TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI) Key Metrics

NYSE: TBIValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

TBI valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$252.1M
Enterprise value
$413.8M
P/E (TTM)
—
10-yr median 14.9
Forward P/E
11.3
PEG ratio
0.81
Price / sales
0.1
10-yr median 0.4
Price / book
1.2
10-yr median 1.5
EV / EBITDA
88.3
10-yr median 9.9
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.73

TBI key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

TBI valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales−48.0%
0.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.4 (−6.2%)2017: 0.5 (+21.7%)2018: 0.4 (−21.1%)2019: 0.4 (+11.0%)2020: 0.4 (−10.0%)2021: 0.5 (+26.0%)2022: 0.3 (−35.6%)2023: 0.3 (−13.3%)2024: 0.2 (−35.8%)2025: 0.1 (−48.0%)
20162025
Price / book−38.5%
0.5
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 2.0 (+0.3%)2017: 2.1 (+5.1%)2018: 1.5 (−26.2%)2019: 1.5 (−0.6%)2020: 1.5 (+0.4%)2021: 2.0 (+31.5%)2022: 1.3 (−33.6%)2023: 1.0 (−20.5%)2024: 0.8 (−23.4%)2025: 0.5 (−38.5%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield−38.0 pts
−54.3%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 22.7% (+17.5 pts)2017: 6.8% (−15.8 pts)2018: 12.1% (+5.3 pts)2019: 7.0% (−5.1 pts)2020: 19.0% (+11.9 pts)2021: −1.5% (−20.5 pts)2022: 13.7% (+15.2 pts)2023: 0.7% (−13.0 pts)2024: −16.3% (−17.0 pts)2025: −54.3% (−38.0 pts)
20162025

