Robert Half Inc Financials
This page shows Robert Half Inc (RHI) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 18 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).
A narrowing gross spread against only slowly shrinking overhead is turning a moderate sales slowdown into a much steeper earnings squeeze.
From FY2022 to FY2025, the business lost margin in two places at once: gross margin fell from42.8% to37.2% , and SG&A stayed heavy relative to the smaller revenue base. That combination means the company does not simply earn less when demand softens; a thinner spread is now covering roughly the same operating structure, which explains why operating profit compressed much faster than sales.
Cash conversion is still stronger than accounting profit: in FY2025, operating cash flow was
Capital returns are pressing harder on the balance sheet: FY2025 dividends paid were
Financial Health Signals
Based on FY2025 annual data, averaged across the last 3 years for performance metrics (most-recent year weighted highest). How this score is calculated →
Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Robert Half Inc's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.
Robert Half Inc has an operating margin of 1.4%, meaning the company retains $1 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This results in a moderate score of 30/100, indicating healthy but not exceptional operating efficiency. This is down from 4.2% the prior year.
Robert Half Inc's revenue declined 7.2% year-over-year, from $5.8B to $5.4B. This contraction results in a growth score of 20/100.
Robert Half Inc carries a low D/E ratio of 1.24, meaning only $1.24 of long-term debt for every $1 of shareholders' equity. This conservative leverage earns a score of 77/100, indicating a strong balance sheet with room for future borrowing.
Robert Half Inc's current ratio of 1.53 is below the typical benchmark, resulting in a score of 26/100. This tight liquidity could limit financial flexibility if cash inflows slow.
Robert Half Inc has a free cash flow margin of 5.0%, earning a moderate score of 40/100. The company generates positive cash flow after capital investments, but with room for improvement.
Robert Half Inc's ROE of 10.4% shows moderate profitability relative to equity, earning a score of 46/100. This is down from 18.3% the prior year.
Robert Half Inc scores 3.24, well above the 2.99 safe threshold. This indicates low bankruptcy risk based on profitability, leverage, and asset efficiency.
Robert Half Inc passes 4 of 9 financial strength tests. 3 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, neither operating efficiency signal passes.
For every $1 of reported earnings, Robert Half Inc generates $2.41 in operating cash flow ($320.0M OCF vs $133.0M net income). This indicates profits are well-supported by actual cash generation, not accounting adjustments.
Key Financial Metrics
Earnings & Revenue
Robert Half Inc generated $5.4B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 7.2% from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc's EBITDA was $128.4M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 56.4% from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc reported $133.0M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 47.1% from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc earned $1.33 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 45.5% from the prior year.
Cash & Balance Sheet
Robert Half Inc generated $266.8M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents a decrease of 24.7% from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc held $464.4M in cash against $0 in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.
Robert Half Inc paid $2.36 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 11.3% from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc had 101M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 1.0% from the prior year.
Margins & Returns
Robert Half Inc's gross margin was 37.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is down 1.5 percentage points from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc's operating margin was 1.4% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 2.8 percentage points from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc's net profit margin was 2.5% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 1.9 percentage points from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc's ROE was 10.4% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is down 7.8 percentage points from the prior year.
Capital Allocation
Robert Half Inc spent $92.1M on share buybacks in fiscal year 2025, returning capital to shareholders by reducing shares outstanding. This represents a decrease of 66.6% from the prior year.
Robert Half Inc invested $53.2M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents a decrease of 5.6% from the prior year.
