Growth Metrics

Robert Half (RHI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Robert Half's quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 2.84% in Q1 2026, down 4.0% year-on-year from 2.96% in Q1 2025, and up 64.69% quarter-over-quarter from 1.72% in Q4 2025.

Robert Half has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.84% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 4.0% year-over-year to 2.84%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.4% (down 282.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.42%, down 274.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.84%, up from 1.72% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 16.43% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.11% in Q2 2025.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 6.34%, with a median of 4.66% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin soared 525 bps in 2022 and slumped 922 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing RHI's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 10.07% in 2022, then slumped by 56 bps to 4.39% in 2023, then rose by 6 bps to 4.66% in 2024, then plunged by 63 bps to 1.72% in 2025, then surged by 65 bps to 2.84% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 2.84% (Q1 2026), 1.72% (Q4 2025), and 1.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.55%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 2.84%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 4.40%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.63%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 3.27%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -2.11%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 3.63%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.49%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.48%
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 22.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.84%
Dec 31, 2025 1.72%
Sep 30, 2025 1.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.11%
Mar 31, 2025 2.88%
Dec 31, 2024 4.66%
Sep 30, 2024 4.13%
Jun 30, 2024 5.13%
Mar 31, 2024 2.77%
Dec 31, 2023 4.39%
Sep 30, 2023 9.22%
Jun 30, 2023 7.21%
Mar 31, 2023 8.01%
Dec 31, 2022 10.07%
Sep 30, 2022 13.04%
Jun 30, 2022 16.43%
Mar 31, 2022 14.20%
Dec 31, 2021 11.28%
Sep 30, 2021 13.42%
Jun 30, 2021 11.18%
Mar 31, 2021 9.91%
Dec 31, 2020 6.84%
Sep 30, 2020 6.43%
Jun 30, 2020 0.84%
Mar 31, 2020 11.38%
Dec 31, 2019 8.65%
Sep 30, 2019 10.40%
Jun 30, 2019 10.45%
Mar 31, 2019 9.81%
Dec 31, 2018 11.10%
Sep 30, 2018 10.31%
Jun 30, 2018 10.26%
Mar 31, 2018 9.63%
Dec 31, 2017 9.56%
Sep 30, 2017 9.98%
Jun 30, 2017 9.99%
Mar 31, 2017 9.75%
Dec 31, 2016 9.86%
Sep 30, 2016 10.93%
Jun 30, 2016 11.12%
Mar 31, 2016 10.28%
Dec 31, 2015 11.07%
Sep 30, 2015 12.12%
Jun 30, 2015 11.72%
Mar 31, 2015 10.63%
Dec 31, 2014 10.90%
Sep 30, 2014 11.29%
Jun 30, 2014 10.61%
Mar 31, 2014 9.42%
Dec 31, 2013 9.60%
Sep 30, 2013 9.67%
Jun 30, 2013 9.48%
Mar 31, 2013 8.74%
Dec 31, 2012 9.39%
Sep 30, 2012 9.12%
Jun 30, 2012 7.01%
Mar 31, 2012 7.88%
Dec 31, 2011 7.38%
Sep 30, 2011 7.32%
Jun 30, 2011 6.51%
Mar 31, 2011 5.04%
Dec 31, 2010 5.05%
Sep 30, 2010 4.55%
Jun 30, 2010 2.90%
Mar 31, 2010 1.69%
Dec 31, 2009 3.05%
Sep 30, 2009 2.42%
Jun 30, 2009 1.34%