TBI valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

TBI returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

TBI debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

TBI cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

TBI price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

TBI key metrics

2016–2025
TrueBlue, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$135.8M$253.5M$480.4M$654.9M$980.5M$661.0M$942.6M$896.1M$1.14B$1.03B
Enterprise value$281.9M$297.5M$479.9M$645.4M$997.6M$667.2M$985.3M$929.1M$1.23B$1.13B
P/E ratio———10.515.9—14.913.620.6—
Price / sales0.10.20.30.30.50.40.40.40.50.4
Price / book0.50.81.01.32.01.51.51.52.12.0
Price / free cash flow——138.17.3—5.314.28.214.64.4
Price / operating cash flow——13.85.448.04.310.07.111.43.9
EV / sales0.20.20.30.30.50.40.40.40.50.4
EV / EBITDA——41.96.39.820.69.58.19.933.7
EV / free cash flow——138.07.2—5.314.88.615.84.9
Earnings yield−35.3%−49.6%−3.0%9.5%6.3%−21.5%6.7%7.3%4.9%−1.5%
Free cash flow yield−54.3%−16.3%0.7%13.7%−1.5%19.0%7.0%12.1%6.8%22.7%
Dividend yield—————0.1%0.1%—0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)0.8%9.3%8.0%10.0%2.0%8.4%4.5%4.3%3.5%0.8%
Share price at fiscal year-end$4.55$8.40$15.34$19.58$27.67$18.69$24.06$22.25$27.50$24.65
Per share
Revenue per share$54.14$51.94$60.87$67.40$61.34$52.21$60.46$62.05$60.54$66.04
Earnings per share−$1.61−$4.17−$0.45$1.86$1.74−$4.01$1.61$1.63$1.34−$0.37
Operating cash flow per share−$1.94−$0.57$1.11$3.60$0.58$4.31$2.41$3.12$2.41$6.28
Free cash flow per share−$2.47−$1.37$0.11$2.69−$0.41$3.55$1.70$2.70$1.88$5.59
Cash per share$0.82$0.75$1.98$2.15$1.41$1.77$0.96$1.17$0.69$0.84
Book value per share$9.20$10.45$14.62$14.84$13.92$12.36$15.98$14.69$13.39$12.61
Tangible book value per share$7.17$9.44$11.60$11.55$13.19$8.86$8.03$6.52$5.39$4.21
Dividends per share—————$0.03$0.03—$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.53$0.80$1.00$0.92$0.99$0.77$0.72$0.42$0.53$0.70
Debt per share$5.72$2.20$1.96$1.87$1.89$1.94$2.05$1.99$2.87$3.30
Shares outstanding29.8M30.2M31.3M33.4M35.4M35.4M39.2M40.3M41.4M41.6M
Change in shares outstanding−1.1%−3.6%−6.4%−5.6%+0.2%−9.7%−2.7%−2.8%−0.5%+0.1%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−16.3%−32.5%−3.0%12.6%13.3%−26.7%10.4%11.5%10.3%−2.8%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−5.4%−17.9%−4.0%12.3%12.0%−24.8%9.2%10.1%8.7%−1.9%
Return on assets (ROA)−7.3%−16.0%−1.5%6.1%6.1%−13.4%5.6%5.9%5.0%−1.3%
Return on tangible assets−8.3%−19.5%−1.8%6.8%6.1%−16.6%7.6%8.4%7.1%−2.0%
Free cash flow margin−4.6%−2.6%0.2%4.0%−0.7%6.8%2.8%4.3%3.1%8.5%
Income quality (OCF / net income)———1.940.33—1.501.911.80—
Financial health
Total debt$170.6M$66.5M$61.3M$62.6M$67.0M$68.7M$80.3M$80.0M$118.8M$137.6M
Cash & short-term investments$24.5M$22.5M$61.9M$72.1M$49.9M$62.5M$37.6M$47.0M$28.8M$35.0M
Net debt$146.1M$44.0M−$549,000−$9.5M$17.1M$6.2M$42.7M$33.0M$90.0M$102.7M
Debt / equity0.620.210.130.130.140.160.130.140.210.26
Debt / assets0.270.100.070.060.060.070.070.070.110.12
Net debt / EBITDA——−0.05−0.090.170.190.410.290.733.06
Current ratio2.151.731.741.771.721.411.831.912.021.70
Quick ratio2.151.731.631.771.721.411.831.912.021.70
Interest coverage-26.7-18.8-5.458.612.7-0.523.815.114.1-2.4
Working capital$159.1M$117.0M$150.9M$187.3M$186.5M$109.9M$190.9M$204.3M$215.9M$176.7M
Invested capital$420.6M$359.4M$457.3M$486.8M$510.2M$443.4M$668.7M$624.5M$644.8M$627.8M
Tangible asset value$214.0M$285.0M$363.2M$386.3M$467.4M$313.4M$314.8M$262.7M$223.5M$175.3M
Net current asset value−$66.5M−$82.9M−$86.5M−$92.9M−$95.1M−$164.5M−$88.4M−$93.6M−$125.9M−$177.5M
Graham number———$24.93$23.34—$24.06$23.23$20.08—
Graham net-net per share−$5.29−$5.65−$5.43−$6.18−$6.14−$7.44−$5.30−$5.21−$5.90−$7.34
Capital allocation
Dividends paid—————$922,000$1.3M—$0$0
Share buybacks (net)$1.1M$23.6M$38.3M$65.4M$19.9M$54.8M$41.0M$38.2M$39.8M$8.6M
Dividend payout ratio——————2.1%—0.0%—
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow———72.8%—44.4%63.8%35.2%51.1%3.7%
Capex / revenue1.0%1.5%1.6%1.4%1.6%1.5%1.2%0.7%0.9%1.1%
Capex / operating cash flow——90.0%25.4%171.3%17.7%29.7%13.6%22.0%11.1%
Capex / depreciation0.540.821.211.051.270.840.750.420.480.62
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.4%0.5%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.5%0.4%0.6%0.3%0.3%
SG&A / revenue23.3%26.6%25.6%22.2%21.4%22.1%22.1%22.0%20.4%19.9%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding52.556.756.555.854.963.654.653.352.954.4
Days of inventory on hand——5.9—0.00.0———0.0
Days payables outstanding11.716.017.317.015.316.513.611.711.912.0
Cash conversion cycle (days)40.840.745.038.839.647.241.041.641.042.4
Receivables turnover6.956.446.466.546.655.746.686.856.906.70
Payables turnover31.1622.7621.0521.4823.7922.1626.8131.3130.7630.35
Inventory turnover——61.86—1,613,302,000.001,405,715,000.00———4,141,844,000.00
Asset turnover2.461.991.992.202.161.742.102.252.242.27
Average receivables$232.4M$243.5M$294.9M$344.6M$326.9M$321.8M$354.4M$364.8M$363.4M$410.3M
Average payables$40.9M$51.0M$66.5M$76.9M$67.8M$63.4M$65.2M$58.6M$60.9M$68.2M
Average inventory——$22.6M—$1$1——$0$0
Intangibles / total assets9.5%4.5%10.5%10.8%2.5%12.6%27.4%29.5%29.9%31.0%

Computed from TBI's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 18, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

TBI valuation and financial ratios

TrueBlue earned a return on equity of −16.3% and a return on invested capital of −5.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $170.6 million of debt and $24.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $146.1 million. It returned $1.1 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $1.1 million in share buybacks. The share count fell 28.3% from 41.6M to 29.8M over 9 years.

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TBI key metrics FAQ

What is TrueBlue's return on equity?

TrueBlue's return on equity (ROE) was −16.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$48.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $295.0 million.

What is TrueBlue's ROIC?

TrueBlue's return on invested capital was −5.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does TrueBlue have?

TrueBlue had total debt of $170.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

Does TrueBlue buy back its shares?

Yes. TrueBlue spent $1.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.1% over the year, to 29.8M..

What is TrueBlue's free cash flow yield?

TrueBlue generated -$73.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −54.3% on its market value at year-end ($135.8 million).

What is TrueBlue's current ratio?

TrueBlue's current ratio was 2.15 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.15 times current liabilities.

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