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Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYA)

Industrials | Staffing & Employment Services | Troy, United States | NasdaqGS
17.28 USD +0.19 (1.112%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.28
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:29 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains deeply concerning despite the recent price recovery. While the stock has rallied off its lows, the underlying business is deteriorating: revenue is shrinking, profitability is negative, and the company is burning cash. The market has correctly priced this reality, evidenced by the crushing 28% drop in the latest fiscal year and the multi-year struggle to regain lost ground. The valuation metrics, while mathematically cheap due to the depressed earnings, reflect a 'value trap' where the business quality has eroded. The dividend, though seemingly stable, is paid against negative earnings and shrinking free cash flow, making it unsustainable in the long run. On the short end, the technicals show a bounce, but the heavy put open interest suggests traders are still betting on a continuation of the decline to test lower floors. The recent rally appears to be a relief move rather than a reversal of the secular downtrend.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.158333
AutoETS0.170601
AutoARIMA0.170602
AutoTheta0.187668

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 28.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.100
Excess Kurtosis -1.32
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-18
Debt to Equity Ratio 13.106
Revenue per Share 116.588
Market Cap 600,168,000
Forward P/E 9.49
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins -6.73%
Website https://www.kellyservices.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:29 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is concentrated deep in-the-money at strikes significantly below the current price, creating a massive wall of support. Call activity is sparse and mostly centered at the money or slightly out-of-the-money, while implied volatility for puts is nearly triple that of calls, indicating a distinct fear premium and a market expectation of continued weakness or a sharp drop to test the lower strikes.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.45% 2.93% 2.17% 1.91%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-19 0.075000 0.453720
2026-05-18 0.075000 0.773994
2026-02-25 0.075000 0.802998
2025-11-19 0.075000 0.901442
2025-08-20 0.075000 0.521921
2025-05-19 0.075000 0.598086
2025-02-26 0.075000 0.553097
2024-11-20 0.075000 0.537249
2024-08-21 0.075000 0.366211
2024-05-17 0.075000 0.330106
2024-02-26 0.075000 0.312500
2023-11-21 0.075000 0.357313
2023-08-22 0.075000 0.414823
2023-05-19 0.075000 0.393494
2023-02-24 0.075000 0.460971
2022-11-22 0.075000 0.436554
2022-08-23 0.075000 0.439110
2022-05-25 0.075000 0.385802
2022-02-25 0.050000 0.229674
2021-11-23 0.050000 0.272777
2021-08-24 0.050000 0.247036
2020-02-21 0.075000 0.386200
2019-11-19 0.075000 0.355450
2019-08-19 0.075000 0.277469
2019-05-20 0.075000 0.305998
2019-02-22 0.075000 0.299162
2018-11-20 0.075000 0.340445
2018-08-20 0.075000 0.300842
2018-05-21 0.075000 0.309151
2018-02-23 0.075000 0.252440
2017-11-21 0.075000 0.243665
2017-08-18 0.075000 0.350959
2017-05-19 0.075000 0.311333
2017-02-23 0.075000 0.347866
2016-11-21 0.075000 0.365675
2016-08-19 0.075000 0.390016
2016-05-19 0.075000 0.403443
2016-02-26 0.050000 0.286041
2015-11-12 0.050000 0.303030
2015-08-14 0.050000 0.337610
2015-05-14 0.050000 0.296912
2015-02-20 0.050000 0.282805
2014-11-13 0.050000 0.324465
2014-08-14 0.050000 0.310366
2014-05-15 0.050000 0.273973
2014-02-21 0.050000 0.206868
2013-11-14 0.050000 0.230627
2013-08-15 0.050000 0.271297
2013-05-16 0.050000 0.294811
2013-02-21 0.050000 0.287191
2012-11-15 0.050000 0.384320
2012-08-15 0.050000 0.387898
2012-05-17 0.050000 0.392157
2012-02-23 0.050000 0.316056
2011-11-15 0.050000 0.322581
2011-08-29 0.050000 0.324254
2008-11-25 0.135000 1.232877
2008-08-27 0.135000 0.679074
2008-05-21 0.135000 0.635294
2008-02-20 0.135000 0.662414
2007-11-28 0.135000 0.698396
2007-08-29 0.135000 0.583153
2007-05-23 0.125000 0.443734
2007-02-21 0.125000 0.386877
2006-11-17 0.125000 0.421159
2006-08-18 0.125000 0.458547
2006-05-19 0.100000 0.376081
