RHI vs AMN vs KFRC Stock Comparison

Robert Half, Amn Healthcare Services and Kforce 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
KFRC Kforce Inc
$58.50 +12.3% 1M +112.3% 1Y
Market cap
$981.81M
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.34B
Div. yield
0.03%
Staffing Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amn Healthcare Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amn Healthcare Services 7, Kforce 3, Robert Half 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHIAMNKFRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $1.91B $981.81M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x 18.2x 26.9x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.3x 15.1x 23.7x AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.9% +24.0% -1.3% AMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 3.1% 2.7% AMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.7% 17.6% KFRC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 1.8x AMN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.8% +140.8% +112.3% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.4%/yr -13.0%/yr -2.1%/yr KFRC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 64.3% 60.8% KFRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 69/100 38/100 AMN

Percentile Scorecard

RHIAMNKFRC

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

AxisRHIAMNKFRC
Valuation 46 #61 of 112 96 #6 of 112 41 #66 of 112
Growth 3 #93 of 96 57 #42 of 96 16 #81 of 96
Profitability 49 #48 of 93 69 #30 of 93 55 #42 of 93
Financial Health 48 #66 of 126 54 #58 of 126 50 #63 of 126
Shareholder Returns 65 #24 of 67 – 27 #49 of 67
Overall 42 69 38
  • RHI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • KFRC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHIAMNKFRCSPY
1 month +22.8%+41.8%+12.3% -1.0%
3 months +30.0%+46.1%+6.2% +2.9%
6 months +79.2%+136.2%+80.5% +6.4%
Year to date +69.0%+205.0%+89.2% +11.4%
1 year +56.8%+140.8%+112.3% +13.1%
3 years -36.4%-35.1%+3.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -14.0%-13.4%+1.0% +21.5%
5 years -59.2%-50.2%-10.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -16.4%-13.0%-2.1% +10.9%
10 years +18.1%+44.1%+200.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.7%+3.7%+11.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRHIAMNKFRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%64.3%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%54.6%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.78-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.922.191.85 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-88.1%-69.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-3.2% -2.5%
52-week high $45.90$48.07$60.41 $779.14
52-week low $21.86$15.10$24.54 $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.

MultipleRHIAMNKFRC
P/E now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 21.0x 17.9xmedian 21.0x 26.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.5xmedian 12.3x 6.5xmedian 12.3x 19.4xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 15.1x 4.2xmedian 15.1x 46.4xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 8.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.02median 1.02 -0.57median 1.02 -2.06median 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 monthsRHIAMNKFRC
Revenue $5.29B $3.43B $1.34B
Gross profit $1.95B $954.26M $371.99M
Operating income $10.65M $199.82M $54.32M
Net income $114.78M $104.92M $36.48M
Free cash flow $215.06M $439.13M $22.56M
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $2.64 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $324.71M $361.84M $330.00K
Total debt – $3.10B $330.00M
Shares (diluted) 100.31M 39.73M 16.98M
Enterprise value $3.06B $903.24M $976.75M

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
MetricRHIAMNKFRC
P/E 40.0x 17.9x 26.9x
P/FCF 21.8x 4.2x 46.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 4.0x 28.9x
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 0.8x
P/B 3.9x 2.5x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 3.8x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 50.5x 6.5x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 410.6x 11.2x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 20.3x 5.1x 51.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 4.8x 31.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.02 -0.57 -2.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKFRC
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.9% 24.0% -1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -7.8% -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.0% 15.4% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -13.2% -7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.6% 168.5% -10.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.8% -25.0% -19.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.5% 135.2% -16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.4% -31.0% -17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.4% 134.1% -13.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.2% -31.2% -13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -25.6% 51.5% -49.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.4% 0.0% -15.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 71.9% -62.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 4.8% -23.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKFRC
Gross margin 36.8% 27.8% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 1.6% 10.1% 4.4%
Operating margin 0.2% 5.8% 4.0%
Pretax margin 3.5% 4.8% 3.8%
Net margin 2.2% 3.1% 2.7%
FCF margin 4.1% 12.8% 1.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 13.7% 2.7%
Return on equity 9.4% 14.4% 30.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 4.2% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 8.7% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 11.7% 19.6%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.4x 3.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 4.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKFRC
Debt / assets – 31.4% 26.1%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.7x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 68.6% 69.9%
Equity / assets 42.2% 31.4% 30.1%
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.24 8.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHIAMNKFRC
Dividend yield 5.1% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 5.7% – 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 74.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 120.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusRHIAMNKFRC
Forward P/E 35.3xFY2026 15.1xFY2026 23.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $3.18FY2026 $2.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +133.8%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.6% -69.8% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.49BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +28.0%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -28.4% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHIAMNKFRC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 443 286 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +8.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 269 182 136
Institutions selling 117 76 71
Buyers to sellers 2.30 2.39 1.92

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.

RHIAMNKFRC
RHI 1.00 0.26 0.57
AMN 0.26 1.00 0.18
KFRC 0.57 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHI, AMN and KFRC?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robert Half (RHI) $4.49B, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.91B, Kforce (KFRC) $981.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, RHI, AMN and KFRC?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robert Half (RHI) 39.1x, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 18.2x, Kforce (KFRC) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) is cheapest (Robert Half (RHI) 35.3x, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 15.1x, Kforce (KFRC) 23.7x). 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) -4.9%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Kforce (KFRC) -1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) has the highest net margin (Robert Half (RHI) 2.2%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Kforce (KFRC) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Kforce (KFRC) leads (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%, Kforce (KFRC) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Robert Half (RHI) +56.8%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +140.8%, Kforce (KFRC) +112.3%. Over five years, Kforce (KFRC) compounded fastest (Robert Half (RHI) -16.4%/yr, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -13.0%/yr, Kforce (KFRC) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Robert Half (RHI) 0.00%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 0.00%, Kforce (KFRC) 0.03%. Robert Half (RHI) and Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kforce (KFRC) has been the steadiest (Robert Half (RHI) 61.6%, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.3%, Kforce (KFRC) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.