RHI vs AMN vs KELYA Stock Comparison

Robert Half, Amn Healthcare Services and Kelly Services Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RHI Robert Half Inc.
$44.76 +23.9% 1M +70.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
36.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
5.27%
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
KELYA Kelly Services Inc
$16.84 +7.1% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$529.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.06B
Div. yield
1.69%
Staffing Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Amn Healthcare Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amn Healthcare Services 7, Kelly Services 3, Robert Half 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHIAMNKELYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.58B $1.77B $529.38M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.7x 17.0x -2.1x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.2x 14.4x 14.9x AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.9% +24.0% -9.6% AMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 3.1% -6.7% AMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.7% -8.5% AMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x -1.1x KELYA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.27% — 1.69% RHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.9% +132.6% +50.2% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr -15.5%/yr -2.9%/yr KELYA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.8% 64.1% 42.2% KELYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 69/100 33/100 AMN

Percentile Scorecard

RHIAMNKELYA

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

AxisRHIAMNKELYA
Valuation 48 #59 of 113 97 #4 of 113 55 #51 of 113
Growth 9 #88 of 97 56 #43 of 97 8 #89 of 97
Profitability 51 #46 of 93 70 #29 of 93 26 #69 of 93
Financial Health 48 #66 of 126 54 #58 of 126 62 #49 of 126
Shareholder Returns 61 #27 of 67 – 15 #57 of 67
Overall 43 69 33
  • RHI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • AMN ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • KELYA ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHIAMNKELYASPY
1 month +23.9%+24.9%+7.1% -2.3%
3 months +15.6%+38.9%+12.2% -0.7%
6 months +69.7%+121.0%+72.7% +4.8%
Year to date +64.8%+190.5%+91.4% +10.3%
1 year +70.9%+132.6%+50.2% +10.3%
3 years -41.4%-31.8%-10.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -16.3%-12.0%-3.7% +20.1%
5 years -61.6%-57.0%-13.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -17.4%-15.5%-2.9% +10.1%
10 years +19.8%+43.5%-10.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year +1.8%+3.7%-1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRHIAMNKELYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.8%64.1%42.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.9%54.9%46.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.710.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.152.071.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-88.1%-67.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-6.6%-2.5% -3.5%
52-week high $45.90$49.05$17.28 $779.14
52-week low $21.86$15.10$8.08 $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.

MultipleRHIAMNKELYA
P/E now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 21.8x 17.0xmedian 21.8x -2.1xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 12.3x 6.2xmedian 12.3x -11.4xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 14.2x 4.0xmedian 14.2x 25.8xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.04median 1.00 -0.55median 1.00 0.09median 1.00

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 monthsRHIAMNKELYA
Revenue $5.30B $3.43B $4.06B
Gross profit $1.98B $954.26M $799.40M
Operating income $71.91M $199.82M -$91.80M
Net income $121.73M $104.92M -$273.40M
Free cash flow $209.23M $439.13M $20.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.21 $2.64 $-7.77
Cash & equivalents $321.29M $361.84M $24.20M
Total debt – $742.94M $78.10M
Shares (diluted) 100.31M 39.73M 35.20M
Enterprise value $3.19B $763.62M $416.48M

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
MetricRHIAMNKELYA
P/E 36.7x 17.0x -2.1x
P/FCF 21.9x 4.0x 25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 3.8x 19.5x
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 0.1x
P/B 3.8x 2.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 29.3x 6.2x -11.4x
EV/EBIT 59.2x 10.8x -6.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 0.1x
EV/FCF 20.4x 4.9x 28.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 4.6x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.04 -0.55 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKELYA
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.9% 24.0% -9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -7.8% -6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% 15.4% -13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -13.2% -9.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -39.3% 168.5% -335.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.0% -25.0% -58.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.7% 135.2% -4,310%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -31.0% -23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.9% 134.1% -4,372%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -31.2% -25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% 51.5% -76.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 0.0% 28.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.6% 71.9% -80.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 4.8% 28.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKELYA
Gross margin 37.3% 27.8% 19.7%
EBITDA margin 2.7% 10.1% -1.3%
Operating margin 1.4% 5.8% -2.3%
Pretax margin 3.7% 4.8% -2.4%
Net margin 2.3% 3.1% -6.7%
FCF margin 3.9% 12.8% 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 13.7% 0.7%
Return on equity 10.1% 14.4% -28.0%
Return on assets 4.3% 4.2% -12.1%
Return on invested capital – 8.7% -8.5%
Return on capital employed 5.1% 11.7% -6.6%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.4x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 4.5x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKELYA
Debt / assets – 31.4% 3.4%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x -1.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 68.6% 56.9%
Equity / assets 42.4% 31.4% 43.1%
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.20 2.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKELYA
Dividend yield 5.3% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 5.4% – 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -4.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 53.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -11.9%

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.

ConsensusRHIAMNKELYA
Forward P/E 33.2xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +133.8%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.6% -69.8% +70.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +28.0%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -28.4% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHIAMNKELYA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 83.1%
Institutions holding 444 286 168
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +8.0% +7.9%
Institutions buying 270 182 96
Institutions selling 117 76 46
Buyers to sellers 2.31 2.39 2.09

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.

RHIAMNKELYA
RHI 1.00 0.26 0.49
AMN 0.26 1.00 0.25
KELYA 0.49 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHI, AMN and KELYA?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robert Half (RHI) $4.58B, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.77B, Kelly Services (KELYA) $529.38M.

Which stock is cheaper, RHI, AMN and KELYA?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robert Half (RHI) 36.7x, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 17.0x, Kelly Services (KELYA) -2.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) is cheapest (Robert Half (RHI) 33.2x, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 14.4x, Kelly Services (KELYA) 14.9x). 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: Robert Half (RHI) -2.9%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) has the highest net margin (Robert Half (RHI) 2.3%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -6.7%). On return on invested capital, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) leads (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Robert Half (RHI) +70.9%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +132.6%, Kelly Services (KELYA) +50.2%. Over five years, Kelly Services (KELYA) compounded fastest (Robert Half (RHI) -17.4%/yr, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -15.5%/yr, Kelly Services (KELYA) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Robert Half (RHI) has the highest dividend yield: Robert Half (RHI) 5.27%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 1.69%. Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kelly Services (KELYA) has been the steadiest (Robert Half (RHI) 61.8%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.1%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.