Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) valuation
Barrett Business Services P/E ratio history
Barrett Business Services trades at 24.1 times its earnings over the last twelve months and 17.4 times the earnings analysts expect over the next twelve. At its last 9 fiscal year ends its P/E ranged from 11.6 (year to Dec 2018) to 25.5 (year to Dec 2016), with a median of 15.7.
| Fiscal year ended | Price | EPS | P/E | Forward P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | $36.21 | $2.08 | 17.4 | 15.5 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $43.44 | $1.98 | 21.9 | 20.1 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | $28.95 | $1.85 | 15.7 | 15.3 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | $23.32 | $1.64 | 14.2 | — |
| Dec 31, 2021 | $17.27 | $1.25 | 13.8 | — |
| Dec 31, 2020 | $17.05 | — | n/m | — |
| Dec 31, 2019 | $22.61 | $1.56 | 14.5 | — |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $14.31 | $1.23 | 11.6 | — |
| Dec 31, 2017 | $16.12 | $0.81 | 19.8 | — |
| Dec 31, 2016 | $16.02 | $0.63 | 25.5 | — |
n/m: not meaningful (a loss, or earnings close to zero). The daily P/E line is a chart indicator in the app.
Barrett Business Services valuation against its peers
| Company | Market value | P/E | Forward P/E | Price / sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett Business ServicesBBSI | $799M | 24.1 | 17.4 | 0.6 |
| TranscatTRNS | $806M | 239.8 | 44.0 | 2.3 |
| Heartland ExpressHTLD | $792M | — | 28.3 | 1.1 |
| Npk InternationalNPKI | $790M | 18.7 | 15.4 | 2.6 |
| GrahamGHM | $818M | 67.9 | 36.4 | 3.1 |
| York Space SystemsYSS | $820M | — | — | — |
| Covenant Logistics Group Inc ClassCVLG | $778M | 193.3 | 13.0 | 0.6 |
| ManitowocMTW | $827M | 41.1 | 26.3 | 0.4 |
| Falcon S Beyond GlobalFBYD | $838M | — | — | 38.7 |
| Peer median | 67.9 | 27.3 | 2.3 |
Reading these multiples
The P/E divides the share price by earnings per share over the last twelve months; the forward P/E divides it by the earnings analysts expect over the next twelve. Price to sales compares the company's market value with its revenue over the last twelve months. A multiple reads differently from one industry to the next, so the peer group above is the fairer comparison.
See also: BBSI financials · BBSI returns
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Figures as of the close on Oct 30, 2026 unless a row says otherwise. Prices are split adjusted; returns include dividends reinvested. Data may be delayed. See the disclaimer and how TrendArc works.