Robert Half Inc. is an international human resource consulting firm founded in 1948, based in Menlo Park and San Ramon, California. It is among the world's largest accounting and finance staffing firms, with over 345 locations worldwide. Through its Accountemps, Finance & Accounting, and Management Resources divisions, the company provides staff in the fields of accounting and finance.3 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol RHI.1Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Robert Half Inc. is an international human resource consulting firm founded in 1948, based in Menlo Park and San Ramon, California. It is among the world's largest accounting and finance staffing firms, with over 345 locations worldwide.3
Financials
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025
Capital spendingDividends paidShare buybacks
Capital spending14¢$53.2M
Dividends paid62¢$238.2M
Share buybacks24¢$92.1M
Out of $320.0M of cash from operations. Spending exceeded cash from operations; the rest came from savings or borrowing.9
Financial statements
Revenue101112139$5.4B in 2025−11% since 2019Gross profit101112139$2.0B in 2025−21% since 2019Operating income101112139$76.5M in 2025−88% since 2019Net income101112139$133.0M in 2025−71% since 2019
Revenue141516$1.3B in Q2 FY2026−1% since Q3 FY2025Gross profit141516$474.0M in Q2 FY2026−6% since Q3 FY2025Operating income141516-$62.3M in Q2 FY2026Net income141516$26.3M in Q2 FY2026−39% since Q3 FY2025
Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9
Period ending
2025-12-31
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
Service revenues
$5.4B
$5.8B
$6.4B
Costs of services
$3.4B
$3.5B
$3.8B
Gross margin
$2.0B
$2.2B
$2.6B
Selling, general and administrative expenses
$1.9B
$2.0B
$2.1B
Operating income
$76.5M
$241.5M
$464.6M
Income from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts (which is completely offset by related costs and expenses - Note A)
-$106.1M
-$94.1M
-$88.0M
Interest income, net
-$11.8M
-$22.1M
-$24.0M
Income before income taxes
$194.4M
$357.7M
$576.6M
Provision for income taxes
$61.4M
$106.1M
$165.4M
Net income
$133.0M
$251.6M
$411.1M
Basic (usd per share)
$1.33
$2.45
$3.90
Diluted (usd per share)
$1.33
$2.44
$3.88
Basic (in shares)
100.1M shares
102.7M shares
105.5M shares
Diluted (in shares)
100.3M shares
103.0M shares
106.1M shares
Dividends declared per share (in usd per share)
$2.36
$2.12
$1.92
No quarter-by-quarter statement was filed.
Total assets17101112139$2.9B in 2025+24% since 2019Total liabilities17101112139$1.6B in 2025+35% since 2019Shareholders’ equity1112139$1.3B in 2025+12% since 2019Cash17101112139$464.4M in 2025+72% since 2019Long-term debt17$0 in 2020
Total assets141516$2.9B in Q2 FY2026+0% since Q3 FY2025Total liabilities141516$1.7B in Q2 FY2026+6% since Q3 FY2025Shareholders’ equity141516$1.2B in Q2 FY2026−6% since Q3 FY2025Cash141516$324.7M in Q2 FY2026−11% since Q3 FY2025
Every line of the balance sheet as filed: the last 4 fiscal years (annual) or 4 quarters (quarterly), latest first.9
Period ending
2025-12-31
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
2022-12-31
Cash and cash equivalents
$464.4M
$537.6M
Accounts receivable, net
$748.5M
$772.3M
Employee deferred compensation trust assets
$773.9M
$673.2M
Other current assets
$132.2M
$146.3M
Total current assets
$2.1B
$2.1B
Property and equipment, net
$128.8M
$119.6M
Right-of-use assets
$203.1M
$198.4M
Goodwill
$251.5M
$237.2M
$238.0M
Noncurrent deferred income taxes
$134.3M
$158.1M
Other noncurrent assets
$19.6M
$11.7M
Total assets
$2.9B
$2.9B
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$159.4M
$167.0M
