Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) Fair Value & Analysis
Industrials · US · Market cap $817M · ISIN US0684631080
What is Barrett Business Services Inc really worth?
Barrett Business Services Inc
BBSI · US
A solid business, trading 11% below our fair value of $38.11.
Strengths
Risks
For context
Fair value as of: Aug 20, 2026
From 26 valuation models · updated 16 days ago
Share price −15.6% over the past month.
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What matters now
- A fairly wide model range ($24.46 to $49.47) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
- The price sits in the lower half of our model range, the side with the larger margin of safety.
- The data supports the verdict: every model runs on fully documented inputs.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 20, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $13.95 – $48.78 · fair‑value band $24.46 – $49.47 · the $33.83 price screens below the $38.11 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 20, 2026.
Analysis
Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) currently trades at $33.83, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $38.11, implying the stock looks roughly 11.2% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 69/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector. Bull case: the Multiples group reads highest at a median of $37.69 per share, and 15 of the 26 models we run sit above the $33.83 price. Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $4.26, and 11 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Over the trailing twelve months, Barrett Business Services Inc generated revenue of $1.3B at a net margin of 3.2%. Revenue grew 4.9% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 19.4%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of $70.6M. Fundamentals as of Aug 20, 2026
Our scenario range runs from $24.46 (bear case) to $49.47 (bull case); at $33.83, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 31% below its 52-week high and 34% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at 22% fair-value upside, at 13%, BBSI screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 8 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly $0.8221 per share, which is 2.2 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
All 26 models by family
Widest divergence: Multiples ($37.69) versus Dividend Discount ($4.26). Highest evidence: FCF DCF (80).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 20, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 66 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 40
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. It develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry.
Full company description
Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. It develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. The company also offers professional employer services under which it enters into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers compensation coverage, and other administration functions for the client's existing workforce. In addition, it provides staffing and recruiting services, such as on-demand or short-term staffing assignment, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management services. The company serves customers in various industries, including construction, waste management and remediation services, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, health care, leisure and hospitality, retail, professional and advisory services, and wholesale trade industries. Barrett Business Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Barrett Business Services Inc reported revenue of $1.2B in FY2025 versus $955M in FY2021, a compound +6.7%/yr. Reported net income was $54.4M in FY2025, compounding +9.4%/yr from FY2021.
of which total revenue +4.5 % · buybacks/dilution +1.2 %
Annual growth per factor. These are factors, not summands: multiplied they give the EPS growth rate, added they do not quite. Start and end points are 3-year averages (details on hover).
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Peer Group
Staffing & Employment Services · 80 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Staffing & Employment Services median · lower = cheaper
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Insider activity: 66/100
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
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