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Kelly Services, Inc. reported weaker results for the quarter and first half of 2026 amid softer demand in key staffing markets and Education. Second‑quarter revenue from services was $1,038.2 million, down 5.8% year over year, with declines across Enterprise Talent Management (ETM), Science, Engineering & Technology (SET), and Education. Net earnings for the quarter were $11.4 million versus $19.0 million a year earlier, and diluted EPS was $0.31 compared with $0.52.
For the first six months of 2026, revenue fell to $2,078.9 million and net earnings dropped to $5.5 million from $24.8 million, as gross profit declined 11.6% and the gross margin compressed by 80 basis points. Management reduced total SG&A expenses by 8.7%, including a sharp cut in integration and realignment costs, but earnings from operations still fell to $11.0 million.
Operating cash flow was $23.8 million year‑to‑date, down from $119.3 million. Long‑term debt stood at $78.1 million under the $250.0 million securitization facility, while the $150.0 million revolving credit facility remained undrawn, leaving substantial committed liquidity and a debt‑to‑total‑capital ratio of 7.4%.
Kelly Services reported weaker Q2 2026 results while seeing underlying demand stabilize. Revenue was $1,038.2 million, down 5.8% year over year, with discrete impacts from reduced U.S. federal government and three large commercial customers totaling approximately 5.2%, leaving an underlying decline of about 0.6%. Operating earnings were $16.1 million and net earnings $11.4 million, with diluted EPS declining to $0.31 from $0.52. Adjusted EBITDA was $31.1 million with a 3.0% margin, 40 basis points below a year earlier.
For the first 26 weeks of 2026, revenue fell 8.3% to $2,078.9 million and diluted EPS dropped to $0.15 from $0.67; adjusted EBITDA decreased to $46.9 million with a 2.3% margin. Year‑to‑date free cash flow was $21.2 million versus $114.8 million a year ago, debt‑to‑capital was 7.4%, and working capital $429.9 million. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share. Management raised its 2026 revenue outlook to a low‑to‑mid single‑digit decline and still targets 10 to 20 basis points of adjusted EBITDA margin improvement, with Q4 2026 expected to show mid‑to‑upper single‑digit revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin around 4%.
KELLY SERVICES INC executive Nicholas Zuhlke, VP and Chief Accounting Officer, reported a tax-withholding disposition of 1,025 shares of Class A common stock at $14.33 per share. These shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax obligations related to vesting of previously reported restricted stock awards.
Following this non-open-market event, Zuhlke directly holds 23,457 Class A common shares.
Young George Haywood III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kelly Services director George Haywood III received a one-time equity award tied to his board service. The filing shows an indirect grant of 6,000 shares of Class A common stock at $11.36 per share, credited under the issuer's Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.
The footnote explains this award recognizes his service as Chair of Kelly's Independent Special Committee. Following the grant, his indirect holdings under the plan total 21,563.92 shares of Class A common stock.
Kelly Services Inc. reported that director Robert S. Cubbin received a one-time equity award of 5,000 shares of Class A common stock. The shares were credited at $11.36 per share to the issuer's Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan in recognition of his service on Kelly's Independent Special Committee.
Following this grant, the plan holds a total of 85,817.0948 Class A shares for his indirect benefit. This is a compensation-related grant/award acquisition rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Kelly Services director Michael J. Wartell reported a compensation-related equity award. On June 18, 2026, an indirect acquisition of 5,000 shares of Class A common stock was recorded at $11.36 per share through the issuer's Non-Employee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.
The footnote explains this is a one-time equity award granted in recognition of Wartell’s service on Kelly’s Independent Special Committee. Following this award, indirect holdings reported under the plan total 30,940.2 shares. No open-market purchases or sales were reported in this filing.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC reports proposed sales under Rule 144 of Common Stock tied to executive equity awards. The notice lists 11,084 performance shares02/13/2024) and 24,255 restricted shares02/09/2024) as securities to be sold; the filing date shown is 05/21/2026.
Hunt-affiliated entities report owning 3,039,940 shares of Kelly Services Class B common stock, representing 92.2% of that class. The shares are held with shared voting and dispositive power across several related entities, including Hunt Equity Opportunities, HEO Finance, Hunt ELP, HB GP, Hunt Company, Hunt Companies and individuals Woody L. Hunt and James Christopher Hunt.
The group has asked Kelly’s board to form a fully independent special committee, with its own advisers, to evaluate possible transactions between the company and affiliates of certain reporting persons. No proposal has been made, and the amendment stresses there is no assurance any transaction will be agreed or completed. Separately, James Christopher Hunt holds 25,000 Class A shares, awarded as compensation for his service as a non-employee director.
Kelly Services Inc: Liechtensteinische Landesbank Aktiengesellschaft and its wholly owned subsidiary LLB Fund Services AG report beneficial ownership of 1,579,739 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing 5.11% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states shared voting and dispositive power over these shares and identifies third‑party subadvisers (BWM AG and Quantex AG) as managers of certain holdings. A Joint Filing Agreement is attached and signatures were provided on 05/13/2026.
KELLY SERVICES INC executive Vanessa Peterson Williams, EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec, sold 29,999.23 shares of Class A Common Stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.777 per share, across eighteen trades priced between $9.75 and $9.8450. After this sale, she directly holds 82,354.77 shares of the company’s Class A Common Stock.