Robert Half (RHI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Robert Half (RHI) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 2.42% in Q1 2026, down 32.87% quarter-over-quarter from 3.6% in Q4 2025, and up 77.0% on a YoY basis from 1.37% in Q1 2025.
Robert Half (RHI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Robert Half's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.42% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 77.0% year-over-year to 2.42%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.82% (down 128.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.61%, down 256.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 2.42% for Q1 2026 at Robert Half, down from 3.6% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 12.93% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.65% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 7.47% across 5 years, with a median of 6.55% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBT Margin jumped 180 bps in 2022, then sank 450 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 11.76% in 2022, then tumbled by 31 bps to 8.16% in 2023, then slumped by 33 bps to 5.45% in 2024, then sank by 34 bps to 3.6% in 2025, then slumped 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 | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.80% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 2.42% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 10.03% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.34% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -1.45% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 3.44% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -0.64% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -4.82% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 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% |