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ROBERT HALF REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
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MENLO PARK, Calif., April 23, 2025 /CNW/ — Robert Half Inc. (NYSE: RHI) today reported revenues and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net income was $17 million, or $0.17 per share, on revenues of $1.352 billion. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, net income was $64 million, or $0.61 per share, on revenues of $1.476 billion.
“For the first quarter of 2025, global enterprise revenues were $1.352 billion, down 8 percent from last year’s first quarter on a reported basis, and down 6 percent on an adjusted basis. Business confidence levels moderated during the quarter in response to heightened economic uncertainty over U.S. trade and other policy developments. Client and job seeker caution continues to elongate decision cycles and subdue hiring activity and new project starts,” said M. Keith Waddell, president and chief executive officer at Robert Half. “Despite the uncertain outlook, we are very well-positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities and support our clients’ talent and consulting needs through the strength of our industry-leading brand, our people, our technology and our unique business model that includes both professional staffing and business consulting services.
“We’d like to thank our employees across the globe for their resilience and unwavering commitment to success. Their efforts have earned us significant recognition already in 2025, including being honored as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies by Fortune and one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes. We are particularly proud that high levels of employee engagement again earned both Robert Half and Protiviti recognition as two of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For,” Waddell concluded.
Robert Half management will conduct a conference call today at 5 p.m. EDT. The prepared remarks for this call are available now in the Investor Center of the Robert Half website (www.roberthalf.com/investor-center). Simply click on the Quarterly Conference Calls link. The dial-in number is 888-394-8218 (+1-323-994-2093 outside the United States and Canada). The confirmation code to access the call is 5634922.
A recording of this call will be available for audio replay beginning at approximately 8 p.m. EDT on April 23 and ending after 12 months. To access the replay, visit https://webcasts.com/RobertHalfQ12025. The conference call also will be archived in audio format on the Company’s website at roberthalf.com.
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm, connecting highly skilled job seekers with rewarding opportunities at great companies. We offer contract talent and permanent placement solutions in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support, and we also provide executive search services. Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti®, a global consulting firm that delivers internal audit, risk, business and technology consulting solutions. In the past 12 months, Robert Half, including Protiviti, has been named one of the Fortune® World’s Most Admired Companies™ and 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Certain information contained in this press release and its attachments may be deemed forward-looking statements regarding events and financial trends that may affect the future operating results or financial positions of Robert Half Inc. (the “Company”). Forward-looking statements are not guarantees or promises that goals or targets will be met. These statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “potential,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “target,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “may,” “might,” “will,” or variations or negatives thereof or by similar or comparable words or phrases. In addition, historical, current and forward-looking information about the Company’s corporate responsibility and compliance programs, including targets or goals, may not be considered material for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other mandatory reporting purposes and may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, on internal controls, diligence or processes that are evolving, on representations reviewed or provided by third parties, and on assumptions that are subject to change in the future. Forward-looking statements are estimates only and are based on management’s current expectations, currently available information and current strategy, plans or forecasts, and involve certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, often beyond our control and are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes, or the timing of these results or outcomes, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: changes to or new interpretations of United States of America (“U.S.”) or international tax regulations; the global financial and economic situation; changes in levels of unemployment and other economic conditions in the U.S. or foreign countries where the Company does business, or in particular regions or industries; reduction in the supply of candidates for contract employment or the Company’s ability to attract candidates; the development, proliferation and adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) by the Company and the third parties it serves; the entry of new competitors into the marketplace or expansion by existing competitors; the ability of the Company to maintain existing client relationships and attract new clients in the context of changing economic or competitive conditions; the impact of competitive pressures, including any change in the demand for the Company’s services, or the Company’s ability to maintain its margins; the possibility of the Company incurring liability for its activities, including the activities of its engagement professionals, or for events impacting its engagement professionals on clients’ premises; the possibility that adverse publicity could impact the Company’s ability to attract and retain clients and candidates; the success of the Company in attracting, training and retaining qualified management personnel and other staff employees; the Company’s ability to comply with governmental regulations affecting personnel services businesses in particular or employer/employee relationships in general; whether there will be ongoing demand for Sarbanes-Oxley or other regulatory compliance services; the Company’s reliance on short-term contracts for a significant percentage of its business; litigation relating to prior or current transactions or activities, including litigation that may be disclosed from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings; the impact of extreme weather conditions on the Company and its candidates and clients; the ability of the Company to manage its international operations and comply with foreign laws and regulations; the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the possibility that the additional costs the Company will incur as a result of health care or other reform legislation may adversely affect the Company’s profit margins or the demand for the Company’s services; the possibility that the Company’s computer and communications hardware and software systems could be damaged or their service interrupted or that the Company could experience a cybersecurity breach; and the possibility that the Company may fail to maintain adequate financial and management controls, and as a result suffer errors in its financial reporting.
