Robert Half (RHI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Robert Half's quarterly Operating 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 Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.84% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating 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.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.84%, up from 1.72% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 16.43% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.11% in Q2 2025.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 6.34%, with a median of 4.66% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin soared 525 bps in 2022 and slumped 922 bps in 2023.
- Tracing RHI's Operating 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 Operating Margin figures came in at 2.84% (Q1 2026), 1.72% (Q4 2025), and 1.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |