20-quarter listed-company comparison

Staffing & Employment Services Stocks

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

01 · the industry itself · before any single company

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

The line below covers up to 5.2 years and opens on the 5Y view; the buttons cut it shorter. Over the most recent two of them this industry is 38% 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 13 weeks running.

LEADER · ahead 13w⚠Price down, no fundamental support9 of 9 companies ahead of S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months

RS ↑13w · 9/9 >200d (+0) · 9/9 lead (+0) · EPS 2/9↑

Staffing & Employment Services, equal-weighted, based at 200 S&P 500, same base, same start trailing 12-month earnings per share rising falling

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.

02 · sector relative strength, before individual stocks

Is Staffing & Employment Services outperforming S&P 500?

Staffing & Employment Services has outperformed S&P 500 by 15.3% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 39.2%. 8 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 +12.6%.

+39.2%Sector vs S&P 500 · 13 weeks

+15.3%Sector vs S&P 500 · 52 weeks

8/9Stocks 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 15.3% over 52 weeks and 39.2% over 13 weeks. 8 of 9 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 2 of 9 beat the sector itself. Kelly Services, Inc. leads with revenue of $4,127 million, based on 5 of 11 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Companies

complete canonical membership

Combined market value

$19.2B

Korn Ferry

Revenue growing

3/5

positive TTM year-on-year growth

Beating S&P 500

8/9

positive Mansfield relative strength

Comparing 5 of 11

03 · 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%

Kforce Inc. has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 51.8% evidence confidence.

Korn Ferry looks inexpensive relative to peers or its own history, but its earnings trajectory has not yet earned the valuation signal.

Robert Half Inc. has stronger price confirmation than earnings confirmation; that is a research prompt, not permission to chase.

How this score is built, and what the marks mean

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

Company	Score	Price stage	Growth & earnings/35	Capital efficiency/25	Valuation/20	Relative strength/20
1Kforce Inc.KFRC	61.0/100Thin evidence · provisional52% evidence	LEADER	20.3/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0.1 pp 45% evidence	14.2/25 ROCE 6.8% · OPM 3.6% 76% evidence	9.5/20 P/E 22.1× · PEG — 15% evidence	17.0/20 RS sector 12.6% · RS bench 47.1% · 1Y 81.7%12 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 20.3 + 14.2 + 9.5 + 17 = 61 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
2ManpowerGroup Inc.MAN	58.9/100Thin evidence · provisional52% evidence	BREAKING OUT	21.4/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.1 pp 45% evidence	10.8/25 ROCE 3.3% · OPM 0.6% 76% evidence	10.8/20 P/E 15.3× · PEG — 15% evidence	15.9/20 RS sector 11% · RS bench 44.9% · 1Y 35.4%9 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 21.4 + 10.8 + 10.8 + 15.9 = 58.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
3TriNet Group, Inc.TNET	58.2/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence	BREAKING OUT	21.1/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 1.1 pp 45% evidence	14.7/25 ROCE 7.3% · OPM 11.1% 76% evidence	11.2/20 P/E 13.2× · PEG — 15% evidence	11.2/20 RS sector -12.7% · RS bench 14.8% · 1Y 9%10 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 21.1 + 14.7 + 11.2 + 11.2 = 58.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
4Korn FerryKFY	46.1/100Mixed-negative evidence85% evidence	BREAKING OUT	13.7/35 Revenue 6.4% · PAT 12% · OPM change -1.3 pp 95% evidence	14.2/25 ROCE 3.4% · OPM 13.2% 76% evidence	15.3/20 P/E 12.7× · PEG 0.95 65% evidence	2.9/20 RS sector -18% · RS bench 8.7% · 1Y 17.1%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 13.7 + 14.2 + 15.3 + 2.9 = 46.1 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
5Robert Half Inc.RHI	45.5/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence	BREAKING OUT	15.1/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.1 pp 45% evidence	7.8/25 ROCE -8.3% · OPM 2.8% 76% evidence	9.2/20 P/E 26.7× · PEG — 15% evidence	13.4/20 RS sector -6.4% · RS bench 22.7% · 1Y 19.9%11 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 15.1 + 7.8 + 9.2 + 13.4 = 45.5 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
6HireQuest, Inc.HQI	45.3/100Mixed-negative evidence75% evidence	BREAKING OUT	21.0/35 Revenue -9.1% · PAT 100% · OPM change 2.8 pp 83% evidence	12.5/25 ROCE 2.1% · OPM 22.6% 76% evidence	4.8/20 P/E 21.7× · PEG 6.2 65% evidence	7.0/20 RS sector -16.4% · RS bench 11% · 1Y 36.6%10 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 21 + 12.5 + 4.8 + 7 = 45.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
7Insperity, Inc.NSP	45.2/100Thin evidence · provisional52% evidence	BREAKING OUT	18.6/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.4 pp 45% evidence	8.8/25 ROCE 0.9% · OPM 3.3% 76% evidence	8.5/20 P/E 107× · PEG — 15% evidence	9.3/20 RS sector -6.5% · RS bench 21.8% · 1Y -0.9%12 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 18.6 + 8.8 + 8.5 + 9.3 = 45.2 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
8TrueBlue, Inc.TBI	38.8/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence	LEADER	14.0/35 Revenue 7.2% · PAT — · OPM change -0.7 pp 62% evidence	3.8/25 ROCE -3.5% · OPM -4.5% 76% evidence	8.8/20 P/E 34× · PEG — 15% evidence	12.2/20 RS sector -2.9% · RS bench 26.6% · 1Y 32.1%12 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14 + 3.8 + 8.8 + 12.2 = 38.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
9Barrett Business Services, Inc.BBSI	30.0/100Adverse evidence68% evidence	BREAKING OUT	15.1/35 Revenue 7.1% · PAT -24.5% · OPM change -0.7 pp 62% evidence	6.2/25 ROCE -2% · OPM -2.1% 76% evidence	5.2/20 P/E 18.9× · PEG 3.13 65% evidence	3.5/20 RS sector -25.6% · RS bench -1.9% · 1Y -15%9 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 15.1 + 6.2 + 5.2 + 3.5 = 30 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
10CALM Chain International LimitedCCIL	55.7/100Thin evidence · provisional11% evidence		17.5/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change — 0% evidence	18.2/25 ROCE 112.4% · OPM — 46% evidence	10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence	10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y — 0% evidence
Exact sum: 17.5 + 18.2 + 10 + 10 = 55.7 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
11Kelly Services, Inc.KELYB	36.9/100Thin evidence · provisional44% evidence		10.0/35 Revenue -7.3% · PAT — · OPM change -1.4 pp 62% evidence	6.4/25 ROCE -0.3% · OPM -0.5% 76% evidence	10.5/20 P/E 18.3× · PEG — 15% evidence	10.0/20 RS sector — · RS bench — · 1Y 76.6%11 of 11 weeks ahead 0% evidence
Exact sum: 10 + 6.4 + 10.5 + 10 = 36.9 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

Showing 10 of 11 companies

04 · what price has already done

Market action

Kforce Inc. has the strongest one-year price move in Staffing & Employment Services at +81.7%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against the S&P 500 at +47.1%. 8 of 9 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 2026-08-04.

Price and relative strength

Every company, the sector's own index and S&P 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts — the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.

