AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI)

TrueBlue Q3 revenue rises 21% to $521 million; net income $9 million, or $0.28 per share

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

TrueBlue reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $521 million, up 21% from the prior year, and net income of $9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $2 million, or $0.06 per share, a year earlier. The company also gave fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $499 million to $519 million, which shareholders can compare with the quarter's results.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 revenue was $521 million, up 21%; PeopleReady revenue rose 34% to $338 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $21 million, compared with $11 million in Q3 2025; adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.33, compared with $0.03.
  • Gross margin was 20.5%, compared with 22.7% a year earlier, which the company attributed mainly to business mix.
  • Q4 2026 guidance: revenue of $499 million to $519 million and gross margin of 19.8% to 20.2%.

The filing

CompanyTrueBlue, Inc. (TBI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
Accession number0000768899-26-000039

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

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