 12-month earnings per share rising falling
Strength anatomy Broad but lateHow much of the industry is participating, how recently, and whether the movers score well.
Together9 of 9 stocks moving
Fresh1 crossed in the last 4 weeks
Backed by scoresmovers score +0 vs the industry average
Down the cap ladder — bar is now, tick is four weeks ago
Large 2/2+1
Mid 3/30
Small 4/40

Participation is not spreading downward this month; the larger companies are still carrying most of it.

Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the industry line is an equal-weighted index of its 9 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the industry taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.

Sector relative strength · before individual stocks

Is Staffing & Employment Services outperforming S&P 500?

Staffing & Employment Services has outperformed S&P 500 by 18.7% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 42.9%. 9 of 9 covered companies currently beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. Kforce Inc. is the strongest against the sector itself at +13.5%.

+42.9%Sector vs S&P 500 · 13 weeks
+18.7%Sector vs S&P 500 · 52 weeks
9/9Stocks leading S&P 500
2/9Stocks leading sector

Sector metric: — as of latest available · unclassified · direction unavailable.

The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.

Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.

Bottom line

Staffing & Employment Services has outperformed S&P 500 by 18.7% over 52 weeks and 42.9% over 13 weeks. 9 of 9 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 2 of 9 beat the sector itself. Insperity, Inc. leads with revenue of $6,844 million, based on 8 of 11 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Is the Staffing & Employment Services sector outperforming S&P 500?

Staffing & Employment Services has outperformed S&P 500 by 18.7% over 52 weeks and 42.9% over 13 weeks. 9 of 9 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 2 of 9 beat the sector itself.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company is largest by revenue?

Insperity, Inc. leads with revenue of $6,844 million, based on 8 of 11 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company is growing fastest?

TrueBlue, Inc. has the fastest current revenue growth at 7.2%, across 8 of 11 comparable companies.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?

ManpowerGroup Inc. ranks first at 58.2/100 with 52.7% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company reports the most CAPEX?

TriNet Group, Inc. reports the largest latest CAPEX at $26 million, with 10 of 11 companies comparable.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company has the least gross debt?

HireQuest, Inc. has the lowest comparable gross debt at $0 million. ManpowerGroup Inc. has the highest at $1,420 million.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company has the lowest comparable PEG?

Korn Ferry has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.95, among 5 of 11 companies that pass the metric’s comparability rules.

How much history does this Staffing & Employment Services comparison include?

The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, CAPEX, debt and valuation, ending Jun 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.

How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?

The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.

Companies
11
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
$19.1B
Korn Ferry
Revenue growing
4/8
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating S&P 500
9/9
positive Mansfield relative strength
Global company selection
00 · research priority, made explicit

4-Factor Sector Score

An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.

Growth & earnings · 35%Capital efficiency · 25%Valuation · 20%Relative strength · 20%
ManpowerGroup Inc. has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 52.7% evidence confidence.
Kforce Inc. has stronger price confirmation than earnings confirmation; that is a research prompt, not permission to chase.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is guarded: positive earnings, positive 5–60% three-year EPS growth, and a positive P/E are required.

1. ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

58.2/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 53% evidence

Exact sum: 21.4 + 10.4 + 10.5 + 15.9 = 58.2

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

21.4/35Growth & earnings

Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.1 pp

45% evidence

10.4/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 3.3% · debt/equity 0.67×

80% evidence

10.5/20Valuation

P/E 15.3× · PEG —

15% evidence

15.9/20Relative strength

RS sector 11.7% · RS bench 52.6% · 1Y 41.1%

70% evidence

2. Kforce Inc. · KFRC

55.6/100 · Mixed-positive evidence · 76% evidence

Exact sum: 16 + 12.4 + 10.2 + 17 = 55.6

Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 55.5%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.

16.0/35Growth & earnings

Revenue -3.9% · PAT -27.7% · OPM change 0.1 pp

83% evidence

12.4/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 4.6% · debt/equity 0.81×

80% evidence

10.2/20Valuation

P/E 14.8× · PEG 2.35

65% evidence

17.0/20Relative strength

RS sector 13.5% · RS bench 55.5% · 1Y 70.8%

70% evidence

3. TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

50.3/100 · Mixed-positive evidence · 82% evidence

Exact sum: 18.7 + 12.1 + 9.5 + 10 = 50.3

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

18.7/35Growth & earnings

Revenue -2.4% · PAT -4.8% · OPM change 1.1 pp

83% evidence

12.1/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 11.7% · debt/equity 11.4×

80% evidence

9.5/20Valuation

P/E 10.8× · PEG 2.53

65% evidence

10.0/20Relative strength

RS sector -14.6% · RS bench 17.5% · 1Y 8%

100% evidence

4. Korn Ferry · KFY

49.0/100 · Mixed-negative evidence · 86% evidence

Exact sum: 16.6 + 14.1 + 15.4 + 2.9 = 49

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

16.6/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 6.4% · PAT 12% · OPM change -1.3 pp

95% evidence

14.1/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 3.4% · debt/equity 0.3×

80% evidence

15.4/20Valuation

P/E 12.7× · PEG 0.95

65% evidence

2.9/20Relative strength

RS sector -18.1% · RS bench 13.7% · 1Y 21.2%

100% evidence

5. HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

49.0/100 · Mixed-negative evidence · 76% evidence

Exact sum: 21.5 + 14.8 + 4.5 + 8.2 = 49

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

21.5/35Growth & earnings

Revenue -9.1% · PAT 100% · OPM change 2.8 pp

83% evidence

14.8/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 2.1% · debt/equity 0×

80% evidence

4.5/20Valuation

P/E 21.7× · PEG 6.2

65% evidence

8.2/20Relative strength

RS sector -12.8% · RS bench 21.2% · 1Y 41.2%

70% evidence

6. Robert Half Inc. · RHI

47.0/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 59% evidence

Exact sum: 15.1 + 10.4 + 9.2 + 12.3 = 47

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

15.1/35Growth & earnings

Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.1 pp

45% evidence

10.4/25Capital efficiency

ROCE -8.3% · debt/equity 0.2×

80% evidence

9.2/20Valuation

P/E 26.7× · PEG —

15% evidence

12.3/20Relative strength

RS sector -10.5% · RS bench 22.9% · 1Y 11.7%

100% evidence

7. TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

41.2/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 59% evidence

Exact sum: 14 + 6.2 + 8.8 + 12.2 = 41.2

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

14.0/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 7.2% · PAT — · OPM change -0.7 pp

62% evidence

6.2/25Capital efficiency

ROCE -3.5% · debt/equity 0.51×

80% evidence

8.8/20Valuation

P/E 34× · PEG —

15% evidence

12.2/20Relative strength

RS sector -3% · RS bench 32.5% · 1Y 16.2%

70% evidence

8. Insperity, Inc. · NSP

41.0/100 · Mixed-negative evidence · 66% evidence

Exact sum: 12.3 + 9.8 + 8.5 + 10.4 = 41

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

12.3/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 3% · PAT -139.7% · OPM change -0.4 pp

83% evidence

9.8/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 9.6% · debt/equity 6.42×

80% evidence

8.5/20Valuation

P/E 107× · PEG —

15% evidence

10.4/20Relative strength

RS sector -8.2% · RS bench 25.1% · 1Y 16.7%

70% evidence

9. Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

35.9/100 · Mixed-negative evidence · 69% evidence

Exact sum: 15.5 + 10.1 + 5.8 + 4.5 = 35.9

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

15.5/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 7.1% · PAT -24.5% · OPM change -0.7 pp