Accrued payroll and benefit costs
$382.0M
$372.8M
Employee deferred compensation plan obligations
$771.6M
$678.4M
Income taxes payable
$1.6M
$3.0M
Current operating lease liabilities
$69.8M
$64.6M
Total current liabilities
$1.4B
$1.3B
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
$175.7M
$168.9M
Other noncurrent liabilities
$20.2M
$21.8M
Total liabilities
$1.6B
$1.5B
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued
$0
$0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 260,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 101,140,684 and 102,199,470 shares
$101.0K
$102.0K
Additional paid-in capital
$1.3B
$1.4B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
-$29.2M
-$65.1M
Retained earnings
$0
$24.9M
Total stockholders equity
$1.3B
$1.4B
$1.6B
$1.6B
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
$2.9B
$2.9B
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)
$0.00
$0.00
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)
5.0M shares
5.0M shares
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)
0 shares
0 shares
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)
$0.00
$0.00
Common stock, authorized (in shares)
260.0M shares
260.0M shares
Common stock, issued (in shares)
101.1M shares
102.2M shares
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)
101.1M shares
102.2M shares
Period ending
2025-12-31
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
2022-12-31
Cash and cash equivalents
$464.4M
$537.6M
Accounts receivable, net
$748.5M
$772.3M
Employee deferred compensation trust assets
$773.9M
$673.2M
Other current assets
$132.2M
$146.3M
Total current assets
$2.1B
$2.1B
Property and equipment, net
$128.8M
$119.6M
Right-of-use assets
$203.1M
$198.4M
Goodwill
$251.5M
$237.2M
$238.0M
Noncurrent deferred income taxes
$134.3M
$158.1M
Other noncurrent assets
$19.6M
$11.7M
Total assets
$2.9B
$2.9B
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$159.4M
$167.0M
Accrued payroll and benefit costs
$382.0M
$372.8M
Employee deferred compensation plan obligations
$771.6M
$678.4M
Income taxes payable
$1.6M
$3.0M
Current operating lease liabilities
$69.8M
$64.6M
Total current liabilities
$1.4B
$1.3B
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
$175.7M
$168.9M
Other noncurrent liabilities
$20.2M
$21.8M
Total liabilities
$1.6B
$1.5B
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued
$0
$0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 260,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 101,140,684 and 102,199,470 shares
$101.0K
$102.0K
Additional paid-in capital
$1.3B
$1.4B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
-$29.2M
-$65.1M
Retained earnings
$0
$24.9M
Total stockholders equity
$1.3B
$1.4B
$1.6B
$1.6B
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
$2.9B
$2.9B
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)
$0.00
$0.00
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)
5.0M shares
5.0M shares
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)
0 shares
0 shares
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)
$0.00
$0.00
Common stock, authorized (in shares)
260.0M shares
260.0M shares
Common stock, issued (in shares)
101.1M shares
102.2M shares
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)
101.1M shares
102.2M shares
Cash from operations101112139$320.0M in 2025−38% since 2019Capital spending101112139$53.2M in 2025−11% since 2019Free cash flow101112139$266.8M in 2025−42% since 2019Dividends paid101112139$238.2M in 2025+64% since 2019Share buybacks101112139$92.1M in 2025−67% since 2019
Cash flow is reported year to date, not quarter by quarter, so there are no separate quarterly figures.
