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Barrett Business Services, Inc.

IndustrialsBusiness Services & Software
Ticker BBSIVANCOUVER, WAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $8.37Diluted shares 24.8M

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBSI) provides business management solutions to small and mid-sized companies, combining management consulting with human resource outsourcing. Its professional employer organization (PEO) services establish co-employment relationships with clients and include payroll and tax… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Barrett Business Services, Inc. reported revenue of $1.28B, up 4.7% from a year earlier, and net income of $31.21M. Its operating margin was 3.8%, and operations generated $25.09M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.24B, up 8.4% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $54.45M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$1.24BFY2025
+8.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $1.28B
5.01%FY2025
−0.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 3.80%
$54.45MFY2025
+2.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $31.21M
22.59%FY2025
−1.3 percentage points
Last 12 mo 15.02%
Cash & financing
$65.95MFY2025
+553.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $25.09M
$47.18MFY2025
+1258.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.00M
—
26.1MFY2025
−2.1% year over year
Last 12 mo 24.8M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Barrett Business Services, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBSI) provides business management solutions to small and mid-sized companies, combining management consulting with human resource outsourcing. Its professional employer organization (PEO) services establish co-employment relationships with clients and include payroll and tax administration, human resources guidance, benefits, and workers’ compensation coverage when elected. Staffing services include temporary and contract staffing, direct placement, recruiting, and on-site management. BBSI also provides claims management and access to its myBBSI technology platform for payroll, time and attendance, and employee administration. The company reports one operating segment and presents its services in two categories: PEO and Staffing. Its local teams provide expertise in human resources, organizational development, risk mitigation, workplace safety, recruiting, benefits, and administration. In 2025, BBSI supported more than 8,200 PEO clients and averaged 138,218 worksite employees; it had 3,197 employees at year-end. Founded in 1965, the company operates through a decentralized delivery model, with teams typically located within 50 miles of client companies. Its website is http://www.bbsi.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Business Services & Software
Headquarters
VANCOUVER, WA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
902791
SIC
7363

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-156.25M$235.86M$627.96M$1.02B$1.41B201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Barrett Business Services, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

206
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$294.30M
held by funds, at market
36.2%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Barrett Business Services, Inc.’s weight in each

THRIVENT SMALL CAP STOCK FUND
AASMX · Thrivent Mutual Funds
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
2.44%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.03%of fund net assets
Heartland Value Fund
HRTVX · HEARTLAND GROUP INC.
—of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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