AMN vs RHI vs STRR Stock Comparison

Amn Healthcare Services, Robert Half and Star Equity Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RHI Robert Half Inc.
$41.96 +13.8% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amn Healthcare Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Amn Healthcare Services 6, Star Equity Holdings 4, Robert Half 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMNRHISTRRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.82B $4.14B $37.04M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 36.1x -3.4x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 31.1x — AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% -4.9% +52.2% STRR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 2.2% -5.3% AMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% — -9.7% AMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — -0.8x STRR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.5% +43.2% -8.7% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr -17.9%/yr -9.4%/yr STRR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.2% 62.0% 38.4% STRR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 45/100 49/100 AMN

Percentile Scorecard

AMNRHISTRR

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

AxisAMNRHISTRR
Valuation 95 #7 of 112 50 #57 of 112 40 #34 of 56
Growth 57 #42 of 96 2 #94 of 96 12 #46 of 52
Profitability 66 #32 of 91 50 #46 of 91 19 #40 of 49
Financial Health 54 #58 of 125 48 #66 of 125 73 #16 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 74 #18 of 67 100 #1 of 41
Overall 68 45 49
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RHI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • STRR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMNRHISTRRSPY
1 month +35.1%+13.8%-1.3% -0.2%
3 months +34.9%+6.4%-7.3% +3.9%
6 months +123.4%+52.5%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date +196.6%+54.5%-11.1% +12.9%
1 year +122.5%+43.2%-8.7% +12.3%
3 years -38.2%-42.5%-36.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.9%-16.9%-13.9% +23.3%
5 years -52.9%-62.7%-39.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.0%-17.9%-9.4% +10.9%
10 years +47.1%+14.1%-32.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.9%+1.3%-3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMNRHISTRRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.2%62.0%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.0%50.1%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.010.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.910.70-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-82.4%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-8.6%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $49.05$45.90$11.81 $779.14
52-week low $15.10$21.86$9.25 $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.

MultipleAMNRHISTRR
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 21.2x 36.5xmedian 21.2x -3.4xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 11.9x 45.9xmedian 11.9x -10.8xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 13.7x 20.0xmedian 13.7x -2.6xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 1.00 -0.93median 1.00 0.04median 0.99

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 monthsAMNRHISTRR
Revenue $3.43B $5.29B $209.75M
Gross profit $954.26M $1.95B $88.19M
Operating income $199.82M $10.65M -$7.14M
Net income $104.92M $114.78M -$9.11M
Free cash flow $439.13M $215.06M -$14.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $1.14 $-2.98
Cash & equivalents $361.84M $324.71M $6.83M
Total debt $3.10B – $14.09M
Shares (diluted) 39.73M 100.31M 3.70M
Enterprise value $809.59M $2.71B -$18.43M

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
MetricAMNRHISTRR
P/E 17.4x 36.5x -3.4x
P/FCF 4.1x 20.0x -2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 16.8x -3.8x
P/S 0.5x 0.8x 0.2x
P/B 2.4x 3.6x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 3.6x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 45.9x -10.8x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 372.8x -5.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 5.0x 18.5x -2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 15.5x -4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 -0.93 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMNRHISTRR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% -4.9% 52.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -8.5% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% -8.0% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -12.0% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.5% -93.6% -183.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% -74.8% -61.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% -35.5% -135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -40.4% -88.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.1% -35.4% -130.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% -39.2% -89.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% -25.6% -472.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -29.4% -90.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.9% -24.5% -651.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -32.0% -123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMNRHISTRR
Gross margin 27.8% 36.8% 42.0%
EBITDA margin 10.1% 1.6% -1.8%
Operating margin 5.8% 0.2% -3.4%
Pretax margin 4.8% 3.5% -3.5%
Net margin 3.1% 2.2% -5.3%
FCF margin 12.8% 4.1% -6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 4.8% -4.6%
Return on equity 14.4% 9.4% -15.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 4.1% -8.4%
Return on invested capital 8.7% – -9.7%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 0.8% -9.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.9x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 2.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMNRHISTRR
Debt / assets 31.4% – 13.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – -0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.7x – -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 57.8% 44.8%
Equity / assets 31.4% 42.2% 55.2%
Interest coverage 5.6x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.22 – -3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMNRHISTRR
Dividend yield – 5.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 9.5%
Shareholder yield – 6.3% 9.5%
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.

ConsensusAMNRHISTRR
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $1.35FY2026 $-1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.8%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -69.8% +49.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $5.51BFY2026 $218.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -28.4% +6.5% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMNRHISTRR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 25.8%
Institutions holding 286 443 27
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.7% +2.6%
Institutions buying 182 269 11
Institutions selling 76 117 6
Buyers to sellers 2.39 2.30 1.83

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.

AMNRHISTRR
AMN 1.00 0.26 -0.03
RHI 0.26 1.00 0.04
STRR -0.03 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMN, RHI and STRR?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.82B, Robert Half (RHI) $4.14B, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) $37.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMN, RHI and STRR?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 17.3x, Robert Half (RHI) 36.1x, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) is cheapest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 14.7x, Robert Half (RHI) 31.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Star Equity Holdings (STRR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Robert Half (RHI) -4.9%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) +52.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) has the highest net margin (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Robert Half (RHI) 2.2%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -5.3%). On return on invested capital, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) leads (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +122.5%, Robert Half (RHI) +43.2%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -8.7%. Over five years, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) compounded fastest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -14.0%/yr, Robert Half (RHI) -17.9%/yr, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) has been the steadiest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.2%, Robert Half (RHI) 62.0%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.