05 · compare level, then change

Revenue Scale & Growth Durability

Kelly Services, Inc. has the highest Revenue among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at $4,127 million. Korn Ferry is next at $2,939 million. TrueBlue, Inc. has the highest Revenue growth at 7.2%, so level and change sit with different companies. 5 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: Kelly Services, Inc. is the scale leader at $4,127 million, 40.4% ahead of Korn Ferry. 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.

LeaderKelly Services, Inc. · $4,127 million

Gap40.4% versus #2 · Korn Ferry

Persistence3/8 recent comparable periods

Coverage5/11 companies · 191 observations

Investor read: Kelly Services, 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: Kelly Services, 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

1Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$4.1B

2Korn Ferry KFY$2.9B

3TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$1.6B

4Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$1.3B

5HireQuest, Inc. HQI$30M

Revenue growthfastest growers

1TrueBlue, Inc. TBI7.2%

2Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI7.1%

3Korn Ferry KFY6.4%

4Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB-7.3%

5HireQuest, Inc. HQI-9.1%

Revenue · company comparison

5/11 level · 5/11 change

On every company-comparison chart on this page: solid lines show level, dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected, and a missing report breaks the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

Company	Revenue	Revenue growth	Reported
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN	$4.5B	10%	Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP	$1.9B	1.7%	Jun 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI	$1.3B	-3.9%	Jun 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET	$1.2B	-5.1%	Jun 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB	$1.0B	-11%	Mar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY	$768M	6.7%	Jun 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI	$399M	7.8%	Mar 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC	$330M	0.0%	Jun 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI	$307M	4.8%	Mar 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI	$7M	0.0%	Mar 2026

Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Revenue · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 2021$247M