RHI Income Statement
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.3B-0.2% | $1.3B-3.8% | $1.4B-1.1% | $1.4B+1.3% | $1.4B-2.2% | $1.4B-5.6% | $1.5B-0.5% | $1.5B |
| Cost of Revenue | $820.3M+0.9% | $812.8M-4.4% | $850.2M-1.2% | $860.3M+0.9% | $852.9M+0.8% | $846.3M-5.3% | $893.3M-0.3% | $895.8M |
| Gross Profit | $479.9M-2.0% | $489.6M-2.9% | $504.2M-1.0% | $509.5M+2.1% | $499.0M-6.9% | $536.1M-6.2% | $571.7M-0.9% | $576.7M |
| R&D Expenses | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A Expenses | $443.0M-5.2% | $467.1M-4.8% | $490.6M-3.4% | $507.9M+10.4% | $460.2M-2.4% | $471.6M-7.7% | $511.1M+2.0% | $501.1M |
| Operating Income | $36.9M+64.4% | $22.5M+65.2% | $13.6M+782.3% | $1.5M-96.0% | $38.9M-39.7% | $64.5M+6.4% | $60.6M-19.8% | $75.5M |
| Interest Expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Income Tax | $17.7M+16.4% | $15.2M-27.1% | $20.8M+1.7% | $20.5M+314.9% | $4.9M-76.6% | $21.0M-29.2% | $29.7M+5.0% | $28.3M |
| Net Income | $13.8M-56.6% | $31.8M-26.0% | $42.9M+4.8% | $41.0M+136.1% | $17.4M-68.0% | $54.3M-17.1% | $65.5M-4.0% | $68.2M |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.14 | N/A | $0.43+4.9% | $0.41+141.2% | $0.17 | N/A | $0.64-3.0% | $0.66 |
RHI Balance Sheet
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $2.7B-5.3% | $2.9B+0.3% | $2.8B+0.5% | $2.8B+5.0% | $2.7B-5.5% | $2.9B-4.3% | $3.0B+1.5% | $2.9B |
| Current Assets | $2.0B-7.1% | $2.1B+0.2% | $2.1B+1.8% | $2.1B+5.7% | $2.0B-7.7% | $2.1B-5.6% | $2.3B+1.3% | $2.2B |
| Cash & Equivalents | $278.4M-40.1% | $464.4M+27.1% | $365.3M-4.0% | $380.5M+11.1% | $342.5M-36.3% | $537.6M-5.8% | $570.5M+4.2% | $547.4M |
| Inventory | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Accounts Receivable | $776.4M+3.7% | $748.5M-10.7% | $838.0M+1.3% | $826.9M+5.1% | $786.6M+1.8% | $772.3M-12.8% | $885.4M-0.9% | $893.5M |
| Goodwill | $251.0M-0.2% | $251.5M+0.1% | $251.3M0.0% | $251.2M+5.8% | $237.4M+0.1% | $237.2M-0.3% | $238.0M+0.1% | $237.6M |
| Total Liabilities | $1.5B-6.8% | $1.6B+1.3% | $1.6B+2.6% | $1.5B+9.9% | $1.4B-6.3% | $1.5B-2.1% | $1.5B+3.5% | $1.5B |
| Current Liabilities | $1.3B-8.4% | $1.4B+1.4% | $1.4B+3.2% | $1.3B+11.1% | $1.2B-7.4% | $1.3B-1.9% | $1.3B+3.7% | $1.3B |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Equity | $1.2B-3.5% | $1.3B-0.8% | $1.3B-2.0% | $1.3B-0.1% | $1.3B-4.7% | $1.4B-6.5% | $1.5B-0.4% | $1.5B |
| Retained Earnings | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0-100.0% | $24.9M-76.2% | $104.4M-27.3% | $143.5M |
RHI Cash Flow Statement
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$112.3M-161.5% | $182.5M+135.8% | $77.4M-35.2% | $119.4M+301.2% | -$59.3M-138.3% | $154.8M+19.5% | $129.6M-8.7% | $142.0M |
| Capital Expenditures | $8.5M-27.7% | $11.7M-15.1% | $13.8M-8.9% | $15.2M+22.5% | $12.4M-13.4% | $14.3M-19.8% | $17.8M+43.9% | $12.4M |
| Free Cash Flow | -$120.8M-170.8% | $170.8M+168.7% | $63.6M-39.0% | $104.2M+245.2% | -$71.7M-151.1% | $140.5M+25.7% | $111.8M-13.7% | $129.6M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$3.3M+85.8% | -$23.1M-66.3% | -$13.9M+13.4% | -$16.0M+51.0% | -$32.7M-12.7% | -$29.0M-40.5% | -$20.6M-33.8% | -$15.4M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$67.8M-15.6% | -$58.7M+26.6% | -$80.0M+0.6% | -$80.4M+27.7% | -$111.2M+17.4% | -$134.6M-30.2% | -$103.4M+10.1% | -$115.0M |
| Dividends Paid | $61.7M+5.2% | $58.7M-0.4% | $58.9M-0.8% | $59.4M-3.1% | $61.3M+13.2% | $54.1M+0.2% | $54.0M-1.3% | $54.7M |
| Share Buybacks | $6.1M+25395.8% | $24K-99.9% | $21.1M0.0% | $21.1M-57.8% | $49.9M-38.0% | $80.5M+63.1% | $49.4M-18.2% | $60.3M |
RHI Financial Ratios
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 36.9%-0.7pp | 37.6%+0.4pp | 37.2%+0.0pp | 37.2%+0.3pp | 36.9%-1.9pp | 38.8%-0.2pp | 39.0%-0.1pp | 39.2% |
| Operating Margin | 2.8%+1.1pp | 1.7%+0.7pp | 1.0%+0.9pp | 0.1%-2.8pp | 2.9%-1.8pp | 4.7%+0.5pp | 4.1%-1.0pp | 5.1% |
| Net Margin | 1.1%-1.4pp | 2.4%-0.7pp | 3.2%+0.2pp | 3.0%+1.7pp | 1.3%-2.7pp | 3.9%-0.5pp | 4.5%-0.2pp | 4.6% |
| Return on Equity | 1.1%-1.4pp | 2.5%-0.9pp | 3.3%+0.2pp | 3.1%+1.8pp | 1.3%-2.6pp | 3.9%-0.5pp | 4.4%-0.2pp | 4.6% |
| Return on Assets | 0.5%-0.6pp | 1.1%-0.4pp | 1.5%+0.1pp | 1.5%+0.8pp | 0.6%-1.3pp | 1.9%-0.3pp | 2.2%-0.1pp | 2.3% |
| Current Ratio | 1.55+0.0 | 1.53-0.0 | 1.55-0.0 | 1.57-0.1 | 1.650.0 | 1.66-0.1 | 1.72-0.0 | 1.76 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 1.20-0.0 | 1.24+0.0 | 1.21+0.1 | 1.16+0.1 | 1.05-0.0 | 1.07+0.0 | 1.02+0.0 | 0.98 |
