RHI vs BBSI vs RCMT Stock Comparison

Robert Half, Barrett Business Services and Rcm Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RHI Robert Half Inc.
$42.78 +15.9% 1M +55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
5.52%
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$35.90 -12.9% 1M +58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$254.45M
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 7, Robert Half 2, Barrett Business Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHIBBSIRCMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.38B $779.00M $254.45M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.2x 22.5x 14.9x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.7x 23.1x 12.2x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.9% +5.6% +9.6% RCMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 2.8% 5.2% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 27.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.52% 0.99% 0.00% RHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.8% -19.7% +58.5% RCMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.7%/yr +9.6%/yr +43.2%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.8% 42.5% 55.7% BBSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 51/100 70/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

RHIBBSIRCMT

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

AxisRHIBBSIRCMT
Valuation 47 #60 of 113 62 #44 of 113 60 #46 of 113
Growth 3 #93 of 96 36 #62 of 96 64 #35 of 96
Profitability 50 #46 of 91 43 #52 of 91 91 #9 of 91
Financial Health 47 #65 of 122 55 #55 of 122 65 #44 of 122
Shareholder Returns 66 #23 of 66 59 #28 of 66 –
Overall 43 51 70
  • RHI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BBSI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHIBBSIRCMTSPY
1 month +15.9%+5.8%-12.9% +0.7%
3 months +14.8%-19.0%+26.1% +3.7%
6 months +60.8%+2.6%+14.7% +7.1%
Year to date +57.5%-10.6%+75.6% +12.8%
1 year +55.8%-19.7%+58.5% +11.9%
3 years -42.2%+45.4%+83.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -16.7%+13.3%+22.3% +22.8%
5 years -62.2%+57.9%+501.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -17.7%+9.6%+43.2% +10.9%
10 years +16.6%+186.9%+414.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.5%+11.1%+17.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRHIBBSIRCMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.8%42.5%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.7%53.0%47.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.200.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.90-0.461.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-45.4%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-21.2%-14.6% -1.2%
52-week high $45.90$41.05$42.02 $779.14
52-week low $21.86$26.83$17.55 $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.

MultipleRHIBBSIRCMT
P/E now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 21.9x 22.5xmedian 21.9x 14.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 46.8xmedian 11.9x 11.7xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 14.4x 50.2xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 3.8xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.95median 0.97 -3.83median 0.97 1.90median 0.97

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 monthsRHIBBSIRCMT
Revenue $5.29B $1.27B $328.75M
Gross profit $1.95B $253.07M $90.05M
Operating income $10.65M $52.24M $26.47M
Net income $114.78M $35.08M $17.05M
Free cash flow $215.06M $15.52M –
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $1.42 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $324.71M $27.04M $6.59M
Total debt – – $113.61M
Shares (diluted) 100.31M 24.71M 7.19M
Enterprise value $2.95B $352.30M $238.16M

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
MetricRHIBBSIRCMT
P/E 37.2x 22.5x 14.9x
P/FCF 20.4x 50.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 21.3x –
P/S 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
P/B 3.6x 3.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 3.8x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 46.8x 11.7x –
EV/EBIT 380.7x 13.6x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 18.9x 45.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 19.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.95 -3.83 1.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHIBBSIRCMT
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.9% 5.6% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 5.9% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.0% -3.3% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 2.3% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.6% -17.0% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.8% -3.1% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.5% -34.9% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.4% -9.2% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.4% -30.9% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.2% -5.9% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -25.6% 854.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.4% -4.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 234.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -18.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHIBBSIRCMT
Gross margin 36.8% 20.0% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 1.6% 4.8% –
Operating margin 0.2% 4.1% 8.1%
Pretax margin 3.5% 4.8% 7.1%
Net margin 2.2% 2.8% 5.2%
FCF margin 4.1% 1.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 2.9% –
Return on equity 9.4% 17.1% 36.1%
Return on assets 4.1% 4.7% 12.7%
Return on invested capital – – 27.1%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 15.4% 32.3%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.7x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.8% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHIBBSIRCMT
Debt / assets – – 17.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 71.4% 63.6%
Equity / assets 42.2% 28.6% 36.4%
Interest coverage – 312.8x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.6x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.37 5.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHIBBSIRCMT
Dividend yield 5.5% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 7.3% –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 8.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusRHIBBSIRCMT
Forward P/E 31.7xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $1.40FY2026 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 -32.7%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.6% +37.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $1.34BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +8.8% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHIBBSIRCMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.6% 39.2%
Institutions holding 444 198 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +1.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 270 111 41
Institutions selling 117 55 29
Buyers to sellers 2.31 2.02 1.41

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.

RHIBBSIRCMT
RHI 1.00 0.34 0.07
BBSI 0.34 1.00 0.11
RCMT 0.07 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHI, BBSI and RCMT?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robert Half (RHI) $4.38B, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) $779.00M, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $254.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, RHI, BBSI and RCMT?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robert Half (RHI) 37.2x, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 22.5x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (Robert Half (RHI) 31.7x, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 23.1x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Robert Half (RHI) -4.9%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) +5.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has the highest net margin (Robert Half (RHI) 2.2%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 2.8%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rcm Technologies (RCMT) returned the most: Robert Half (RHI) +55.8%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) -19.7%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +58.5%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (Robert Half (RHI) -17.7%/yr, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) +9.6%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +43.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Robert Half (RHI) has the highest dividend yield: Robert Half (RHI) 5.52%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 0.99%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%. Rcm Technologies (RCMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) has been the steadiest (Robert Half (RHI) 61.8%, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 42.5%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 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.