62% evidence

10.1/25Capital efficiency

ROCE -2% · debt/equity 0.13×

80% evidence

5.8/20Valuation

P/E 18.9× · PEG 3.13

65% evidence

4.5/20Relative strength

RS sector -24.8% · RS bench 3.7% · 1Y -6.8%

70% evidence

10. CALM Chain International Limited · CCIL

54.3/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 9% evidence

Exact sum: 17.5 + 16.8 + 10 + 10 = 54.3

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

17.5/35Growth & earnings

Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change —

0% evidence

16.8/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 112.4% · debt/equity —

34% evidence

10.0/20Valuation

P/E — · PEG —

0% evidence

10.0/20Relative strength

RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y —

0% evidence

11. Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

39.7/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 45% evidence

Exact sum: 9.7 + 9.8 + 10.2 + 10 = 39.7

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

9.7/35Growth & earnings

Revenue -7.3% · PAT — · OPM change -1.4 pp

62% evidence

9.8/25Capital efficiency

ROCE -0.3% · debt/equity 0.19×

80% evidence

10.2/20Valuation

P/E 18.4× · PEG —

15% evidence

10.0/20Relative strength

RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y 85.4%

0% evidence

01 · compare level, then change

Revenue Scale & Growth Durability

Insperity, Inc. has the highest Revenue among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at $6,844 million. TriNet Group, Inc. is next at $4,944 million. TrueBlue, Inc. has the highest Revenue growth at 7.2%, so level and change sit with different companies. 8 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: Insperity, Inc. is the scale leader at $6,844 million, 38.4% ahead of TriNet Group, Inc.. TrueBlue, Inc.'s growth is 7.2% from a $1,644 million base, with 19 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.

LeaderInsperity, Inc. · $6,844 million
Gap38.4% versus #2 · TriNet Group, Inc.
Persistence8/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage8/11 companies · 191 observations

Investor read: Insperity, Inc. is the scale benchmark; TrueBlue, Inc. is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.

This conclusion weakens if: Insperity, Inc.'s growth falls below TrueBlue, Inc.'s for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.

Revenue is compared on a common reported-currency basis. Growth is year-on-year, so seasonality does not masquerade as progress.
Revenuelargest
1Insperity, Inc. NSP$6.8B
2TriNet Group, Inc. TNET$4.9B
3Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$4.1B
4Korn Ferry KFY$2.9B
5TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$1.6B
Revenue growthfastest growers
1TrueBlue, Inc. TBI7.2%
2Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI7.1%
3Korn Ferry KFY6.4%
4Insperity, Inc. NSP3.0%
5TriNet Group, Inc. TNET-2.4%
Revenue · company comparison
8/11 level · 8/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyRevenueRevenue growthReported
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN$4.5B10%Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP$1.9B1.7%Mar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI$1.3B-3.9%Jun 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET$1.2B-5.1%Mar 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$1.0B-11%Mar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY$768M6.7%Jun 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$399M7.8%Mar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC$330M0.0%Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$307M4.8%Mar 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI$7M0.0%Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Revenue · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

$247M
$257M
$246M
$262M
$274M
$272M
$255M
$265M
$273M
$277M
$266M
$280M
$294M
$305M
$293M
$308M
$319M
$321M
$307M

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$7M
$7M
$7M
$8M
$8M
$8M
$10M
$9M
$9M
$10M
$8M
$9M
$9M
$8M
$7M
$8M
$8M
$7M
$7M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.6B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.5B
$1.8B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.8B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.9B
$1.7B
$1.6B
$1.7B
$1.9B

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$935M
$1.0B
$1.0B

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$403M
$410M
$417M
$437M
$438M
$420M
$406M
$389M
$373M
$363M
$352M
$356M
$353M
$344M
$330M
$334M
$333M
$332M
$330M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$588M
$643M
$685M
$727M
$703M
$736M
$687M
$738M
$706M
$712M
$677M
$700M
$683M
$682M
$677M
$720M
$716M
$730M
$725M
$768M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$5.1B
$5.4B
$5.1B
$5.1B
$4.8B
$4.8B
$4.8B
$4.9B
$4.7B
$4.6B
$4.4B
$4.5B
$4.5B
$4.4B
$4.1B
$4.5B
$4.6B
$4.7B
$4.5B

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$1.7B
$1.8B
$1.8B
$1.9B
$1.8B
$1.7B
$1.7B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.5B
$1.5B
$1.5B
$1.5B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.3B
$1.3B

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$577M
$622M
$552M
$569M
$576M
$558M
$465M
$476M
$473M
$492M
$403M
$396M
$382M
$386M
$370M
$396M
$431M
$418M
$399M

Revenue growth · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

12%
11%
5.8%
3.7%
1.2%
-0.4%
1.8%
4.3%
5.7%
7.7%
10%
10%
10%
8.5%
5.3%
4.8%

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

33%
14%
14%
43%
13%
13%
25%
-20%
0.0%
0.0%
-20%
-13%
-11%
-11%
-13%
0.0%

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

21%
19%
15%
12%
11%
7.8%
6.0%
1.8%
1.3%
0.6%
2.1%
3.4%
3.3%
4.0%
3.4%
1.7%

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

0.7%
-2.3%
-1.3%
-2.2%
-4.0%
-4.3%
-15%
-17%
-15%
6.5%
11%
4.2%
-9.9%
-12%
-11%

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

8.2%
8.7%
2.4%
-2.6%
-11%
-15%
-14%
-13%
-8.5%
-5.4%
-5.2%
-6.3%
-6.2%
-5.7%
-3.5%
0.0%

Korn Ferry · KFY

20%
14%
0.3%
1.5%
0.4%
-3.3%
-1.5%
-5.2%
-3.3%
-4.2%
0.0%
2.9%
4.8%
7.0%
7.1%
6.7%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

-3.9%
-6.6%
-11%
-7.6%
-4.3%
-2.6%
-3.7%
-7.3%
-6.9%
-3.1%
-5.0%
-7.1%
-0.0%
2.3%
7.1%
10%

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

18%
7.0%
-2.4%
-5.5%
-12%
-15%
-15%
-14%
-10%
-6.3%
-6.2%
-8.4%
-7.0%
-7.6%
-5.8%
-3.9%

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

9.1%
8.1%
1.3%
2.3%
0.8%
-1.5%
5.5%
2.9%
2.8%
2.5%
-3.0%
0.8%
-0.4%
-1.6%
-2.3%
-5.1%

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

10%
-0.2%
-10%
-16%
-16%
-18%
-12%
-13%
-17%
-19%
-22%
-8.2%
0.0%
13%
8.3%
7.8%
02 · compare level, then change

Operating Economics & Margin Trend

HireQuest, Inc. has the highest OPM among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at 22.6%. Korn Ferry is next at 13.2%. The same company also holds the highest Margin change, at +2.8 percentage points. 10 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: HireQuest, Inc. leads both opm at 22.6% and margin change at +2.8 percentage points.

LeaderHireQuest, Inc. · 22.6%
Gap71.2% versus #2 · Korn Ferry
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage10/11 companies · 191 observations

Investor read: HireQuest, Inc. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.