| FCF Margin | -9.3%-22.4pp | 13.1%+8.4pp | 4.7%-2.9pp | 7.6%+12.9pp | -5.3%-15.5pp | 10.2%+2.5pp | 7.6%-1.2pp | 8.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Robert Half Inc's annual revenue?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) reported $5.4B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a -7.2% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.
How fast is Robert Half Inc's revenue growing?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) revenue declined by 7.2% year-over-year, from $5.8B to $5.4B in fiscal year 2025.
Is Robert Half Inc profitable?
Yes, Robert Half Inc (RHI) reported a net income of $133.0M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 2.5%.
What is Robert Half Inc's EBITDA?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had EBITDA of $128.4M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
What is Robert Half Inc's gross margin?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had a gross margin of 37.2% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.
What is Robert Half Inc's operating margin?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had an operating margin of 1.4% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.
What is Robert Half Inc's net profit margin?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had a net profit margin of 2.5% in fiscal year 2025, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.
Does Robert Half Inc pay dividends?
Yes, Robert Half Inc (RHI) paid $2.36 per share in dividends during fiscal year 2025.
What is Robert Half Inc's return on equity (ROE)?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) has a return on equity of 10.4% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company generates profit from shareholder equity.
What is Robert Half Inc's free cash flow?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) generated $266.8M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2025. This represents a -24.7% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.
What is Robert Half Inc's operating cash flow?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) generated $320.0M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2025, representing cash generated from core business activities.
What are Robert Half Inc's total assets?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had $2.9B in total assets as of fiscal year 2025, including both current and long-term assets.
What are Robert Half Inc's capital expenditures?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) invested $53.2M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.
What is Robert Half Inc's current ratio?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had a current ratio of 1.53 as of fiscal year 2025, which is generally considered healthy.
What is Robert Half Inc's debt-to-equity ratio?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24 as of fiscal year 2025, measuring the company's financial leverage by comparing total debt to shareholder equity.
What is Robert Half Inc's return on assets (ROA)?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) had a return on assets of 4.7% for fiscal year 2025, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.
What is Robert Half Inc's Altman Z-Score?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) has an Altman Z-Score of 3.24, placing it in the Safe Zone (low bankruptcy risk). The Z-Score combines five financial ratios (working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, market capitalization, and revenue relative to total assets) to predict the likelihood of bankruptcy. Scores above 2.99 indicate financial safety while scores below 1.81 suggest financial distress. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
What is Robert Half Inc's Piotroski F-Score?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) has a Piotroski F-Score of 4 out of 9, indicating neutral financial health. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
Are Robert Half Inc's earnings high quality?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) has an earnings quality ratio of 2.41x, considered cash-backed (high quality). This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.
How financially healthy is Robert Half Inc?
Robert Half Inc (RHI) scores 40 out of 100 on our Financial Profile, indicating moderate overall financial health. This composite score evaluates six dimensions: profitability (operating margin), revenue growth, leverage (debt-to-equity), liquidity (current ratio), cash flow quality (free cash flow margin), and shareholder returns (return on equity). Each dimension is normalized against standard financial benchmarks. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.