Additionally, with respect to Protiviti, other risks and uncertainties include the fact that future success will depend on its ability to retain employees and attract clients; there can be no assurance that there will be ongoing demand for broad-based consulting, regulatory compliance, technology services, public sector or other high-demand advisory services; failure to produce projected revenues could adversely affect financial results; and there is the possibility of involvement in litigation relating to prior or current transactions or activities.
A summary of additional risks and uncertainties can be found in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and in the Company’s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Because long-term contracts are not a significant part of the Company’s business, future results cannot be reliably predicted by considering past trends or extrapolating past results. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update information in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, and notwithstanding any historical practice of doing so.
A copy of this release is available at www.roberthalf.com/investor-center.
ATTACHED:
Summary of Operations
Supplemental Financial Information
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
ROBERT HALF INC.
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
(Unaudited)
Service revenues
$ 1,351,907
$ 1,475,937
Costs of services
852,862
913,140
Gross margin
499,045
562,797
Selling, general and administrative expenses
460,163
521,899
Operating income
38,882
40,898
(Income) loss from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts (which is
completely offset by related costs and expenses)
20,171
(43,376)
Interest income, net
(3,572)
(6,413)
Income before income taxes
22,283
90,687
Provision for income taxes
4,933
26,986
Net income
$ 17,350
$ 63,701
Diluted net income per share
$ 0.17
$ 0.61
Weighted average shares:
Basic
100,666
103,787
Diluted
101,015
104,399
ROBERT HALF INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
(Unaudited)
SERVICE REVENUES INFORMATION
Contract talent solutions
Finance and accounting
$ 562,933
$ 641,970
Administrative and customer support
165,627
199,932
Technology
152,542
157,970
Elimination of intersegment revenues (1)
(117,897)
(112,814)
Total contract talent solutions
763,205
887,058
Permanent placement talent solutions
112,091
124,767
Protiviti
476,611
464,112
Total service revenues
$ 1,351,907
$ 1,475,937
(1)
Service revenues for finance and accounting, administrative and customer support, and technology include intersegment revenues, which represent revenues from services provided to the Company’s Protiviti segment in connection with the Company’s blended business solutions. Intersegment revenues for each functional specialization are aggregated and then eliminated as a single line.
March 31,
2025
2024
(Unaudited)
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 342,473
$ 540,939
Accounts receivable, net
$ 786,560
$ 861,450
Total assets
$ 2,696,953
$ 2,889,702
Total current liabilities
$ 1,190,356
$ 1,179,540
Total stockholders’ equity
$ 1,313,222
$ 1,519,245
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
(Unaudited)
SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Depreciation
$ 13,006
$ 13,004
Capitalized cloud computing implementation costs
$ 6,160
$ 8,391
Capital expenditures
$ 12,394
$ 11,780
Open market repurchases of common stock (shares)
668
761
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The financial results of Robert Half Inc. (the “Company”) are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules of the SEC. To help readers understand the Company’s financial performance, the Company supplements its GAAP financial results with the following non-GAAP measures: adjusted gross margin; adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses; adjusted operating income; and adjusted revenue growth rates.
The following measures: adjusted gross margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses and adjusted operating income, include gains and losses on investments held to fund the Company’s obligations under employee deferred compensation plans. The Company provides these measures because they are used by management to review its operational results.
Adjusted revenue growth rates represent year-over-year revenue growth rates after removing the impacts on reported revenues from the changes in the number of billing days and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company provides this data because it focuses on the Company’s revenue growth rates attributable to operating activities and aids in evaluating revenue trends over time. The impacts from the changes in billing days and foreign currency exchange rates are calculated as follows:
Billing days impact is calculated by dividing each comparative period’s reported revenues by the number of billing days for that period to arrive at a per billing day amount. Same billing day growth rates are then calculated based on the per billing day amounts. Management calculates a global, weighted-average number of billing days for each reporting period based upon inputs from all countries and all functional specializations and segments.Foreign currency impact is calculated by retranslating current period international revenues, using foreign currency exchange rates from the prior year’s comparable period.
