Kelly Services, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 (NASDAQ:KELYA)

Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 25th will be given a dividend of 0.075 per share by the business services provider on Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th.

Kelly Services has increased its dividend by an average of 0.3%annually over the last three years. Kelly Services has a payout ratio of 10.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Kelly Services to earn $2.88 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.30 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 10.4%.

Kelly Services Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of KELYA opened at $9.85 on Monday. Kelly Services has a 52-week low of $7.98 and a 52-week high of $14.94. The stock has a market cap of $336.97 million, a PE ratio of -1.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $9.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The business services provider reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Kelly Services had a negative net margin of 5.98% and a positive return on equity of 4.05%. Research analysts forecast that Kelly Services will post 2.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Kelly Services

Here are the key news stories impacting Kelly Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director James Christopher Hunt bought 1,000 shares at about $9.58, raising his stake ~20% to 5,976 shares — a standard bullish signal that insiders see value at current levels. Form 4 filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Noble Financial published detailed quarter-by-quarter EPS assumptions (Q2: $0.30, Q3: $0.24, Q4: $0.71) and a FY2027 projection of $2.07 — useful inputs for modeling but not uniformly bullish. Noble estimates (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: Noble Financial also commented on Kelly’s recent Q1 results and outlook in a note; read-throughs provide context for the estimate revisions. Noble Financial comments
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data for February appears inconsistent/erroneous (zeros/NaN); no clear signal from short interest at present. Short interest note
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded Kelly from “hold” to “strong sell,” a headline-negative that can pressure sentiment and trading flows. Zacks downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Noble Financial cut FY2026 EPS from $1.83 to $1.36 — the downward revision (and Noble’s lower-than-consensus FY2026/FY2027 path) reinforces concerns about near-term profitability after Kelly’s recent Q1 miss (EPS $0.16 vs. $0.45 estimate, revenue $1.05B vs. $1.03B). Estimate cut (MarketBeat)

Kelly Services Company Profile

Kelly Services, Inc is a global workforce solutions provider specializing in talent acquisition and staffing services across a wide range of industries. The company offers temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing solutions, and consulting services to help organizations address their workforce needs. Its service offerings are designed to support clients in areas such as administrative support, information technology, engineering, science, education, healthcare, and industrial sectors.

Founded in 1946 by William Russell Kelly, Kelly Services has grown from a small local staffing firm into an international organization.