secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KELLY SERVICES INC (KELYA)
CIK:        0000055135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055135-26-000051
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kelly Services Q4 2025: Revenue down 11.9%, adjusted EPS $0.16, expects H2 recovery
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- Q4 revenue $1.1B (-11.9% YoY); operating loss $0.7M vs. loss $56.7M in Q4 2024.
- Adjusted EPS $0.16 (Q4) vs. $0.79 a year ago; full-year adjusted EPS $1.26 vs. $2.26.
- Full-year free cash flow $114M (sixfold increase); $158M capital deployed including $10M Q4 share repurchases.
- Q4 adjusted EBITDA $21M, margin 2.0% (down 170 bps); company expects organic growth & margin expansion in H2 2026.
- GAAP loss per share $3.69 includes $127.9M non-cash tax valuation allowance on WOTC/FTC carryforwards.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513526000051/0000055135-26-000051-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513526000051/kelya-20260212.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055135-26-000051

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