Every material Form 8-K KELLY SERVICES INC has filed with the SEC since May 07, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Kelly Services reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $0.9 billion, down 0.8% year over year, and adjusted EBITDA of $21.3 million, up 29.1%. GAAP earnings per share was a loss of $0.05, compared with a loss of $4.26 a year earlier, which included a $102.0 million goodwill impairment, but adjusted earnings per share fell to $0.07 from $0.17. The company revised its fourth-quarter expectations for revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA margin, citing delayed Education growth and pressure from one ETM customer.
Q3 revenue of $0.9 billion, down 0.8% year over year; underlying revenue grew 2.3% excluding discrete impacts
Q3 adjusted EBITDA of $21.3 million, margin 2.3%; GAAP loss per share $0.05 vs. $4.26 loss in Q3 2025
Q4 2026 outlook: revenue flat to up 1% year over year, adjusted EBITDA margin 3.8% to 4.0%; full-year revenue expected to decline mid-single digits
Board declared a $0.075 per share dividend payable December 2, 2026; share repurchase authorization renewed at up to $50.0 million
Kelly Services reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $1,038.2 million, down 5.8% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $0.31 versus $0.52 in the prior-year quarter. The company raised its fiscal 2026 revenue outlook to a low-to-mid single digit decline and kept its adjusted EBITDA margin expectation unchanged, while declaring a $0.075 quarterly dividend.
Q2 2026 revenue from services was $1,038.2 million, down from $1,101.8 million; adjusted EBITDA was $31.1 million, down 15.9%, with a 3.0% margin.
Diluted EPS was $0.31 versus $0.52 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.37 versus $0.54.
Full-year 2026 revenue outlook is now a low-to-mid single digit decline, improved from the prior view; adjusted EBITDA margin expectation is unchanged at a 10 to 20 bps improvement.
Board declared a $0.075 per share dividend on August 4, 2026, payable September 2, 2026 to holders of record on August 19, 2026.
Kelly reported first-quarter 2026 results for the three months ended March 29, 2026, with revenue of $1.0 billion, down 10.7% year over year, and a diluted loss of $0.17 per share, compared with earnings of $0.16 per share a year earlier. The company reaffirmed its 2026 outlook, which it said is unchanged from its initial view, and declared a $0.075 quarterly dividend, so shareholders see weaker headline results but no change to guidance.
Revenue was $1.0 billion, down 10.7%; underlying revenue, excluding discrete customer impacts, fell about 3.3%.
Operating loss was $5.1 million, compared with earnings of $10.8 million in the first quarter of 2025; adjusted EBITDA was $15.8 million, down 54.7%.
Diluted loss per share was $0.17; adjusted earnings per share were $0.03, compared with $0.39 a year earlier.
The 2026 outlook is unchanged, and the board declared a $0.075 per share dividend payable June 2, 2026 to holders of record on May 18, 2026.
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