Operating margin compares operating profit with revenue. Improvement is measured in percentage points, not percentage growth.
OPMhighest
1HireQuest, Inc. HQI23%
2Korn Ferry KFY13%
3TriNet Group, Inc. TNET11%
4Kforce Inc. KFRC3.6%
5Insperity, Inc. NSP3.3%
Margin changefastest expanders
1HireQuest, Inc. HQI+2.8 pp
2TriNet Group, Inc. TNET+1.1 pp
3Kforce Inc. KFRC+0.1 pp
4ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN−0.1 pp
5Robert Half Inc. RHI−0.1 pp
Operating margin · company comparison
10/11 level · 10/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyOPMMargin changeReported
HireQuest, Inc. HQI23%+2.8 ppMar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY13%−1.3 ppJun 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET11%+1.1 ppMar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC3.6%+0.1 ppMar 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP3.3%−0.4 ppMar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI2.8%−0.1 ppJun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN0.6%−0.1 ppJun 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB-0.5%−1.4 ppMar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI-2.1%−0.7 ppMar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI-4.5%−0.7 ppMar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

OPM · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

7.2%
5.2%
-0.5%
8.8%
8.2%
5.5%
-0.5%
8.1%
8.2%
6.6%
-1.8%
7.3%
8.0%
6.8%
-1.4%
7.5%
7.8%
5.8%
-2.1%

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

50%
25%
55%
53%
67%
33%
34%
30%
24%
25%
25%
31%
-29%
28%
20%
14%
29%
19%
23%

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

3.3%
1.1%
6.2%
3.4%
3.7%
3.4%
6.8%
1.0%
3.8%
1.5%
6.0%
1.4%
0.1%
-0.9%
3.7%
-0.4%
-1.5%
-2.8%
3.3%

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

1.1%
0.8%
1.2%
1.8%
0.6%
-1.8%
0.4%
0.8%
0.5%
0.0%
2.6%
1.2%
0.3%
-4.8%
0.9%
2.0%
-11%
-0.1%
-0.5%

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

7.3%
6.0%
6.7%
7.8%
7.2%
5.7%
5.8%
6.7%
4.3%
6.0%
4.5%
5.5%
5.3%
4.5%
3.5%
4.5%
4.5%
2.6%
3.6%

Korn Ferry · KFY

17%
16%
18%
19%
16%
16%
1.8%
9.8%
8.0%
3.2%
7.4%
12%
11%
13%
12%
15%
12%
14%
13%
13%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

2.9%
3.1%
2.7%
3.6%
3.4%
2.1%
2.5%
2.2%
1.5%
-0.9%
1.5%
2.2%
1.6%
1.6%
0.7%
-0.6%
1.4%
1.7%
0.6%

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

13%
11%
14%
16%
13%
10%
7.9%
7.1%
9.1%
4.4%
2.8%
5.1%
4.1%
4.7%
2.9%
0.1%
1.0%
1.7%
2.8%

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

9.1%
7.4%
17%
9.9%
9.7%
6.3%
14%
8.0%
9.5%
12%
11%
7.8%
5.8%
-1.7%
10%
5.3%
5.1%
1.2%
11%

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

3.7%
3.5%
2.2%
5.1%
4.2%
1.2%
-1.3%
-1.4%
-0.6%
-1.8%
-3.8%
-15%
-1.8%
-2.7%
-3.8%
-0.7%
0.0%
-7.0%
-4.5%

Margin change · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

0.0 pp
+1.0 pp
+0.3 pp
0.0 pp
−0.7 pp
0.0 pp
+1.1 pp
−1.3 pp
−0.8 pp
−0.2 pp
+0.2 pp
+0.4 pp
+0.2 pp
−0.2 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.7 pp

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

−4.6 pp
+16.4 pp
+7.6 pp
−21.6 pp
−23.6 pp
−42.9 pp
−7.9 pp
−8.6 pp
+1.4 pp
−52.5 pp
+3.0 pp
−5.2 pp
−17.3 pp
+57.4 pp
−9.3 pp
+2.8 pp

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

+0.4 pp
+0.4 pp
+2.3 pp
+0.6 pp
−2.4 pp
+0.1 pp
−1.9 pp
−0.8 pp
+0.4 pp
−3.7 pp
−2.4 pp
−2.3 pp
−1.8 pp
−1.6 pp
−1.9 pp
−0.4 pp

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

−0.5 pp
−2.6 pp
−0.8 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.1 pp
+1.8 pp
+2.2 pp
+0.4 pp
−0.2 pp
−4.8 pp
−1.7 pp
+0.8 pp
−11.2 pp
+4.7 pp
−1.4 pp

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

−0.4 pp
−0.1 pp
−0.3 pp
−0.9 pp
−1.1 pp
−2.9 pp
+0.3 pp
−1.3 pp
−1.2 pp
+1.0 pp
−1.5 pp
−1.0 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.8 pp
−1.9 pp
+0.1 pp

Korn Ferry · KFY

−1.3 pp
+0.2 pp
−16.6 pp
−9.3 pp
−7.9 pp
−13.1 pp
+5.6 pp
+2.1 pp
+3.1 pp
+9.6 pp
+4.2 pp
+2.6 pp
+0.6 pp
+0.7 pp
+1.0 pp
−1.3 pp

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

+0.4 pp
+0.5 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.2 pp
−1.4 pp
−1.9 pp
−3.0 pp
−1.0 pp
0.0 pp
+0.1 pp
+2.5 pp
−0.8 pp
−2.8 pp
−0.2 pp
+0.1 pp
−0.1 pp

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

+5.3 pp
−0.3 pp
−1.2 pp
−6.3 pp
−9.3 pp
−3.9 pp
−5.6 pp
−5.1 pp
−2.0 pp
−5.0 pp
+0.3 pp
+0.1 pp
−5.0 pp
−3.1 pp
−3.0 pp
−0.1 pp

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

−1.1 pp
+0.6 pp
−1.1 pp
−3.1 pp
−1.9 pp
−0.2 pp
+5.8 pp
−2.7 pp
−0.2 pp
−3.7 pp
−13.8 pp
−0.9 pp
−2.5 pp
−0.7 pp
+2.9 pp
+1.1 pp

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

+1.4 pp
+0.5 pp
−2.3 pp
−3.5 pp
−6.5 pp
−4.8 pp
−3.0 pp
−2.5 pp
−13.7 pp
−1.2 pp
−0.9 pp
0.0 pp
+14.4 pp
+1.8 pp
−4.3 pp
−0.7 pp
03 · compare level, then change

Profit Scale & Acceleration

Korn Ferry has the highest Net profit among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at $280 million. TriNet Group, Inc. is next at $159 million. HireQuest, Inc. has the highest Profit growth at the 100% top of the scoring scale, so level and change sit with different companies.

What the numbers say: Korn Ferry leads with $280 million of TTM profit, 76.1% above TriNet Group, Inc.. HireQuest, Inc. shows ≥100% on the scoring scale (133.3% uncapped) growth from a $7 million profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.

LeaderKorn Ferry · $280 million
Gap76.1% versus #2 · TriNet Group, Inc.
Persistence6/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage8/11 companies · 191 observations

Investor read: Korn Ferry sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.

