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How Barrett Business Services, Inc. stacks up
BBSI · against 2,439 other Industrials companies
Profitability
71/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #697 of 2,440 · scores higher than 71% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score244 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 · 2,323 reported | 23.3% | 7.1% | 90% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 2,434 reported | 4.1% | 7.7% | 29% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 2,336 reported | 4.9% | 3.1% | 69% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 2,300 reported | 16.3% | 8.0% | 80% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 2,460 reported | 20.6% | 25.8% | 37% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BBSI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.9B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 5.5B CNY (≈$769M) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 13.8B HKD (≈$1.8B) | 100 | 89 | |
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 51M MYR (≈$11M) | 100 | 71 | |
| 697 | 5.51T JPY (≈$37.5B) | 71 | 58 | |
| 697 | 145.0B JPY (≈$986M) | 71 | 76 | |
| 697 | 81.1B JPY (≈$552M) | 71 | 80 | |
| 697 | 2.69T JPY (≈$18.3B) | 71 | 67 | |
| 697 | 793M USD | 71 | 50 | |
| 697 | 4.1B GBP (≈$5.3B) | 71 | 58 | |
| 697 | 994M EUR (≈$1.1B) | 71 | 50 | |
| 697 | 19.5B USD | 71 | 30 | |
| 697 | 5.43T INR (≈$65.2B) | 71 | 55 |
Scores 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