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Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYB)

Industrials | Staffing & Employment Services | Troy, United States | NasdaqGS
23.27 USD
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:30 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is neutral due to a lack of clear directional edge, though recent price action shows a modest bounce off the 50-day average. However, the long-term investment case is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals; the company is currently unprofitable with negative earnings growth and a significant decline in revenue over the trailing twelve months. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this structural weakness, as the stock has lost nearly 18% of its value over the last nine years, ending the period on a downward note. While the dividend appears stable in terms of frequency, the payout ratio of roughly 26% against negative earnings suggests the distribution is not backed by operating cash flow, making it a potential liability rather than a reliable income source. The recent news of a governance overhaul offers a theoretical path to recovery, but without a turnaround in profitability and revenue, the business remains in a precarious state.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.120945
AutoETS0.121381
AutoARIMA0.121696
AutoTheta0.126541

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 1.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.049
Excess Kurtosis -1.56
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 808,212,352
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins -6.73%
Website https://www.kellyservices.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.32% 2.13% 1.90% 1.75%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-19 0.075 0.319557
2026-05-18 0.075 0.471995
2026-02-25 0.075 0.491159
2025-11-19 0.075 0.842697
2025-08-20 0.075 0.498339
2025-05-19 0.075 0.588235
2025-02-26 0.075 0.551471
2024-11-20 0.075 0.515110
2024-08-21 0.075 0.380711
2024-05-17 0.075 0.328803
2024-02-26 0.075 0.335721
2023-11-21 0.075 0.374065
2023-08-22 0.075 0.421348
2023-05-19 0.075 0.417130
2023-02-24 0.075 0.443787
2022-11-22 0.075 0.443262
2022-08-23 0.075 0.428571
2022-05-25 0.075 0.402577
2022-02-25 0.050 0.229358
2021-11-23 0.050 0.275482
2021-08-24 0.050 0.233754
2020-02-21 0.075 0.396197
2019-11-19 0.075 0.340599
2019-08-19 0.075 0.267857
2019-05-20 0.075 0.320513
2019-02-22 0.075 0.303890
2018-11-20 0.075 0.334374
2018-08-20 0.075 0.289687
2018-05-21 0.075 0.258621
2018-02-23 0.075 0.258621
2017-11-21 0.075 0.267857
2017-08-18 0.075 0.342466
2017-05-19 0.075 0.333482
2017-02-23 0.075 0.348837
2016-11-21 0.075 0.383828
2016-08-19 0.075 0.416435
2016-05-19 0.075 0.385604
2016-02-26 0.050 0.312305
2015-11-12 0.050 0.312695
2015-08-14 0.050 0.349406
2015-05-14 0.050 0.278396
2015-02-20 0.050 0.278396
2014-11-13 0.050 0.348918
2014-08-14 0.050 0.305623
2014-05-15 0.050 0.232558
2014-02-21 0.050 0.231911
2013-11-14 0.050 0.227273
2013-08-15 0.050 0.242483
2013-05-16 0.050 0.283286
2013-02-21 0.050 0.308642
2012-11-15 0.050 0.373134
2012-08-15 0.050 0.376506
2012-05-17 0.050 0.349895
2012-02-23 0.050 0.306937
2011-11-15 0.050 0.309789
2011-08-29 0.050 0.349895
2008-11-25 0.135 1.227273
2008-08-27 0.135 0.781702
2008-05-21 0.135 0.613915
2008-02-20 0.135 0.642857
2007-11-28 0.135 0.540865
2007-08-29 0.135 0.540000
2007-05-23 0.125 0.399744
2007-02-21 0.125 0.445633
2006-11-17 0.125 0.425026
2006-08-18 0.125 0.480215
2006-05-19 0.100 0.376648
2006-02-16 0.100 0.377929
2005-11-10 0.100 0.342818
2005-08-12 0.100 0.331675
2005-05-13 0.100 0.368053
2005-02-17 0.100 0.335570
2004-11-10 0.100 0.346021
2004-08-12 0.100 0.391389
2004-05-13 0.100 0.348068
2004-02-19 0.100 0.333556
2003-11-13 0.100 0.382117
2003-08-14 0.100 0.398406
2003-05-08 0.100 0.439560
2003-02-12 0.100 0.437445
2002-11-21 0.100 0.396040
2002-08-22 0.100 0.403388
2002-05-22 0.100 0.359712
2002-02-21 0.100 0.466200
2001-12-06 0.100 0.490196
2001-08-23 0.250 1.123596
2001-05-24 0.250 0.970874
2001-02-22 0.250 0.934579
2000-11-22 0.250 1.015228
2000-08-24 0.250 1.020408
2000-05-25 0.250 1.092896
2000-02-24 0.240 1.054945
1999-11-24 0.240 0.923077
1999-08-26 0.240 0.872727
1999-05-27 0.240 0.880734
1999-02-25 0.230 0.782979
1998-11-25 0.230 0.741935
1998-08-27 0.230 0.766667
1998-05-28 0.230 0.605263
1998-02-26 0.220 0.676923
1997-11-26 0.220 0.666667
1997-08-28 0.220 0.615385
1997-05-29 0.220 0.676923
1997-02-27 0.210 0.750000
1996-11-27 0.210 0.677419
1996-08-29 0.210 0.677419
