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Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI)

Industrials | Staffing & Employment Services | Vancouver, United States | NasdaqGS
34.37 USD +0.22 (0.644%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 34.37

Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:42 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is clouded by severe margin pressure and a miss in both earnings and revenue estimates, which has dragged the stock down significantly from its recent highs. While the company sits at an attractive valuation with a forward P/E of roughly 16.5x and a low payout ratio, the recent operational stumble suggests the growth engine is stalling. The long-term rating reflects a solid business with a fortress-like balance sheet and a history of strong compounding, but the current trajectory warrants caution. On the short end, the disconnect between the defensive put positioning and the speculative long-dated call bets highlights uncertainty; the market is hedging against a drop while dreaming of a rebound, rather than committing to a clear trend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.093627
MSTL0.123632
AutoETS0.127166
AutoARIMA0.127169

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 35%
H-stat 42.00
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.120
Excess Kurtosis -1.37
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 12.021
Revenue per Share 50.437
Market Cap 832,963,136
Trailing P/E 25.46
Forward P/E 16.97
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 2.77%
Website https://www.bbsi.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at the $22.50 strike, suggesting a fear of a significant downside gap or a crash scenario. Conversely, there is notable out-of-the-money call open interest at the $50 strike for February 2027, indicating a speculative bet on a substantial recovery or a return to previous highs, while near-term call activity remains thin.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.24% 1.01% 0.92% 1.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.0800 0.238450
2026-05-22 0.0800 0.253807
2026-03-13 0.0800 0.290909
2025-11-21 0.0800 0.229489
2025-08-22 0.0800 0.164035
2025-05-23 0.0800 0.194695
2025-03-14 0.0800 0.200854
2024-11-22 0.0800 0.187091
2024-08-16 0.0800 0.231348
2024-05-16 0.0750 0.239502
2024-03-14 0.0750 0.253443
2023-11-16 0.0750 0.273573
2023-08-17 0.0750 0.318336
2023-05-18 0.0750 0.363416
2023-03-16 0.0750 0.345503
2022-11-17 0.0750 0.313775
2022-08-18 0.0750 0.350672
2022-05-19 0.0750 0.416667
2022-03-17 0.0750 0.394115
2021-11-18 0.0750 0.396878
2021-08-19 0.0750 0.402468
2021-05-20 0.0750 0.404040
2021-03-18 0.0750 0.423549
2020-11-19 0.0750 0.430787
2020-08-20 0.0750 0.501169
2020-05-21 0.0750 0.673854
2020-03-12 0.0750 0.625000
2019-11-21 0.0750 0.342818
2019-08-22 0.0750 0.341802
2019-05-16 0.0625 0.320102
2019-03-14 0.0625 0.313913
2018-11-21 0.0625 0.360698
2018-08-23 0.0625 0.327998
2018-05-17 0.0625 0.288984
2018-03-15 0.0625 0.293600
2017-11-22 0.0625 0.383494
2017-08-23 0.0625 0.506894
2017-05-18 0.0625 0.433200
2017-02-23 0.0625 0.403486
2016-11-18 0.0550 0.394902
2016-08-18 0.0550 0.465313
2016-05-20 0.0550 0.783476
2016-02-17 0.0550 0.634921
2015-11-18 0.0550 0.525813
2015-08-19 0.0550 0.628571
2015-05-20 0.0550 0.597177
2015-02-18 0.0550 0.548628
2014-11-19 0.0550 0.976043
2014-08-20 0.0450 0.302877
2014-05-21 0.0450 0.391304
2014-02-19 0.0450 0.274977
2013-11-20 0.0450 0.216894
2013-08-21 0.0325 0.197119
2013-05-22 0.0325 0.227551
2013-02-27 0.0325 0.293520
2012-11-28 0.0325 0.398040
2012-08-22 0.0275 0.441590
2012-05-23 0.0275 0.549725
2012-02-27 0.0275 0.654372
2011-11-22 0.0275 0.622524
2011-08-24 0.0225 0.623701
2011-05-26 0.0225 0.599201
2011-02-23 0.0225 0.619408
2010-11-23 0.0225 0.618982
2010-08-25 0.0200 0.592593
2010-05-26 0.0200 0.582666
2010-02-24 0.0200 0.670017
2009-11-24 0.0200 0.724638
2009-08-26 0.0200 0.744186
2009-05-27 0.0200 0.784314
2009-02-25 0.0200 0.936768
2008-11-25 0.0200 0.800801
2008-08-26 0.0200 0.522876
2008-05-27 0.0200 0.631413
2008-02-27 0.0200 0.474496
2007-11-28 0.0200 0.485437
2007-08-28 0.0175 0.284784
2007-05-29 0.0175 0.282486
2007-02-26 0.0175 0.287474
2006-11-28 0.0175 0.289256
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.32
dividendYield 0.94
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.009370424
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-09-04

