Forensic Analysis · Staffing & Help Supply · as of Nov 9, 2026

Robert Half Inc. (RHI)

A forensic read on Robert Half Inc. built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable

Forensic grade

Safe

Financial health

2.7

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

10.0%

ROE

-7.2%

Revenue growth

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Robert Half Inc. earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 2.7, placing it in the Safe zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

5.1%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 5.1% in the latest fiscal year and slipping across FY2023–FY2025 from 31.7%. After-tax operating profit was $331M in FY2023 and $52M in FY2025, with operating income at 7.3% of revenue in FY2023, 4.2% in FY2024 and 1.4% in FY2025. The capital base behind it went from $1.0B in FY2023 to $1.0B in FY2025 (-2%), while the revenue it carried went from $6.4B to $5.4B.

124% of FCF

FY2025

Shareholder returns. Returned $330M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 124% of free cash flow. That is $64M (24%) more than free cash flow covered, and more than operating cash flow as well. It came out of the balance sheet's own liquid holdings, not new debt: cash fell $73M over FY2025. A payout past free cash flow draws the balance sheet down in every year it continues, which isn't sustainable indefinitely.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$5.38B

Revenue Growth YoY-7.2%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)-8.3%

Net Margin2.5%

Free Cash Flow$266.8M

Return on Equity10.0%

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