Robert Half profit margin RHI
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 2.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 0.2%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.0 pts
- Peer median
- 2.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Robert Half kept 2.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 0.2% and a gross margin of 36.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 7.9%.
The median for 7 staffing and Employment Services stocks of a similar size is 2.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.5% | 1.4% | 37.2% |
| FY2024 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 38.8% |
| FY2023 | 6.4% | 7.3% | 40.3% |
| FY2022 | 9.1% | 13.5% | 42.7% |
| FY2021 | 9.3% | 11.5% | 41.7% |
| FY2020 | 6.0% | 6.8% | 39.4% |
| FY2019 | 7.5% | 10.3% | 41.6% |
| FY2018 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 41.5% |
| FY2017 | 5.5% | 9.8% | 41.1% |
| FY2016 | 6.5% | 10.6% | 41.2% |
| FY2015 | 7.0% | 11.4% | 41.5% |
| FY2014 | 6.5% | 10.6% | 41.0% |
| FY2013 | 5.9% | 9.4% | 40.6% |
| FY2012 | 5.1% | 8.4% | 40.1% |
| FY2011 | 4.0% | 6.6% | 39.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 2.2% | −1.0 pts | 0.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 2.4% | −1.2 pts | 1.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 2.5% | −1.9 pts | 1.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 2.8% | −2.0 pts | 2.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 3.2% | −2.1 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 3.6% | −2.1 pts | 4.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 4.3% | −2.1 pts | 4.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.8% | −2.3 pts | 4.1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.3% | −2.6 pts | 5.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.7% | −2.8 pts | 6.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 6.4% | −2.7 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.1% | −2.2 pts | 8.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Staffing & Employment Services nearest Robert Half's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| RHIRobert Half | 2.2% |
| KFYKorn Ferry | 9.4% |
| MANManpowerGroup | 0.6% |
| AMNAMN Healthcare Services | 3.1% |
| EFOREverforth | 2.1% |
| KFRCKforce | 2.7% |
| BBSIBarrett Business Services | 2.8% |
| PAYXPaychex | 27.4% |
| Peer median | 2.8% |
Where Robert Half ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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