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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

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20252.5%1.4%37.2%
FY20244.3%4.2%38.8%
FY20236.4%7.3%40.3%
FY20229.1%13.5%42.7%
FY20219.3%11.5%41.7%
FY20206.0%6.8%39.4%
FY20197.5%10.3%41.6%
FY20187.5%10.2%41.5%
FY20175.5%9.8%41.1%
FY20166.5%10.6%41.2%
FY20157.0%11.4%41.5%
FY20146.5%10.6%41.0%
FY20135.9%9.4%40.6%
FY20125.1%8.4%40.1%
FY20114.0%6.6%39.4%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY262.2%−1.0 pts0.2%
Q1 FY262.4%−1.2 pts1.4%
Q4 FY252.5%−1.9 pts1.4%
Q3 FY252.8%−2.0 pts2.2%
Q2 FY253.2%−2.1 pts3.0%
Q1 FY253.6%−2.1 pts4.2%
Q4 FY244.3%−2.1 pts4.2%
Q3 FY244.8%−2.3 pts4.1%
Q2 FY245.3%−2.6 pts5.5%
Q1 FY245.7%−2.8 pts6.0%
Q4 FY236.4%−2.7 pts7.3%
Q3 FY237.1%−2.2 pts8.6%

Against its peers

Companies in Staffing & Employment Services nearest Robert Half's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
RHIRobert Half2.2%
KFYKorn Ferry9.4%
MANManpowerGroup0.6%
AMNAMN Healthcare Services3.1%
EFOREverforth2.1%
KFRCKforce2.7%
BBSIBarrett Business Services2.8%
PAYXPaychex27.4%
Peer median2.8%

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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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.