Kelly (KELYA) is a public company. We’ve been helping organizations find the people they need longer than any other company in the world. Since inventing the staffing industry in 1946, we have become experts in the many industries and markets we serve. With a network of suppliers and partners around the world, we connect more than 450,000 people with work every year. Founded in 1946. It has 20,124 employees. Annual revenue is $4.3B.

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to Kelly Services' second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. All parties will be on listen only until the question and-answer-portion of the presentation. Today's call is being recorded at the request of Kelly Services. If anyone has any objections, you may disconnect at this time. I would now like to turn the meeting over to your host, Mr. Scott Thomas, Kelly's Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Scott Thomas — Head of Investor Relations

Good morning, and welcome to Kelly's second quarter conference call. With me today are Kelly's Chief Executive Officer, Chris Layden, and our Chief Financial Officer, Troy Anderson. Before we begin, I'll remind you that the comments made during today's call, including the Q&A session, may include forward-looking statements about our expectations for future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those suggested by our comments. We do not assume any obligation to update the statements made on this call. Please refer to our SEC filings for a description of the risk factors that could influence the company's actual future performance. In addition, we'll discuss certain data on a reported and on an adjusted basis. Discussion of items on an adjusted basis are non-GAAP financial measures designed to give insight into certain trends in our operations. For more information regarding non-GAAP measures and other required disclosures, please refer to our earnings press release, presentation, and once filed, Form 10-Q, all of which can be accessed through our investor relations website at ir.kellyservices.com. I'll turn the call over to Chris.

Chris Layden — CEO

Thank you, Scott, and good morning, everyone. It's great to be with all of you. In the second quarter, we measurably exceeded our guidance for both total company revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin. These results were driven primarily by positive momentum from our growth and efficiency