BBSI Stock — Barrett Business Services Inc

Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BBSI is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 71/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 6726.8% over the past 33.3 years, 3750.0 points ahead of SPY at 2976.8%.

Barrett Business Services provides business management solutions to small and mid-sized companies, operating as a professional employer organization that handles payroll, benefits, and HR administration for client workforces, while also offering staffing and recruiting services across industries including construction, manufacturing, and healthcare. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This stock may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to business services and HR outsourcing with a steady but modest dividend component.

BBSI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6726.8% over the past 33.3 years, 3750.0 points ahead of SPY at 2976.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -22.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.2%.

BBSI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

71 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.70%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/11/1993

Distribution rate

0.98%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.98%

5-year average yield

1.04

Last close

$32.55 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$788,855,109

Average volume

317243.0

Dividend

$0.08

Ex-dividend date

08/21/2026

Payment date

09/04/2026

Beta

0.94

Payout ratio

17.6%

P/E ratio

24.29

Forward P/E

16.6113

EPS

$1.34

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.98%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.98%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BBSI risks and drawbacks

BBSI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 36.2%.

Who may consider BBSI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BBSI pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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