Net profit is the residual after operating costs, interest and tax. Growth off a loss or near-zero base is excluded from the fastest-grower rank.
Net profitlargest
1Korn Ferry KFY$280M
2TriNet Group, Inc. TNET$159M
3Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$40M
4Kforce Inc. KFRC$34M
5HireQuest, Inc. HQI$7M
Profit growthfastest growers
1HireQuest, Inc. HQI100%
2Korn Ferry KFY12%
3TriNet Group, Inc. TNET-4.8%
4Kforce Inc. KFRC-28%
5Insperity, Inc. NSP-140%
Net profit · company comparison
8/11 level · 5/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyNet profitProfit growthReported
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET$89M4.7%Mar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY$74M14%Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP$33M-35%Mar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI$14M-18%Jun 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC$8M0.0%Mar 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN$3M-50%Jun 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI$2M100%Mar 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$-6M-200%Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$-15M-5.9%Mar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$-20M-143%Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Net profit · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

$15M
$11M
$0M
$18M
$17M
$12M
$1M
$17M
$18M
$15M
$0M
$17M
$20M
$17M
$-1M
$18M
$21M
$16M
$-15M

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$3M
$2M
$0M
$5M
$4M
$3M
$2M
$2M
$2M
$0M
$2M
$2M
$-2M
$2M
$1M
$1M
$2M
$2M
$2M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$27M
$10M
$70M
$34M
$38M
$38M
$95M
$12M
$45M
$19M
$79M
$18M
$3M
$-9M
$51M
$-5M
$-20M
$-33M
$33M

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

$22M
$33M
$69M
$-48M
$2M
$-16M
$-1M
$11M
$8M
$7M
$26M
$5M
$1M
$-56M
$6M
$19M
$-150M
$-3M
$-6M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$20M
$21M
$19M
$27M
$22M
$7M
$16M
$19M
$11M
$16M
$11M
$14M
$14M
$11M
$8M
$10M
$11M
$5M
$8M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$76M
$76M
$85M
$93M
$79M
$75M
$12M
$48M
$47M
$0M
$60M
$66M
$64M
$62M
$59M
$65M
$67M
$73M
$66M
$74M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$98M
$111M
$92M
$122M
$111M
$49M
$78M
$65M
$30M
$-85M
$40M
$60M
$23M
$23M
$6M
$-67M
$18M
$30M
$3M

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$170M
$167M
$168M
$175M
$166M
$147M
$121M
$106M
$95M
$38M
$64M
$68M
$65M
$54M
$17M
$41M
$43M
$32M
$14M

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

$77M
$69M
$146M
$85M
$77M
$48M
$131M
$83M
$94M
$67M
$91M
$60M
$45M
$-23M
$85M
$37M
$34M
$-1M
$89M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$19M
$20M
$11M
$24M
$21M
$7M
$-4M
$-7M
$0M
$-3M
$-2M
$-105M
$-8M
$-12M
$-14M
$0M
$-2M
$-32M
$-20M

Profit growth · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

5.9%
13%
9.1%
-5.6%
5.9%
25%
-100%
0.0%
11%
13%
5.9%
5.0%
-5.9%

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

67%
33%
50%
-60%
-50%
-100%
0.0%
0.0%
-200%
-50%
-50%
0.0%
100%

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

36%
41%
280%
36%
-65%
18%
-50%
-17%
50%
-93%
-147%
-35%
-128%
-767%
-35%

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

-91%
-148%
-101%
300%
-55%
-88%
-900%
-77%
280%
-15,100%
-200%

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

29%
10%
-67%
-16%
-30%
-50%
129%
-31%
-26%
27%
-31%
-27%
-29%
-21%
-55%
0.0%

Korn Ferry · KFY

4.0%
-1.3%
-86%
-48%
-41%
-100%
400%
38%
36%
-1.7%
-1.5%
4.7%
18%
12%
14%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

8.9%
13%
-56%
-15%
-47%
-73%
-273%
-49%
-7.7%
-23%
-85%
-212%
-22%
30%
-50%

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

17%
-2.4%
-12%
-28%
-39%
-43%
-74%
-47%
-36%
-32%
42%
-73%
-40%
-34%
-41%
-18%

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

-6.6%
0.0%
-30%
-10%
-2.4%
22%
40%
-31%
-28%
-52%
-134%
-6.6%
-38%
-24%
4.7%

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

50%
11%
-65%
-136%
-129%
-100%
-143%
04 · compare level, then change

Capacity Spending & Returns On It

TriNet Group, Inc. has the highest CAPEX among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at $26 million. Korn Ferry is next at $25 million. Korn Ferry has the highest CAPEX intensity at 3.3%, so level and change sit with different companies. 10 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: TriNet Group, Inc. reports $26 million of CAPEX; Korn Ferry has the highest covered intensity at 3.3%. Coverage is only 10 of 11 companies and 189 reported observations, so this is partial evidence—not a complete sector rank.

LeaderTriNet Group, Inc. · $26 million
Gap4% versus #2 · Korn Ferry
Persistence8/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage10/11 companies · 189 observations

Investor read: Use the CAPEX rank as a diligence queue. Verify commissioning, utilization, cash conversion and post-investment ROCE before treating spend as value creation.

This conclusion weakens if: CAPEX rises without higher utilization, operating cash flow or incremental returns.

CAPEX is cash spent on property, plant, equipment and other reported capital assets. CAPEX intensity divides that spend by revenue; high intensity is a reinvestment signal, not proof that the reinvestment will earn attractive returns.
CAPEXlargest spenders
1TriNet Group, Inc. TNET$26M
2Korn Ferry KFY$25M
3Robert Half Inc. RHI$8M
4Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$6M
5ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN$6M
CAPEX intensityhighest reinvestment intensity
1Korn Ferry KFY3.3%
2TriNet Group, Inc. TNET2.1%
3Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI2.0%
4Kforce Inc. KFRC0.9%
5TrueBlue, Inc. TBI0.8%
Capital expenditure · company comparison
10/11 level · 10/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyCAPEXCAPEX intensityReported
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET$26M2.1%Mar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY$25M3.3%Jun 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI$8M0.6%Jun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN$6M0.2%Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP$6M0.3%Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$6M2.0%Mar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC$3M0.9%Mar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$3M0.8%Mar 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$1M0.1%Mar 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI$0M0.0%Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

CAPEX · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

$2M
$2M
$7M
$2M
$3M
$5M
$3M
$3M
$2M
$4M
$3M
$5M
$3M
$3M
$5M
$4M
$4M
$5M
$6M

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$0M
$1M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$3M
$9M
$5M
$4M
$7M
$14M
$7M
$7M
$8M
$18M
$5M
$6M
$14M
$13M
$6M
$7M
$9M
$9M
$6M

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

$2M
$3M
$4M
$2M
$2M
$2M
$6M
$4M
$5M
$3M
$4M
$3M
$2M
$2M
$3M
$2M
$2M
$2M
$1M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$2M
$1M
$2M
$1M
$1M
$3M
$2M
$3M
$1M
$2M
$2M
$3M
$4M
$1M
$4M
$4M
$4M
$3M
$3M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$9M
$10M
$14M
$17M
$17M
$20M
$17M
$16M
$16M
$16M
$12M
$12M
$10M
$14M
$17M
$20M
$23M
$21M
$22M
$25M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$15M
$25M
$19M
$22M
$14M
$20M
$13M
$21M
$21M
$23M
$12M
$12M
$16M
$11M
$14M
$18M
$15M
$11M
$9M
$6M

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$9M
$12M
$15M
$20M
$13M
$12M
$9M
$10M
$15M
$12M
$12M
$12M
$18M
$14M
$12M
$15M
$14M
$12M
$8M

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

$12M
$11M
$11M
$15M
$13M
$17M
$17M
$17M
$20M
$21M
$18M
$17M
$25M
$18M
$16M
$18M
$17M
$18M
$26M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$9M
$6M
$6M
$8M
$9M
$8M
$8M
$8M
$7M
$8M
$7M
$6M
$6M
$5M
$5M
$4M
$4M
$3M
$3M

CAPEX intensity · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

0.8%
0.8%
2.8%
0.8%
1.1%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
0.7%
1.4%
1.1%
1.8%
1.0%
1.0%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
2.0%

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

0.0%
14%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

0.2%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.5%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
1.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.9%
0.8%
0.3%
0.4%
0.6%
0.5%
0.3%

