RHI vs KELYA vs RCMT Stock Comparison

Robert Half, Kelly Services and Rcm Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RHI Robert Half Inc.
$42.96 +27.6% 1M +67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
5.49%
Staffing Industrials
3 wins
KELYA Kelly Services Inc
$14.05 -9.7% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$443.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.06B
Div. yield
2.03%
Staffing Industrials
1 win
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$31.82 -23.0% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$225.53M
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$333.62M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 8, Robert Half 3, Kelly Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHIKELYARCMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.40B $443.21M $225.53M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x -3.9x 13.2x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 12.4x 10.8x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.9% -7.7% +11.2% RCMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% -3.1% 5.1% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 26.4% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.6x RCMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.49% 2.03% 0.00% RHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.0% +23.1% +36.3% RHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.4%/yr -7.3%/yr +37.2%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 46.3% 56.4% KELYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 40/100 71/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

RHIKELYARCMT

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

AxisRHIKELYARCMT
Valuation 50 #57 of 114 51 #56 of 114 84 #19 of 114
Growth 7 #91 of 98 38 #61 of 98 68 #32 of 98
Profitability 50 #48 of 95 28 #69 of 95 78 #22 of 95
Financial Health 47 #67 of 126 64 #46 of 126 70 #38 of 126
Shareholder Returns 66 #25 of 71 19 #58 of 71 54 #33 of 71
Overall 44 40 71
  • RHI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • KELYA ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHIKELYARCMTSPY
1 month +27.6%-9.7%-23.0% -5.9%
3 months +5.6%-10.1%+11.5% -4.6%
6 months +56.8%+44.8%+11.3% +0.2%
Year to date +58.2%+59.7%+55.6% +7.5%
1 year +67.0%+23.1%+36.3% +8.2%
3 years -43.9%-25.6%+65.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -17.5%-9.4%+18.3% +19.0%
5 years -63.8%-31.7%+385.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year -18.4%-7.3%+37.2% +9.4%
10 years +14.8%-24.9%+358.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +1.4%-2.8%+16.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRHIKELYARCMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%46.3%56.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%53.7%48.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.801.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.500.64 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-67.7%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-18.7%-24.3% -5.9%
52-week high $45.90$17.28$42.02 $779.14
52-week low $21.86$8.08$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.

MultipleRHIKELYARCMT
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 21.1x -3.9xmedian 21.1x 13.2xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.7x 10.0xmedian 11.7x 8.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 15.3x -54.7xmedian 15.3x 9.9xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.00median 0.88 2.06median 0.88 1.65median 0.88

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 monthsRHIKELYARCMT
Revenue $5.30B $4.06B $333.62M
Gross profit $1.98B $799.80M $89.79M
Operating income $71.91M $10.90M $25.80M
Net income $121.73M -$125.00M $17.11M
Free cash flow $209.23M -$8.10M $22.83M
EPS (diluted) $1.21 $-3.60 $2.38
Cash & equivalents $321.29M $22.20M $6.59M
Total debt – $122.50M $23.38M
Shares (diluted) 100.31M 34.70M 7.19M
Enterprise value $3.01B $338.21M $212.09M

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
MetricRHIKELYARCMT
P/E 35.3x -3.9x 13.2x
P/FCF 21.0x -54.7x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x -211.1x 9.5x
P/S 0.8x 0.1x 0.7x
P/B 3.6x 0.5x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 0.6x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 10.0x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 56.7x 49.9x 9.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 19.5x -67.1x 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x -258.8x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.00 2.06 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHIKELYARCMT
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.9% -7.7% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -6.2% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% -10.9% 7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -9.0% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -39.3% 108.7% 8.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.0% 110.0% 3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.7% 20.4% 25.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -0.8% 1.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -21.9% 19.1% 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -1.9% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% -101.9% 746.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 69.5% -17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.6% -108.1% 5,664%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 55.3% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHIKELYARCMT
Gross margin 37.3% 19.7% 26.9%
EBITDA margin 2.7% 1.3% 8.4%
Operating margin 1.4% 0.3% 7.7%
Pretax margin 3.7% 0.1% 6.9%
Net margin 2.3% -3.1% 5.1%
FCF margin 3.9% -0.2% 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% -0.1% 7.1%
Return on equity 10.1% -12.7% 36.9%
Return on assets 4.3% -5.4% 12.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 26.4%
Return on capital employed 5.1% 0.8% 31.3%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.8x 2.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHIKELYARCMT
Debt / assets – 5.2% 17.4%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – -15.1x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 58.1% 63.6%
Equity / assets 42.4% 41.9% 36.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.5x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.77 5.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHIKELYARCMT
Dividend yield 5.5% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 2.0% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -8.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -134.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% –

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.

ConsensusRHIKELYARCMT
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $1.13FY2026 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.6% +70.8% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +16.0% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHIKELYARCMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.1% 40.3%
Institutions holding 444 168 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +7.9% +0.5%
Institutions buying 270 96 41
Institutions selling 117 46 29
Buyers to sellers 2.31 2.09 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.

RHIKELYARCMT
RHI 1.00 0.54 0.08
KELYA 0.54 1.00 0.20
RCMT 0.08 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHI, KELYA and RCMT?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robert Half (RHI) $4.40B, Kelly Services (KELYA) $443.21M, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $225.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, RHI, KELYA and RCMT?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robert Half (RHI) 35.3x, Kelly Services (KELYA) -3.9x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (Robert Half (RHI) 31.8x, Kelly Services (KELYA) 12.4x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 10.8x). 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) -2.9%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -7.7%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has the highest net margin (Robert Half (RHI) 2.3%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -3.1%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (Kelly Services (KELYA) 0.0%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 26.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robert Half (RHI) returned the most: Robert Half (RHI) +67.0%, Kelly Services (KELYA) +23.1%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +36.3%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (Robert Half (RHI) -18.4%/yr, Kelly Services (KELYA) -7.3%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +37.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Robert Half (RHI) has the highest dividend yield: Robert Half (RHI) 5.49%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 2.03%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%. Rcm Technologies (RCMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kelly Services (KELYA) has been the steadiest (Robert Half (RHI) 62.0%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 46.3%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 56.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHI, KELYA 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 8. 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.