Robert Half (RHI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Robert Half (RHI) posted Operating Margin of 4.66% for Q2 2026, down 264.21% on a QoQ basis from 2.84% in Q1 2026, and down 477.0% year-over-year from 1.24% in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Robert Half (RHI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Robert Half has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.66% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 477.0% year-over-year to 4.66% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.2%, a 277.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.42%, down 274.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 4.66% for Q2 2026 at Robert Half, down from 2.84% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 16.43% in Q2 2022, with the low at 4.66% in Q2 2026.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 5.73%, with a median of 4.53% recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin surged 525 bps in 2022, then sank 922 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin 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 sank by 370 bps to 4.66% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 4.66% (Q2 2026), 2.84% (Q1 2026), and 1.72% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.36 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 474.03 Mn | -4.66% |
| 2 | Trinet | 3.17 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | ManpowerGroup | 2.88 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 2.30% |
| 4 | Insperity | 1.99 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.36% |
| 5 | Amn Healthcare Services | 1.31 Bn | 1.28 Bn | 205.88 Mn | 4.00% |
| 6 | Kforce | 975.68 Mn | 975.35 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.37% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 816.32 Mn | 716.93 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 4.82% |
| 8 | Quhuo | 561.27 Mn | 554.90 Mn | 1.19 Mn | -7.74% |
| 9 | Kelly Services | 530.01 Mn | 505.81 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.55% |
| 10 | Cross Country Healthcare | 428.41 Mn | 322.82 Mn | 47.59 Mn | -1.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -4.66% |
| 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% |