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

0.5%
0.2%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.7%
0.5%
0.8%
0.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.8%
1.1%
0.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%

Korn Ferry · KFY

1.5%
1.6%
2.0%
2.3%
2.4%
2.7%
2.5%
2.2%
2.3%
2.2%
1.8%
1.7%
1.5%
2.1%
2.5%
2.8%
3.2%
2.9%
3.0%
3.3%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

0.5%
0.7%
0.8%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.6%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
1.3%
1.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
2.0%
1.4%
1.2%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
2.1%

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

1.6%
1.0%
1.1%
1.4%
1.6%
1.4%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.6%
1.7%
1.5%
1.6%
1.3%
1.4%
1.0%
0.9%
0.7%
0.8%
Annual capital allocation · 5-year view
10/11 capacity base · 11/11 OCF · 11/11 CAPEX · 11/11 FCF

Capacity base is net fixed assets plus capital work in progress, straight off the reported balance sheet. It is not cash spent, so it answers a narrower question than CAPEX — but it is reported for companies whose cash-flow CAPEX is not published, which is why it leads here. Missing years remain blank; annual values are never relabelled as quarters.

Full annual capacity base, operating cash flow, CAPEX and free cash flow history

Capacity base · net fixed assets + CWIP · fiscal-year history

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$4M
$4M
$4M
$4M
$4M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$274M
$257M
$254M
$257M
$240M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$6M
$9M
$9M
$8M
$6M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$306M
$305M
$322M
$326M
$363M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$490M
$478M
$544M
$480M
$516M

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$322M
$312M
$318M
$318M
$332M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$143M
$147M
$155M
$137M
$107M

Operating cash flow · fiscal-year history

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$17M
$17M
$11M
$12M
$12M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$260M
$347M
$198M
$520M
$-278M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$73M
$91M
$91M
$87M
$62M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$502M
$344M
$284M
$364M
$414M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$645M
$423M
$348M
$309M
$-104M

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$603M
$684M
$637M
$410M
$320M

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

$218M
$497M
$539M
$279M
$303M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$20M
$121M
$35M
$-17M
$-58M

CAPEX · reported cash flow · fiscal-year history

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$1M
$0M
$0M
$0M
$0M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$33M
$30M
$40M
$38M
$31M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$6M
$8M
$8M
$8M
$15M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$49M
$70M
$55M
$62M
$90M

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$37M
$61M
$46M
$56M
$53M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$35M
$31M
$31M
$24M
$16M

Free cash flow · fiscal-year history

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$16M
$17M
$11M
$12M
$12M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$227M
$317M
$158M
$482M
$-309M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$66M
$83M
$84M
$79M
$47M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$452M
$274M
$229M
$302M
$324M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$581M
$348M
$270M
$258M
$-161M

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$567M
$623M
$591M
$354M
$267M

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

$178M
$441M
$464M
$201M
$234M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$-15M
$90M
$3M
$-41M
$-74M
05 · compare level, then change

Debt Load & Balance-Sheet Headroom

HireQuest, Inc. has the lowest Gross debt among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at $0 million. Barrett Business Services, Inc. is next at $26 million. Korn Ferry has the lowest Net debt at $542 million net cash, so level and change sit with different companies.

What the numbers say: Korn Ferry has the clearest covered balance-sheet capacity with $542 million net cash and gross debt of $592 million. Absolute debt alone does not identify the strongest balance sheet because company scale differs; net debt and debt-to-equity carry more information.

LeaderHireQuest, Inc. · $0 million
Gap100% versus #2 · Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Persistence2/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage10/11 companies · 192 observations

Investor read: Prioritize net-cash capacity and leverage relative to operating scale, not the smallest absolute rupee debt.

This conclusion weakens if: Net debt rises faster than revenue and profit for two consecutive reported periods.

Gross debt shows contractual borrowings. Net debt subtracts reported cash; a negative value means net cash. Lower debt can create capacity, but should be read against the scale and capital intensity of the business.
Gross debtlowest gross debt
1HireQuest, Inc. HQI$0M
2Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$26M
3Kforce Inc. KFRC$95M
4TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$130M
5Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$184M
Net debtlowest net debt
1Korn Ferry KFY$-542M
2Insperity, Inc. NSP$-205M
3Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$-66M
4Robert Half Inc. RHI$-26M
5HireQuest, Inc. HQI$-1M
Debt and balance-sheet capacity · company comparison
10/11 level · 10/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyGross debtNet debtReported
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN$1.4B$1.2BJun 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET$946M$606MMar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY$592M$-542MJun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP$430M$-205MMar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI$252M$-26MJun 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$184M$158MMar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$130M$106MMar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC$95M$94MMar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$26M$-66MMar 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI$0M$-1MMar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Gross debt · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

$27M
$25M
$20M
$20M
$22M
$21M
$21M
$21M
$20M
$21M
$22M
$21M
$22M
$21M
$23M
$26M
$25M
$24M
$26M

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$3M
$3M
$10M
$7M
$6M
$17M
$22M
$17M
$15M
$15M
$17M
$16M
$14M
$7M
$5M
$4M
$2M
$0M
$0M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$435M
$434M
$432M
$428M
$425M
$425M
$421M
$419M
$421M
$427M
$425M
$424M
$435M
$435M
$436M
$436M
$436M
$435M
$430M

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

$87M
$83M
$79M
$75M
$73M
$70M
$70M
$68M
$67M
$65M
$50M
$272M
$292M
$303M
$266M
$134M
$177M
$159M
$184M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$106M
$106M
$105M
$5M
$4M
$30M
$26M
$28M
$25M
$45M
$44M
$40M
$30M
$36M
$69M
$73M
$68M
$70M
$95M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$586M
$578M
$584M
$595M
$583M
$573M
$560M
$561M
$551M
$540M
$585M
$577M
$570M
$578M
$565M
$568M
$561M
$550M
$560M
$592M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$1.3B
$1.4B
$1.3B
$1.6B
$1.1B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.4B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.5B
$1.7B
$1.6B
$2.1B
$1.5B
$1.4B

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$269M
$265M
$263M
$251M
$232M
$238M
$222M
$218M
$215M
$242M
$241M
$239M
$239M
$234M
$243M
$244M
$241M
$246M
$252M

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

$550M
$547M
$558M
$555M
$552M
$552M
$843M
$544M
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.0B
$1.0B
$943M
$942M
$946M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$70M
$67M
$72M
$65M
$63M
$63M
$62M
$65M
$64M
$61M
$62M
$62M
$63M
$67M
$115M
$110M
$126M
$124M
$130M

Net debt · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

$-89M
$-141M
$-107M
$-91M
$-110M
$-139M
$-112M
$-112M
$-109M
$-131M
$-102M
$-89M
$-72M
$-101M
$-76M
$-64M
$-85M
$-133M
$-66M

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

$-2M
$2M
$8M
$6M
$4M
$14M
$14M
$15M
$14M
$14M
$15M
$15M
$12M
$5M
$3M
$1M
$1M
$-4M
$-1M

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

$-113M
$-221M
$-227M
$-167M
$-223M
$-391M
$-359M
$-245M
$-323M
$-339M
$-319M
$-332M
$-118M
$-689M
$-206M
$-96M
$-83M
$-307M
$-205M

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

$23M
$39M
$-34M
$-155M
$-61M
$-52M
$-84M
$-44M
$-58M
$-52M
$-151M
$234M
$259M
$264M
$238M
$116M
$147M
$126M
$158M

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

$-10M
$9M
$-12M
$-25M
$-1M
$30M
$26M
$28M
$25M
$45M
$44M
$40M
$30M
$36M
$69M
$71M
$67M
$68M
$94M

Korn Ferry · KFY

$-132M
$-225M
$-336M
$-440M
$-128M
$-80M
$-260M
$-328M
$-41M
$-107M
$-198M
$-407M
$-104M
$-158M
$-255M
$-475M
$-160M
$-251M
$-417M
$-542M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

$-279M
$546M
$543M
$759M
$585M
$614M
$565M
$902M
$697M
$745M
$695M
$924M
$913M
$821M
$1.1B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.2B

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

$-365M
$-354M
$-287M
$-340M
$-361M
$-421M
$-326M
$-505M
$-514M
$-490M
$-300M
$-308M
$-331M
$-304M
$-99M
$-137M
$-124M
$-218M
$-26M

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

$-130M
$-200M
$169M
$99M
$3M
$122M
$47M
$-7M
$891M
$785M
$751M
$856M
$812M
$662M
$670M
$628M
$622M
$655M
$606M

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

$21M
$17M
$35M
$33M
$19M
$-9M
$15M
$15M
$17M
$-1M
$26M
$36M
$48M
$44M
$92M
$88M
$106M
$99M
$106M
06 · compare level, then change

Return On Capital Employed

CALM Chain International Limited has the highest ROCE among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at 112.4%. TriNet Group, Inc. is next at 11.7%. The same company also holds the highest ROCE change, at +155.9 percentage points. 11 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: CALM Chain International Limited leads ROCE at 112.4%, 100.7 percentage points above TriNet Group, Inc.. CALM Chain International Limited has the strongest latest improvement at +155.9 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.

LeaderCALM Chain International Limited · 112.4%
Gap860.7% versus #2 · TriNet Group, Inc.
PersistenceNot enough history
Coverage11/11 companies · 191 observations

Investor read: CALM Chain International Limited sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.

ROCE asks how much operating return the business earns on the capital employed. Direction matters, but a single exceptional year should not be mistaken for durability.
ROCEhighest
1CALM Chain International Limited CCIL112%
2TriNet Group, Inc. TNET12%
3Insperity, Inc. NSP9.6%
4Kforce Inc. KFRC4.6%
5Korn Ferry KFY3.4%
ROCE changefastest improvers
1CALM Chain International Limited CCIL+155.9 pp
2ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN+4.0 pp
3TriNet Group, Inc. TNET+1.1 pp
4Kforce Inc. KFRC+0.1 pp
5HireQuest, Inc. HQI0.0 pp
Return on capital · company comparison
11/11 level · 11/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyROCEROCE changeReported
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET12%+1.1 ppMar 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP9.6%−0.1 ppMar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC4.6%+0.1 ppMar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY3.4%−0.3 ppJun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN3.3%+4.0 ppJun 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI2.1%0.0 ppMar 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB-0.3%−0.9 ppMar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI-2.0%−0.8 ppMar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI-3.5%−1.2 ppMar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI-8.3%−8.4 ppJun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

ROCE · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

3.8%
2.9%
-0.3%
5.6%
5.5%
3.8%
-0.4%
6.1%
6.3%
5.0%
-1.3%
5.9%
6.4%
5.4%
-1.2%
6.7%
6.6%
4.9%
-2.0%

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

7.6%
3.5%
7.7%
7.6%
9.0%
4.3%
5.4%
4.1%
3.4%
3.6%
3.1%
3.9%
-4.0%
3.3%
2.1%
1.5%
3.5%
1.8%
2.1%

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

5.6%
2.3%
14%
7.0%
7.6%
7.7%
17%
2.3%
8.8%
3.4%
15%
3.2%
0.1%
-2.2%
9.7%
-1.0%
-3.8%
-7.4%
9.6%

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

0.5%
0.9%
1.4%
0.5%
-1.3%
0.3%
0.7%
0.4%
0.0%
1.7%
0.7%
0.2%
-3.4%
0.6%
1.3%
-5.9%
0.0%
-0.3%

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

8.2%
6.9%
7.8%
13%
10%
7.9%
7.7%
10%
6.4%
8.4%
6.1%
7.5%
7.4%
6.2%
4.5%
5.7%
5.9%
3.4%
4.6%

Korn Ferry · KFY

4.6%
5.4%
5.8%
4.6%
4.9%
0.5%
2.9%
2.2%
0.9%
1.9%
3.1%
2.8%
3.2%
2.8%
3.7%
2.9%
3.4%
3.1%
3.4%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

3.4%
3.8%
3.3%
4.1%
3.9%
2.4%
2.8%
2.5%
1.7%
-1.0%
1.6%
2.5%
1.7%
1.7%
0.7%
-0.7%
1.8%
2.1%
0.7%
3.3%

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

15%
13%
16%
19%
15%
10%
7.9%
6.8%
8.3%
3.7%
2.4%
4.4%
3.5%
3.9%
2.4%
0.1%
0.9%
1.5%
2.5%
-8.3%

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

7.7%
6.6%
15%
8.2%
7.8%
5.2%
12%
6.4%
8.2%
12%
10%
6.9%
5.7%
-1.9%
11%
5.5%
5.1%
1.3%
12%

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

2.9%
3.0%
1.6%
3.9%
3.1%
0.9%
-0.8%
-0.9%
-0.4%
-1.2%
-2.2%
-9.3%
-1.1%
-1.7%
-2.3%
-0.5%
0.0%
-5.8%
-3.5%

ROCE change · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

+1.7 pp
+0.9 pp
−0.1 pp
+0.5 pp
+0.8 pp
+1.2 pp
−0.9 pp
−0.2 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.4 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.8 pp
+0.2 pp
−0.5 pp
−0.8 pp

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

+1.4 pp
+0.8 pp
−2.3 pp
−3.5 pp
−5.6 pp
−0.7 pp
−2.3 pp
−0.2 pp
−7.4 pp
−0.3 pp
−1.0 pp
−2.4 pp
+7.5 pp
−1.5 pp
0.0 pp

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

+2.0 pp
+5.4 pp
+3.1 pp
−4.7 pp
+1.2 pp
−4.3 pp
−2.6 pp
+0.9 pp
−8.7 pp
−5.6 pp
−5.1 pp
−4.2 pp
−3.9 pp
−5.2 pp
−0.1 pp

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

−1.8 pp
−0.6 pp
−0.7 pp
−0.1 pp
+1.3 pp
+1.4 pp
0.0 pp
−0.2 pp
−3.4 pp
−1.1 pp
+0.6 pp
−6.1 pp
+3.4 pp
−0.9 pp

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

+2.1 pp
+1.0 pp
−0.1 pp
−2.8 pp
−3.9 pp
+0.5 pp
−1.6 pp
−2.5 pp
+1.0 pp
−2.2 pp
−1.6 pp
−1.8 pp
−1.5 pp
−2.8 pp
+0.1 pp

Korn Ferry · KFY

+0.3 pp
−4.9 pp
−2.9 pp
−2.4 pp
−4.0 pp
+1.4 pp
+0.2 pp
+0.6 pp
+2.3 pp
+0.9 pp
+0.6 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.2 pp
+0.3 pp
−0.3 pp

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

+0.5 pp
−1.4 pp
−0.5 pp
−1.6 pp
−2.2 pp
−3.4 pp
−1.2 pp
0.0 pp
0.0 pp
+2.7 pp
−0.9 pp
−3.2 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.4 pp
0.0 pp
+4.0 pp