The non-GAAP financial measures provided herein may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in the Company’s industry, as other companies may calculate such financial results differently. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to amounts presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is provided on the following pages.
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
ADJUSTED GROSS MARGIN (UNAUDITED):
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Relationships
As Reported
As Adjusted
As Reported
As Adjusted
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Gross Margin
Contract talent solutions
$ 296,933
$ 350,570
$ 296,933
$ 350,570
38.9 %
39.5 %
38.9 %
39.5 %
Permanent placement talent solutions
111,861
124,548
111,861
124,548
99.8 %
99.8 %
99.8 %
99.8 %
Total talent solutions
408,794
475,118
408,794
475,118
46.7 %
47.0 %
46.7 %
47.0 %
Protiviti
90,251
87,679
86,212
96,036
18.9 %
18.9 %
18.1 %
20.7 %
Total
$ 499,045
$ 562,797
$ 495,006
$ 571,154
36.9 %
38.1 %
36.6 %
38.7 %
The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP adjusted gross margin to reported gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Contract talent
solutions
Permanent
placement talent
solutions
Total talent
solutions
Protiviti
Total
Contract talent
solutions
Permanent
placement talent
solutions
Total talent
solutions
Protiviti
Total
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
Gross Margin
As Reported
$ 296,933
38.9 %
$ 111,861
99.8 %
$ 408,794
46.7 %
$ 90,251
18.9 %
$ 499,045
36.9 %
$ 350,570
39.5 %
$ 124,548
99.8 %
$ 475,118
47.0 %
$ 87,679
18.9 %
$ 562,797
38.1 %
Adjustments (1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(4,039)
(0.8 %)
(4,039)
(0.3 %)
—
—
—
—
—
—
8,357
1.8 %
8,357
0.6 %
As Adjusted
$ 296,933
38.9 %
$ 111,861
99.8 %
$ 408,794
46.7 %
$ 86,212
18.1 %
$ 495,006
36.6 %
$ 350,570
39.5 %
$ 124,548
99.8 %
$ 475,118
47.0 %
$ 96,036
20.7 %
$ 571,154
38.7 %
(1)
Changes in the Company’s employee deferred compensation plan obligations related to Protiviti operations are included in costs of services, while the related investment (income) loss is presented separately. The non-GAAP financial adjustments shown in the table above are to reclassify investment (income) loss from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts to the same line item that includes the corresponding change in obligation. These adjustments have no impact on income before income taxes.
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
ADJUSTED SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (UNAUDITED):
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Relationships
As Reported
As Adjusted
As Reported
As Adjusted
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses
Contract talent solutions
$ 276,212
$ 331,588
$ 290,242
$ 300,452
36.2 %
37.4 %
38.0 %
33.9 %
Permanent placement talent solutions
106,135
116,576
108,237
112,693
94.7 %
93.4 %
96.6 %
90.3 %
Total talent solutions
382,347
448,164
398,479
413,145
43.7 %
44.3 %
45.5 %
40.8 %
Protiviti
77,816
73,735
77,816
73,735
16.3 %
15.9 %
16.3 %
15.9 %
Total
$ 460,163
$ 521,899
$ 476,295
$ 486,880
34.0 %
35.4 %
35.2 %
33.0 %
The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses to reported selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Contract talent
solutions
Permanent
placement talent
solutions
Total talent
solutions
Protiviti
Total
Contract talent
solutions
Permanent
placement talent
solutions
Total talent
solutions
Protiviti
Total
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses
As Reported
$ 276,212
36.2 %
$ 106,135
94.7 %
$ 382,347
43.7 %
$ 77,816
16.3 %
$ 460,163
34.0 %
$ 331,588
37.4 %
$ 116,576
93.4 %
$ 448,164
44.3 %
$ 73,735
15.9 %
$ 521,899
35.4 %
Adjustments (1)
14,030
1.8 %
2,102
1.9 %
16,132
1.8 %
—
—
16,132
1.2 %
(31,136)
(3.5 %)
(3,883)
(3.1 %)
(35,019)
(3.5 %)
—
—
(35,019)
(2.4 %)
As Adjusted
$ 290,242
38.0 %
$ 108,237
96.6 %
$ 398,479
45.5 %
$ 77,816
16.3 %
$ 476,295
35.2 %
$ 300,452
33.9 %
$ 112,693
90.3 %
$ 413,145
40.8 %
$ 73,735
15.9 %
$ 486,880
33.0 %
(1)
Changes in the Company’s employee deferred compensation plan obligations related to talent solutions operations are included in selling, general and administrative expenses, while the related investment (income) loss is presented separately. The non-GAAP financial adjustments shown in the table above are to reclassify investment (income) loss from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts to the same line item that includes the corresponding change in obligation. These adjustments have no impact on income before income taxes.
