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ROBERT HALF INC. RHI

NYSE · stock · Services-Help Supply Services · website · IPO 1980-03-17

ROBERT HALF INC. statistics & valuation

P / E25.2×
P / S0.6×
P / B2.6×
P / FCF12.6×
Net margin2.5%
FCF margin5.0%
Return on capital5.2%
Graham number -53.2%$19.43

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($19.43); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.50% 5.50% 7.50% 7.50% 6.00% 9.30% 9.10% 6.40% 4.30% 2.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
41.20% 41.10% 41.60% 41.60% 39.40% 41.70% 42.70% 40.30% 38.80% 37.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
10.60% 9.80% 10.20% 10.20% 8.30% 12.50% 12.30% 7.30% 4.20% 1.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
31.60% 26.30% 40.80% 39.70% 25.40% 43.30% 41.90% 25.90% 18.30% 10.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
128.8M 124.9M 121.6M 116.4M 113.3M 111.7M 109.2M 106.1M 103.0M 101.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$259.2M -$293.9M -$275.9M -$270.0M -$574.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
19.30% 15.60% 22.80% 19.70% 12.00% 20.30% 22.20% 13.70% 8.80% 4.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
6.80% 7.80% 9.10% 7.60% 11.00% 8.80% 8.60% 9.20% 6.10% 5.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.67 $2.33 $3.57 $3.90 $2.70 $5.36 $6.03 $3.88 $2.44 $1.33 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ROBERT HALF INC. trades at about 31.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.9×–26.6×, median 21.1×).

13.9× 31.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.9×–26.6×); dot = today's 31.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin37.2%38.8%40.3%42.7%41.7%39.4%41.6%41.6%41.1%41.2%
Operating margin1.4%4.2%7.3%12.3%12.5%8.3%10.2%10.2%9.8%10.6%
Net margin2.5%4.3%6.4%9.1%9.3%6.0%7.5%7.5%5.5%6.5%
FCF margin5.0%6.1%9.2%8.6%8.8%11.0%7.6%9.1%7.8%6.8%
Return on assets4.7%8.8%13.7%22.2%20.3%12.0%19.7%22.8%15.6%19.3%
Return on equity10.4%18.3%25.9%41.9%43.3%25.4%39.7%40.8%26.3%31.6%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×
Current ratio1.531.661.861.881.671.761.731.801.911.89

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.