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Kelly Services INC (KELYA) stock price history

Every Nasdaq trading session of Kelly Services INC from Mar 17, 1980 to Sep 28, 2026: 11,728 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.

KELYA adjusted close, 1980 to 2026

KELYAKelly Services INC
$16.54+29.0% over one year
1990200020102020
$28.06
All time high, 2018
$17.75
52 week high, $7.85 low
11,728
Daily sessions since 1980

Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1980 to 2026 series and minute bars.

KELYA key facts

  • Kelly Services INC (KELYA) closed at $16.54 on Sep 28, 2026 on Nasdaq.
  • KELYA's all time high close is $28.06, set on Apr 19, 2018; its all time low close is $2.56 on Mar 27, 1980.
  • KELYA's 52 week range is $7.85 to $17.75.
  • KELYA returned +29.0% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and -7.3% over five years.
  • Over ten years KELYA returned -2%, -0.2% a year compounded.
  • KELYA's deepest drawdown was -80.6% from Apr 17, 2007 to Mar 5, 2009.
  • DataCedar holds 11,728 daily sessions of KELYA history from Mar 17, 1980 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.

KELYA price chart, 1980 to 2026

KELYA adjusted close, Mar 17, 1980 to Sep 28, 2026$2.56$10.79$19.02$27.2519801990200020102020
Adjusted daily close. 260 sampled points across the full history; the API serves every session.

KELYA returns

Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.

PeriodReturn
1 month-4.3%
3 months+29.9%
6 months+89.9%
Year to date+91.2%
1 year+29.0%
3 years-3.4%
5 years-7.3%
10 years-1.9%
Since Mar 17, 1980+449.5%
Compound annual growth, 46.5 years+3.7%

KELYA records

Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.

All time high close
$28.06 on Apr 19, 2018
All time low close
$2.56 on Mar 27, 1980
52 week high
$17.75 on Aug 6, 2026
52 week low
$7.85 on Nov 21, 2025
Deepest drawdown
-80.6% from Apr 17, 2007 to Mar 5, 2009, recovered Nov 20, 2017
Best single session
+20.9% on Feb 14, 2022
Worst single session
-51.3% on Aug 1, 1984
Volatility, 1 year annualised
41.4%
Sessions closing higher, 1 year
51%
Growth of 1 since 1980
5.5×
Best calendar year
1985, +115%
Worst calendar year
1984, -39%

KELYA price history by year

Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1980 starts on Mar 17, 1980; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.

YearOpenHighLowCloseReturnVolumeSessions
2026$8.67$17.75$8.23$16.54+91.0%78.2M185
2025$13.52$14.57$7.85$8.66-35.2%86.7M250
2024$20.35$23.94$12.16$13.37-34.5%79.3M252
2023$15.56$20.88$14.22$20.42+30.0%44.5M250
2022$15.37$21.11$12.41$15.71+2.3%45.8M251
2021$18.76$24.58$14.55$15.36-18.0%41.2M252
2020$20.63$20.95$9.23$18.74-8.5%49.8M253
2019$18.17$26.07$18.14$20.49+11.6%35.7M252
2018$24.17$28.68$17.22$18.36-24.0%40.7M251
2017$20.19$27.39$17.79$24.15+20.5%33.7M251
2016$13.70$20.65$12.61$20.04+44.0%30.7M252
2015$14.60$15.56$11.57$13.92-3.9%31.5M252
2014$20.85$22.08$12.55$14.49-31.0%46.7M252
2013$13.34$21.74$12.70$21.00+60.2%36.8M252
2012$11.68$14.85$9.31$13.11+16.8%46.7M250
2011$15.51$18.74$8.81$11.23-26.7%46.9M252
2010$9.86$16.54$8.21$15.33+57.6%41.9M252
2009$10.64$11.52$4.98$9.73-8.3%41.9M252
2008$14.66$18.43$7.62$10.61-28.0%59.8M253
2007$22.34$26.34$14.36$14.72-34.1%58.7M251
2006$19.87$23.37$19.41$22.35+12.2%30.5M251
2005$22.36$23.61$19.02$19.92-11.9%25.1M252
2004$21.13$23.90$18.83$22.61+7.3%19.9M252
2003$17.93$21.94$13.87$21.08+17.5%17.2M252
2002$15.59$21.17$12.92$17.94+14.7%22.5M252
2001$16.69$20.18$12.69$15.64-4.0%14.5M248
2000$16.75$20.01$13.82$16.30-2.0%11.1M252
1999$20.12$21.13$15.14$16.62-18.0%14.8M252
1998$18.63$24.06$15.06$20.28+8.8%12.2M252
1997$16.28$23.88$14.13$18.63+14.4%17.6M253
1996$16.69$19.17$15.23$16.28+0.2%12.6M254
1995$15.81$21.21$14.24$16.26+3.7%28.9M252
1994$15.28$18.11$12.86$15.67+1.6%17.6M252
1993$19.03$19.90$12.16$15.42-19.0%17.1M253
1992$13.43$19.03$11.95$19.03+41.8%13.8M254
1991$13.58$17.61$11.51$13.43-1.9%11.5M253
1990$16.06$16.63$11.15$13.69-14.8%8.7M253
1989$11.93$17.13$10.85$16.06+34.6%11.2M252
1988$12.38$15.14$10.43$11.93-3.7%11.2M253
1987$10.35$15.60$8.62$12.38+20.9%15.3M253
1986$9.72$12.86$9.41$10.24+5.4%9.2M253
1985$4.51$9.72$4.43$9.72+115.3%7.3M252
1984$7.44$7.78$3.18$4.51-39.3%3.3M253
1983$5.18$8.11$5.14$7.44+43.5%3.7M253
1982$5.02$5.85$3.22$5.18+5.7%2.3M253
1981$3.62$5.63$3.57$4.91+35.4%2.1M253
1980$3.01$4.01$2.56$3.62n/a2.7M201

KELYA monthly closes, last 12 months

MonthMonth end closeChange
September 2026$16.54-3.8%
August 2026$17.20+15.9%
July 2026$14.84+20.8%
June 2026$12.28+5.7%
May 2026$11.62+20.0%
April 2026$9.68+10.3%
March 2026$8.78-8.9%
February 2026$9.63-9.3%
January 2026$10.62+22.6%
December 2025$8.66+1.9%
November 2025$8.50-22.2%
October 2025$10.94-14.6%

About the KELYA data

Daily bars. 11,728 sessions from Mar 17, 1980 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per Nasdaq trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.

Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 25, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.

Time and currency. Session dates are Nasdaq trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.

Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Mar 17, 1980, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.

curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/KELYA/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

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