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

−0.1 pp
−2.4 pp
−8.4 pp
−12.2 pp
−6.3 pp
−6.7 pp
−5.5 pp
−2.4 pp
−4.8 pp
+0.2 pp
0.0 pp
−4.3 pp
−2.6 pp
−2.4 pp
+0.1 pp
−8.4 pp

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

+0.1 pp
−1.4 pp
−3.1 pp
−1.8 pp
+0.4 pp
+6.6 pp
−1.6 pp
+0.5 pp
−2.5 pp
−13.7 pp
+0.6 pp
−1.4 pp
−0.6 pp
+3.2 pp
+1.1 pp

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

+0.2 pp
−2.1 pp
−2.4 pp
−4.8 pp
−3.5 pp
−2.1 pp
−1.4 pp
−8.4 pp
−0.7 pp
−0.5 pp
−0.1 pp
+8.8 pp
+1.1 pp
−4.1 pp
−1.2 pp
07 · compare level, then change

Valuation Against Growth & Quality

Korn Ferry has the lowest Guarded PEG among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at 0.95×. Kforce Inc. is next at 2.35×. TriNet Group, Inc. has the lowest P/E at 10.8×, so level and change sit with different companies. 5 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Korn Ferry has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.95×, 59.6% below Kforce Inc.. Only 5 of 11 companies pass the guard, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.

LeaderKorn Ferry · 0.95×
Gap59.6% versus #2 · Kforce Inc.
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage5/11 companies · 23 observations

Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.

PEG is shown only when earnings are positive and three-year EPS growth is between 5% and 60%. It is recomputed consistently as the trailing P/E divided by that growth rate — reported earnings, never an expected-earnings multiple. On Indian companies it is shown only where the two data sources reconciled. A missing PEG is more honest than a low-base fiction.
Guarded PEGlowest PEG
1Korn Ferry KFY1.0
2Kforce Inc. KFRC2.4
3TriNet Group, Inc. TNET2.5
4Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI3.1
5HireQuest, Inc. HQI6.2
P/Elowest P/E
1TriNet Group, Inc. TNET10.8
2Korn Ferry KFY12.7
3Kforce Inc. KFRC14.8
4ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN15.3
5Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB18.4
Valuation · company comparison
5/11 level · 10/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyGuarded PEGP/EReported
HireQuest, Inc. HQI6.221.7Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI3.119.0Mar 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET2.510.8Mar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC2.414.8Mar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY1.012.7Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP0.8107.0Mar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI26.7Jun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN15.3Jun 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB18.4Mar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI34.0Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Guarded PEG · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

0.7
1.0
1.5
1.2
2.0
2.2
3.4
1.8
2.1
3.1

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

6.2

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

0.4
0.8
0.8

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

2.4

Korn Ferry · KFY

0.3
0.4
2.5
1.6
1.0

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

1.1
2.1
2.5

P/E · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

16.8
13.8
13.7
12.4
12.2
14.2
13.3
13.0
13.0
15.7
17.4
18.0
19.9
21.9
21.1
20.5
21.3
17.4
19.0

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

23.9
23.2
30.4
17.8
15.0
17.4
20.7
31.4
24.9
34.1
34.1
32.5
128.7
54.5
47.6
55.6
19.2
23.4
21.7

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

36.3
37.1
29.5
27.6
26.2
24.5
23.0
25.0
19.8
26.2
26.8
21.5
27.9
32.0
53.1
56.7
107.0

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

7.2
4.3
10.6
13.0
68.0
440.3
28.0
18.0
16.3
18.4

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

17.3
21.3
19.1
14.7
13.6
14.9
17.8
19.5
22.4
21.6
24.4
23.1
21.2
21.2
19.2
17.2
13.2
15.8
14.8

Korn Ferry · KFY

15.8
12.1
10.3
10.8
9.2
11.4
12.2
15.5
23.1
20.3
18.8
21.1
15.1
15.2
13.4
15.1
13.1
13.7
12.7

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

17.4
14.1
12.5
9.9
8.0
11.8
12.0
13.5
16.9
45.2
80.0
75.9
91.9
19.2
25.1
15.3

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

21.4
20.8
19.4
12.2
12.4
12.2
14.3
14.9
16.6
22.7
23.7
21.3
24.6
28.9
27.3
23.5
22.1
20.4
19.5
26.7

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

21.7
18.8
17.1
13.5
12.3
12.1
14.6
17.1
19.5
18.1
21.7
16.9
18.7
26.5
23.7
25.1
24.6
18.5
10.8

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

20.1
15.9
15.1
7.9
8.5
10.5
11.3
34.0
08 · compare level, then change

Enterprise Value & Book Value

TriNet Group, Inc. has the lowest EV/EBITDA among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at 5.77×. Korn Ferry is next at 5.91×. Kelly Services, Inc. has the lowest P/BV at 0.31×, so level and change sit with different companies. 10 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: TriNet Group, Inc. leads ev/ebitda at 5.77×; Kelly Services, Inc. leads p/bv at 0.31×.

LeaderTriNet Group, Inc. · 5.77×
Gap2.4% versus #2 · Korn Ferry
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage10/11 companies · 180 observations

Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.

EV/EBITDA includes debt in enterprise value and is useful across different capital structures. P/BV prices the company against its own book. Both are market multiples on reported figures, not intrinsic-value estimates and not forecasts.
EV/EBITDAlowest EV/EBITDA
1TriNet Group, Inc. TNET5.8
2Korn Ferry KFY5.9
3ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN8.0
4Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI9.5
5Kforce Inc. KFRC11.1
P/BVlowest P/BV
1Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB0.3
2TrueBlue, Inc. TBI0.4
3ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN0.8
4Korn Ferry KFY1.7
5HireQuest, Inc. HQI2.1
Enterprise and book valuation · company comparison
10/11 level · 10/11 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyEV/EBITDAP/BVReported
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI296.50.4Mar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI294.92.1Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP28.415.3Mar 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI21.12.1Mar 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB15.20.3Mar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC11.14.5Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI9.53.5Mar 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN8.00.8Jun 2026
Korn Ferry KFY5.91.7Jun 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET5.820.3Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

EV/EBITDA · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

10.8
7.5
8.2
7.2
6.8
7.7
7.5
7.4
7.6
9.3
11.3
12.0
13.9
15.1
14.4
14.1
14.5
11.1
9.5

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

31.9
30.2
19.4
13.3
10.6
12.9
17.7
23.2
17.4
17.0
16.1
15.4
28.8
41.6
60.3
117.6
21.3
22.1
21.1

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

20.6
20.3
15.9
15.1
14.3
13.5
13.5
15.3
11.8
15.4
15.1
12.1
16.0
13.6
26.3
23.8
27.2
32.9
28.4

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

8.7
6.3
6.1
6.3
6.0
8.4
10.6
11.2
8.2
8.3
10.7
10.4
20.5
30.2
15.2

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

11.5
14.6
13.2
10.6
10.0
9.5
11.2
11.8
12.8
14.8
16.8
15.8
14.9
14.9
13.8
12.5
9.8
11.4
11.1

Korn Ferry · KFY

9.5
6.8
5.3
6.2
5.1
5.7
5.7
8.2
9.6
10.4
9.5
12.1
9.3
8.4
6.3
8.0
6.8
6.7
5.9

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

8.9
8.8
7.9
6.6
5.3
7.3
7.3
8.5
9.0
13.4
15.1
14.9
15.3
9.0
10.7
14.4
13.9
11.0
11.4
8.0

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

15.1
14.6
13.2
7.4
7.4
7.2
9.0
10.1
11.1
15.5
17.1
14.9
19.4
20.9
16.7
16.0
16.3
16.0
16.8
294.9