Dec 2021$257M

Mar 2022$246M

Jun 2022$262M

Sep 2022$274M

Dec 2022$272M

Mar 2023$255M

Jun 2023$265M

Sep 2023$273M

Dec 2023$277M

Mar 2024$266M

Jun 2024$280M

Sep 2024$294M

Dec 2024$305M

Mar 2025$293M

Jun 2025$308M

Sep 2025$319M

Dec 2025$321M

Mar 2026$307M

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 2021$7M

Dec 2021$7M

Mar 2022$7M

Jun 2022$8M

Sep 2022$8M

Dec 2022$8M

Mar 2023$10M

Jun 2023$9M

Sep 2023$9M

Dec 2023$10M

Mar 2024$8M

Jun 2024$9M

Sep 2024$9M

Dec 2024$8M

Mar 2025$7M

Jun 2025$8M

Sep 2025$8M

Dec 2025$7M

Mar 2026$7M

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 2021$1.2B

Dec 2021$1.3B

Mar 2022$1.6B

Jun 2022$1.4B

Sep 2022$1.4B

Dec 2022$1.5B

Mar 2023$1.8B

Jun 2023$1.6B

Sep 2023$1.6B

Dec 2023$1.6B

Mar 2024$1.8B

Jun 2024$1.6B

Sep 2024$1.6B

Dec 2024$1.6B

Mar 2025$1.9B

Jun 2025$1.7B

Sep 2025$1.6B

Dec 2025$1.7B

Mar 2026$1.9B

Jun 2026—

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021$1.3B

Dec 2021$1.2B

Mar 2022$1.3B

Jun 2022$1.3B

Sep 2022$1.3B

Dec 2022$1.2B

Mar 2023$1.2B

Jun 2023$1.3B

Sep 2023$1.2B

Dec 2023$1.1B

Mar 2024$1.0B

Jun 2024$1.1B

Sep 2024$1.0B

Dec 2024$1.2B

Mar 2025$1.2B

Jun 2025$1.1B

Sep 2025$935M

Dec 2025$1.0B

Mar 2026$1.0B

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 2021$403M

Dec 2021$410M

Mar 2022$417M

Jun 2022$437M

Sep 2022$438M

Dec 2022$420M

Mar 2023$406M

Jun 2023$389M

Sep 2023$373M

Dec 2023$363M

Mar 2024$352M

Jun 2024$356M

Sep 2024$353M

Dec 2024$344M

Mar 2025$330M

Jun 2025$334M

Sep 2025$333M

Dec 2025$332M

Mar 2026$330M

Jun 2026—

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021$588M

Dec 2021$643M

Mar 2022$685M

Jun 2022$727M

Sep 2022$703M

Dec 2022$736M

Mar 2023$687M

Jun 2023$738M

Sep 2023$706M

Dec 2023$712M

Mar 2024$677M

Jun 2024$700M

Sep 2024$683M

Dec 2024$682M

Mar 2025$677M

Jun 2025$720M

Sep 2025$716M

Dec 2025$730M

Mar 2026$725M

Jun 2026$768M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 2021$5.1B

Dec 2021$5.4B

Mar 2022$5.1B

Jun 2022$5.1B

Sep 2022$4.8B

Dec 2022$4.8B

Mar 2023$4.8B

Jun 2023$4.9B

Sep 2023$4.7B

Dec 2023$4.6B

Mar 2024$4.4B

Jun 2024$4.5B

Sep 2024$4.5B

Dec 2024$4.4B

Mar 2025$4.1B

Jun 2025$4.5B

Sep 2025$4.6B

Dec 2025$4.7B

Mar 2026$4.5B

Jun 2026—

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 2021$1.7B

Dec 2021$1.8B

Mar 2022$1.8B

Jun 2022$1.9B

Sep 2022$1.8B

Dec 2022$1.7B

Mar 2023$1.7B

Jun 2023$1.6B

Sep 2023$1.6B

Dec 2023$1.5B

Mar 2024$1.5B

Jun 2024$1.5B

Sep 2024$1.5B

Dec 2024$1.4B

Mar 2025$1.4B

Jun 2025$1.4B

Sep 2025$1.4B

Dec 2025$1.3B

Mar 2026$1.3B

Jun 2026—

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 2021$1.1B

Dec 2021$1.2B

Mar 2022$1.2B

Jun 2022$1.2B

Sep 2022$1.2B

Dec 2022$1.2B

Mar 2023$1.2B

Jun 2023$1.2B

Sep 2023$1.2B

Dec 2023$1.3B

Mar 2024$1.3B

Jun 2024$1.2B

Sep 2024$1.3B

Dec 2024$1.3B

Mar 2025$1.3B

Jun 2025$1.2B

Sep 2025$1.2B

Dec 2025$1.2B

Mar 2026$1.2B

Jun 2026—

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 2021$577M

Dec 2021$622M

Mar 2022$552M

Jun 2022$569M

Sep 2022$576M

Dec 2022$558M

Mar 2023$465M

Jun 2023$476M

Sep 2023$473M

Dec 2023$492M

Mar 2024$403M

Jun 2024$396M

Sep 2024$382M

Dec 2024$386M

Mar 2025$370M

Jun 2025$396M

Sep 2025$431M

Dec 2025$418M

Mar 2026$399M

Jun 2026—

Revenue growth · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202212%

Sep 202211%

Dec 20225.8%

Mar 20233.7%

Jun 20231.2%

Sep 2023-0.4%

Dec 20231.8%

Mar 20244.3%

Jun 20245.7%

Sep 20247.7%

Dec 202410%

Mar 202510%

Jun 202510%

Sep 20258.5%

Dec 20255.3%

Mar 20264.8%

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202233%

Sep 202214%

Dec 202214%

Mar 202343%

Jun 202313%

Sep 202313%

Dec 202325%

Mar 2024-20%

Jun 20240.0%

Sep 20240.0%

Dec 2024-20%

Mar 2025-13%

Jun 2025-11%

Sep 2025-11%

Dec 2025-13%

Mar 20260.0%

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202221%

Sep 202219%

Dec 202215%

Mar 202312%

Jun 202311%

Sep 20237.8%

Dec 20236.0%

Mar 20241.8%

Jun 20241.3%

Sep 20240.6%

Dec 20242.1%

Mar 20253.4%

Jun 20253.3%

Sep 20254.0%

Dec 20253.4%

Mar 20261.7%

Jun 2026—

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 20220.7%

Dec 2022-2.3%

Mar 2023-1.3%

Jun 2023-2.2%

Sep 2023-4.0%

Dec 2023-4.3%

Mar 2024-15%

Jun 2024-17%

Sep 2024-15%

Dec 20246.5%

Mar 202511%

Jun 20254.2%

Sep 2025-9.9%

Dec 2025-12%

Mar 2026-11%

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 20228.2%

Sep 20228.7%

Dec 20222.4%

Mar 2023-2.6%

Jun 2023-11%

Sep 2023-15%

Dec 2023-14%

Mar 2024-13%

Jun 2024-8.5%

Sep 2024-5.4%

Dec 2024-5.2%

Mar 2025-6.3%

Jun 2025-6.2%

Sep 2025-5.7%

Dec 2025-3.5%

Mar 20260.0%

Jun 2026—

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 202220%

Dec 202214%

Mar 20230.3%

Jun 20231.5%

Sep 20230.4%

Dec 2023-3.3%

Mar 2024-1.5%

Jun 2024-5.2%

Sep 2024-3.3%

Dec 2024-4.2%

Mar 20250.0%

Jun 20252.9%

Sep 20254.8%

Dec 20257.0%

Mar 20267.1%

Jun 20266.7%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022-3.9%

Sep 2022-6.6%

Dec 2022-11%

Mar 2023-7.6%

Jun 2023-4.3%

Sep 2023-2.6%

Dec 2023-3.7%

Mar 2024-7.3%

Jun 2024-6.9%

Sep 2024-3.1%

Dec 2024-5.0%

Mar 2025-7.1%

Jun 2025-0.0%

Sep 20252.3%

Dec 20257.1%

Mar 202610%

Jun 2026—

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202218%

Sep 20227.0%

Dec 2022-2.4%

Mar 2023-5.5%

Jun 2023-12%

Sep 2023-15%

Dec 2023-15%

Mar 2024-14%

Jun 2024-10%

Sep 2024-6.3%

Dec 2024-6.2%

Mar 2025-8.4%

Jun 2025-7.0%

Sep 2025-7.6%

Dec 2025-5.8%

Mar 2026-3.9%

Jun 2026—

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 20229.1%

Sep 20228.1%

Dec 20221.3%

Mar 20232.3%

Jun 20230.8%

Sep 2023-1.5%

Dec 20235.5%

Mar 20242.9%

Jun 20242.8%

Sep 20242.5%

Dec 2024-3.0%

Mar 20250.8%

Jun 2025-0.4%

Sep 2025-1.6%

Dec 2025-2.3%

Mar 2026-5.1%

Jun 2026—

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202210%

Sep 2022-0.2%

Dec 2022-10%

Mar 2023-16%

Jun 2023-16%

Sep 2023-18%

Dec 2023-12%

Mar 2024-13%

Jun 2024-17%

Sep 2024-19%

Dec 2024-22%

Mar 2025-8.2%

Jun 20250.0%

Sep 202513%

Dec 20258.3%

Mar 20267.8%

Jun 2026—

06 · 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

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Company	OPM	Margin change	Reported
HireQuest, Inc. HQI	23%	+2.8 pp	Mar 2026
Korn Ferry KFY	13%	−1.3 pp	Jun 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET	11%	+1.1 pp	Jun 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC	3.6%	+0.1 pp	Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP	3.3%	−0.4 pp	Jun 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI	2.8%	−0.1 pp	Jun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN	0.6%	−0.1 pp	Jun 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB	-0.5%	−1.4 pp	Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI	-2.1%	−0.7 pp	Mar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI	-4.5%	−0.7 pp	Mar 2026

