Robert Half Inc.
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What Robert Half Inc. does
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- Legal name
- ROBERT HALF INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 13, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000315213-26-000006
0000315213
Revenue and margins
Robert Half Inc. had $5.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 7.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β7.5% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $267M in fiscal 2025, 5.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Robert Half Inc. returned $330M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 124% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.6%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Robert Half Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $619M | $659M | $732M | $538M | $464M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.7x | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.5x |
| Total assets | $3.0B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $2.9B |
| Total liabilities | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$619M | β | β | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 8 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.6% | β8.9% | β7.3% | β3.1% | β11.9% | β0.2% | β0.9% | β7.6% | β5.4% | β6.5% |
| Altman Z'' | 6.13 | 5.85 | 5.66 | 4.84 | 4.12 | 4.96 | 5.91 | 4.81 | 3.52 | 2.71 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $5.3B | $5.3B | $5.8B | $6.1B | $5.1B | $6.5B | $7.2B | $6.4B | $5.8B | $5.4B |
| Net interest income | $0.9M | $1.8M | $4.4M | $5.1M | $1.3M | $0.2M | $8.0M | $24.0M | β | β |
| Gross profit | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.0B | $2.7B | $3.1B | $2.6B | $2.2B | $2.0B |
| Operating income | $554M | $517M | $589M | $622M | $422M | $806M | $891M | $465M | $241M | $76.5M |
| Pretax income | $554M | $518M | $592M | $626M | $422M | $804M | $897M | $577M | $358M | $194M |
| Income tax | $211M | $227M | $157M | $171M | $116M | $205M | $239M | $165M | $106M | $61.4M |
| Net income | $343M | $291M | $434M | $454M | $306M | $599M | $658M | $411M | $252M | $133M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.67 | $2.33 | $3.57 | $3.90 | $2.70 | $5.36 | $6.03 | $3.88 | $2.44 | $1.33 |
| Diluted shares | 0.13B | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.11B | 0.10B | 0.10B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $442M | $453M | $572M | $520M | $597M | $603M | $684M | $637M | $410M | $320M |
| Capital expenditure | $83.0M | $40.8M | $42.5M | $59.5M | $33.4M | $36.6M | $61.1M | $45.9M | $56.3M | $53.2M |
| Free cash flow | $359M | $412M | $530M | $460M | $563M | $567M | $623M | $591M | $354M | $267M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $63.1M | $63.9M | $64.2M | $64.3M | $62.3M | $52.2M | $47.4M | $51.4M | $52.1M | $50.0M |
| Acquisitions | $2.2M | $1.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.8M | $0.0M | $19.0M | $1.0M | $0.3M | $10.7M |
| Share buybacks | $176M | $232M | $354M | $278M | $159M | $288M | $320M | $255M | $276M | $92.1M |
| Dividends paid | $114M | $121M | $136M | $146M | $156M | $171M | $189M | $206M | $220M | $238M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $290M | $353M | $490M | $423M | $315M | $458M | $509M | $461M | $496M | $330M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $260M | $295M | $277M | $270M | $574M | $619M | $659M | $732M | $538M | $464M |
| Total debt | $1.0M | $0.8M | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.2M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Current assets | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| Current liabilities | $680M | $748M | $820M | $941M | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B |
| Property and equipment, net | $162M | $145M | $125M | $128M | $110M | $93.4M | $110M | $109M | $120M | $129M |
| Goodwill | $210M | $211M | $210M | $210M | $223M | $223M | $238M | $238M | $237M | $251M |
| Intangible assets | $3.7M | $4.9M | $3.1M | $1.8M | $5.6M | $3.3M | $5.3M | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.6B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $2.9B | $2.9B |
| Total liabilities | $691M | $762M | $840M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 39.4% | 41.7% | 42.7% | 40.3% | 38.8% | 37.2% |
| Operating margin | 10.6% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 8.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 1.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 11.8% | 11.0% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 9.5% | 13.3% | 13.0% | 8.1% | 5.1% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| FCF margin | 6.8% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 6.1% | 5.0% |
| Net interest share of revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 43.6% | 41.4% | 54.9% | 51.7% | 48.5% | 78.8% | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | 50.5% | 46.2% | 54.4% | 45.4% | 27.9% | 50.6% | 50.9% | 26.2% | 15.4% | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 31.6% | 26.5% | 40.1% | 41.2% | 26.1% | 46.3% | 44.6% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| Return on assets | 19.3% | 15.9% | 23.0% | 21.6% | 12.6% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 13.8% | 8.6% | 4.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | 39.3% | 32.7% | 51.1% | 48.8% | 31.4% | 51.8% | 49.6% | 30.4% | 22.1% | 13.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 0.3% | 10.1% | 4.7% | β15.9% | 26.5% | 12.0% | β11.7% | β9.3% | β7.2% |
| Net income growth | β | β15.4% | 49.5% | 4.6% | β32.6% | 95.5% | 9.9% | β37.5% | β38.8% | β47.1% |
| EPS growth | β | β12.7% | 53.2% | 9.2% | β30.8% | 98.5% | 12.5% | β35.7% | β37.1% | β45.5% |
| FCF growth | β | 14.8% | 28.5% | β13.1% | 22.4% | 0.6% | 9.9% | β5.1% | β40.1% | β24.7% |
| Share count change | β | β3.0% | β2.6% | β4.3% | β2.7% | β1.4% | β2.3% | β2.8% | β2.9% | β2.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.4x | β0.5x | β0.4x | β0.4x | β1.2x | β0.7x | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Payouts / FCF | 80.8% | 85.6% | 92.5% | 92.0% | 56.0% | 80.9% | 81.8% | 77.9% | 140.2% | 123.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.6% | β8.9% | β7.3% | β3.1% | β11.9% | β0.2% | β0.9% | β7.6% | β5.4% | β6.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000315213). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.