Barrett Business Services, Inc (BBSI) Fair Value & Analysis

Industrials · US · Market cap $817M

A solid business, screening 16% undervalued on our models.

What matters now

• A fairly wide model range ($24.72 to $49.47) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
• Our model range runs from $24.72 (bear) to $49.47 (bull), base $38.42. The closer the price sits to the lower half, the larger the margin of safety.
• Quality 69/100 (solid quality) with high evidence: the data supports the verdict.

Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 14, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $13.95 – $48.78 · fair‑value band $24.72 – $49.47 · the $33.18 price screens below the $38.42 fair value. Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 14, 2026.

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Analysis

Barrett Business Services, Inc (BBSI) currently trades at $33.18, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $38.42, implying the stock looks roughly 15.8% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 69/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.

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 Jul 14, 2026

Our scenario range runs from $24.72 (bear case) to $49.47 (bull case); at $33.18, 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 33% below its 52-week high and 32% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at 23% fair-value upside, at 16%, BBSI screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted 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.

Widest divergence: Multiples ($37.69) versus Dividend Discount ($4.26). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).

Key figures & financial health

Quality Score breakdown

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.

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Peer Group

Staffing & Employment Services · 85 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

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.

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.