Robert Half International Inc
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33.4 | 40.0 | 32.2 | 18.6 | 26.5 | 39.9 | 1,320.3 | 631.5 | 37.0 | 27.8 | 22.5 | 14.9 | 12.7 | 111.6 | 66.7 | 27.0 | 21.1 | 22.9 | 25.9 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 23.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 23.1 | 20.8 | 12.2 | 22.7 | 28.9 | 20.5 | |
| 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
| 6.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 2.1 | |
| 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | |
| 17.7 | 21.5 | 17.4 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 17.2 | 35.8 | 48.8 | 15.7 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 26.8 | 35.6 | 15.1 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 18.6 | 15.2 | 9.5 | |
| 56.1 | 75.0 | 50.6 | 27.7 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 24.4 | 46.2 | 40.3 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 19.7 | 31.4 | 20.2 | 18.5 | – | 28.5 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 12.9 | 15.8 | 20.5 | 10.2 | |
| 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 11.8% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% | -0.1% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 6.3% | 8.0% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 4.9% | 9.8% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.0% | 40.7% | 41.4% | 43.1% | 44.9% | 41.4% | 37.5% | 36.8% | 39.5% | 41.1% | 42.2% | 42.6% | 41.6% | 36.3% | 37.6% | 39.4% | 40.1% | 40.6% | 41.0% | 41.5% | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 39.4% | 41.7% | 42.7% | 40.3% | 38.8% | 37.2% | |
| 11.0% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 11.0% | 10.8% | 7.7% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 8.6% | 11.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% | 9.0% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 9.3% | 6.8% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 1.4% | |
| 6.8% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 4.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 2.5% | |
| 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 6.2% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 5.8% | -0.1% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 6.1% | 5.0% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.8% | 22.4% | 25.2% | 24.5% | 25.9% | 15.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 15.4% | 24.5% | 27.2% | 30.1% | 25.4% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 18.7% | 24.9% | 27.4% | 31.2% | 35.6% | 31.6% | 26.3% | 40.8% | 39.7% | 25.4% | 43.3% | 41.9% | 25.9% | 18.3% | 10.4% | |
| 14.7% | 16.7% | 18.7% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 12.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 19.4% | 20.4% | 17.8% | 2.7% | 5.2% | 11.4% | 15.2% | 17.0% | 18.6% | 21.0% | 19.3% | 15.6% | 22.8% | 19.7% | 12.0% | 20.3% | 22.2% | 13.7% | 8.8% | 4.7% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -79 | -128 | -165 | -150 | -235 | -344 | -314 | -374 | -434 | -455 | -443 | -306 | -343 | -364 | -313 | -278 | -286 | -274 | -286 | -217 | -259 | -294 | -276 | -199 | -496 | -535 | -573 | -651 | -473 | -395 | |
| -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -4.4 | -5.0 | -1.4 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -1.6 | |
| 74.1% | 74.6% | 74.3% | 74.1% | 74.0% | 81.0% | 79.6% | 80.5% | 76.1% | 73.6% | 71.5% | 67.9% | 70.2% | 70.1% | 65.5% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 61.8% | 59.5% | 58.9% | 61.1% | 59.2% | 55.9% | 49.5% | 47.1% | 46.8% | 52.9% | 52.8% | 48.3% | 44.7% | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.34 | 0.50 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.79 | 1.36 | 1.65 | 1.81 | 1.64 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 1.06 | 1.51 | 1.83 | 2.26 | 2.69 | 2.67 | 2.33 | 3.57 | 3.90 | 2.70 | 5.36 | 6.03 | 3.88 | 2.44 | 1.33 | |
| 5.00 | 6.95 | 9.40 | 11.33 | 14.50 | 13.57 | 10.71 | 11.40 | 15.13 | 19.14 | 23.37 | 28.42 | 30.16 | 20.71 | 22.04 | 26.64 | 29.49 | 30.86 | 34.64 | 38.33 | 40.77 | 42.17 | 47.70 | 52.18 | 45.09 | 57.84 | 66.30 | 60.26 | 56.25 | 53.62 | |
| 1.72 | 2.23 | 2.74 | 3.14 | 3.86 | 4.46 | 4.19 | 4.55 | 5.16 | 5.57 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 6.45 | 6.14 | 5.79 | 5.65 | 6.04 | 6.68 | 7.23 | 7.55 | 8.44 | 8.85 | 8.74 | 9.82 | 10.64 | 12.36 | 14.37 | 14.97 | 13.38 | 12.72 | |
| 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 0.73 | 1.52 | 1.65 | 1.88 | 2.45 | 1.36 | 0.97 | 1.41 | 1.72 | -0.03 | 2.05 | 2.73 | 2.79 | 3.30 | 4.36 | 3.95 | 4.97 | 5.07 | 5.70 | 5.57 | 3.44 | 2.66 | |
Data as of: September 24, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.