Full 20-quarter history · every available company

OPM · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 20217.2%

Dec 20215.2%

Mar 2022-0.5%

Jun 20228.8%

Sep 20228.2%

Dec 20225.5%

Mar 2023-0.5%

Jun 20238.1%

Sep 20238.2%

Dec 20236.6%

Mar 2024-1.8%

Jun 20247.3%

Sep 20248.0%

Dec 20246.8%

Mar 2025-1.4%

Jun 20257.5%

Sep 20257.8%

Dec 20255.8%

Mar 2026-2.1%

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 202150%

Dec 202125%

Mar 202255%

Jun 202253%

Sep 202267%

Dec 202233%

Mar 202334%

Jun 202330%

Sep 202324%

Dec 202325%

Mar 202425%

Jun 202431%

Sep 2024-29%

Dec 202428%

Mar 202520%

Jun 202514%

Sep 202529%

Dec 202519%

Mar 202623%

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 20213.3%

Dec 20211.1%

Mar 20226.2%

Jun 20223.4%

Sep 20223.7%

Dec 20223.4%

Mar 20236.8%

Jun 20231.0%

Sep 20233.8%

Dec 20231.5%

Mar 20246.0%

Jun 20241.4%

Sep 20240.1%

Dec 2024-0.9%

Mar 20253.7%

Jun 2025-0.4%

Sep 2025-1.5%

Dec 2025-2.8%

Mar 20263.3%

Jun 2026—

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 20211.1%

Dec 20210.8%

Mar 20221.2%

Jun 20221.8%

Sep 20220.6%

Dec 2022-1.8%

Mar 20230.4%

Jun 20230.8%

Sep 20230.5%

Dec 20230.0%

Mar 20242.6%

Jun 20241.2%

Sep 20240.3%

Dec 2024-4.8%

Mar 20250.9%

Jun 20252.0%

Sep 2025-11%

Dec 2025-0.1%

Mar 2026-0.5%

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 20217.3%

Dec 20216.0%

Mar 20226.7%

Jun 20227.8%

Sep 20227.2%

Dec 20225.7%

Mar 20235.8%

Jun 20236.7%

Sep 20234.3%

Dec 20236.0%

Mar 20244.5%

Jun 20245.5%

Sep 20245.3%

Dec 20244.5%

Mar 20253.5%

Jun 20254.5%

Sep 20254.5%

Dec 20252.6%

Mar 20263.6%

Jun 2026—

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 202117%

Dec 202116%

Mar 202218%

Jun 202219%

Sep 202216%

Dec 202216%

Mar 20231.8%

Jun 20239.8%

Sep 20238.0%

Dec 20233.2%

Mar 20247.4%

Jun 202412%

Sep 202411%

Dec 202413%

Mar 202512%

Jun 202515%

Sep 202512%

Dec 202514%

Mar 202613%

Jun 202613%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 20212.9%

Dec 20213.1%

Mar 20222.7%

Jun 20223.6%

Sep 20223.4%

Dec 20222.1%

Mar 20232.5%

Jun 20232.2%

Sep 20231.5%

Dec 2023-0.9%

Mar 20241.5%

Jun 20242.2%

Sep 20241.6%

Dec 20241.6%

Mar 20250.7%

Jun 2025-0.6%

Sep 20251.4%

Dec 20251.7%

Mar 20260.6%

Jun 2026—

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 202113%

Dec 202111%

Mar 202214%

Jun 202216%

Sep 202213%

Dec 202210%

Mar 20237.9%

Jun 20237.1%

Sep 20239.1%

Dec 20234.4%

Mar 20242.8%

Jun 20245.1%

Sep 20244.1%

Dec 20244.7%

Mar 20252.9%

Jun 20250.1%

Sep 20251.0%

Dec 20251.7%

Mar 20262.8%

Jun 2026—

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 20219.1%

Dec 20217.4%

Mar 202217%

Jun 20229.9%

Sep 20229.7%

Dec 20226.3%

Mar 202314%

Jun 20238.0%

Sep 20239.5%

Dec 202312%

Mar 202411%

Jun 20247.8%

Sep 20245.8%

Dec 2024-1.7%

Mar 202510%

Jun 20255.3%

Sep 20255.1%

Dec 20251.2%

Mar 202611%

Jun 2026—

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 20213.7%

Dec 20213.5%

Mar 20222.2%

Jun 20225.1%

Sep 20224.2%

Dec 20221.2%

Mar 2023-1.3%

Jun 2023-1.4%

Sep 2023-0.6%

Dec 2023-1.8%

Mar 2024-3.8%

Jun 2024-15%

Sep 2024-1.8%

Dec 2024-2.7%

Mar 2025-3.8%

Jun 2025-0.7%

Sep 20250.0%

Dec 2025-7.0%

Mar 2026-4.5%

Jun 2026—

Margin change · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 20220.0 pp

Sep 2022+1.0 pp

Dec 2022+0.3 pp

Mar 20230.0 pp

Jun 2023−0.7 pp

Sep 20230.0 pp

Dec 2023+1.1 pp

Mar 2024−1.3 pp

Jun 2024−0.8 pp

Sep 2024−0.2 pp

Dec 2024+0.2 pp

Mar 2025+0.4 pp

Jun 2025+0.2 pp

Sep 2025−0.2 pp

Dec 2025−1.0 pp

Mar 2026−0.7 pp

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022−4.6 pp

Sep 2022+16.4 pp

Dec 2022+7.6 pp

Mar 2023−21.6 pp

Jun 2023−23.6 pp

Sep 2023−42.9 pp

Dec 2023−7.9 pp

Mar 2024−8.6 pp

Jun 2024+1.4 pp

Sep 2024−52.5 pp

Dec 2024+3.0 pp

Mar 2025−5.2 pp

Jun 2025−17.3 pp

Sep 2025+57.4 pp

Dec 2025−9.3 pp

Mar 2026+2.8 pp

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022+0.4 pp

Sep 2022+0.4 pp

Dec 2022+2.3 pp

Mar 2023+0.6 pp

Jun 2023−2.4 pp

Sep 2023+0.1 pp

Dec 2023−1.9 pp

Mar 2024−0.8 pp

Jun 2024+0.4 pp

Sep 2024−3.7 pp

Dec 2024−2.4 pp

Mar 2025−2.3 pp

Jun 2025−1.8 pp

Sep 2025−1.6 pp

Dec 2025−1.9 pp

Mar 2026−0.4 pp

Jun 2026—

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022−0.5 pp

Dec 2022−2.6 pp

Mar 2023−0.8 pp

Jun 2023−1.0 pp

Sep 2023−0.1 pp

Dec 2023+1.8 pp

Mar 2024+2.2 pp

Jun 2024+0.4 pp

Sep 2024−0.2 pp

Dec 2024−4.8 pp

Mar 2025−1.7 pp

Jun 2025+0.8 pp

Sep 2025−11.2 pp

Dec 2025+4.7 pp

Mar 2026−1.4 pp

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022−0.4 pp

Sep 2022−0.1 pp

Dec 2022−0.3 pp

Mar 2023−0.9 pp

Jun 2023−1.1 pp

Sep 2023−2.9 pp

Dec 2023+0.3 pp

Mar 2024−1.3 pp

Jun 2024−1.2 pp

Sep 2024+1.0 pp

Dec 2024−1.5 pp

Mar 2025−1.0 pp

Jun 2025−1.0 pp

Sep 2025−0.8 pp

Dec 2025−1.9 pp

Mar 2026+0.1 pp

Jun 2026—

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022−1.3 pp

Dec 2022+0.2 pp

Mar 2023−16.6 pp

Jun 2023−9.3 pp

Sep 2023−7.9 pp

Dec 2023−13.1 pp

Mar 2024+5.6 pp

Jun 2024+2.1 pp

Sep 2024+3.1 pp

Dec 2024+9.6 pp

Mar 2025+4.2 pp

Jun 2025+2.6 pp

Sep 2025+0.6 pp

Dec 2025+0.7 pp

Mar 2026+1.0 pp

Jun 2026−1.3 pp

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022+0.4 pp

Sep 2022+0.5 pp

Dec 2022−1.0 pp

Mar 2023−0.2 pp

Jun 2023−1.4 pp

Sep 2023−1.9 pp

Dec 2023−3.0 pp

Mar 2024−1.0 pp

Jun 20240.0 pp

Sep 2024+0.1 pp

Dec 2024+2.5 pp

Mar 2025−0.8 pp

Jun 2025−2.8 pp

Sep 2025−0.2 pp

Dec 2025+0.1 pp

Mar 2026−0.1 pp

Jun 2026—

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022+5.3 pp

Sep 2022−0.3 pp

Dec 2022−1.2 pp

Mar 2023−6.3 pp

Jun 2023−9.3 pp

Sep 2023−3.9 pp

Dec 2023−5.6 pp

Mar 2024−5.1 pp

Jun 2024−2.0 pp

Sep 2024−5.0 pp

Dec 2024+0.3 pp

Mar 2025+0.1 pp

Jun 2025−5.0 pp

Sep 2025−3.1 pp

Dec 2025−3.0 pp

Mar 2026−0.1 pp

Jun 2026—

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022−1.1 pp

Sep 2022+0.6 pp

Dec 2022−1.1 pp

Mar 2023−3.1 pp

Jun 2023−1.9 pp

Sep 2023−0.2 pp

Dec 2023+5.8 pp

Mar 2024−2.7 pp

Jun 2024−0.2 pp

Sep 2024−3.7 pp

Dec 2024−13.8 pp

Mar 2025−0.9 pp

Jun 2025−2.5 pp

Sep 2025−0.7 pp

Dec 2025+2.9 pp

Mar 2026+1.1 pp

Jun 2026—

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022+1.4 pp

Sep 2022+0.5 pp

Dec 2022−2.3 pp

Mar 2023−3.5 pp

Jun 2023−6.5 pp

Sep 2023−4.8 pp

Dec 2023−3.0 pp

Mar 2024−2.5 pp

Jun 2024−13.7 pp

Sep 2024−1.2 pp

Dec 2024−0.9 pp

Mar 20250.0 pp

Jun 2025+14.4 pp

Sep 2025+1.8 pp

Dec 2025−4.3 pp

Mar 2026−0.7 pp

Jun 2026—

07 · 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. Barrett Business Services, Inc. is next at $40 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, 600% above Barrett Business Services, 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

Gap600% versus #2 · Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Persistence6/8 recent comparable periods

