Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%