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Robert Half (RHI) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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Robert Half (RHI - Free Report) reported $1.35 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 8.4%. EPS of $0.17 for the same period compares to $0.61 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.38% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.4 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.36, the EPS surprise was -52.78%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Robert Half performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Service Revenues- Total contract talent solutions: $763.21 million versus $802.83 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -14% change.
  • Service Revenues- Contract talent solutions- Finance & Accounting: $562.93 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $575.43 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -12.3%.
  • Service Revenues- Contract talent solutions- Administrative and customer support: $165.63 million versus $179.17 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -17.2% change.
  • Service Revenues- Protiviti: $476.61 million versus $494.69 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.7% change.
  • Service Revenues- Contract talent solutions- Elimination of intersegment: -$117.90 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of -$109.63 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.5%.
  • Service Revenues- Permanent placement talent solutions: $112.09 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $115.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -10.2%.
  • Service Revenues- Contract talent solutions- Technology: $152.54 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $157.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.4%.
  • Gross Margin- Contract talent solutions: $296.93 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $316.09 million.
  • Gross Margin- Protiviti: $90.25 million compared to the $105.29 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Gross Margin- Permanent placement talent solutions: $111.86 million versus $117.42 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Robert Half have returned -13.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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