Robert Half (RHI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Robert Half (RHI) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -4.66% for Q2 2026, down 4.77 percentage points from 0.11% a year earlier and down 7.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Robert Half (RHI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Robert Half's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 0.20%, down 2.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.42%, down 2.74 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -5.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 4.17% in FY2024 (-3.10 pp), 7.27% in FY2023 (-6.23 pp), 13.49% in FY2022 (+1.97 pp) and 11.53% in FY2021 (+4.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.58 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 6.98 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 9.22 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.84% (Q1 2026), 1.72% (Q4 2025) and 1.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 16.96% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 23.17% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.41% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 7.76% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 18.67% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 18.38% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 22.59% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Robert Half | 3.70 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 474.03 Mn | -4.66% |
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% |
API Access
Robert Half Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=RHI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "RHI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=RHI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();