Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYB) Stock

Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYB) is a Technology stock trading at $21.70 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $746.48M. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Kelly Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides workforce solutions to various industries. The company operates through five segments: Professional & Industrial; Science, Engineering & Technology; Education; Outsourcing & Consulting; and International. The Professional & Industrial segment delivers staffing, outcome-based, and direct-hire services in the areas of office, professional, light industrial, and contact center specialties. The Science, Engineering & Technology segment offers staffing, outcome-based, and direct-hire services in the areas of science and clinical research, engineering, information technology, and telecommunications specialties. The Education segment provides staffing and executive search services to early childhood, and higher education markets. The Outsourcing & Consulting segment offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), payroll process outsourcing, and talent advisory services, as well as managed services. The International segment provides staffing, RPO, and direct-hire services in Europe and Mexico. The company serves customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Russia, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Ireland, rest of Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Kelly Services, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.

Understand Kelly Services, Inc.: how it makes money

Kelly Services provides workforce solutions such as staffing, outcome-based services, and direct-hire services, and it makes money by delivering these services through its industry-focused segments.

Kelly's profit model is services-led, with operating results tied to how much workforce work the company delivers across staffing, outcome-based, and direct-hire arrangements (reported through multiple segments).

Business quality (Weak): The business description and overall margins are clear, but this dataset does not include revenue for all five reportable segments, limiting segment-level driver analysis.

Bull case

  • Diversified service mix across segments: Kelly operates through five segments, including Professional & Industrial, Science, Engineering & Technology, Education, Outsourcing & Consulting, and International.
  • Services revenue is a central line item: The dataset highlights Revenue from Services as a key operating metric, consistent with Kelly earning primarily through workforce services.

Bear case

  • Latest period operating loss: For the period 2026-03-29, operating margin is -0.5%, meaning operating results were negative in the latest reported period.
  • Limited segment coverage in provided data: Only Science, Engineering and Technology and Education segment revenues are provided here, so performance of Professional & Industrial, Outsourcing & Consulting, and International is not shown in this dataset.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$21.70
Market Cap$746.48M
Price / Book0.77
Price / Sales0.18
FCF Yield8.9%
DCF Value (model)$35.22
DCF Upside vs Price62.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$4.25B
Net Margin-6.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-10.7%
EPS Growth (YoY)-206.3%
FCF Growth (YoY)-223.8%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.98 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score5/9 (moderate)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Technology)33.9
Industry P/E (Business Services)29.9
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderCOMERICA BANK ($375307.00)
Institutional Holders Tracked9
Company
SectorTechnology
IndustryBusiness Services
CEOChristopher D. Layden
Employees5,570
CountryUS
IPO Date1984-08-03

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.