BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.24B | $1.14B | $1.07B | $1.05B | $955.2M | $880.8M |
| Operating income | $62.2M | $59.8M | $60.6M | $59.0M | $43.9M | $36.1M |
| Net income | $54.4M | $53.0M | $50.6M | $47.3M | $38.1M | $33.8M |
| Total assets | $779.1M | $745.5M | $721.5M | $686.9M | $747.0M | $775.0M |
| Total liabilities | $538.1M | $524.1M | $522.4M | $509.1M | $538.4M | $576.7M |
| Equity | $241.0M | $221.4M | $199.1M | $177.8M | $208.5M | $198.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $2.08 | $1.98 | $1.85 | $1.64 | $5.00 | $4.39 |
| Shares out. | 25.8M | 6.6M | 6.9M | 7.4M | 7.6M | 7.5M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- 5.0%
- Net margin
- 4.4%
- Return on equity
- 22.6%
- Return on assets
- 7.0%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- 16.7%
- Liabilities / assets
- 69.1%
- Debt / equity
- 2.23×
- Book value / share
- $9.33
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 8.4%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- 2.7%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Altman Z″ (distress)
- 2.87safe
- Accruals / assets
- −1.5%clean
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.51normal
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5/9mixed
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 1 severe● 6 good- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- Operating margin is positive
- Strong return on equity (>15%)
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
- Altman Z″ in the safe zone
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗May 11, 2016
- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Mar 16, 2016
- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Nov 10, 2015
- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Nov 12, 2014
- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Mar 17, 2011
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Mawer Investment Management Ltd.Passive (13G)May 12, 2026
- Vanguard Capital Management LlcPassive (13G)Apr 29, 2026
- Royce & Associates LpPassive (13G)Apr 21, 2026
- Vanguard Group IncPassive (13G)Mar 26, 2026
- Fmr LlcPassive (13G)Nov 5, 2025
- Thrivent Financial For LutheransPassive (13G)Oct 7, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · most recent| Insider | Date | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Mark StevenDirector | May 13, 2026 | Buy | 1,000 | $28.60 |
| Finn Mark StevenDirector | Mar 26, 2026 | Buy | 1,000 | $29.40 |
| Finn Mark StevenDirector | Mar 19, 2026 | Buy | 500 | $27.93 |
| Potts James ROfficer — EVP Gen Counsel & Secretary | Mar 17, 2026 | Sell | 1,803 | $28.68 |
| Kramer GaryOfficer — President & CEO | Mar 13, 2026 | Buy | 8,370 | $26.89 |
| Finn Mark StevenDirector | Mar 2, 2026 | Buy | 1,000 | $27.72 |
| Potts James ROfficer — EVP Gen Counsel & Secretary | Feb 23, 2026 | Grant | 6,350 | $0.00 |
| Harris Anthony JOfficer — Executive VP & CFO | Feb 23, 2026 | Grant | 12,075 | $0.00 |
| Blotz GeraldOfficer — Executive VP & COO | Feb 23, 2026 | Grant | 14,354 | $0.00 |
| Kramer GaryOfficer — President & CEO | Feb 23, 2026 | Grant | 55,206 | $0.00 |
Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 568,712 | 2.3 | +0.5% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 565,948 | 4.0 | +13.8% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 497,203 | 2.7 | -36.3% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 780,403 | 2.5 | -8.2% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 849,756 | 2.3 | +20.1% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureMay 6, 2026
- Other material eventMar 31, 2026
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureFeb 25, 2026
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureNov 5, 2025
- Entered a material agreement · New financial obligationSep 23, 2025
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureAug 6, 2025
- Regulation FD disclosureJun 4, 2025
- Shareholder voteJun 4, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
All filings ↗- 4PRIMARY DOCUMENTMay 13, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13G/AMay 12, 2026
- 10-QMay 7, 2026
- 8-KMay 6, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13GApr 29, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13GApr 21, 2026
- ARSApr 20, 2026
- DEFA14AApr 20, 2026
- DEF 14AApr 20, 2026
- 8-KMar 31, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13G/AMar 26, 2026
- 4PRIMARY DOCUMENTMar 26, 2026
- 4PRIMARY DOCUMENTMar 20, 2026
- 4PRIMARY DOCUMENTMar 18, 2026
- 144Mar 17, 2026