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How Barrett Business Services, Inc. stacks up
BBSI · against 959 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
71/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #207 of 960 · scores higher than 77% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score83 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including BBSI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 71?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 4.1% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 69% of peers. Return on assets: 4.9% vs peer median 3.1%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 90% of peers. Return on invested capital: 23.3% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BBSI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BBSI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 925 reported | 23.3% | 5.6% | 93% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 958 reported | 4.1% | 7.1% | 31% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 922 reported | 4.9% | 2.6% | 76% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 913 reported | 16.3% | 6.6% | 89% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 965 reported | 20.6% | 23.9% | 41% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BBSIScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score