Coverage5/11 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

2Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI$40M

3HireQuest, Inc. HQI$7M

4TrueBlue, Inc. TBI$-54M

5Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB$-140M

Profit growthfastest growers

1HireQuest, Inc. HQI100%

2Korn Ferry KFY12%

Net profit · company comparison

5/11 level · 2/11 change

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Company	Net profit	Profit growth	Reported
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET	$89M	4.7%	Jun 2026
Korn Ferry KFY	$74M	14%	Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP	$33M	-35%	Jun 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI	$14M	-18%	Jun 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC	$8M	0.0%	Jun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN	$3M	-50%	Jun 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI	$2M	100%	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

Sep 2021$15M

Dec 2021$11M

Mar 2022$0M

Jun 2022$18M

Sep 2022$17M

Dec 2022$12M

Mar 2023$1M

Jun 2023$17M

Sep 2023$18M

Dec 2023$15M

Mar 2024$0M

Jun 2024$17M

Sep 2024$20M

Dec 2024$17M

Mar 2025$-1M

Jun 2025$18M

Sep 2025$21M

Dec 2025$16M

Mar 2026$-15M

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 2021$3M

Dec 2021$2M

Mar 2022$0M

Jun 2022$5M

Sep 2022$4M

Dec 2022$3M

Mar 2023$2M

Jun 2023$2M

Sep 2023$2M

Dec 2023$0M

Mar 2024$2M

Jun 2024$2M

Sep 2024$-2M

Dec 2024$2M

Mar 2025$1M

Jun 2025$1M

Sep 2025$2M

Dec 2025$2M

Mar 2026$2M

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 2021$27M

Dec 2021$10M

Mar 2022$70M

Jun 2022$34M

Sep 2022$38M

Dec 2022$38M

Mar 2023$95M

Jun 2023$12M

Sep 2023$45M

Dec 2023$19M

Mar 2024$79M

Jun 2024$18M

Sep 2024$3M

Dec 2024$-9M

Mar 2025$51M

Jun 2025$-5M

Sep 2025$-20M

Dec 2025$-33M

Mar 2026$33M

Jun 2026—

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021$22M

Dec 2021$33M

Mar 2022$69M

Jun 2022$-48M

Sep 2022$2M

Dec 2022$-16M

Mar 2023$-1M

Jun 2023$11M

Sep 2023$8M

Dec 2023$7M

Mar 2024$26M

Jun 2024$5M

Sep 2024$1M

Dec 2024$-56M

Mar 2025$6M

Jun 2025$19M

Sep 2025$-150M

Dec 2025$-3M

Mar 2026$-6M

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 2021$20M

Dec 2021$21M

Mar 2022$19M

Jun 2022$27M

Sep 2022$22M

Dec 2022$7M

Mar 2023$16M

Jun 2023$19M

Sep 2023$11M

Dec 2023$16M

Mar 2024$11M

Jun 2024$14M

Sep 2024$14M

Dec 2024$11M

Mar 2025$8M

Jun 2025$10M

Sep 2025$11M

Dec 2025$5M

Mar 2026$8M

Jun 2026—

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021$76M

Dec 2021$76M

Mar 2022$85M

Jun 2022$93M

Sep 2022$79M

Dec 2022$75M

Mar 2023$12M

Jun 2023$48M

Sep 2023$47M

Dec 2023$0M

Mar 2024$60M

Jun 2024$66M

Sep 2024$64M

Dec 2024$62M

Mar 2025$59M

Jun 2025$65M

Sep 2025$67M

Dec 2025$73M

Mar 2026$66M

Jun 2026$74M

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 2021$98M

Dec 2021$111M

Mar 2022$92M

Jun 2022$122M

Sep 2022$111M

Dec 2022$49M

Mar 2023$78M

Jun 2023$65M

Sep 2023$30M

Dec 2023$-85M

Mar 2024$40M

Jun 2024$60M

Sep 2024$23M

Dec 2024$23M

Mar 2025$6M

Jun 2025$-67M

Sep 2025$18M

Dec 2025$30M

Mar 2026$3M

Jun 2026—

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 2021$170M

Dec 2021$167M

Mar 2022$168M

Jun 2022$175M

Sep 2022$166M

Dec 2022$147M

Mar 2023$121M

Jun 2023$106M

Sep 2023$95M

Dec 2023$38M

Mar 2024$64M

Jun 2024$68M

Sep 2024$65M

Dec 2024$54M

Mar 2025$17M

Jun 2025$41M

Sep 2025$43M

Dec 2025$32M

Mar 2026$14M

Jun 2026—

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 2021$77M

Dec 2021$69M

Mar 2022$146M

Jun 2022$85M

Sep 2022$77M

Dec 2022$48M

Mar 2023$131M

Jun 2023$83M

Sep 2023$94M

Dec 2023$67M

Mar 2024$91M

Jun 2024$60M

Sep 2024$45M

Dec 2024$-23M

Mar 2025$85M

Jun 2025$37M

Sep 2025$34M

Dec 2025$-1M

Mar 2026$89M

Jun 2026—

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 2021$19M

Dec 2021$20M

Mar 2022$11M

Jun 2022$24M

Sep 2022$21M

Dec 2022$7M

Mar 2023$-4M

Jun 2023$-7M

Sep 2023$0M

Dec 2023$-3M

Mar 2024$-2M

Jun 2024$-105M

Sep 2024$-8M

Dec 2024$-12M

Mar 2025$-14M

Jun 2025$0M

Sep 2025$-2M

Dec 2025$-32M

Mar 2026$-20M

Jun 2026—

Profit growth · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 20225.9%

Sep 202213%

Dec 20229.1%

Mar 2023—

Jun 2023-5.6%

Sep 20235.9%

Dec 202325%

Mar 2024-100%

Jun 20240.0%

Sep 202411%

Dec 202413%

Mar 2025—

Jun 20255.9%

Sep 20255.0%

Dec 2025-5.9%

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202267%

Sep 202233%

Dec 202250%

Mar 2023—

Jun 2023-60%

Sep 2023-50%

Dec 2023-100%

Mar 20240.0%

Jun 20240.0%

Sep 2024-200%

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025-50%

Jun 2025-50%

Sep 2025—

Dec 20250.0%

Mar 2026100%

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202236%

Sep 202241%

Dec 2022280%

Mar 202336%

Jun 2023-65%

Sep 202318%

Dec 2023-50%

Mar 2024-17%

Jun 202450%

Sep 2024-93%

Dec 2024-147%

Mar 2025-35%

Jun 2025-128%

Sep 2025-767%

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026-35%

Jun 2026—

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022-91%

Dec 2022-148%

Mar 2023-101%

Jun 2023—

Sep 2023300%

Dec 2023—

Mar 2024—

Jun 2024-55%

Sep 2024-88%

Dec 2024-900%

Mar 2025-77%

Jun 2025280%

Sep 2025-15,100%

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026-200%

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202229%

Sep 202210%

Dec 2022-67%

Mar 2023-16%

Jun 2023-30%

Sep 2023-50%

Dec 2023129%

Mar 2024-31%

Jun 2024-26%

Sep 202427%

Dec 2024-31%

Mar 2025-27%

Jun 2025-29%

Sep 2025-21%

Dec 2025-55%

Mar 20260.0%

Jun 2026—

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 20224.0%

Dec 2022-1.3%

Mar 2023-86%

Jun 2023-48%

Sep 2023-41%

Dec 2023-100%

Mar 2024400%

Jun 202438%

Sep 202436%

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025-1.7%

Jun 2025-1.5%

Sep 20254.7%

Dec 202518%

Mar 202612%

Jun 202614%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 20228.9%

Sep 202213%

Dec 2022-56%

Mar 2023-15%

Jun 2023-47%

Sep 2023-73%

Dec 2023-273%

Mar 2024-49%

Jun 2024-7.7%

Sep 2024-23%

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025-85%

Jun 2025-212%

Sep 2025-22%

Dec 202530%

Mar 2026-50%

Jun 2026—

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202217%

Sep 2022-2.4%

Dec 2022-12%

Mar 2023-28%

Jun 2023-39%

Sep 2023-43%

Dec 2023-74%

Mar 2024-47%

Jun 2024-36%

Sep 2024-32%

Dec 202442%

Mar 2025-73%

Jun 2025-40%

Sep 2025-34%

Dec 2025-41%

Mar 2026-18%

Jun 2026—

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022-6.6%

Sep 20220.0%

Dec 2022-30%

Mar 2023-10%

Jun 2023-2.4%

Sep 202322%

Dec 202340%

Mar 2024-31%

Jun 2024-28%

Sep 2024-52%

Dec 2024-134%

Mar 2025-6.6%

Jun 2025-38%

Sep 2025-24%

Dec 2025—

Mar 20264.7%

Jun 2026—

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 202250%

Sep 202211%

Dec 2022-65%

Mar 2023-136%

Jun 2023-129%

Sep 2023-100%

Dec 2023-143%

Mar 2024—

Jun 2024—

Sep 2024—

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025—

Jun 2025—

Sep 2025—

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

08 · 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 7.3%. 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%, 105.1 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%

Gap15.4× versus #2 · TriNet Group, Inc.

PersistenceNot enough history

Coverage11/11 companies · 194 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. TNET7.3%

3Kforce Inc. KFRC6.8%

4Korn Ferry KFY3.4%

5ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN3.3%

ROCE changefastest improvers

1CALM Chain International Limited CCIL+155.9 pp

2ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN+4.0 pp

3Insperity, Inc. NSP+1.9 pp

4TriNet Group, Inc. TNET+1.8 pp

5Kforce Inc. KFRC+1.1 pp

Return on capital · company comparison

11/11 level · 11/11 change

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Company	ROCE	ROCE change	Reported
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET	7.3%	+1.8 pp	Jun 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC	6.8%	+1.1 pp	Jun 2026
Korn Ferry KFY	3.4%	−0.3 pp	Jun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN	3.3%	+4.0 pp	Jun 2026
HireQuest, Inc. HQI	2.1%	0.0 pp	Mar 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP	0.9%	+1.9 pp	Jun 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB	-0.3%	−0.9 pp	Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI	-2.0%	−0.8 pp	Mar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI	-3.5%	−1.2 pp	Mar 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI	-8.3%	−8.4 pp	Jun 2026

