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BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000902791
$31.72 -1.43% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $31.72 −61.07% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue840.6Operating income28.9Net income18.8EPS, diluted2.55Fiscal year 2017Revenue920.4 +9.5%Operating income29.9Net income25.2 +33.9%EPS, diluted3.33Fiscal year 2018Revenue940.7 +2.2%Operating income37.0Net income38.1 +51.2%EPS, diluted4.98Fiscal year 2019Revenue942.3 +0.2%Operating income50.5Net income48.3 +26.9%EPS, diluted6.27Fiscal year 2020Revenue880.8 −6.5%Operating income36.1Net income33.8 −30.1%EPS, diluted4.39Fiscal year 2021Revenue955.2 +8.4%Operating income43.9Net income38.1 +12.8%EPS, diluted5.00Fiscal year 2022Revenue1,054.3 +10.4%Operating income59.0Net income47.3 +24.1%EPS, diluted1.64Fiscal year 2023Revenue1,069.3 +1.4%Operating income60.7Net income50.6 +7.1%EPS, diluted1.85Fiscal year 2024Revenue1,144.5 +7.0%Operating income59.8Net income53.0 +4.7%EPS, diluted1.98Fiscal year 2025Revenue1,240.3 +8.4%Operating income62.2Net income54.4 +2.7%EPS, diluted2.08
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 840.6 920.4 940.7 942.3 880.8 955.2 1,054.3 1,069.3 1,144.5 1,240.3
Growth +9.5% +2.2% +0.2% −6.5% +8.4% +10.4% +1.4% +7.0% +8.4%
Operating income 28.9 29.9 37.0 50.5 36.1 43.9 59.0 60.7 59.8 62.2
Net income 18.8 25.2 38.1 48.3 33.8 38.1 47.3 50.6 53.0 54.4
Growth +33.9% +51.2% +26.9% −30.1% +12.8% +24.1% +7.1% +4.7% +2.7%
EPS, diluted 2.55 3.33 4.98 6.27 4.39 5.00 1.64 1.85 1.98 2.08

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin17.3%Operating margin3.4%Net margin2.2%Free cash flow margin8.7%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin17.2%Operating margin3.3%Net margin2.7%Free cash flow margin11.9%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin19.8%Operating margin3.9%Net margin4.0%Free cash flow margin6.8%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin22.1%Operating margin5.4%Net margin5.1%Free cash flow margin7.0%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin20.8%Operating margin4.1%Net margin3.8%Free cash flow margin−4.1%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin21.4%Operating margin4.6%Net margin4.0%Free cash flow margin−2.3%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin22.3%Operating margin5.6%Net margin4.5%Free cash flow margin1.1%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin22.7%Operating margin5.7%Net margin4.7%Free cash flow margin5.2%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin22.1%Operating margin5.2%Net margin4.6%Free cash flow margin−0.4%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin21.0%Operating margin5.0%Net margin4.4%Free cash flow margin3.8%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 17.3% 17.2% 19.8% 22.1% 20.8% 21.4% 22.3% 22.7% 22.1% 21.0%
Operating margin 3.4% 3.3% 3.9% 5.4% 4.1% 4.6% 5.6% 5.7% 5.2% 5.0%
Net margin 2.2% 2.7% 4.0% 5.1% 3.8% 4.0% 4.5% 4.7% 4.6% 4.4%
