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Barrett Business Services price to book ratio BBSI

Market value divided by the book value of the company's net assets, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
4.0×
10-year median
4.1×
Against its 10-year history
44th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
1.4× to 9.4×
Peer median
2.9×

Barrett Business Services' price to book ratio is 4.0× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 4.1×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 1.4× in Mar 2020 to 9.4× in Jul 2018.

The median for 8 staffing and Employment Services stocks of a similar size is 2.9×.

Price to book ratio over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far4.0×2.9×4.8×
20253.9×3.6×5.6×
20245.2×3.9×5.2×
20234.2×3.1×4.2×
20223.8×2.2×4.0×
20212.5×2.4×3.2×
20202.6×1.4×4.2×
20194.2×4.0×5.9×
20184.2×4.1×9.4×
20175.8×5.3×7.5×
20167.4×4.8×7.5×
20157.8×5.6×9.3×
20145.9×2.2×6.1×
20134.9×2.9×5.5×
20122.7×0.8×2.8×
20111.0×0.7×1.0×

Against its peers

Companies in Staffing & Employment Services nearest Barrett Business Services' size, closest first, today.

CompanyPrice to book ratio
BBSIBarrett Business Services4.0×
KFRCKforce8.5×
EFOREverforth1.0×
AMNAMN Healthcare Services2.5×
MANManpowerGroup1.0×
RCMTRCM Technologies5.4×
HQIHireQuest3.3×
KFYKorn Ferry2.1×
RHIRobert Half3.9×
Peer median2.9×

What the price to book ratio tells you

Market value divided by the accounting value of the company's net assets. Below 1 means the market values the business at less than what it owns on paper.

Book value misses brands, software and people, so asset-light companies always look expensive on it. Most useful for banks and industrials.

More on Barrett Business Services

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.