Kelly Services (KELYA) Lags Q1 Earnings Estimates

Group 1 - Kelly Services reported quarterly earnings of $0.39 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.53 per share, and down from $0.56 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -26.42% [1] - The company posted revenues of $1.16 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.64%, and up from $1.05 billion year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Kelly Services has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Group 2 - The stock has lost about 18.3% since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's decline of -4.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.61 on revenues of $1.15 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.33 on revenues of $4.61 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Staffing Firms industry is currently in the bottom 9% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact stock performance [8]