Kelly Services Class B Gross Profit 2011-2026 | KELYB

Gross profit is a key indicator of how efficiently a company produces or sells its products. This metric helps assess a business’s ability to generate revenue at the initial stage, before accounting for all other expenses. Regular analysis of gross profit allows companies to respond in a timely manner to changes in cost of goods, pricing strategy, and market conditions.

Calculation formula:
Gross Profit = Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Revenue — all cash inflows from the sale of goods or services.
Cost of Goods Sold — direct costs related to the production or acquisition of goods:

Raw materials and supplies

Wages of production personnel

Depreciation of equipment

Transportation and warehousing costs (if directly related to production)

Importance for business:

Assessing core business profitability
If gross profit is declining, it may indicate rising production costs or falling sales.
Financial planning
Gross profit is the basis for calculating other key metrics, such as operating and net profit.
Benchmarking against competitors
Gross profit analysis helps compare the efficiency of different companies within the same industry.
Insights into pricing effectiveness
If gross profit is low, the company may be pricing too low or failing to control costs effectively.

Reasons for a decline in gross profit:

Increase in raw material and supply costs
Rising production expenses
Price reductions due to competition
Decrease in sales volume
Currency exchange rate fluctuations (for imports/exports)

Gross profit is an important metric, but it does not provide a complete picture of a company’s financial health, as it does not account for administrative and selling expenses, taxes, debt burden, or depreciation.

Annual Gross Profit Kelly Services Class B

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
853 M	883 M	961 M	919 M	828 M	-	968 M	972 M	906 M	920 M	-	908 M	890 M	895 M	795 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
972 M	795 M	900 M

Quarterly Gross Profit Kelly Services Class B

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
194 M	226 M	236 M	222 M	214 M	206 M	228 M	241 M	254 M	-	241 M	262 M	259 M	-	229 M	231 M	213 M	-	191 M	189 M	223 M	245 M	228 M	244 M	252 M	254 M	239 M	240 M	238 M	263 M	231 M	229 M	232 M	250 M	215 M	230 M	233 M	-	228 M	222 M	220 M	233 M	225 M	228 M	222 M	232 M	220 M	221 M	217 M	-	228 M	223 M	224 M	-	226 M	222 M	211 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
263 M	189 M	229 M

Gross Profit of other stocks in the Consulting industry

Issuer	Gross Profit	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Global Internet of People SDH	-5.8 M	-	1.0 %	$ 49.8 M	China
Kelly Services Class A KELYA	853 M	$ 9.78	-1.01 %	$ 343 M	USA
ManpowerGroup MAN	3 B	$ 31.21	-0.03 %	$ 1.45 B	USA
HeadHunter Group PLC HHR	8.09 B	-	-	-	Cyprus
Robert Half International RHI	2 B	$ 27.8	1.02 %	$ 2.78 B	USA
Exponent EXPO	391 M	$ 66.52	-0.63 %	$ 3.4 B	USA
CRA International CRAI	134 M	$ 151.46	-2.13 %	$ 1.01 B	USA
IHS Markit Ltd. INFO	2.7 B	-	-1.21 %	$ 50.9 B	Bermuda
51job, Inc. JOBS	2.43 B	-	-0.05 %	$ 4.11 B	China
Magal Security Systems Ltd. MAGS	34.4 M	-	-3.95 %	$ 90.2 M	Israel
Thomson Reuters Corporation TRI	3.72 B	$ 90.24	0.39 %	$ 62.3 B	USA
HireQuest HQI	6.54 M	$ 11.32	-0.18 %	$ 155 M	USA
Heidrick & Struggles International HSII	528 M	-	-	$ 1.2 B	USA
Equifax EFX	1.99 B	$ 171.46	-0.15 %	$ 21.1 B	USA
Hudson Global HSON	79.9 M	-	0.05 %	$ 30.3 M	USA
Huron Consulting Group HURN	301 M	$ 128.14	-1.0 %	$ 2.24 B	USA
ICF International ICFI	525 M	$ 67.3	-0.28 %	$ 1.26 B	USA
BGSF BGSF	7.7 M	$ 5.85	3.36 %	$ 64.9 M	USA
ASGN Incorporated ASGN	1.14 B	-	-	$ 1.03 B	USA
Franklin Covey Co. FC	204 M	$ 21.77	-2.16 %	$ 281 M	USA
DHI Group DHX	133 M	$ 2.52	-4.18 %	$ 113 M	USA
GEE Group JOB	37.6 M	$ 0.23	1.06 %	$ 25.2 M	USA
Professional Diversity Network IPDN	3.67 M	$ 0.76	2.07 %	$ 2.34 M	USA
Forrester Research FORR	265 M	$ 6.2	-0.56 %	$ 118 M	USA
Cross Country Healthcare CCRN	48 M	$ 10.2	-	$ 331 M	USA
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. VOLT	128 M	$ 39.09	1.09 %	$ 841 M	USA
Nielsen Holdings plc NLSN	3.53 B	-	0.02 %	$ 10.1 B	Niderland
FTI Consulting FCN	1.22 B	$ 181.76	-0.52 %	$ 5.91 B	USA
Paychex PAYX	2.76 B	$ 93.02	2.23 %	$ 33.5 B	USA
Korn Ferry KFY	1.85 B	$ 67.11	-0.13 %	$ 3.47 B	USA
ShiftPixy PIXY	878 K	-	-14.3 %	$ 3.31 M	USA
TransUnion TRU	1.78 B	$ 70.1	0.03 %	$ 13.6 B	USA
Upwork UPWK	595 M	$ 10.46	0.72 %	$ 1.4 B	USA
Barrett Business Services BBSI	253 M	$ 31.49	-	$ 821 M	USA
TriNet Group TNET	664 M	$ 42.63	1.86 %	$ 2.05 B	USA
Staffing 360 Solutions STAF	28.5 M	-	-23.82 %	$ 7.81 M	USA
Automatic Data Processing ADP	6.09 B	$ 210.4	5.64 %	$ 85.7 B	USA
Kforce KFRC	361 M	$ 44.82	-2.29 %	$ 792 M	USA
Mastech Digital MHH	53.1 M	$ 6.6	-0.75 %	$ 77.5 M	USA
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation BAH	4.08 B	$ 76.47	0.3 %	$ 9.77 B	USA
7GC & Co. Holdings VII	9.97 M	-	-	$ 124 M	USA
Greenpro Capital Corp. GRNQ	1.67 M	$ 2.31	-	$ 18.5 M	China
Insperity NSP	820 M	$ 36.46	3.43 %	$ 1.4 B	USA
Resources Connection RGP	207 M	$ 4.06	-1.34 %	$ 134 M	USA
TrueBlue TBI	368 M	$ 4.69	-1.68 %	$ 140 M	USA
Verisk Analytics VRSK	1.63 B	$ 182.72	3.43 %	$ 25.5 B	USA