TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI)Industrials | Staffing & Employment Services | Tacoma, United States | NYSE
10.70 USD
+0.04
(0.375%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.49 -0.21 (-0.210%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:40 a.m. EDT
The investment case for TrueBlue is currently broken by a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite reporting double-digit revenue growth in the latest quarter, the stock has lost over 72% of its value over the past nine years, with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending recently. This persistent price deterioration suggests the market views the reported top-line gains as insufficient to offset underlying operational rot, evidenced by negative free cash flow, negative operating margins, and a massive enterprise-to-EBITDA multiple of 635x. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt significantly higher than cash reserves, while the company pays no dividends. While the recent price action shows some volatility and a bounce off lows, the fundamental reality remains bleak: a growing company trapped in a shrinking valuation. The lack of analyst coverage and the overwhelming put-heavy options flow confirm that smart money sees little catalyst for a recovery in the near term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.111546 |
| AutoETS | 0.121042 |
| AutoTheta | 0.121042 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.121042 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 31.83 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.093 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.17 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 54.361 |
| Revenue per Share | 56.179 |
| Market Cap | 325,754,464 |
| Forward P/E | 13.10 |
| Beta | 1.61 |
| Profit Margins | -3.35% |
| Website | https://www.trueblue.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest dominates across all expirations, with significant concentration in out-of-the-money strikes (below current price), indicating a bearish bias. Call activity is sparse and mostly centered at or below the money, suggesting limited speculative appetite for a rally despite the recent price bounce.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.78859055 |
| Address1 | 1,015 A Street |
| All Time High | 32.91 |
| All Time Low | 0.427984 |
| Ask | 11.17 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 180,980 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 317,135 |
| Average Volume | 317,135 |
| Average Volume10Days | 180,980 |
| Beta | 1.607 |
| Bid | 10.66 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 8.365 |
| City | Tacoma |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.7 |
| Current Ratio | 2.284 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 10.98 |
| Day Low | 10.59 |
| Debt To Equity | 54.361 |
| Display Name | TrueBlue |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,649,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,649,600 |
| Ebitda | 690,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.00041 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 639.046 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.261 |
| Enterprise Value | 440,941,472 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.01667 |
| Eps Forward | 0.81667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.88 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.5262 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.1737995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.25495526 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 78.859055 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 11.03 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.32999992 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.029918399 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.5199995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.3647797 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.18 - 11.03 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 765,466,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 27,072,024 |
| Forward Eps | 0.81667 |
| Forward P E | 13.101987 |
| Free Cashflow | -38,707,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,500 |
| Fullday Change | 0.04 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.375234 |
| Fullday Price | 10.49 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21521999 |
| Gross Profits | 363,936,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.07748 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90231 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 30,444,344 |
| Industry | Staffing & Employment Services |
| Industry Disp | Staffing & Employment Services |
| Industry Key | staffing-employment-services |
| Ir Website | http://investor.trueblueinc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=63566&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,766,880,000 |
| Last Split Date | 931,824,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | TrueBlue, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides specialized workforce solutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Puerto Rico. It operates through three segments: PeopleReady, PeopleManagement, and PeopleSolutions. The PeopleReady segment provides general, industrial, and skilled trade contingent staffing services for construction, transportation, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and energy industries. The PeopleManagement segment offers contingent, on-site industrial staffing, and commercial driver services, which includes on-site management and recruitment for the contingent industrial workforce of manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution facilities; and recruitment and management of contingent and dedicated commercial drivers to the transportation and distribution industries under the Staff Management, SIMOS Insourcing Solutions, and Centerline Drivers brands. The PeopleSolutions segment provides recruitment process outsourcing, talent advisory services, and managed service provider solutions including sourcing, screening, hiring, and onboarding services; operates Affinix, a technology platform for sourcing, screening, and delivering a permanent workforce to its clients; talent advisory solutions, such as employer branding, recruitment marketing, talent insights, candidate assessment, and talent acquisition strategy consulting services; and contingent labor programs, including vendor selection, performance management, compliance monitoring, and risk management. TrueBlue, Inc. was formerly known as Labor Ready, Inc. and changed its name to TrueBlue, Inc. in December 2007. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. |
| Long Name | TrueBlue, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 325,754,464 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_361457 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,604,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -56,616,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,416,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 324,536,707 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 10.74 |
| Operating Cashflow | -54,490,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.00565 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 12.79 |
| Phone | 253 383 9101 |
| Post Market Change | -0.21000004 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.9626172 |
| Post Market Price | 10.49 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,298 |
| Previous Close | 10.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -641.87164 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2791393 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.19263889 |
| Profit Margins | -0.03348 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.096 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.375234 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.98 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.59 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.59 - 10.98 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.74 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.7 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 192,932 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02656 |
| Return On Equity | -0.20225 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.118 |
| Revenue Per Share | 56.179 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 30,444,344 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.024400001 |
| Shares Short | 742,026 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 886,146 |
| Short Name | TrueBlue, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0297 |
| Short Ratio | 2.27 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | WA |
| Symbol | TBI |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.75 |
| Target Median Price | 9.75 |
| Total Cash | 23,253,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.764 |
| Total Debt | 138,440,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,691,010,944 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.88 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 12.6905 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.78235 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.9176497 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.8504587 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 192,932 |
| Website | https://www.trueblue.com |
| Zip | 98,402 |