What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for KELYA?

13F Pro ranks KELLY SERVICES INC (KELYA) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View KELYA's current score at https://13fpro.ai/research/KELYA (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

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All KELLY SERVICES INC fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. KELLY SERVICES INC files with the SEC under CIK 55135. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is KELYA in?

KELLY SERVICES INC (KELYA) is classified in the Industrials sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/industrials.

How often is KELYA research updated on 13F Pro?

KELYA's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

36.4/100

Rank #2,103 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

19.8/100

Profitability

25.6/100

Balance Sheet

22.8/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Free Cash Flow

38.3/100

Institutional Flow

23.4/100

Revenue Scale

75.6/100

Dilution Risk

82.8/100

KELYA Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for KELLY SERVICES INC (KELYA), a Industrials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores KELYA at 36.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #2,103 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. KELYA scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (75.6). Areas of concern include revenue growth (19.8) and balance sheet strength (22.8), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), KELLY SERVICES INC reports quarterly revenue of $1.0B, net income of $-5.9M, an operating margin of -0.5%. Top institutional holders of KELYA by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS, based on the most recent SEC filings. KELYA trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 55135. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate KELYA daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for KELLY SERVICES INC directly from SEC EDGAR. KELLY SERVICES INC's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 34 and 46 since 2021, currently 36.4 — a stable long-term trajectory across 28 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about KELLY SERVICES INC

Quirks, history, and lore behind KELYA — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. staffing and workforce solutions company · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Michigan · operates across multiple continents.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue in the low billions of dollars, with a business model built almost entirely on human labor — margins are thin because the product is people.
3
The History
Founded in 1946, it was a post-war pioneer of the temporary staffing industry at a time when the whole concept of "temp work" was barely a thing.
4
The Secret
It specializes in placing workers across science, engineering, technology, and education — not just your average office-temp operation.
5
The Lore
Its founder was a Detroit-area lawyer who started by placing secretaries and accidentally built one of the largest staffing firms in the world; the company still bears his family name.
6
The Giveaway
Named after its founder William Russell Kelly, this Michigan-born staffing giant literally put the word "Kelly Girl" into the American cultural vocabulary.

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Revenue

Q1 2026

$1.0B

Net Income

Q1 2026

$-5.9M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$-26.5M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

-0.5%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

0.13

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-10.4% YoY

$4.33BFY 2024

FY21 $4.91BFY22 $4.97BFY23 $4.84BFY24 $4.33B

Net Income

-101.6% YoY

$-600.0KFY 2024

FY21 $156.1MFY22 $-62.5MFY23 $36.4MFY24 $-600.0K

Operating Income

-162.1% YoY

$-15.1MFY 2024

FY21 $48.6MFY22 $14.8MFY23 $24.3MFY24 $-15.1M

EPS (Diluted)

-102.0% YoY

$-0.02FY 2024

FY21 $3.91FY22 $-1.64FY23 $0.98FY24 $-0.02

Total Assets

+2.0% YoY

$2.63BFY 2024

FY21 $2.89BFY22 $2.66BFY23 $2.58BFY24 $2.63B

Total Debt

$239.4MFY 2024

FY21 $0.00FY22 $700.0KFY23 $0.00FY24 $239.4M

Op. Cash Flow

-64.9% YoY

$26.9MFY 2024

FY21 $85.0MFY22 $-76.3MFY23 $76.7MFY24 $26.9M

Metric	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019
Revenue	$4.33B -10.4%	$4.84B -2.6%	$4.97B +1.1%	$4.91B +8.7%	$4.52B -15.7%	$5.36B
Net Income	$-600.0K -101.6%	$36.4M +158.2%	$-62.5M -140.0%	$156.1M +316.8%	$-72.0M -164.1%	$112.4M
Operating Income	$-15.1M -162.1%	$24.3M +64.2%	$14.8M -69.5%	$48.6M +151.9%	$-93.6M -214.4%	$81.8M
EPS (Diluted)	$-0.02 -102.0%	$0.98 +159.8%	$-1.64 -141.9%	$3.91 +313.7%	$-1.83 -164.4%	$2.84
Total Assets	$2.63B +2.0%	$2.58B -3.1%	$2.66B -8.0%	$2.89B +13.0%	$2.56B +3.3%	$2.48B
Total Debt	$239.4M	$0.00 -100.0%	$700.0K	$0.00 -100.0%	$300.0K -84.2%	$1.9M
Operating Cash Flow	$26.9M -64.9%	$76.7M +200.5%	$-76.3M -189.8%	$85.0M -54.3%	$186.0M +82.0%	$102.2M

AI Insight: KELYA Financial Trends

Kelly Services posted four consecutive quarters of net losses through Q1 2026, while revenue fell 11% year-over-year and equity eroded $272M from peak.

• Revenue declined from $1,165M in Q1 2025 to $1,041M in Q1 2026, an 11% year-over-year drop signaling continued top-line pressure.

• Operating income swung from $22M in Q2 2025 to -$102M in Q3 2025 and -$5M in Q1 2026, reflecting severe margin deterioration.

• Total debt fell sharply from $239M in Q4 2024 to $102M in Q4 2025, a meaningful deleveraging over four quarters.

• Equity contracted from $1,282M in Q3 2024 to $968M in Q1 2026, a $314M erosion driven by cumulative net losses.

⚠ Operating cash flow turned negative (-$25M) in Q1 2026 for the second time in three quarters — cash generation remains unreliable.

⚠ Net losses totaling approximately $316M over Q3 2025–Q1 2026 suggest possible impairment charges; source and recurrence warrant scrutiny.

⚠ Debt rose from $102M in Q4 2025 to $130M in Q1 2026 — early sign of re-leveraging as cash flow weakens.

AI Insight: KELYA Ratio Trends

Persistent losses and volatile margins signal deep operational instability at Kelly Services, with no clear recovery trend through Q1 2026.

• Operating margin swung from +2.0% in Q2 2025 to -10.9% in Q3 2025, then -0.5% in Q1 2026 — no sustained profitability.

• TTM net profit margin stands at -6.4% and ROE at -27.4%, reflecting four quarters of largely negative earnings.

• Leverage (D/E) declined from 0.19 in Q4 2024 to 0.10 in Q4 2025, the one consistent directional improvement.

⚠ Q3 2025 ROIC collapsed to -33.1% — the sharpest single-quarter deterioration in the dataset; cause and recurrence risk warrant scrutiny.

⚠ NPM at -12.3% in Q4 2025 versus -0.6% in Q1 2026 — monitor whether the Q1 2026 improvement holds or reverses again.

⚠ ROE remains deeply negative at -2.4% in Q1 2026 despite low D/E of 0.13, pointing to an earnings rather than leverage problem.

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Insider transactions (Form 4)

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Historical financial trends

Peer comparison & sector analysis

Top Institutional Holders of KELYA

BlackRock, Inc.
$21.0M2,367,431 sh
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
$15.0M1,693,692 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$13.8M1,559,283 sh
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
$13.2M1,496,948 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$11.7M1,323,517 sh
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$9.2M1,039,729 sh
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC
$7.6M857,441 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$7.0M787,091 sh
JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
$6.7M758,760 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$6.1M690,532 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$21.0M	2,367,431
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	$15.0M	1,693,692
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$13.8M	1,559,283
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC	$13.2M	1,496,948
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$11.7M	1,323,517
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$9.2M	1,039,729
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	$7.6M	857,441
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$7.0M	787,091
JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP	$6.7M	758,760
STATE STREET CORP	$6.1M	690,532

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of KELLY SERVICES INC (KELYA) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Industrials sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for KELYA are available on the KELYA stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

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