RHI vs TNET vs YOUL Stock Comparison

Robert Half, Trinet and Youlife 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
$4.22B
P/E
34.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
3 wins
TNET Trinet Group, Inc.
$67.24 +7.1% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.07B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.83B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
5 wins
YOUL Youlife Group Inc.
$0.13 -67.5% 1M -93.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionRHITNETYOULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.22B $3.07B $9.26M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.7x 17.9x — TNET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 14.0x 1.9x YOUL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.9% -4.2% — RHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% 3.6% — TNET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.0% +15.6% -93.1% RHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.4%/yr -8.7%/yr — TNET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 50.9% 200.8% TNET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 58/100 — TNET

Percentile Scorecard

RHITNETYOUL

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

AxisRHITNETYOUL
Valuation 50 #57 of 114 89 #14 of 114 –
Growth 7 #91 of 98 34 #65 of 98 –
Profitability 50 #48 of 95 76 #24 of 95 –
Financial Health 47 #67 of 126 30 #89 of 126 75 #32 of 126
Shareholder Returns 66 #25 of 71 61 #28 of 71 –
Overall 44 58 –
  • RHI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • TNET ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • YOUL ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHITNETYOULSPY
1 month +27.6%+7.1%-67.5% -5.9%
3 months +5.6%+0.7%-67.5% -4.6%
6 months +56.8%+56.8%-85.4% +0.2%
Year to date +58.2%+13.7%-90.9% +7.5%
1 year +67.0%+15.6%-93.1% +8.2%
3 years -43.9%-35.2%— +68.3%
3 years, per year -17.5%-13.5%— +19.0%
5 years -63.8%-36.7%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -18.4%-8.7%— +9.4%
10 years +14.8%+239.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +1.4%+13.0%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRHITNETYOULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%50.9%200.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%54.7%185.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.092.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.31-0.46 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-74.7%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-11.2%-93.8% -5.9%
52-week high $45.90$75.76$2.11 $779.14
52-week low $21.86$33.85$0.13 $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.

MultipleRHITNETYOUL
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 21.1x 18.0xmedian 21.1x —median 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.6xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.7x 8.8xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 15.3x 10.8xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 23.2xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.00median 0.88 -1.14median 0.88 —median 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 monthsRHITNETYOUL
Revenue $5.30B $4.83B –
Gross profit $1.98B – –
Operating income $71.91M – –
Net income $121.73M $172.00M –
Free cash flow $209.23M $286.00M –
R&D – $72.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.21 $3.66 –
Cash & equivalents $321.29M $328.00M $19.09M
Total debt – $896.00M $20.85M
Shares (diluted) 100.31M 47.00M 72.90M
Enterprise value $2.84B $1.71B -$69.98M

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
MetricRHITNETYOUL
P/E 35.3x 18.0x –
P/FCF 21.0x 10.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 8.2x –
P/S 0.8x 0.6x –
P/B 3.6x 23.2x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -71.6x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 8.8x –
EV/EBIT 56.7x 12.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 19.5x 12.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 9.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.00 -1.14 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHITNETYOUL
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.9% -4.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -39.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.7% 29.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -21.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -21.9% 32.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -15.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.1% 23.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 0.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.6% 20.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.4% -2.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHITNETYOUL
Gross margin 37.3% – –
EBITDA margin 2.7% 8.5% –
Operating margin 1.4% – –
Pretax margin 3.7% 4.9% –
Net margin 2.3% 3.6% –
FCF margin 3.9% 5.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 7.8% –
Return on equity 10.1% 133.3% –
Return on assets 4.3% 5.1% –
Return on invested capital – 20.5% –
Return on capital employed 5.1% 23.5% –
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHITNETYOUL
Debt / assets – 26.4% 9.6%
Debt / equity – 6.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 96.1% 42.9%
Equity / assets 42.4% 3.9% 57.1%
Interest coverage – 5.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHITNETYOUL
Dividend yield 5.5% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 5.6% 6.6% –
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.

ConsensusRHITNETYOUL
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 1.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $4.81FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +49.6% -0.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026 $341.02MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -6.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHITNETYOUL
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 1.5%
Institutions holding 444 280 10
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.3% +8.1%
Institutions buying 270 159 5
Institutions selling 117 83 1
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.92 5.00

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.

RHITNETYOUL
RHI 1.00 0.53 -0.06
TNET 0.53 1.00 0.00
YOUL -0.06 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHI, TNET and YOUL?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robert Half (RHI) $4.22B, Trinet (TNET) $3.07B, Youlife (YOUL) $9.26M.

Which stock is cheaper, RHI, TNET and YOUL?

Trinet (TNET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robert Half (RHI) 34.7x, Trinet (TNET) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Youlife (YOUL) is cheapest (Robert Half (RHI) 31.8x, Trinet (TNET) 14.0x, Youlife (YOUL) 1.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Robert Half (RHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Robert Half (RHI) -2.9%, Trinet (TNET) -4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trinet (TNET) has the highest net margin (Robert Half (RHI) 2.3%, Trinet (TNET) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robert Half (RHI) returned the most: Robert Half (RHI) +67.0%, Trinet (TNET) +15.6%, Youlife (YOUL) -93.1%. Over five years, Trinet (TNET) compounded fastest (Robert Half (RHI) -18.4%/yr, Trinet (TNET) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trinet (TNET) has been the steadiest (Robert Half (RHI) 62.0%, Trinet (TNET) 50.9%, Youlife (YOUL) 200.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHI, TNET and YOUL?

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