1996-05-30 0.210 0.661417
1996-02-29 0.200 0.625000
1995-11-22 0.200 0.689655
1995-08-24 0.200 0.634921
1995-05-23 0.200 0.645161
1995-02-21 0.180 0.600000
1994-11-21 0.180 0.610169
1994-08-23 0.180 0.566929
1994-05-24 0.180 0.642857
1994-02-22 0.160 0.516129
1993-11-19 0.160 0.533333
1993-08-23 0.160 0.488550
1993-05-24 0.128 0.438356
1993-02-22 0.152 0.447059
1992-11-20 0.152 0.506667
1992-08-24 0.144 0.553846
1992-05-22 0.144 0.514286
1992-02-24 0.144 0.514286
1991-11-22 0.144 0.545455
1991-08-26 0.144 0.507042
1991-05-24 0.144 0.486486
1991-02-25 0.144 0.450000
1990-11-26 0.132 0.559322
1990-08-27 0.132 0.550000
1990-05-21 0.132 0.452055
1990-02-26 0.132 0.434211
1989-11-27 0.120 0.389610
1989-08-21 0.120 0.384615
1989-05-22 0.120 0.352941
1989-02-27 0.128 0.444444
1988-11-18 0.128 0.492308
1988-08-22 0.128 0.390244
1988-05-23 0.112 0.325581
1988-02-22 0.112 0.358974
1987-11-20 0.112 0.400000
1987-05-22 0.140 0.346535
1987-02-23 0.140 0.318182
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.3
dividendYield 1.29
exDividendDate 2026-08-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.3
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.012892136
lastDividendValue 0.075
lastDividendDate 2026-08-19
dividendDate 2026-09-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.5938356
Address1 999 West Big Beaver Road
All Time High 125.0
All Time Low 8.38
Ask 15.92
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 630
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,258
Average Volume 1,258
Average Volume10Days 630
Beta 0.845
Bid 14.79
Bid Size 1
Book Value 28.318
City Troy
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 23.27
Current Ratio 1.496
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 23.27
Day Low 23.27
Debt To Equity 13.106
Dividend Date 1,788,307,200
Dividend Rate 0.3
Dividend Yield 1.29
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 12.641
Enterprise To Revenue 0.225
Enterprise Value 912,712,320
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -7.77
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 22.3792
Fifty Day Average Change 0.8908005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03980484
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 59.38356
Fifty Two Week High 125.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -101.729996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.81384
Fifty Two Week Low 8.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.89
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.7768496
Fifty Two Week Range 8.38 - 125.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 460,387,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.15
Float Shares 29,493,671
Free Cashflow 74,825,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 4,900
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 23.27
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.19674999
Gross Profits 799,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.93554
Held Percent Institutions 0.01354
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 808,212,352
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
Open 23.49
Operating Cashflow 27,100,000
Operating Margins 0.01859
Payout Ratio 0.2586
Peg Ratio 1.77
Phone 248 362 4444
Previous Close 23.27
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.82173884
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.1989152
Profit Margins -0.06729
Quick Ratio 1.441
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 23.27
Regular Market Day Low 23.27
Regular Market Day Range 23.27 - 23.27
Regular Market Open 23.49
Regular Market Previous Close 23.27
Regular Market Price 23.27
Regular Market Time 1,787,860,800
Regular Market Volume 82
Return On Assets 0.00824
Return On Equity -0.24323
Revenue Growth -0.058
Revenue Per Share 116.588
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 3,296,041
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0
Shares Short 967
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,467
Short Name Kelly Services, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0038
Short Ratio 1.17
Source Interval 15
State MI
Symbol KELYB
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 0.012892136
Trailing Eps -7.77
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.79
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.96305
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.3069506
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.4577415
Type Disp Equity
Volume 82
Website https://www.kellyservices.com
Zip 48,084-4782