2006-02-16 0.100000 0.370370
2005-11-10 0.100000 0.344828
2005-08-12 0.100000 0.347705
2005-05-13 0.100000 0.372162
2005-02-17 0.100000 0.334784
2004-11-10 0.100000 0.347343
2004-08-12 0.100000 0.391696
2004-05-13 0.100000 0.353357
2004-02-19 0.100000 0.339905
2003-11-13 0.100000 0.379795
2003-08-14 0.100000 0.403877
2003-05-08 0.100000 0.445236
2003-02-12 0.100000 0.510725
2002-11-21 0.100000 0.398406
2002-08-22 0.100000 0.411692
2002-05-22 0.100000 0.367782
2002-02-21 0.100000 0.412712
2001-12-06 0.100000 0.479616
2001-08-23 0.250000 0.998801
2001-05-24 0.250000 1.074807
2001-02-22 0.250000 0.952381
2000-11-22 0.250000 1.038961
2000-08-24 0.250000 1.063830
2000-05-25 0.250000 1.017812
2000-02-24 0.240000 1.000000
1999-11-24 0.240000 0.929782
1999-08-26 0.240000 0.813559
1999-05-27 0.240000 0.843956
1999-02-25 0.230000 0.901961
1998-11-25 0.230000 0.707692
1998-08-27 0.230000 0.798265
1998-05-28 0.230000 0.657143
1998-02-26 0.220000 0.626335
1997-11-26 0.220000 0.761905
1997-08-28 0.220000 0.661654
1997-05-29 0.220000 0.768559
1997-02-27 0.210000 0.763636
1996-11-27 0.210000 0.792453
1996-08-29 0.210000 0.736842
1996-05-30 0.210000 0.688525
1996-02-29 0.200000 0.695652
1995-11-22 0.200000 0.769231
1995-08-24 0.200000 0.704846
1995-05-23 0.200000 0.672269
1995-02-21 0.180000 0.590164
1994-11-21 0.180000 0.656784
1994-08-23 0.180000 0.605042
1994-05-24 0.180000 0.657534
1994-02-22 0.160000 0.571429
1993-11-19 0.160000 0.556522
1993-08-23 0.160000 0.537815
1993-05-24 0.160000 0.571429
1993-02-22 0.152000 0.472050
1992-11-20 0.152000 0.452381
1992-08-24 0.144000 0.582996
1992-05-22 0.144000 0.514286
1992-02-24 0.144000 0.496552
1991-11-22 0.144000 0.585366
1991-08-26 0.144000 0.467532
1991-05-24 0.144000 0.476821
1991-02-25 0.144000 0.439024
1990-11-26 0.132000 0.554622
1990-08-27 0.132000 0.573913
1990-05-21 0.132000 0.428571
1990-02-26 0.132000 0.474820
1989-11-27 0.120000 0.375000
1989-08-21 0.120000 0.379747
1989-05-22 0.096000 0.355030
1989-02-27 0.102400 0.435374
1988-11-18 0.102400 0.463768
1988-08-22 0.102400 0.383234
1988-05-23 0.089600 0.325581
1988-02-22 0.089600 0.358974
1987-11-20 0.089600 0.404332
1987-08-24 0.059733 0.193102
1987-05-22 0.074667 0.343139
1987-02-23 0.074667 0.315317
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.3
dividendYield 1.74
exDividendDate 2026-08-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.3
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017554127
lastDividendValue 0.075
lastDividendDate 2026-08-19
dividendDate 2026-09-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.22901845
Address1 999 West Big Beaver Road
All Time High 38.75
All Time Low 5.233778
Ask 22.14
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 294,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 380,590
Average Volume 380,590
Average Volume10Days 294,970
Beta 0.845
Bid 17.39
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 7
Book Value 28.318
City Troy
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.28
Current Ratio 1.496
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 17.46
Day Low 17.18
Debt To Equity 13.106
Display Name Kelly Services
Dividend Date 1,788,307,200
Dividend Rate 0.3
Dividend Yield 1.74
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,021,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,021,200
Earnings Growth -0.404
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.4
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 72,200,000
Ebitda Margins 0.01777
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.76
Enterprise To Revenue 0.173
Enterprise Value 704,667,968
Eps Current Year 1.095
Eps Forward 1.82
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -7.87
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 14.7726
Fifty Day Average Change 2.5074005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.16973318
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.901844
Fifty Two Week High 17.75
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.4699993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.026478834
Fifty Two Week Low 7.98
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.300001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.1654136
Fifty Two Week Range 7.98 - 17.75
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.25
Float Shares 29,493,671
Forward Eps 1.82
Forward P E 9.494506
