Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Barrett Business Services had a P/E ratio of 17.04 (down from 21.26), return on equity of 23.5% (down from 25.2%), debt-to-equity of 0.10 (up from 0.10) and a current ratio of 1.29 (down from 1.32). A current ratio of 1.29 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 0.87% with a payout ratio of 15.0%.

Barrett Business Services Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	17.04	21.26	15.14	13.74	13.61	15.45
Forward P/E	15.79	19.90	15.59	14.11	14.72	16.74
P/S Ratio	0.75	0.98	0.72	0.62	0.54	0.59
P/B Ratio	3.85	5.09	3.85	3.65	2.48	2.63
Price/Tangible Book	4.80	6.49	5.06	5.00	3.77	3.91
Price/FCF	19.67	-	13.83	55.01	-	-
Price/OCF	14.07	111.70	11.40	23.38	-	-
PEG Ratio	0.93	1.42	1.17	1.06	1.19	1.34
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	0.68	0.92	0.61	0.51	0.45	0.46
EV/EBITDA	12.81	16.60	10.22	8.65	9.13	10.16
EV/EBIT	13.57	17.63	10.83	9.15	9.78	11.13
EV/FCF	17.88	-	11.86	45.71	-	-
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	23.55%	25.20%	26.85%	24.47%	18.72%	18.25%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.10%	5.09%	5.38%	5.14%	3.61%	2.76%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	41.36%	47.30%	82.83%	79.84%	53.40%	44.38%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	16.70%	15.50%	16.00%	16.70%	10.20%	7.50%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.12	0.12	0.14
Debt/EBITDA	0.32	0.29	0.29	0.30	0.45	0.56
Debt/FCF	0.52	-	0.38	1.79	-	-
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	1.29	1.32	1.30	1.36	1.29	1.40
Quick Ratio	1.01	1.00	0.97	0.97	1.02	1.01
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	1.63	1.56	1.52	1.47	1.25	1.08
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	5.87%	4.70%	6.61%	7.28%	7.35%	6.47%
FCF Yield	5.09%	-0.36%	7.23%	1.82%	-4.29%	-7.00%
Dividend Yield	0.87%	0.71%	1.03%	1.27%	1.72%	1.87%
Payout Ratio	15.03%	15.26%	15.98%	18.03%	23.82%	27.01%
Buyback Yield	2.12%	2.50%	5.23%	5.18%	0.87%	0.14%
Total Return	2.99%	3.21%	6.26%	6.45%	2.59%	2.01%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Barrett Business Services Financial Ratios

What is Barrett Business Services's P/E ratio?

Barrett Business Services's P/E ratio was 17.04 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 21.26 a year earlier.

What is Barrett Business Services's return on equity?

Barrett Business Services's return on equity (ROE) was 23.5% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 25.2% a year earlier.

What is Barrett Business Services's debt-to-equity ratio?

Barrett Business Services's debt-to-equity ratio was 0.10 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 0.10 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition