AMN vs BBSI vs RHI Stock Comparison

Amn Healthcare Services, Barrett Business Services and Robert Half Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RHI Robert Half Inc.
$45.90 +22.8% 1M +56.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.49B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Amn Healthcare Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amn Healthcare Services 6, Barrett Business Services 2, Robert Half 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMNBBSIRHILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $812.25M $4.49B RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 23.2x 39.1x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 23.7x 35.3x AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +5.6% -4.9% AMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 2.8% 2.2% AMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +140.8% -20.3% +56.8% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr +10.3%/yr -16.4%/yr BBSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.3% 42.5% 61.6% BBSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 51/100 42/100 AMN

Percentile Scorecard

AMNBBSIRHI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMNBBSIRHI
Valuation 96 #6 of 112 57 #49 of 112 46 #61 of 112
Growth 57 #42 of 96 37 #61 of 96 3 #93 of 96
Profitability 69 #30 of 93 44 #53 of 93 49 #48 of 93
Financial Health 54 #58 of 126 55 #57 of 126 48 #66 of 126
Shareholder Returns – 62 #26 of 67 65 #24 of 67
Overall 69 51 42
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BBSI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RHI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMNBBSIRHISPY
1 month +41.8%+1.9%+22.8% -1.0%
3 months +46.1%-16.4%+30.0% +2.9%
6 months +136.2%+9.0%+79.2% +6.4%
Year to date +205.0%-8.3%+69.0% +11.4%
1 year +140.8%-20.3%+56.8% +13.1%
3 years -35.1%+51.3%-36.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -13.4%+14.8%-14.0% +21.5%
5 years -50.2%+63.0%-59.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.0%+10.3%-16.4% +10.9%
10 years +44.1%+195.3%+18.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.7%+11.4%+1.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMNBBSIRHISPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.3%42.5%61.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.6%53.0%49.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.200.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.19-0.480.92 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-45.4%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-20.9%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $48.07$42.00$45.90 $779.14
52-week low $15.10$26.83$21.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMNBBSIRHI
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 21.0x 23.1xmedian 21.0x 40.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.3x 12.0xmedian 12.3x 50.5xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 15.1x 51.5xmedian 15.1x 21.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.57median 1.02 -3.93median 1.02 -1.02median 1.02

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMNBBSIRHI
Revenue $3.43B $1.27B $5.29B
Gross profit $954.26M $253.07M $1.95B
Operating income $199.82M $52.24M $10.65M
Net income $104.92M $35.08M $114.78M
Free cash flow $439.13M $15.52M $215.06M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $1.42 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $361.84M $27.04M $324.71M
Total debt $3.10B – –
Shares (diluted) 39.73M 24.71M 100.31M
Enterprise value $903.24M $385.55M $3.06B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMNBBSIRHI
P/E 17.9x 23.1x 40.0x
P/FCF 4.2x 51.5x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 21.8x 18.3x
P/S 0.5x 0.6x 0.9x
P/B 2.5x 3.9x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.9x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 12.0x 50.5x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 14.0x 410.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 5.1x 47.1x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 20.0x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.57 -3.93 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMNBBSIRHI
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 5.6% -4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 5.9% -8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% -3.3% -8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 2.3% -12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.5% -17.0% -93.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% -3.1% -74.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% -34.9% -35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -9.2% -40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.1% -30.9% -35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% -5.9% -39.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% 854.5% -25.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -4.5% -29.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.9% 234.5% -24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -18.5% -32.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMNBBSIRHI
Gross margin 27.8% 20.0% 36.8%
EBITDA margin 10.1% 4.8% 1.6%
Operating margin 5.8% 4.1% 0.2%
Pretax margin 4.8% 4.8% 3.5%
Net margin 3.1% 2.8% 2.2%
FCF margin 12.8% 1.2% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 2.9% 4.8%
Return on equity 14.4% 17.1% 9.4%
Return on assets 4.2% 4.7% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 8.7% – –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 15.4% 0.8%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.7x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 1.0x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMNBBSIRHI
Debt / assets 31.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 1.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 71.4% 57.8%
Equity / assets 31.4% 28.6% 42.2%
Interest coverage 5.6x 312.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.24 3.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMNBBSIRHI
Dividend yield – 1.0% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – 7.2% 0.6%
Shareholder yield – 8.1% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMNBBSIRHI
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 23.7xFY2026 35.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $1.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.8%FY2026 -32.7%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -69.8% +37.9% +54.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $1.34BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -28.4% +8.8% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMNBBSIRHI
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 286 198 443
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying 182 111 269
Institutions selling 76 55 117
Buyers to sellers 2.39 2.02 2.30

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMNBBSIRHI
AMN 1.00 0.29 0.26
BBSI 0.29 1.00 0.34
RHI 0.26 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMN, BBSI and RHI?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.91B, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) $812.25M, Robert Half (RHI) $4.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMN, BBSI and RHI?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 18.2x, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 23.2x, Robert Half (RHI) 39.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) is cheapest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 15.1x, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 23.7x, Robert Half (RHI) 35.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) +5.6%, Robert Half (RHI) -4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) has the highest net margin (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 2.8%, Robert Half (RHI) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +140.8%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) -20.3%, Robert Half (RHI) +56.8%. Over five years, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) compounded fastest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -13.0%/yr, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) +10.3%/yr, Robert Half (RHI) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) has been the steadiest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.3%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 42.5%, Robert Half (RHI) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMN, BBSI and RHI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.