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Best Staffing & Employment Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top staffing & employment service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Staffing & Employment Services is Zen Rated C and is the 72nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
KFY	KORN FERRY	$67.80	$41.49	63.41%	13.53x	12.81x	1.23x	1.82x	1.88x	$272.57M	7.77%	$1.94B	37.57	$3.33B	7.00
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$18.95	$46.38	-59.14%	24.08x	2.10x	7.76x	3.22x	0.16x	$462.43M	5.30%	$2.71B	5.88	$8.09B	N/A
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$19.69	$12.21	61.28%	10.64x	13.60x	3.33x	4.10x	4.18x	$170.47M	6.56%	$628.13M	4.76	$2.68B	16.60
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$11.43	$4.81	137.65%	22.41x	21.76x	5.04x	2.38x	2.16x	$13.89M	8.71%	$67.83M	4.86	$162.26M	15.14
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$37.72	$20.67	82.48%	17.71x	15.57x	0.79x	4.02x	1.59x	$26.77M	2.76%	$240.15M	9.35	$746.33M	8.44
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$34.75	$15.17	129.12%	15.31x	14.80x	0.46x	4.77x	5.52x	$52.86M	8.65%	$132.12M	7.51	$697.37M	10.95
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$5.35	N/A	N/A	-5.52x	20.11x	0.10x	0.53x	N/A	-$65.37M	-40.88%	$304.34M	10.18	$117.01M	7.82
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$107.19	$46.12	132.41%	24.20x	19.14x	6.38x	9.92x	1.85x	$2.00B	5.18%	$3.88B	10.80	$41.98B	15.65
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$62.87	$82.44	-23.74%	22.86x	12.50x	0.59x	27.45x	0.34x	$728.00M	24.12%	$110.00M	2.29	$2.53B	7.99
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$30.35	N/A	N/A	-67.44x	7.96x	0.08x	0.70x	N/A	-$92.30M	-6.54%	$2.01B	43.24	$2.77B	12.30
BGSF	BGSF INC	$5.62	N/A	N/A	-5.51x	-34.44x	0.35x	1.24x	N/A	$1.20M	1.92%	$50.69M	4.58	$21.21M	-7.03
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$2.73	N/A	N/A	-6.07x	-7.66x	0.53x	-3.07x	N/A	$7.87M	3.33%	-$76.15M	-0.88	$580.02M	68.22
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$10.12	N/A	N/A	-2.27x	5.64x	0.08x	0.32x	N/A	$100.20M	28.05%	$1.12B	31.59	$504.93M	-6.54
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$28.11	$12.86	118.65%	18.14x	16.65x	0.51x	2.21x	2.51x	$236.55M	8.42%	$1.29B	12.87	$2.72B	8.85
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$256.99	$90.47	184.05%	25.27x	23.31x	4.98x	16.31x	2.84x	$4.22B	4.05%	$6.37B	15.73	$111.23B	17.31
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$0.94	N/A	N/A	6.27x	N/A	0.43x	2.25x	N/A	-$6.44M	-31.70%	$10.40M	0.48	$23.46M	-1.43
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$47.05	$60.63	-22.39%	96.02x	19.11x	0.26x	20.39x	0.29x	$51.00M	2.88%	$87.00M	2.31	$1.71B	17.44
ATLN	ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.58	N/A	N/A	-1.60x	-5.75x	0.44x	-9.50x	N/A	$3.29M	1.68%	-$22.06M	-0.40	$288.05M	-4.59
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$2.46	N/A	N/A	-1.25x	N/A	1.26x	1.27x	N/A	-$3.57M	-80.49%	$3.49M	1.93	$447.62k	-0.14
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$6.99	N/A	N/A	-699.00x	6.75x	0.42x	0.93x	N/A	$10.35M	12.59%	$88.01M	7.48	$51.77M	19.70
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$1.03	N/A	N/A	-0.51x	N/A	0.45x	0.56x	N/A	-$4.50M	-153.20%	$8.95M	3.14	$4.87M	-1.20
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$0.22	N/A	N/A	-0.67x	N/A	0.24x	0.47x	N/A	$533.00k	2.33%	$50.01M	0.46	$5.49M	-0.24
STRR	STAR EQUITY HOLDINGS INC	$10.62	N/A	N/A	-6.81x	24.79x	0.23x	0.54x	N/A	-$1.89M	-5.46%	$67.77M	20.77	$42.90M	-21.98

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Jan 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the #1 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 20 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32.

KFY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock lose -4.79% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 22 percentage points.

Korn Ferry has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, an upside of 9.14% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $67.80.

Korn Ferry stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Korn Ferry, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is the #2 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 30 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32.

BZ passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 30.15% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 57 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $26.00, an upside of 37.2% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $18.95.

Kanzhun stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kanzhun, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is the #3 top staffing & employment service stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 20 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 32.

UPWK passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Upwork has seen its stock return 22.91% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 50 percentage points.

Upwork has an average 1 year price target of $23.18, an upside of 17.73% from Upwork's current stock price of $19.69.

Upwork stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Upwork, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the staffing & employment service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 staffing & employment service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 staffing & employment service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) has an annual dividend yield of 8.4%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.3%. Robert Half's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Robert Half's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Robert Half's dividend payout ratio of 148.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) has an annual dividend yield of 5.1%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.3%. Insperity's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Insperity's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Insperity's dividend payout ratio of 489.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 3.3%. Manpowergroup's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Manpowergroup's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Manpowergroup's dividend payout ratio of -502.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks up?

Staffing & employment service stocks were up 1.64% in the last day, and down -0.18% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why staffing & employment service stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued staffing & employment service stocks right now are:

1. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) is the most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Korn Ferry has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has dropped -4.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 22 percentage points.

2. Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET)

Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET) is the second most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Trinet Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Trinet Group's stock has dropped -32.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -6 percentage points.

3. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA) is the third most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kelly Services has a valuation score of 14, which is -14 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 28. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KELYA a Valuation Rating of "B".

Kelly Services's stock has dropped -30.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -3 percentage points.

Are staffing & employment service stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of staffing & employment service stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect staffing & employment service stocks to rise by 14.64% over the next year.

0% of staffing & employment service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.76% of staffing & employment service stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.47% are rated C (Hold), 11.76% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the staffing & employment services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the staffing & employment services industry is 23.68x.

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Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

1. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

2. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)

3. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

2. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

3. Manpowergroup (NYSE:MAN)

1. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

2. Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET)

3. Kelly Services (NASDAQ:KELYA)

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