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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 84th 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
UPWK	UPWORK INC	$10.94	$14.78	-25.96%	12.57x	7.43x	1.84x	2.26x	0.38x	$223.12M	15.39%	$630.32M	4.76	$1.50B	8.36
KFY	KORN FERRY	$63.36	$38.97	62.59%	12.33x	11.95x	1.13x	1.64x	2.06x	$287.95M	8.81%	$2.00B	38.83	$2.91B	5.95
ZIP	ZIPRECRUITER INC	$1.89	N/A	N/A	-5.11x	-8.91x	0.38x	-2.07x	N/A	$3.48M	2.06%	-$77.20M	-0.86	$529.19M	36.39
MAN	MANPOWERGROUP INC	$29.35	N/A	N/A	-101.21x	7.81x	0.08x	0.66x	N/A	-$161.40M	-11.80%	$2.06B	44.20	$2.58B	10.93
HQI	HIREQUEST INC	$10.23	$4.84	111.22%	22.73x	19.48x	4.66x	2.10x	1.51x	$11.99M	8.40%	$68.32M	4.90	$139.33M	14.30
BZ	KANZHUN LTD	$13.52	$47.42	-71.49%	15.33x	1.50x	5.08x	2.14x	0.11x	$660.72M	10.85%	$2.91B	6.47	$5.66B	N/A
TNET	TRINET GROUP INC	$37.80	$38.87	-2.75%	11.81x	8.73x	0.36x	33.11x	0.62x	$234.00M	12.90%	$54.00M	1.13	$748.91M	2.16
PAYX	PAYCHEX INC	$91.70	$44.19	107.49%	20.15x	16.38x	5.19x	8.19x	1.67x	$2.09B	6.35%	$4.01B	11.19	$36.08B	12.56
KFRC	KFORCE INC	$29.92	$22.34	33.95%	15.19x	13.21x	0.40x	4.39x	0.91x	$46.81M	8.85%	$124.60M	7.05	$614.48M	10.93
BBSI	BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC	$29.58	N/A	N/A	13.89x	14.78x	0.61x	3.09x	N/A	$47.18M	6.23%	$241.00M	9.41	$471.50M	5.44
ADP	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	$204.01	$85.85	137.62%	19.54x	18.42x	3.88x	12.85x	2.50x	$4.19B	5.09%	$6.39B	15.83	$84.09B	12.86
RHI	ROBERT HALF INC	$25.29	$20.19	25.28%	19.02x	16.89x	0.47x	2.00x	0.69x	$266.81M	10.54%	$1.28B	12.74	$2.34B	8.48
KELYA	KELLY SERVICES INC	$8.78	N/A	N/A	-1.21x	8.12x	0.07x	0.31x	N/A	$115.10M	37.35%	$976.50M	27.82	$426.48M	-16.72
TBI	TRUEBLUE INC	$4.00	N/A	N/A	-2.48x	-69.93x	0.07x	0.44x	N/A	-$73.72M	-61.75%	$274.56M	9.20	$82.95M	-14.39
NSP	INSPERITY INC	$29.34	N/A	N/A	-154.42x	13.57x	0.16x	24.06x	N/A	-$309.00M	-27.91%	$46.00M	1.22	$817.95M	12.58
NIXX	NIXXY INC	$0.95	N/A	N/A	6.33x	N/A	0.44x	2.27x	N/A	-$6.44M	-31.37%	$10.40M	0.48	$23.71M	-1.44
ATLN	ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.51	N/A	N/A	-1.57x	-5.64x	0.43x	-9.31x	N/A	$3.29M	1.71%	-$22.06M	-0.40	$283.95M	-4.53
BGSF	BGSF INC	$6.34	N/A	N/A	-6.10x	-38.85x	0.75x	1.48x	N/A	$4.00k	0.00%	$48.11M	4.36	$51.49M	-7.74
JOB	GEE GROUP INC	$0.23	N/A	N/A	-0.74x	N/A	0.27x	0.51x	N/A	$453.00k	1.74%	$49.97M	0.46	$9.30M	-0.42
MHH	MASTECH DIGITAL INC	$5.80	$24.63	-76.45%	116.00x	6.38x	0.36x	0.77x	0.08x	$10.76M	15.79%	$89.31M	7.60	$34.67M	9.79
IPDN	PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK INC	$1.17	N/A	N/A	-0.55x	N/A	0.55x	1.02x	N/A	-$2.09M	-58.03%	$11.75M	3.81	$10.60M	-1.71
GLXG	GALAXY PAYROLL GROUP LTD	$2.25	N/A	N/A	-1.14x	N/A	1.15x	1.16x	N/A	-$3.57M	-88.04%	$3.49M	1.93	$67.55k	-0.02
STRR	STAR EQUITY HOLDINGS INC	$9.75	N/A	N/A	-5.27x	15.80x	0.18x	0.55x	N/A	-$8.36M	-26.80%	$65.71M	20.55	$50.47M	-28.39

Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best staffing & employment service stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) 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 Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 27 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

UPWK passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Upwork has seen its stock lose -18.3% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 21 percentage points.

Upwork has an average 1 year price target of $22.90, an upside of 109.32% from Upwork's current stock price of $10.94.

Upwork stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Upwork, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

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

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

KFY passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Korn Ferry has seen its stock lose -8% over the past year, overperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by 31 percentage points.

Korn Ferry has an average 1 year price target of $71.33, an upside of 12.58% from Korn Ferry's current stock price of $63.36.

Korn Ferry stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Korn Ferry, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP)

Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) 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 Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: F, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 4, which is -30 points lower than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34.

ZIP passed 1 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ziprecruiter has seen its stock lose -69.86% over the past year, underperforming other staffing & employment service stocks by -31 percentage points.

Ziprecruiter has an average 1 year price target of $2.75, an upside of 45.5% from Ziprecruiter's current stock price of $1.89.

Ziprecruiter stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ziprecruiter, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 9.33%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 4.14%. 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 177.4% 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 8.18%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 4.14%. 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 -1,263.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)

Kforce (NYSE:KFRC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.25%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 4.14%. Kforce's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kforce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kforce's dividend payout ratio of 79.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are staffing & employment service stocks up?

Staffing & employment service stocks were up 1.89% in the last day, and up 0.15% 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. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) is the most undervalued staffing & employment service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Upwork has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has dropped -18.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 21 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 23 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Trinet Group's stock has dropped -52.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by -14 percentage points.

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) 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.

Korn Ferry has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the staffing & employment service industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Korn Ferry's stock has dropped -8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the staffing & employment service industry by 31 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 33.19% 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), 70.59% are rated C (Hold), 17.65% 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 16.34x.

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Staffing & Employment Service Stocks FAQ

1. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

2. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

3. Ziprecruiter (NYSE:ZIP)

1. Robert Half (NYSE:RHI)

2. Insperity (NYSE:NSP)

3. Kforce (NYSE:KFRC)

1. Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK)

2. Trinet Group (NYSE:TNET)

3. Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY)

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