Every line of the cash flow as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.9
Period ending
2025-12-31
2024-12-31
2023-12-31
Net income
$133.0M
$251.6M
$411.1M
Allowance for credit losses
$3.2M
$5.3M
$8.8M
Depreciation
$50.0M
$52.1M
$51.4M
Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs
$29.7M
$36.0M
$44.7M
Amortization of intangible assets
$1.9M
$1.2M
$2.9M
Realized and unrealized gains from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts
-$78.9M
-$71.7M
-$73.0M
Stock-based compensation
$59.4M
$63.4M
$61.1M
Deferred income taxes
$22.8M
-$17.9M
-$16.6M
Accounts receivable
$45.8M
$67.0M
$156.3M
Capitalized cloud computing implementation costs
-$28.5M
-$29.2M
-$34.9M
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
-$15.2M
$16.0M
-$14.7M
Accrued payroll and benefit cost
-$1.8M
-$33.0M
-$61.7M
Employee deferred compensation plan obligations
$93.2M
$105.5M
$98.8M
Income taxes payable
-$1.4M
-$21.0M
$10.7M
Other assets and liabilities, net
$6.7M
-$14.9M
-$8.1M
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
$320.0M
$410.5M
$636.9M
Capital expenditures
-$53.2M
-$56.3M
-$45.9M
Investments in employee deferred compensation trusts
-$80.1M
-$69.2M
-$103.0M
Proceeds from employee deferred compensation trust redemptions
$58.3M
$38.7M
$37.6M
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
-$10.7M
-$264.0K
-$1.0M
Net cash flows used in investing activities
-$85.7M
-$87.1M
-$112.2M
Repurchases of common stock
-$92.1M
-$276.0M
-$254.6M
Dividends paid
-$238.2M
-$220.4M
-$205.9M
Net cash flows used in financing activities
-$330.3M
-$496.4M
-$460.5M
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations
$22.9M
-$21.1M
$9.0M
Change in cash and cash equivalents
-$73.1M
-$194.2M
$73.1M
Interest
$225.0K
$272.0K
$315.0K
Income taxes, net of refunds
$41.6M
$143.6M
$168.5M
Repurchases of common stock awaiting settlement
$0
$0
$4.4M
Fund exchanges within employee deferred compensation trusts
Robert Half sits at the top of its group. 36 entities, 22 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
RH-TM Resources, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
RHHC LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
Robert Half Australia Pty. Limited Subsidiary · Australia
Robert Half Austria GmbH Subsidiary · Austria
Robert Half Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
Robert Half Chile Sociedad por Acciones Subsidiary · Chile
Robert Half Contracting S.r.l. Subsidiary · Italy
Robert Half Deutschland Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH Subsidiary · Germany
Robert Half Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Germany
Robert Half Empresa De Servicios Transitorios Limitada Subsidiary · Chile
Robert Half Holdings Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
Robert Half Hong Kong Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong
Robert Half Human Resources Shanghai Company Limited Subsidiary · China
Robert Half International (Dubai) Ltd. Subsidiary · United Arab Emirates
Robert Half International B.V. Subsidiary · Netherlands
and 10 more
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Robert Half reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
The Company’s headquarters are located in Menlo Park and San Ramon, California. As of December 31, 2025, contract talent solutions and permanent placement talent solutions activities were conducted through offices located in the U.S., Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2025, Protiviti had offices in the U.S., Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. All of the offices are leased.
Robert Half and his wife Maxine, founded the Robert Half Personnel Agency in New York City in 1948. He also created Accountemps, a company founded to supply temporary accountants.
The firm went public in 1987, then expanded its operations into Europe in 1993. In addition to the Accountemps brand, the firm expanded to include specialty groups focusing on technology, legal and creative services personnel. In 1991, the company acquired The Affiliates, renaming it as Robert Half Legal.
Robert Half also provides independent risk consulting, internal audit and information technology consulting services via its Protiviti subsidiary, founded in 2002 with the acquisition of former employees of Arthur Andersen.
In 2003, the company bought back the last of the few remaining independent franchise operations.
In 2006, the company, through its subsidiary Protiviti Inc., acquired the assets of PG Lewis & Associates, a provider of data forensics and cybersecurity services founded in 2003. The financial terms were not disclosed.
In April 2022, Robert Half moved its legal consulting service line to Protiviti, allowing the subsidiary to expand its legal consulting practice.
