Robert Half places workers—temporary, permanent, and project-based—into finance, accounting, technology, legal, marketing, and administrative roles. Clients are businesses hiring white-collar professionals. The company earns fees from employers, either as a percentage of placed candidates' salaries or through billing hours for temporary staff. Its subsidiary, Protiviti, provides consulting services in risk, compliance, internal audit, and technology, generating revenue through project-based engagements. Primarily U.S.-focused.
Employees14,500IPOOct 2, 1975SIC7361HQ2884 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
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Financials
Profitability
Metric
Current
Margins
Gross Margin
36.8%
Operating Margin
0.2%
EBITDA Margin
1.6%
Net Margin
2.2%
OCF Margin
4.8%
FCF Margin
4.1%
Returns on Capital
ROE
9.1%
ROA
4.1%
ROIC
0.4%
ROCE
0.7%
ROC (Greenblatt)
1.4%
3Y ROIIC
−338.3%
Consistency
Years Profitable / 10Y
10
Valuation
Metric
Current
Earnings Multiples
P/E (TTM)
28.99
Forward P/E
26.41
P/E ex-NRI
401.32
Shiller P/E (CAPE)
8.26
Cash Flow Multiples
P/FCF
15.46
P/OCF
13.00
P/Owner Earnings
10.43
FCF Yield
6.31%
Enterprise Value Multiples
EV / EBIT
308.44
EV / Forward EBIT
6.40
EV / EBITDA
37.94
EV / Forward EBITDA
5.01
EV / Revenue
0.62
EV / Forward Revenue
0.30
Asset / Sales
P/S
0.62
P/B
2.82
P/Tangible Book
3.57
Growth-Adjusted
PEG
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Capital Returns
Metric
Current
Dividends
Dividend Yield (TTM)
7.10%
Forward Dividend Yield
7.10%
3Y Dividend Growth
11.1%
Payout Ratio
28.43
5Y Yield on Cost
9.51%
Buybacks & Dilution
3Y Buyback Ratio
2.10%
Combined
Shareholder Yield
7.69%
Balance Sheet
Metric
Current
Leverage
Debt / Equity
0.20
Gross Debt / EBITDA
2.78
Cash / Debt
1.35
Equity / Assets
0.42
Coverage
Interest Coverage
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Short-Term Liquidity
Current Ratio
1.47
Quick Ratio
1.47
Cash Ratio
0.22
Composite Scores
Piotroski F-Score
4
Altman Z-Score
3.98
Split History
Date
Split
2000-06-13
2:1
1997-09-29
1.5:1
1996-06-10
2:1
1994-08-29
2:1
1988-03-18
1.5:1
1987-07-06
2:1
1984-05-22
2:1
1983-08-16
2:1
Ex-date
Amount
Pay date
2026-05-22
$0.59
2026-06-15
2026-02-25
$0.59
2026-03-13
2025-11-25
$0.59
2025-12-15
2025-08-25
$0.59
2025-09-15
2025-05-23
$0.59
2025-06-13
2025-02-25
$0.59
2025-03-14
2024-11-25
$0.53
2024-12-13
2024-08-23
$0.53
2024-09-13
2024-05-23
$0.53
2024-06-14
2024-02-22
$0.53
2024-03-15
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5-Step DuPont Analysis
ROE %
9.13%
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Net Margin %
2.17%
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Operating Margin %
0.21%
Operating Income
$11M
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Revenue
$5.29B
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Tax Burden
0.6284
Net Income
$115M
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Pretax Income
$183M
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Interest Burden
16.6364
Pretax Income
$183M
÷
Operating Income
$11M
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Asset Turnover
1.86
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Revenue
$5.29B
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Average Total Assets
$2.85B
Begin Total Assets
$2.83B
End Total Assets
$2.86B
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Equity Multiplier
2.26
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Avg Total Assets
$2.85B
÷
Avg Stockholders Equity
$1.26B
Begin Equity
$1.31B
End Equity
$1.21B
Top institutional holders
Q2 2026| Holder | Shares | Chg. shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13.4M | +525.0K | $409.87M |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | 9.9M | +2.3M | $303.25M |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.1M | +698.6K | $216.69M |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.2M | +255.6K | $191.02M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.4M | +34.2K | $165.05M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 4.6M | +11.1K | $142.04M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 4.4M | +18.2K | $135.51M |
| Capital World Investors | 4.2M | -1.7M | $128.58M |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 3.8M | +429.7K | $117.66M |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | 3.7M | +1.2M | $114.71M |
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as reported| Insider | Shares held | |
|---|---|---|
| WADDELL M KEITHOfficer | 1.6M | $52.34M |
| BUCKLEY MICHAEL COfficer | 290.5K | $9.68M |
| Tarantino Joseph AOfficer | 251.1K | $8.36M |
| GLASS ROBERT WOfficer | 212.9K | $7.09M |
| Pace Robert JDirector | 127.9K | $4.26M |
| Richman Frederick ADirector | 67.6K | $2.25M |
| Coronado Julia LynnDirector | 41.7K | $1.39M |
| Morial MarcDirector | 37.7K | $1.26M |
| MESSMER HAROLD M JROfficer | — | — |
| GENTZKOW PAUL FOfficer | — | — |
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through May 13, 2026| Insider | Action | Shares | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barsten JanaDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +10.8K | — | May 13, 2026 |
| Wilking Marnie HussDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +10.8K | — | May 13, 2026 |
| Coronado Julia LynnDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +10.8K | — | May 13, 2026 |
| Morial MarcDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +10.8K | — | May 13, 2026 |
| Pace Robert JDirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +10.8K | — | May 13, 2026 |
| Richman Frederick ADirector | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +10.8K | — | May 13, 2026 |
| Tarantino Joseph AOfficer | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +724 | $0 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Tarantino Joseph AOfficer | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +80.6K | $0 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Tarantino Joseph AOfficer | Tax Withholding | -9.1K | $225.3K | Mar 23, 2026 |
| BUCKLEY MICHAEL COfficer | Grant/Award (Rule 16b-3(d)) | +845 | $0 | Mar 23, 2026 |
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