Barrett Business Services filings document the company’s PEO and staffing operations, financial results, capital returns and governance as a public business services issuer. Its 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual results releases, management expectations for key performance metrics, regular cash dividend declarations, share repurchase authorization, and amendments to a revolving credit facility.
The company’s proxy materials cover board matters, executive compensation, equity awards and shareholder voting items. Other filings disclose material events affecting the company’s financial statements and risk profile, including proceedings involving wage-based tax credits such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Empowerment Zone Employment Credit.
Barrett Business Services Inc. filing shows Mawer Investment Management Ltd. reports beneficial ownership of 1,701,812 shares of Common Stock, representing 6.75% of the class.
The filing cites an outstanding share base of 25,203,090 Common Stock as of February 11, 2026 (per the issuer's 10-K). The reporting person states sole voting and dispositive power over the reported shares.
Barrett Business Services, Inc. reported a first‑quarter 2026 net loss of $14.8 million, or $0.59 per share, compared with a $1.0 million net loss a year earlier. Revenue rose 4.9% to $307.0 million, driven by higher professional employer services, while staffing revenue declined.
Results were heavily affected by an $11.6 million tax-effected charge after a U.S. Tax Court decision disallowed certain prior‑year wage‑based tax credits. Excluding this non‑recurring item, non‑GAAP net loss was $3.2 million, or $0.13 per share. Gross margin held at 2.0% of gross billings, with modest growth in worksite employees and higher benefit costs.
Barrett Business Services, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $307.0 million, up 5% from $292.6 million a year earlier, driven mainly by growth in professional employer services and higher average billings per worksite employee. Gross billings increased 3% to $2.16 billion.
The company recorded a GAAP net loss of $14.8 million, or $(0.59) per diluted share, largely due to an $11.6 million non-recurring, tax‑effected charge tied to a U.S. Tax Court decision on prior‑year tax credits. Excluding this charge, non‑GAAP net loss was $3.2 million, or $(0.13) per diluted share, consistent with seasonal first‑quarter losses. BBSI reaffirmed its 2026 outlook, remained debt free, repurchased $20.1 million of stock, and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share payable on June 5, 2026 to stockholders of record on May 22, 2026.
Barrett Business Services Inc — Vanguard Capital Management reported beneficial ownership of 1,262,660 shares of Common Stock, representing 5% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 1,262,660 shares and sole voting power over 190,611 shares. The Schedule 13G was signed by Ashley Grim on 04/29/2026.
Royce & Associates reports beneficial ownership of 1,372,798 shares (5.45%) of Barrett Business Services, Inc. The Schedule 13G states Royce has sole voting and dispositive power over these 1,372,798 shares as of the reporting period and the filing is signed by a Vice President on 04/21/2026.
The filing explains the holdings are managed by RALP, an investment management subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc., and disclaims pecuniary interest and group attribution to certain FRI principals.
Barrett Business Services, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at a fully virtual annual meeting on June 1, 2026. Proposals include electing nine directors, approving an advisory “say‑on‑pay” vote on executive compensation, and ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for 2026.
Stockholders are also asked to approve a Second Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan that would increase the total shares available for equity awards from 2,900,000 to 4,100,000, equal to an additional 1,200,000 shares. The company reports 24,559,649 common shares outstanding as of April 6, 2026.
Barrett Business Services, Inc. reported that the United States Tax Court granted the IRS’s motion for partial summary judgment and denied the company’s motion regarding wage-based tax credits, including the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Empowerment Zone Employment Credit, for tax years 2017 through 2020.
Because of this opinion, the company expects to record approximately $8.6 million of additional tax expense and approximately $3.4 million of related interest in the first quarter of 2026, covering tax years 2017–2022. The company does not plan to record penalties, is evaluating appeal options, and does not expect any effect on current operations or client services.
Barrett Business Services Inc: The Vanguard Group filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting 0 shares of Common Stock and 0% beneficial ownership as of the amendment. The filing explains an internal realignment January 12, 2026 that led certain Vanguard subsidiaries to report holdings separately.
Barrett Business Services director Mark Steven Finn reported an open-market purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock at an average price of $29.3965 per share. After this transaction, he directly owns a total of 19,943 shares of the company’s stock.