Free Cashflow 74,825,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 4,900
Fullday Change 0.190001
Fullday Change Percent 1.11176
Fullday Price 17.28
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.19674999
Gross Profits 799,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.10227
Held Percent Institutions 0.96422994
Implied Shares Outstanding 34,731,943
Industry Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Disp Staffing & Employment Services
Industry Key staffing-employment-services
Ir Website http://ir.kellyservices.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Last Dividend Value 0.075
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,880,000
Last Split Date 740,016,000
Last Split Factor 5:4
Long Business Summary Kelly Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries in the Americas, Europe, Mexico, and the Asia-Pacific region. It operates in three segments: Enterprise Talent Management, Science, Engineering & Technology, and Education. The Enterprise Talent Management segment delivers temporary staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services providing administrative, accounting, and finance; light industrial; contact center staffing; and other workforce solutions. This segment also delivers talent solutions, including managed service provider, payroll process outsourcing, recruitment process outsourcing solutions, and executive coaching programs to customers on a global basis that includes its RocketPower and Sevenstep brands. The Science, Engineering & Technology segment offers temporary staffing, outcome-based, and permanent placement services in the areas of science and clinical research, engineering, technology, and telecommunications specialties. The Education segment provides staffing, permanent placement, and executive search services to pre-K-12 school districts and education organizations. Kelly Services, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
Long Name Kelly Services, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 600,168,000
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_282655
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,604,800
Net Income To Common -272,900,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,416,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 613,309,721
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 17.2
Operating Cashflow 27,100,000
Operating Margins 0.01859
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.2586
Peg Ratio 1.31
Phone 248 362 4444
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 17.28
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 17.09
Price Eps Current Year 15.780822
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.61021256
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.14771184
Profit Margins -0.06729
Quick Ratio 1.441
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.190001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.11176
Regular Market Day High 17.46
Regular Market Day Low 17.18
Regular Market Day Range 17.18 - 17.46
Regular Market Open 17.2
Regular Market Previous Close 17.09
Regular Market Price 17.28
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 305,321
Return On Assets 0.00824
Return On Equity -0.24323
Revenue Growth -0.058
Revenue Per Share 116.588
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 31,435,902
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0372
Shares Short 1,292,475
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,489,510
Short Name Kelly Services, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0436
Short Ratio 3.52
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol KELYA
Target High Price 21.0
Target Low Price 19.0
Target Mean Price 20.0
Target Median Price 20.0
Total Cash 24,200,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.697
Total Debt 128,700,000
Total Revenue 4,063,099,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.3
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017554127
Trailing Eps -7.87
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3131
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.86725
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.4127502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.5900987
Type Disp Equity
Volume 305,321
Website https://www.kellyservices.com
Zip 48,084-4782