Robert Half (RHI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Robert Half's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 2.42% in Q1 2026, up 77.0% year-on-year from 1.37% in Q1 2025, and down 32.87% quarter-over-quarter from 3.6% in Q4 2025.
Robert Half has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.42% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 77.0% year-over-year to 2.42%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.82% (down 128.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.61%, down 256.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.42%, down from 3.6% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 12.93% in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.65% in Q1 2025.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 7.47%, with a median of 6.55% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin soared 180 bps in 2022 and sank 450 bps in 2025.
- Tracing RHI's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.76% in 2022, then slumped by 31 bps to 8.16% in 2023, then sank by 33 bps to 5.45% in 2024, then plunged by 34 bps to 3.6% in 2025, then sank by 33 bps to 2.42% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 2.42% (Q1 2026), 3.6% (Q4 2025), and 4.7% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.61 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.80% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 2.93 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.42% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.15 Bn | 684.96 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 10.03% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.48 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.34% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.31 Bn | 754.86 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 814.51 Mn | 722.64 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -1.45% |
| 7 | Kforce | 805.03 Mn | 803.69 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 399.73 Mn | 374.13 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.64% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 187.20 Mn | 163.07 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.82% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 182.43 Mn | 181.41 Mn | - | 28.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.50% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.29% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 12.90% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.73% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.94% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.62% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.24% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.75% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.03% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.55% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.56% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 10.04% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.46% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.30% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.58% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.98% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.99% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.75% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.85% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.93% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 11.12% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.27% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 11.06% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.14% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.73% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.63% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 10.91% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.30% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 10.61% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 9.41% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.59% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 9.65% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 9.46% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 8.73% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.40% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 9.14% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.03% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.90% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.41% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.33% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.53% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 5.06% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.08% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 4.56% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 2.91% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 2.40% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 1.36% |