Q1 Earnings Forecast for Robert Half Issued By William Blair

Robert Half Inc. (NYSE:RHI) – William Blair cut their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Robert Half in a research report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Robert Half’s current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Robert Half’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.99 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on RHI. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Robert Half from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Robert Half from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Robert Half from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Robert Half from $36.00 to $31.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Robert Half from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $38.25.

Robert Half Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE RHI opened at $29.15 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.67. The company has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.93 and a beta of 1.02. Robert Half has a 12-month low of $26.99 and a 12-month high of $78.41.

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The business services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.43. The business had revenue of $1.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. Robert Half had a net margin of 2.85% and a return on equity of 11.76%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. Robert Half has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.250-0.350 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Robert Half

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Robert Half by 45.0% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 825 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 11.9% in the second quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 2,479 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 0.8% in the third quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 46,008 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,563,000 after buying an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 540.8% in the first quarter. Quarry LP now owns 487 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Robert Half by 9.4% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 4,952 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $203,000 after buying an additional 424 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.41% of the company’s stock.

Robert Half Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th were given a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. Robert Half’s payout ratio is currently 153.25%.

Robert Half Company Profile

Robert Half Inc provides talent solutions and business consulting services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company operates through Contract Talent Solutions, Permanent Placement Talent Solutions, and Protiviti segments. The Contract Talent Solutions segment provides contract engagement professionals in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal and administrative, and customer support.