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

12.8
10.1
10.7
8.8
8.0
6.6
10.0
9.8
11.8
10.4
12.0
9.3
9.6
12.7
11.4
11.5
10.9
8.9
5.8

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

12.1
10.2
10.0
5.4
5.6
6.2
6.7
12.3
26.2
242.9
296.5

P/BV · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

2.8
2.5
3.1
3.0
3.2
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.3
3.8
4.4
4.3
4.5
5.1
5.0
4.7
4.7
3.8
3.5

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

5.9
5.9
5.6
3.8
3.2
3.8
5.0
5.9
3.4
3.4
2.8
2.7
3.2
3.1
2.6
2.1
2.0
2.2
2.1

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

44.1
-2,552.0
113.4
108.9
64.2
53.0
34.5
34.8
44.8
46.5
29.2
24.2
26.4
29.7
28.5
20.2
21.3
31.7
15.3

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

0.6
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

6.7
8.6
8.0
6.2
5.9
6.2
6.9
6.7
6.6
8.3
8.4
7.2
7.1
7.1
6.7
5.7
4.2
4.6
4.5

Korn Ferry · KFY

2.8
2.4
2.1
2.2
1.9
1.8
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.8
1.7

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

2.4
2.1
2.0
1.6
1.4
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.3
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.8

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

8.5
8.9
8.7
5.6
5.6
5.1
5.4
5.0
4.9
5.8
5.5
4.5
4.7
5.2
4.2
3.2
2.7
2.2
2.1

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

7.7
7.1
8.8
6.3
5.2
5.3
5.8
6.2
588.3
77.3
46.9
49.7
37.3
65.2
60.9
33.2
29.3
51.9
20.3

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

2.0
2.0
2.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
09 · let price answer last

Market action

Kelly Services, Inc. has the strongest one-year price move in Staffing & Employment Services at +85.4%. Kforce Inc. leads on Mansfield relative strength against the S&P 500 at +55.5%. 9 of 9 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 2026-07-28.

Every price line is indexed to 100 over the chosen window. Mansfield relative strength compares a price ratio with its own 52-week average; zero separates leadership from lagging.
Price and relative strength

Price is rebased to 100 inside the selected window. Pair ratio rebases each selected company against one chosen denominator.

Before the conclusion · check the blind spots

What can make this comparison misleading?

This Staffing & Employment Services comparison names 4 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 11 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. A high growth rate can still be a low-base artefact.

Keep these limits visible

  • A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
  • A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
  • The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
  • An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
10 · the complete set

Which companies are included?

All 11 companies in the canonical Staffing & Employment Services membership are listed below, largest market value first — nothing is silently dropped, even where a company reports too little to rank. The charts above default to a selective view; this register is the complete set, with each company's own latest reporting date beside it.

AHEAD means the company is beating the index by 5% or more over three months. LAGGING, FUNDAMENTALS UP means it is 20% or more behind over a year while its trailing twelve-month earnings grew 20% or more. Both rules are fixed and applied the same way in every sector.

CompanyMarket valuePricePriced toLatest fundamentals
Korn Ferry KFYAHEAD$4.3B$83.72026-07-28Jun 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHIAHEAD$4.0B$39.52026-07-28Jun 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNETAHEAD$3.1B$68.42026-07-28Mar 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MANAHEAD$2.6B$55.42026-07-28Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSPAHEAD$2.0B$52.62026-07-28Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSIAHEAD$1.0B$41.12026-07-28Mar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRCAHEAD$979M$58.52026-07-28Mar 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYBAHEAD24/26 WEEKS$583M$23.22026-07-28Mar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBIAHEAD$235M$7.72026-07-28Mar 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI$193M$13.82026-07-28Mar 2026
CALM Chain International Limited CCIL$138M
Evidence and freshness

How was this comparison built?

This comparison is built from the reported filings of 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies, normalized to a common $ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Jun 2026 and market data through 2026-07-28. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.

FundamentalsThrough Jun 2026 · up to 20 quarters per company
Market dataThrough 2026-07-28 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes, CAPEX intensity, net debt, guarded PEG and P/BV÷ROE are calculated only when their inputs are comparable.
Score confidenceMissing and stale evidence reduces confidence and pulls the 0–100 research-priority score toward neutral.
Questions investors ask · short, speakable answers

Staffing & Employment Services company comparison FAQs

These 18 answers restate the Staffing & Employment Services comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 11 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Jun 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-07-28. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company is the biggest?

Insperity, Inc. is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of $6,844 million, ahead of TriNet Group, Inc. at $4,944 million. That covers 8 of 11 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company is growing fastest?

TrueBlue, Inc. has the fastest revenue growth at 7.2% year on year, across 8 of 11 comparable companies. Fast growth off a small base is not the same as proven scale — check whether the rate holds across several quarters on the chart above before treating it as a trend.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company has the best profit margins?

HireQuest, Inc. has the highest operating margin at 22.6%, from 10 of 11 comparable companies. HireQuest, Inc. shows the biggest recent improvement, at +2.8 percentage points. A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company makes the most profit?

Korn Ferry earns the most, at $280 million of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 8 of 11 comparable companies. HireQuest, Inc. has the fastest profit growth at 100%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company earns the highest return on capital?

CALM Chain International Limited leads on return on capital employed at 112.4%, across 11 of 11 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.

Which Staffing & Employment Services stock is the cheapest?

On guarded PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Korn Ferry screens cheapest at 0.95×. Only 5 of 11 companies pass the comparability guard, so this is not a sector-wide "cheapest stock" verdict. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company has the strongest balance sheet?

HireQuest, Inc. carries the lowest comparable gross debt at $0 million, from 10 of 11 companies. Absolute rupee debt alone does not settle it, because company scale differs — net debt and debt-to-equity in the chart above carry more information, and a very low-debt balance sheet can also mean under-investment.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company is investing most in new capacity?

TriNet Group, Inc. reports the largest capital spending at $26 million, across 10 of 11 companies. Spending consumes cash before it earns anything, so treat the ranking as a diligence queue: check commissioning, utilisation and the return earned on the completed assets before reading spend as value creation.

Is the Staffing & Employment Services sector beating the market?

Staffing & Employment Services has outperformed S&P 500 by 18.7% over the last 52 weeks and 42.9% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 9 of 9 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.

Which Staffing & Employment Services stock has the strongest price momentum?

Kforce Inc. has the strongest relative strength against S&P 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company scores highest for research priority?

ManpowerGroup Inc. scores 58.2 out of 100 with 52.7% evidence confidence, from 21.4 points on growth and earnings, 10.4 on capital efficiency, 10.5 on valuation and 15.9 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.

How many Staffing & Employment Services companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?

It compares 11 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals and 5 fiscal years of capital allocation, ending Jun 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.

What is the total market cap of the Staffing & Employment Services sector?

The 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies on this page carry $19,089 million of combined market value. Korn Ferry is the largest at $4,257 million, about 22% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-07-28.

What is the Staffing & Employment Services sector's P/E ratio?

The median price-to-earnings ratio across the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies on this page is 18.9×, measured on the 10 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-07-28.

How is the Staffing & Employment Services sector performing?

9 of the 9 covered Staffing & Employment Services companies are beating S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 18.7% ahead of S&P 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-07-28.

How many Staffing & Employment Services stocks are listed in the US?

This comparison covers 11 listed Staffing & Employment Services companies in the US, each above the size floor the site applies. The full ranked list is on this page, with reported fundamentals through Jun 2026. Membership is the full industry list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.

Why are some values on this page blank?

A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.

Is this investment advice?

No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.

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