earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Kelly Services Q3 revenue down 9.9% to $935M; operating loss of $102M on $102M goodwill impairment
KELLY SERVICES INC
2025-Q3 EPS
reported -$3.56
vs consensus $0.43
▼ miss
(-932.7%)
- Q3 revenue $935.0M, down 9.9% YoY; underlying revenue down ~2% excluding discrete gov't & customer impacts.
- Operating loss of $102.1M includes $102.0M non-cash goodwill impairment in SET segment.
- Adjusted EPS $0.18 vs $0.21 YoY; adjusted EBITDA margin fell 70 bps to 1.8%.
- Income tax expense $46.4M includes $69.7M valuation allowance on work opportunity credit carryforwards.
- CEO cites sluggish labor market; co. plans active Class A share repurchases in Q4.