Full 20-quarter history · every available company

ROCE · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 20213.8%

Dec 20212.9%

Mar 2022-0.3%

Jun 20225.6%

Sep 20225.5%

Dec 20223.8%

Mar 2023-0.4%

Jun 20236.1%

Sep 20236.3%

Dec 20235.0%

Mar 2024-1.3%

Jun 20245.9%

Sep 20246.4%

Dec 20245.4%

Mar 2025-1.2%

Jun 20256.7%

Sep 20256.6%

Dec 20254.9%

Mar 2026-2.0%

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 20217.6%

Dec 20213.5%

Mar 20227.7%

Jun 20227.6%

Sep 20229.0%

Dec 20224.3%

Mar 20235.4%

Jun 20234.1%

Sep 20233.4%

Dec 20233.6%

Mar 20243.1%

Jun 20243.9%

Sep 2024-4.0%

Dec 20243.3%

Mar 20252.1%

Jun 20251.5%

Sep 20253.5%

Dec 20251.8%

Mar 20262.1%

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 20215.6%

Dec 20212.3%

Mar 202214%

Jun 20227.0%

Sep 20227.6%

Dec 20227.7%

Mar 202317%

Jun 20232.3%

Sep 20238.8%

Dec 20233.4%

Mar 202415%

Jun 20243.2%

Sep 20240.1%

Dec 2024-2.2%

Mar 20259.7%

Jun 2025-1.0%

Sep 2025-3.8%

Dec 2025-7.4%

Mar 20269.6%

Jun 20260.9%

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021—

Dec 20210.5%

Mar 20220.9%

Jun 20221.4%

Sep 20220.5%

Dec 2022-1.3%

Mar 20230.3%

Jun 20230.7%

Sep 20230.4%

Dec 20230.0%

Mar 20241.7%

Jun 20240.7%

Sep 20240.2%

Dec 2024-3.4%

Mar 20250.6%

Jun 20251.3%

Sep 2025-5.9%

Dec 20250.0%

Mar 2026-0.3%

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 20218.2%

Dec 20216.9%

Mar 20227.8%

Jun 202213%

Sep 202210%

Dec 20227.9%

Mar 20237.7%

Jun 202310%

Sep 20236.4%

Dec 20238.4%

Mar 20246.1%

Jun 20247.5%

Sep 20247.4%

Dec 20246.2%

Mar 20254.5%

Jun 20255.7%

Sep 20255.9%

Dec 20253.4%

Mar 20264.6%

Jun 20266.8%

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021—

Dec 20214.6%

Mar 20225.4%

Jun 20225.8%

Sep 20224.6%

Dec 20224.9%

Mar 20230.5%

Jun 20232.9%

Sep 20232.2%

Dec 20230.9%

Mar 20241.9%

Jun 20243.1%

Sep 20242.8%

Dec 20243.2%

Mar 20252.8%

Jun 20253.7%

Sep 20252.9%

Dec 20253.4%

Mar 20263.1%

Jun 20263.4%

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 20213.4%

Dec 20213.8%

Mar 20223.3%

Jun 20224.1%

Sep 20223.9%

Dec 20222.4%

Mar 20232.8%

Jun 20232.5%

Sep 20231.7%

Dec 2023-1.0%

Mar 20241.6%

Jun 20242.5%

Sep 20241.7%

Dec 20241.7%

Mar 20250.7%

Jun 2025-0.7%

Sep 20251.8%

Dec 20252.1%

Mar 20260.7%

Jun 20263.3%

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 202115%

Dec 202113%

Mar 202216%

Jun 202219%

Sep 202215%

Dec 202210%

Mar 20237.9%

Jun 20236.8%

Sep 20238.3%

Dec 20233.7%

Mar 20242.4%

Jun 20244.4%

Sep 20243.5%

Dec 20243.9%

Mar 20252.4%

Jun 20250.1%

Sep 20250.9%

Dec 20251.5%

Mar 20262.5%

Jun 2026-8.3%

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 20217.7%

Dec 20216.6%

Mar 202215%

Jun 20228.2%

Sep 20227.8%

Dec 20225.2%

Mar 202312%

Jun 20236.4%

Sep 20238.2%

Dec 202312%

Mar 202410%

Jun 20246.9%

Sep 20245.7%

Dec 2024-1.9%

Mar 202511%

Jun 20255.5%

Sep 20255.1%

Dec 20251.3%

Mar 202612%

Jun 20267.3%

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 20212.9%

Dec 20213.0%

Mar 20221.6%

Jun 20223.9%

Sep 20223.1%

Dec 20220.9%

Mar 2023-0.8%

Jun 2023-0.9%

Sep 2023-0.4%

Dec 2023-1.2%

Mar 2024-2.2%

Jun 2024-9.3%

Sep 2024-1.1%

Dec 2024-1.7%

Mar 2025-2.3%

Jun 2025-0.5%

Sep 20250.0%

Dec 2025-5.8%

Mar 2026-3.5%

Jun 2026—

ROCE change · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022+1.7 pp

Dec 2022+0.9 pp

Mar 2023−0.1 pp

Jun 2023+0.5 pp

Sep 2023+0.8 pp

Dec 2023+1.2 pp

Mar 2024−0.9 pp

Jun 2024−0.2 pp

Sep 2024+0.1 pp

Dec 2024+0.4 pp

Mar 2025+0.1 pp

Jun 2025+0.8 pp

Sep 2025+0.2 pp

Dec 2025−0.5 pp

Mar 2026−0.8 pp

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022+1.4 pp

Dec 2022+0.8 pp

Mar 2023−2.3 pp

Jun 2023−3.5 pp

Sep 2023−5.6 pp

Dec 2023−0.7 pp

Mar 2024−2.3 pp

Jun 2024−0.2 pp

Sep 2024−7.4 pp

Dec 2024−0.3 pp

Mar 2025−1.0 pp

Jun 2025−2.4 pp

Sep 2025+7.5 pp

Dec 2025−1.5 pp

Mar 20260.0 pp

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022+2.0 pp

Dec 2022+5.4 pp

Mar 2023+3.1 pp

Jun 2023−4.7 pp

Sep 2023+1.2 pp

Dec 2023−4.3 pp

Mar 2024−2.6 pp

Jun 2024+0.9 pp

Sep 2024−8.7 pp

Dec 2024−5.6 pp

Mar 2025−5.1 pp

Jun 2025−4.2 pp

Sep 2025−3.9 pp

Dec 2025−5.2 pp

Mar 2026−0.1 pp

Jun 2026+1.9 pp

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022−1.8 pp

Mar 2023−0.6 pp

Jun 2023−0.7 pp

Sep 2023−0.1 pp

Dec 2023+1.3 pp

Mar 2024+1.4 pp

Jun 20240.0 pp

Sep 2024−0.2 pp

Dec 2024−3.4 pp

Mar 2025−1.1 pp

Jun 2025+0.6 pp

Sep 2025−6.1 pp

Dec 2025+3.4 pp

Mar 2026−0.9 pp

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022+2.1 pp

Dec 2022+1.0 pp

Mar 2023−0.1 pp

Jun 2023−2.8 pp

Sep 2023−3.9 pp

Dec 2023+0.5 pp

Mar 2024−1.6 pp

Jun 2024−2.5 pp

Sep 2024+1.0 pp

Dec 2024−2.2 pp

Mar 2025−1.6 pp

Jun 2025−1.8 pp

Sep 2025−1.5 pp

Dec 2025−2.8 pp

Mar 2026+0.1 pp

Jun 2026+1.1 pp

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022+0.3 pp

Mar 2023−4.9 pp

Jun 2023−2.9 pp

Sep 2023−2.4 pp

Dec 2023−4.0 pp

Mar 2024+1.4 pp

Jun 2024+0.2 pp

Sep 2024+0.6 pp

Dec 2024+2.3 pp

Mar 2025+0.9 pp

Jun 2025+0.6 pp

Sep 2025+0.1 pp

Dec 2025+0.2 pp

Mar 2026+0.3 pp

Jun 2026−0.3 pp

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022+0.5 pp

Dec 2022−1.4 pp

Mar 2023−0.5 pp

Jun 2023−1.6 pp

Sep 2023−2.2 pp

Dec 2023−3.4 pp

Mar 2024−1.2 pp

Jun 20240.0 pp

Sep 20240.0 pp

Dec 2024+2.7 pp

Mar 2025−0.9 pp

Jun 2025−3.2 pp

Sep 2025+0.1 pp

Dec 2025+0.4 pp

Mar 20260.0 pp

Jun 2026+4.0 pp

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022−0.1 pp

Dec 2022−2.4 pp

Mar 2023−8.4 pp

Jun 2023−12.2 pp

Sep 2023−6.3 pp

Dec 2023−6.7 pp

Mar 2024−5.5 pp

Jun 2024−2.4 pp

Sep 2024−4.8 pp

Dec 2024+0.2 pp

Mar 20250.0 pp

Jun 2025−4.3 pp

Sep 2025−2.6 pp

Dec 2025−2.4 pp

Mar 2026+0.1 pp

Jun 2026−8.4 pp

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022+0.1 pp

Dec 2022−1.4 pp

Mar 2023−3.1 pp

Jun 2023−1.8 pp

Sep 2023+0.4 pp

Dec 2023+6.6 pp

Mar 2024−1.6 pp

Jun 2024+0.5 pp

Sep 2024−2.5 pp

Dec 2024−13.7 pp

Mar 2025+0.6 pp

Jun 2025−1.4 pp

Sep 2025−0.6 pp

Dec 2025+3.2 pp

Mar 2026+1.1 pp

Jun 2026+1.8 pp

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022+0.2 pp

Dec 2022−2.1 pp

Mar 2023−2.4 pp

Jun 2023−4.8 pp

Sep 2023−3.5 pp

Dec 2023−2.1 pp

Mar 2024−1.4 pp

Jun 2024−8.4 pp

Sep 2024−0.7 pp

Dec 2024−0.5 pp

Mar 2025−0.1 pp

Jun 2025+8.8 pp

Sep 2025+1.1 pp

Dec 2025−4.1 pp

Mar 2026−1.2 pp

Jun 2026—

09 · compare level, then change

Valuation Against Growth & Quality

Korn Ferry has the lowest PEG among the 11 Staffing & Employment Services companies compared here, at 0.95×. Barrett Business Services, Inc. is next at 3.13×. The same company also holds the lowest P/E, at 12.7×. 3 of 11 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026. Its PEG series carries 5 reported observations across the 20-quarter window.

What the numbers say: Korn Ferry has the lowest comparable PEG at 0.95×, 69.6% below Barrett Business Services, Inc.. Only 3 of 11 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.

LeaderKorn Ferry · 0.95×

Gap69.6% versus #2 · Barrett Business Services, Inc.

Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods

Coverage3/11 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 feeds agreed. Where any of that fails the ratio is left out rather than printed: a P/E divided by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, is a number that looks precise and means nothing.

PEGlowest PEG

1Korn Ferry KFY1.0

2Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI3.1

3HireQuest, Inc. HQI6.2

P/Elowest P/E

1Korn Ferry KFY12.7

2TriNet Group, Inc. TNET13.2

3ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN15.3

4Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB18.3

5Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI18.9

Valuation · company comparison

3/11 level · 10/11 change

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Company	PEG	P/E	Reported
HireQuest, Inc. HQI	6.2	21.7	Mar 2026
Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI	3.1	19.0	Mar 2026
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET	2.5	13.2	Jun 2026
Kforce Inc. KFRC	2.4	22.1	Jun 2026
Korn Ferry KFY	1.0	12.7	Jun 2026
Insperity, Inc. NSP	0.8	107.0	Jun 2026
Robert Half Inc. RHI	—	26.7	Jun 2026
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN	—	15.3	Jun 2026
Kelly Services, Inc. KELYB	—	18.3	Mar 2026
TrueBlue, Inc. TBI	—	34.0	Mar 2026

Full 20-quarter history · every available company

PEG · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022—

Mar 20230.7

Jun 20231.0

Sep 20231.5

Dec 20231.2

Mar 2024—

Jun 20242.0

Sep 20242.2

Dec 20243.4

Mar 2025—

Jun 20251.8

Sep 20252.1

Dec 20253.1

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022—

Mar 2023—

Jun 20236.2

Sep 2023—

Dec 2023—

Mar 2024—

Jun 2024—

Sep 2024—

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025—

Jun 2025—

Sep 2025—

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022—

Mar 20230.4

Jun 20230.8

Sep 20230.8

Dec 2023—

Mar 2024—

Jun 2024—

Sep 2024—

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025—

Jun 2025—

Sep 2025—

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022—

Mar 2023—

Jun 2023—

Sep 2023—

Dec 2023—

Mar 2024—

Jun 2024—

Sep 20242.4

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025—

Jun 2025—

Sep 2025—

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022—

Mar 2023—

Jun 2023—

Sep 2023—

Dec 2023—

Mar 2024—

Jun 2024—

Sep 2024—

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025—

Jun 20250.3

Sep 20250.4

Dec 20252.5

Mar 20261.6

Jun 20261.0

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 2021—

Dec 2021—

Mar 2022—

Jun 2022—

Sep 2022—

Dec 2022—

Mar 2023—

Jun 2023—

Sep 2023—

Dec 20231.1

Mar 20242.1

Jun 20242.5

Sep 2024—

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025—

Jun 2025—

Sep 2025—

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

P/E · reported quarter history

Barrett Business Services, Inc. · BBSI

Sep 202116.8

Dec 202113.8

Mar 202213.7

Jun 202212.4

Sep 202212.2

Dec 202214.2

Mar 202313.3

Jun 202313.0

Sep 202313.0

Dec 202315.7

Mar 202417.4

Jun 202418.0

Sep 202419.9

Dec 202421.9

Mar 202521.1

Jun 202520.5

Sep 202521.3

Dec 202517.4

Mar 202619.0

Jun 2026—

HireQuest, Inc. · HQI

Sep 202123.9

Dec 202123.2

Mar 202230.4

Jun 202217.8

Sep 202215.0

Dec 202217.4

Mar 202320.7

Jun 202331.4

Sep 202324.9

Dec 202334.1

Mar 202434.1

Jun 202432.5

Sep 2024128.7

Dec 202454.5

Mar 202547.6

Jun 202555.6

Sep 202519.2

Dec 202523.4

Mar 202621.7

Jun 2026—

Insperity, Inc. · NSP

Sep 202136.3

Dec 202137.1

Mar 202229.5

Jun 202227.6

Sep 202226.2

Dec 202224.5

Mar 202323.0

Jun 202325.0

Sep 202319.8

Dec 202326.2

Mar 202426.8

Jun 202421.5

Sep 202427.9

Dec 202432.0

Mar 202553.1

Jun 202556.7

Sep 2025107.0

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

Kelly Services, Inc. · KELYB

Sep 2021—

Dec 20217.3

Mar 20224.4

Jun 202210.8

Sep 202212.7

Dec 202268.3

Mar 2023—

Jun 2023—

Sep 2023422.8

Dec 202328.2

Mar 202418.0

Jun 202416.5

Sep 202418.3

Dec 2024—

Mar 2025—

Jun 2025—

Sep 2025—

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 2026—

Kforce Inc. · KFRC

Sep 202117.3

Dec 202121.3

Mar 202219.1

Jun 202214.7

Sep 202213.6

Dec 202214.9

Mar 202317.8

Jun 202319.5

Sep 202322.4

Dec 202321.6

Mar 202424.4

Jun 202423.1

Sep 202421.2

Dec 202421.2

Mar 202519.2

Jun 202517.2

Sep 202513.2

Dec 202515.8

Mar 202614.8

Jun 202622.1

Korn Ferry · KFY

Sep 2021—

Dec 202115.8

Mar 202212.1

Jun 202210.3

Sep 202210.8

Dec 20229.2

Mar 202311.4

Jun 202312.2

Sep 202315.5

Dec 202323.1

Mar 202420.3

Jun 202418.8

Sep 202421.1

Dec 202415.1

Mar 202515.2

Jun 202513.4

Sep 202515.1

Dec 202513.1

Mar 202613.7

Jun 202612.7

ManpowerGroup Inc. · MAN

Sep 202117.4

Dec 202114.1

Mar 202212.5

Jun 20229.9

Sep 20228.0

Dec 202211.8

Mar 202312.0

Jun 202313.5

Sep 202316.9

Dec 202345.2

Mar 202480.0

Jun 202475.9

Sep 202491.9

Dec 202419.2

Mar 202525.1

Jun 2025—

Sep 2025—

Dec 2025—

Mar 2026—

Jun 202615.3

Robert Half Inc. · RHI

Sep 202121.4

Dec 202120.8

Mar 202219.4

Jun 202212.2

Sep 202212.4

Dec 202212.2

Mar 202314.3

Jun 202314.9

Sep 202316.6

Dec 202322.7

Mar 202423.7

Jun 202421.3

Sep 202424.6

Dec 202428.9

Mar 202527.3

Jun 202523.5

Sep 202522.1

Dec 202520.4

Mar 202619.5

Jun 202626.7

TriNet Group, Inc. · TNET

Sep 202121.7

Dec 202118.8

Mar 202217.1

Jun 202213.5

Sep 202212.3

Dec 202212.1

Mar 202314.6

Jun 202317.1

Sep 202319.5

Dec 202318.1

Mar 202421.7

Jun 202416.9

Sep 202418.7

Dec 202426.5

Mar 202523.7

Jun 202525.1

Sep 202524.6

Dec 202518.5

Mar 202610.8

Jun 202613.2

TrueBlue, Inc. · TBI

Sep 202120.1

Dec 202115.9

Mar 202215.1

Jun 20227.9

Sep 20228.5

Dec 202210.5

Mar 202311.3

Jun 202334.0

Sep 2023—

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10 · 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.

11 · 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 2026-08-04. 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 2026-08-04 · weekly price and relative-strength history

Derived metricsGrowth, changes and PEG 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.

12 · questions investors ask, short speakable answers

Staffing & Employment Services company comparison FAQs

These 22 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 2026-08-04. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.

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

Which Staffing & Employment Services company is largest by revenue?

Kelly Services, Inc. leads with revenue of $4,127 million, based on 5 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 5 of 11 comparable companies.

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

Kforce Inc. ranks first at 61/100 with 51.8% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.

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

Korn Ferry has the lowest comparable PEG at 0.95, among 3 of 11 companies whose earnings and growth are steady enough for the ratio to mean anything.

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

The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, returns 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.

Which Staffing & Employment Services company is the biggest?

Kelly Services, Inc. is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of $4,127 million, ahead of Korn Ferry at $2,939 million. That covers 5 of 11 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.

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 5 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 PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — Korn Ferry screens cheapest at 0.95×. Only 3 of 11 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, 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.

Is the Staffing & Employment Services sector beating the market?

Staffing & Employment Services has outperformed S&P 500 by 15.3% over the last 52 weeks and 39.2% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 8 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?

Kforce Inc. scores 61 out of 100 with 51.8% evidence confidence, from 20.3 points on growth and earnings, 14.2 on capital efficiency, 9.5 on valuation and 17 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, 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 $19,170 million of combined market value. Korn Ferry is the largest at $4,231 million, about 22% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-08-04.

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 21.7×, 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 2026-08-04.

How is the Staffing & Employment Services sector performing?

8 of the 9 covered Staffing & Employment Services companies are beating S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 15.3% ahead of S&P 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-08-04.

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.