KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A (KELYA)
Industrials · Specialty staffing and talent solutions / workforce outsourcing · NASDAQ
Kelly Services is a specialized talent solutions company providing staffing, outsourcing, and workforce management services across education, engineering, and enterprise segments, currently undergoing system integration while facing revenue headwinds.
What KELLY SERVICES INC CLASS A does
Kelly Services is a global specialty talent solutions and staffing company that delivers temporary staffing, permanent placement, managed services (MSP), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), and payroll process outsourcing (PPO) through three specialized business units: Enterprise Talent Management, Science/Engineering/Technology, and Education. The company serves employers across North America and globally with a focus on specialized workforce solutions, outcome-based services, and talent supply chain management.
Themes: ["staffing and temporary workforce solutions","managed services / business process outsourcing","recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)","science and engineering talent","education and therapy services","enterprise talent management","workforce transformation"]
Fundamentals
- Price$13.44 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$487M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+5.8% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-6.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+19.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-24.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.13 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-7.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-4.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.87 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.3%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Revenue decline of 7.3% YoY with operating losses in Q1 2026 ($5.9M net loss), indicating softening demand in staffing markets and execution challenges during business transformation","Negative net margin of -6.44% and unprofitability despite cost-cutting and business integration initiatives, raising concerns about margin recovery and operational efficiency","Significant asset impairment charges ($2.2M in Q1 2026) and ongoing enterprise system integration project creating execution risk and potential for further write-downs"]
Competitors & peers
- Allegis Group
- Apex Group
- On Assignment / apex (APEX)
- Heidrick & Struggles (HSII)
- Robert Half (RHI)
- Kforce (KFRC)
- Hudson Global (HSON)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.