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2949744
Address1 8,100 NE Parkway Drive
Address2 Suite 200
All Time High 49.65
All Time Low 0.335
Ask 42.93
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 205,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 249,066
Average Volume 249,066
Average Volume10Days 205,270
Beta 0.933
Bid 24.56
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 8.465
City Vancouver
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 34.37
Current Ratio 1.143
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 34.79
Day Low 33.34
Debt To Equity 12.021
Display Name Barrett Business Services
Dividend Date 1,788,480,000
Dividend Rate 0.32
Dividend Yield 0.94
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,963,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,963,600
Earnings Growth -0.257
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.303
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 56,327,000
Ebitda Margins 0.04448
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.018
Enterprise To Revenue 0.624
Enterprise Value 789,571,136
Eps Current Year 1.71
Eps Forward 2.025
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.35
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 360 828 0701
Fifty Day Average 36.3208
Fifty Day Average Change -1.9508018
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05371032
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -29.497438
Fifty Two Week High 49.65
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.280003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3077543
Fifty Two Week Low 25.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.039999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35688904
Fifty Two Week Range 25.33 - 49.65
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 739,805,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.17
Float Shares 23,201,307
Forward Eps 2.025
Forward P E 16.972837
Free Cashflow 42,072,752
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 141,802
Fullday Change 0.219997
Fullday Change Percent 0.644209
Fullday Price 34.37
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.20604
Gross Profits 260,914,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.05167
Held Percent Institutions 0.90358
Implied Shares Outstanding 24,235,180
Industry Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Disp Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Key staffing-employment-services
Ir Website http://www.barrettbusiness.com/investor-relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,719,187,200
Last Split Factor 4:1
Long Business Summary Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. It develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. The company also offers professional employer services under which it enters into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers compensation coverage, and other administration functions for the client's existing workforce. In addition, it provides staffing and recruiting services, such as on-demand or short-term staffing assignment, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management services. The company serves customers in various industries, including construction, waste management and remediation services, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, health care, leisure and hospitality, retail, professional and advisory services, and wholesale trade industries. Barrett Business Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
Long Name Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 832,963,136
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_328132
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 35,082,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 827,631,397
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 34.11
Operating Cashflow 36,606,000
Operating Margins 0.04824
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.23879999
Peg Ratio 1.6
Phone 360 828 0700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 34.37
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 34.15
Price Eps Current Year 20.099415
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.060248
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.65776795
Profit Margins 0.0277
Quick Ratio 0.906
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.219997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.644209
Regular Market Day High 34.79
Regular Market Day Low 33.34
Regular Market Day Range 33.34 - 34.79
Regular Market Open 34.11
Regular Market Previous Close 34.15
Regular Market Price 34.37
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 170,238
Return On Assets 0.04583
Return On Equity 0.16333
Revenue Growth 0.038
Revenue Per Share 50.437
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 24,235,180
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0387
Shares Short 936,825
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 689,793
Short Name Barrett Business Services, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0401
Short Ratio 3.49
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol BBSI
Target High Price 44.0
Target Low Price 38.0
Target Mean Price 40.75
Target Median Price 40.5
Total Cash 67,889,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.801
Total Debt 24,497,000
Total Revenue 1,266,348,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.009370424
Trailing Eps 1.35
Trailing P E 25.459257
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6033
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 33.74985
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6201477
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.018374829
Type Disp Equity
Volume 170,238
Website https://www.bbsi.com
Zip 98,662