---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055135-26-000114"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KELYA"
cik: "0000055135"
company_name: "KELLY SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:12:45.046337+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kelly Services Q1 revenue $1.0B, down 10.7% YoY; operating loss $5.1M; sees H2 growth

## Summary
- Revenue $1.0B, down 10.7% YoY; underlying revenue (ex-discrete items) down ~3.3%, improved 60 bps from Q4 2025.
- Operating loss $5.1M vs income $10.8M in Q1 2025; adjusted operating earnings $4.1M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $15.8M, margin 1.5%, down 150 bps YoY; third consecutive quarter of ~10%+ SG&A reduction.
- EPS loss $0.17 vs EPS $0.16 prior year; adjusted EPS $0.03 vs $0.39.
- Affirms expectation of improved YoY performance each quarter in 2026, return to organic revenue growth and margin expansion in H2 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055135-26-000114
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KELYA
- cik: 0000055135
- company_name: KELLY SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513526000114/0000055135-26-000114-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513526000114/kelya-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: f81df16ef3c8162f5b54a1d59a4701750f9a2c3e
  claim: KELLY SERVICES INC reported the three months ended March 29, 2026 results: revenue $1.0 billion, net income loss per share was $0.17, EPS $0.17.
  evidence_excerpt: TROY, Mich. (May 7, 2026) – Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB), a leading specialty talent solutions provider, today announced results for the first quarter of 2026. • Q1 revenue of $1.0 billion, reflects notable improvement in the year-over-year performance versus the prior quarter driven by strength in the ETM segment, down 10.7% year-over-year; underlying revenue
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513526000114/0000055135-26-000114-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.