Barrett Business ServicesBBSI +5.71%77 Days Payable is 2.30 as of Mar. 2026, which is 12% below its 10-year median of 2.61. GuruFocus rates BBSI with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of $40.43 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 943 Business Services companies, Barrett Business Services ranks worse than 96.61% on this metric.
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For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Barrett Business Services's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Barrett Business Services Days Payable vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Barrett Business Services's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Barrett Business Services's Days Payable falls into.
Barrett Business Services Days Payable Calculation
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Barrett Business Services's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Barrett Business Services (BBSI) has a Days Payable of 2.30 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Barrett Business Services and its competitors. This is 12% below median its historical median of 2.61. Over the past decade, Barrett Business Services' Days Payable has ranged from 2.14 to 3.28. According to the industry distribution chart, Barrett Business Services ranks #911 out of 943 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 96.6%.
Is Barrett Business Services' Days Payable too high?
Barrett Business Services' current Days Payable of 2.30 is 12% below median its 10-year median of 2.61. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.14 to a high of 3.28. The Business Services industry median Days Payable is 46.92. Barrett Business Services' value of 2.30 is 95.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Barrett Business Services ranks #911 out of 943 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Barrett Business Services has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Barrett Business Services' Days Payable compare to KFRC and KELYA?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Barrett Business Services ranks #911 out of 943 companies for Days Payable. This places Barrett Business Services in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 46.92. Barrett Business Services' value of 2.30 is 95.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Barrett Business Services' own Days Payable has ranged from 2.14 to 3.28 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.61 vs. the industry median of 46.92, Barrett Business Services has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Business Services company?
The median Days Payable among Business Services companies is 46.92, based on 943 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Barrett Business Services's current Days Payable of 2.30 is 95.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Barrett Business Services and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Days Payable is 46.92 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Barrett Business Services's current Days Payable is 2.30, which is 12% below median its own 10-year median of 2.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Barrett Business Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $40.43, compared to a current price of $37.56 — trading 7.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 2.30, which is 12% below median its 10-year median of 2.61 and 95.1% below the Business Services industry median of 46.92. Barrett Business Services' overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Barrett Business Services (BBSI), the current Days Payable is 2.30 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barrett Business Services stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $37.56 is trading 7.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $40.43.
GuruFocus considers Barrett Business Services to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for BBSI:
Days Payable: 2.30 (12% below median its 10-year median of 2.61)
GF Value™: $40.43 vs. price of $37.56 (7.1% below fair value)
Industry Position: 95.1% below the Business Services median (#911 of 943)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BBSI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Barrett Business Services Inc is a provider of business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies through a platform that combines management consulting expertise with human resource tools to help business owners manage and operate their businesses more effectively. The company has two categories of services: Professional Employer Services (PEO) and Staffing. The majority of revenue is derived from the Professional Employer Services segment, which provides clients with human resource advisory services, HRIS access, retirement plans, a learning management system, and a web-based technology platform, myBBSI.
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