Robert Half (RHI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Robert Half (RHI) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 2.84% for Q1 2026, down 4.0% year-over-year from 2.96% in Q1 2025, and up 64.69% quarter-over-quarter from 1.72% in Q4 2025.
Robert Half (RHI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Robert Half's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2.84% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 4.0% year-over-year to 2.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.4% (down 282.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.66% (2024), against an average of 6.34%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin soared 525 bps in 2022, then sank 922 bps in 2023.
- Robert Half's Operating Margin stood at 10.07% in 2022, then slumped by 56 bps to 4.39% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 4.66% in 2024, then plunged by 63 bps to 1.72% in 2025, then soared by 65 bps to 2.84% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows RHI's Operating Margin at 2.84% in Q1 2026, 1.72% in Q4 2025, and 1.0% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Half | 4.38 Bn | 4.06 Bn | 474.03 Mn | -4.66% |
| 2 | Korn Ferry | 4.35 Bn | 3.22 Bn | 685.99 Mn | 13.21% |
| 3 | Trinet | 3.16 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 2.84 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 780.30 Mn | 2.30% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.98 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 217.00 Mn | 0.36% |
| 6 | Kforce | 972.09 Mn | 971.76 Mn | 99.45 Mn | 5.37% |
| 7 | Barrett Business Services | 807.62 Mn | 708.23 Mn | 64.85 Mn | 4.82% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 579.49 Mn | 555.29 Mn | 212.00 Mn | 1.55% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 320.26 Mn | 297.01 Mn | 91.58 Mn | -0.26% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 232.43 Mn | 230.79 Mn | - | 41.28% |
Historic Data
Download 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% |