RHI vs CIRC vs TBI Stock Comparison

Robert Half, Circle8 and TrueBlue Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RHI Robert Half Inc.
$44.94 +30.9% 1M +76.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.42B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
5 wins
CIRC Circle8 Group Inc
$0.23 -57.4% 1M -91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$799.87M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
3 wins
TBI TrueBlue, Inc.
$9.76 +9.5% 1M +77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$359.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.78B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Robert Half leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Robert Half 5, Circle8 3, TrueBlue 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHICIRCTBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.42B $16.70M $359.48M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.3x -0.1x -7.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.9% +80.5% +12.4% CIRC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -19.4% -2.6% RHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -7.0% -10.3% CIRC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -15.7x -9.4x CIRC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.4% -91.2% +77.8% TBI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.7%/yr -72.4%/yr -19.5%/yr RHI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.8% 201.6% 68.0% RHI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 10/100 28/100 RHI

Percentile Scorecard

RHICIRCTBI

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

AxisRHICIRCTBI
Valuation 48 #60 of 114 13 #99 of 114 33 #77 of 114
Growth 8 #90 of 98 23 #76 of 98 4 #94 of 98
Profitability 51 #47 of 95 9 #87 of 95 26 #71 of 95
Financial Health 48 #66 of 126 6 #118 of 126 67 #42 of 126
Shareholder Returns 62 #27 of 70 0 #70 of 70 10 #63 of 70
Overall 43 10 28
  • RHI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • CIRC ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • TBI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHICIRCTBISPY
1 month +30.9%-57.4%+9.5% -1.0%
3 months +10.7%-66.2%-1.5% -0.4%
6 months +71.7%-84.7%+61.3% +4.5%
Year to date +65.5%-82.7%+114.5% +12.4%
1 year +76.4%-91.2%+77.8% +13.6%
3 years -41.1%-97.8%-17.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -16.2%-72.1%-6.4% +20.8%
5 years -62.2%-99.8%-66.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -17.7%-72.4%-19.5% +10.4%
10 years +20.1%—-42.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +1.8%—-5.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureRHICIRCTBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.8%201.6%68.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.0%170.1%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.250.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.24-0.451.14 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-99.9%-89.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-94.9%-10.0% -1.6%
52-week high $45.90$4.50$10.85 $779.14
52-week low $21.86$0.22$3.31 $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.

MultipleRHICIRCTBI
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 23.0x -0.1xmedian 23.0x -6.5xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.0xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 12.1x -16.1xmedian 12.1x -43.3xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 15.8x -0.9xmedian 15.8x -4.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.4x -0.8xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.05median 1.13 0.00median 1.13 0.06median 1.13

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 monthsRHICIRCTBI
Revenue $5.30B $799.87M $1.78B
Gross profit $1.98B $68.61M $367.64M
Operating income $71.91M -$62.40M -$36.44M
Net income $121.73M -$155.08M -$45.46M
Free cash flow $209.23M -$23.28M -$72.31M
EPS (diluted) $1.21 $-1.92 $-1.39
Cash & equivalents $321.29M $19.33M $19.77M
Total debt – $811.71M $102.30M
Shares (diluted) 100.31M 80.97M 32.63M
Enterprise value $3.03B -$26.89M $267.82M

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
MetricRHICIRCTBI
P/E 36.9x -0.1x -6.5x
P/FCF 22.0x -0.9x -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x -0.9x -4.9x
P/S 0.9x 0.0x 0.2x
P/B 3.8x -0.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x -0.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 29.4x -16.1x -43.3x
EV/EBIT 59.5x -13.0x -10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.0x 0.2x
EV/FCF 20.4x -34.9x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x -35.1x -6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.05 0.00 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHICIRCTBI
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.9% 80.5% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 107.6% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% 43.5% -3.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 84.3% -11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -39.3% -104.4% -32.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.0% -131.5% -63.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.7% -59.6% -61.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -167.5% -114.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.9% -7.5% -48.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -48.6% -111.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% -808.6% -27.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.3% -71.9% -44.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.6% -827.3% -10.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -72.4% -65.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHICIRCTBI
Gross margin 37.3% 8.6% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 2.7% -6.3% -0.5%
Operating margin 1.4% -7.8% -2.0%
Pretax margin 3.7% -19.6% -2.4%
Net margin 2.3% -19.4% -2.6%
FCF margin 3.9% -2.9% -4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% -2.9% -3.4%
Return on equity 10.1% -1,836% -17.4%
Return on assets 4.3% -15.9% -7.0%
Return on invested capital – -7.0% -10.3%
Return on capital employed 5.1% -47.7% -7.5%
Asset turnover 1.9x 0.8x 2.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHICIRCTBI
Debt / assets – 84.1% 15.2%
Debt / equity – -31.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -15.7x -9.4x
Debt / FCF – -34.9x -1.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 102.6% 60.3%
Equity / assets 42.4% -2.6% 39.7%
Interest coverage – -4.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.4x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.46 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHICIRCTBI
Dividend yield 5.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% -26.8% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.4% -26.8% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusRHICIRCTBI
Forward P/E 33.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $-0.63FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +49.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $451.94MFY2026 $1.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -91.5% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHICIRCTBI
Held by institutions 100.0% – 85.1%
Institutions holding 444 – 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – +0.6%
Institutions buying 270 – 61
Institutions selling 117 – 37
Buyers to sellers 2.31 – 1.65

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.

RHICIRCTBI
RHI 1.00 0.00 0.34
CIRC 0.00 1.00 -0.09
TBI 0.34 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHI, CIRC and TBI?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robert Half (RHI) $4.42B, Circle8 (CIRC) $16.70M, TrueBlue (TBI) $359.48M.

Which company is growing faster?

Circle8 (CIRC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Robert Half (RHI) -2.9%, Circle8 (CIRC) +80.5%, TrueBlue (TBI) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robert Half (RHI) has the highest net margin (Robert Half (RHI) 2.3%, Circle8 (CIRC) -19.4%, TrueBlue (TBI) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Circle8 (CIRC) leads (Circle8 (CIRC) -7.0%, TrueBlue (TBI) -10.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TrueBlue (TBI) returned the most: Robert Half (RHI) +76.4%, Circle8 (CIRC) -91.2%, TrueBlue (TBI) +77.8%. Over five years, Robert Half (RHI) compounded fastest (Robert Half (RHI) -17.7%/yr, Circle8 (CIRC) -72.4%/yr, TrueBlue (TBI) -19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Robert Half (RHI) has been the steadiest (Robert Half (RHI) 61.8%, Circle8 (CIRC) 201.6%, TrueBlue (TBI) 68.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHI, CIRC and TBI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Robert Half (RHI) leads on 5. 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.