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Robert Half Q3 2025 earnings summary

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Q3 2025 earnings summary22 Oct, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q3 2025 revenues were $1.354 billion, down 8% year-over-year, with net income per share at $0.43, compared to $0.64 in Q3 2024.

  • Service revenues for the first nine months of 2025 were $4.08 billion, down 7.6% year-over-year, with net income at $101 million and diluted EPS of $1.01.

  • U.S. operations accounted for 77.9% of total revenue, with international operations at 22.1%.

  • Client and job seeker caution persisted, but contract talent revenues showed sequential growth in late Q3 and into October.

  • Q4 guidance anticipates a return to sequential revenue growth for the first time since Q2 2022.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 2025 gross margin was $504 million (37.2% of revenue), down from $572 million (39.0%) in Q3 2024.

  • Adjusted operating income for Q3 2025 was $61 million (4.5% of revenue), down from $90 million (6.1%) in Q3 2024.

  • Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2025, were $365 million.

  • Q3 2025 tax rate was 33%, up from 31% last year.

  • Contract Talent Solutions bill rates rose 3.7% year-over-year.

Outlook and guidance

  • Q4 2025 revenue guidance: $1.245–$1.345 billion; EPS: $0.25–$0.35.

  • Midpoint revenue guidance implies a 7% year-over-year decline but marks a return to positive sequential growth for the first time in 13 quarters.

  • 2025 capital expenditures and cloud costs projected at $75–$90 million.

  • Q1 2026 expected to see seasonal margin declines for Protiviti and a $4 million unfavorable tax charge due to stock compensation.

  • Early signs of macroeconomic improvement are noted, with rising business confidence and potential for increased hiring and project demand.

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Robert Half International Inc. provides staffing and risk consulting services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company's core business activities include permanent placement of accounting and finance professionals, project-based assignments for corporate clients and temporary staffing on a contract or project basis. Robert Half International offers their services across several industries worldwide.

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