---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000768899-21-000147"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TBI"
cik: "0000768899"
company_name: "TrueBlue, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T18:37:26.249039+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TrueBlue Q3 revenue $577M (+22% YoY); diluted EPS $0.53, adj. $0.59

## Summary
- Revenue of $577M, up 22% YoY from $475M.
- Net income per diluted share $0.53, more than double the $0.25 in Q3 2020.
- Adjusted net income per diluted share $0.59 vs $0.24 in Q3 2020.
- PeopleScout exceeded pre-pandemic revenue; PeopleReady revenue growth accelerated entering October.
- CEO cites strong demand, gross margin expansion; reaffirms strategy focused on technology investment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000768899-21-000147
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TBI
- cik: 0000768899
- company_name: TrueBlue, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889921000147/0000768899-21-000147-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/768899/000076889921000147/tbi-20211025.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000768899-21-000147.txt

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