Oct 22, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.43 a share, on Oct 22, 2025.55
When it reported results
Jul 23, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results44
Apr 23, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results46
Jan 29, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results48
Oct 22, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results49
Jul 23, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results50
Apr 23, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results53
Jan 29, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results54
Oct 22, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results56
Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar
Filings
218 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 33 major events, 105 insider forms, 34 large holders, 26 other. The latest 20:
18 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 18 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.
Boston PartnersSCHEDULE 13G/A, 3 filings Nov 13, 2024 to May 12, 202567
Executive pay
What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.
The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.
AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, San Francisco, California PCAOB ID 238; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting18
From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).18
Risk factors and legal proceedings
The risks Robert Half names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026: 13 risks under these headings, as written.18
Risks Related to the Company’s Business Environment
The Company faces risks in operating internationally.
Failure to meet evolving and increasingly contradictory expectations for action or inaction on sustainability and ESG commitments and initiatives could harm the Company’s reputation, or otherwise adversely impact the business, financial condition or results of operations.
Related to the Company’s Operations
The Company may be unable to find sufficient candidates for its talent solutions business.
The Company operates in a highly competitive business and may be unable to retain clients or market share.
The Company may incur potential liability to employees and clients.
Protiviti operates in a highly competitive business and faces competitors who are significantly larger and have more established reputations.
The Company is dependent on its management personnel and employees, and a failure to attract and retain such personnel could harm its business.
The Company uses AI in its provision of services which may result in operational challenges, legal liability, reputational concerns, and privacy, security and competitive risks.
Use of generative AI in search operations and services offerings may be difficult to deploy successfully due to operational issues inherent to the nature of such technologies.
Uncertainty in the legal regulatory regime relating to AI may require significant resources to modify and maintain business practices to comply with U.S. and non-U.S. laws, the nature of which cannot be determined at this time.
The other 3 risks
Legal and Regulatory Risks
The Company could be subject to changes in tax rates, adoption of new U.S. or international tax legislation or tax audits that could result in additional income tax liabilities.
Risks Related to the Company’s Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Data Protection
Company and third-party computer, technology and communications hardware and software systems and assets (“IT Assets”) are vulnerable to damage, unauthorized access and disruption that could expose the Company to material operational, financial and reputational damage (including the unauthorized access to, or exposure of, personal and confidential information and intellectual property).
Risks Related to the Intellectual Property
The Company may not be able to adequately protect its intellectual property (“IP”) or may be found to infringe upon the IP rights of others, which could harm the value of the Company’s brand and adversely affect its business.
Risks Associated With the Effects of Climate Change
General Risks
Legal proceedings
On March 23, 2015, Plaintiff Jessica Gentry, on her own behalf and on behalf of a putative class of allegedly similarly situated individuals, filed a complaint against the Company in the Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, which was subsequently amended on October 23, 2015. The complaint alleges that a putative class of current and former employees of the Company who resided in California were denied compensation for the time they spent interviewing “for temporary and permanent employment opportunities” in California, as well as performing activities related to the interview process. The class period runs from March 13, 2010, to present. Gentry seeks recovery on her own behalf and on behalf of the putative class in an unspecified amount for this allegedly unpaid compensation. Gentry also seeks recovery of an unspecified amount for the alleged failure of the Company to provide her and the putative class with accurate wage statements. Gentry also seeks an unspecified amount of other damages, attorneys’ fees, and statutory penalties, including penalties for allegedly not paying all wages due upon separation and civil penalties on behalf of herself and other allegedly “aggrieved employees” as defined by California’s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). On January 4, 2016, the Court denied a motion by the Company to compel all of Gentry’s claims, except the PAGA claim, to individual arbitration. On March 8, 2024, the Court issued an order certifying: (1) a class of California-based temporary employees who attended at least one uncompensated interview with a third-party client at any time since March 13, 2010; (2) a subclass of class members who held a prior temporary job assignment before interviewing for a subsequent assignment; and (3) a subclass of class members who are no longer employed by the Company (i.e., a “waiting time penalties” subclass).