Free cash flow margin 8.7% 11.9% 6.8% 7.0% −4.1% −2.3% 1.1% 5.2% −0.4% 3.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow80.3Capital expenditure−7.1Free cash flow73.2Dividends paid−6.4Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow112.9Capital expenditure−3.7Free cash flow109.2 +49.1%Dividends paid−7.3Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow69.8Capital expenditure−5.7Free cash flow64.1 −41.3%Dividends paid−7.3Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow77.1Capital expenditure−10.8Free cash flow66.3 +3.5%Dividends paid−8.2Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow−27.9Capital expenditure−8.6Free cash flow−36.5 −155.1%Buybacks−8.1Dividends paid−9.1Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow−15.5Capital expenditure−6.8Free cash flow−22.3Buybacks−17.3Dividends paid−9.1Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow27.8Capital expenditure−16.0Free cash flow11.8Buybacks−47.2Dividends paid−8.5Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow67.2Capital expenditure−11.8Free cash flow55.4 +369.3%Buybacks−34.2Dividends paid−8.1Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow10.1Capital expenditure−14.2Free cash flow−4.1 −107.4%Buybacks−29.1Dividends paid−8.1Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow66.0Capital expenditure−18.8Free cash flow47.2Buybacks−42.0Dividends paid−8.2
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 80.3 112.9 69.8 77.1 −27.9 −15.5 27.8 67.2 10.1 66.0
Capital expenditure −7.1 −3.7 −5.7 −10.8 −8.6 −6.8 −16.0 −11.8 −14.2 −18.8
Free cash flow 73.2 109.2 64.1 66.3 −36.5 −22.3 11.8 55.4 −4.1 47.2
Growth +49.1% −41.3% +3.5% −155.1% +369.3% −107.4%
Buybacks n/a n/a n/a n/a −8.1 −17.3 −47.2 −34.2 −29.1 −42.0
Dividends paid −6.4 −7.3 −7.3 −8.2 −9.1 −9.1 −8.5 −8.1 −8.1 −8.2

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash50.8Total debt4.4Net cash (debt)46.4Shareholders’ equity69.7Debt to equity0.06Fiscal year 2017Cash59.8Total debt4.2Net cash (debt)55.7Shareholders’ equity88.8Debt to equity0.05Fiscal year 2018Cash35.4Total debt4.0Net cash (debt)31.4Shareholders’ equity119.0Debt to equity0.03Fiscal year 2019Cash44.6Total debt3.7Net cash (debt)40.8Shareholders’ equity171.8Debt to equity0.02Fiscal year 2020Cash68.7Total debt3.5Net cash (debt)65.2Shareholders’ equity198.2Debt to equity0.02Fiscal year 2021Cash69.4Shareholders’ equity208.5Fiscal year 2022Cash91.4Shareholders’ equity177.8Fiscal year 2023Cash71.2Shareholders’ equity199.1Fiscal year 2024Cash55.4Shareholders’ equity221.4Fiscal year 2025Cash95.0Shareholders’ equity241.0
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 50.8 59.8 35.4 44.6 68.7 69.4 91.4 71.2 55.4 95.0
Total debt 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net cash (debt) 46.4 55.7 31.4 40.8 65.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Shareholders’ equity 69.7 88.8 119.0 171.8 198.2 208.5 177.8 199.1 221.4 241.0
Debt to equity 0.06 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
17.3% 17.2% 19.8% 22.1% 20.8% 21.4% 22.3% 22.7% 22.1% 21.0%
3.4% 3.3% 3.9% 5.4% 4.1% 4.6% 5.6% 5.7% 5.2% 5.0%
3.0% 3.7% 4.8% 6.5% 4.8% 5.3% 6.2% 6.5% 6.2% 5.8%
2.2% 2.7% 4.0% 5.1% 3.8% 4.0% 4.5% 4.7% 4.6% 4.4%
8.7% 11.9% 6.8% 7.0% −4.1% −2.3% 1.1% 5.2% −0.4% 3.8%
Spending
13.5% 13.4% 15.5% 16.3% 16.1% 16.3% 16.1% 16.3% 16.2% 15.4%
0.8% 0.4% 0.6% 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 1.5% 1.1% 1.2% 1.5%
26.5% 26.8% 15.0% 21.0% 20.7% 24.8% 27.6% 26.6% 25.2% 23.7%
Returns
27.0% 28.3% 32.0% 28.1% 17.0% 18.3% 26.6% 25.4% 23.9% 22.6%
3.2% 3.7% 5.0% 5.6% 4.4% 5.1% 6.9% 7.0% 7.1% 7.0%
Balance and payout
0.06 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.02 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
88.0% 87.0% 84.3% 80.0% 74.4% 72.1% 74.1% 72.4% 70.3% 69.1%
33.8% 28.9% 19.3% 17.0% 27.0% 23.8% 18.0% 16.0% 15.3% 15.0%
8.7% 6.7% 11.5% 12.4% n/a n/a 471.8% 76.3% n/a 106.3%