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME (UNAUDITED):
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Relationships
As Reported
As Adjusted
As Reported
As Adjusted
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating income
Contract talent solutions
$ 20,721
$ 18,982
$ 6,691
$ 50,118
2.7 %
2.1 %
0.9 %
5.6 %
Permanent placement talent solutions
5,726
7,972
3,624
11,855
5.1 %
6.4 %
3.2 %
9.5 %
Total talent solutions
26,447
26,954
10,315
61,973
3.0 %
2.7 %
1.2 %
6.1 %
Protiviti
12,435
13,944
8,396
22,301
2.6 %
3.0 %
1.8 %
4.8 %
Total
$ 38,882
$ 40,898
$ 18,711
$ 84,274
2.9 %
2.8 %
1.4 %
5.7 %
The following tables provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP adjusted operating income to reported operating income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Contract talent
solutions
Permanent
placement talent
solutions
Total talent
solutions
Protiviti
Total
Contract talent
solutions
Permanent
placement talent
solutions
Total talent
solutions
Protiviti
Total
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
$
% of
Revenue
Operating income
As Reported
$ 20,721
2.7 %
$ 5,726
5.1 %
$ 26,447
3.0 %
$ 12,435
2.6 %
$ 38,882
2.9 %
$ 18,982
2.1 %
$ 7,972
6.4 %
$ 26,954
2.7 %
$ 13,944
3.0 %
$ 40,898
2.8 %
Adjustments (1)
(14,030)
(1.8 %)
(2,102)
(1.9 %)
(16,132)
(1.8 %)
(4,039)
(0.8 %)
(20,171)
(1.5 %)
31,136
3.5 %
3,883
3.1 %
35,019
3.4 %
8,357
1.8 %
43,376
2.9 %
As Adjusted
$ 6,691
0.9 %
$ 3,624
3.2 %
$ 10,315
1.2 %
$ 8,396
1.8 %
$ 18,711
1.4 %
$ 50,118
5.6 %
$ 11,855
9.5 %
$ 61,973
6.1 %
$ 22,301
4.8 %
$ 84,274
5.7 %
(1)
Changes in the Company’s employee deferred compensation plan obligations related to talent solutions operations are included in operating income. The non-GAAP financial adjustments shown in the table above are to reclassify investment (income) loss from investments held in employee deferred compensation trusts to the same line item that includes the corresponding change in obligation. These adjustments have no impact on income before income taxes.
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
REVENUE GROWTH RATES (%) (UNAUDITED):
Year-Over-Year Growth Rates
(As Reported)
Non-GAAP Year-Over-Year Growth Rates
(As Adjusted)
2023
2024
2025
2023
2024
2025
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Global
Finance and accounting
-17.2
-17.5
-13.6
-9.2
-9.5
-12.3
-17.8
-17.0
-13.5
-10.5
-9.8
-10.0
Administrative and customer
support
-18.7
-8.9
-9.8
-9.2
-8.8
-17.2
-19.4
-8.3
-9.8
-10.8
-9.4
-15.2
Technology
-21.7
-18.6
-13.1
-6.1
-3.5
-3.4
-21.8
-17.8
-13.1
-7.6
-4.1
-1.3
Elimination of intersegment
revenues (1)
-26.6
-10.3
1.4
21.6
18.9
4.5
-27.2
-9.9
1.3
19.4
17.8
6.8
Total contract talent solutions
-17.2
-16.7
-14.5
-11.9
-11.5
-14.0
-17.7
-16.2
-14.4
-13.2
-11.8
-11.8
Permanent placement talent
solutions
-22.0
-20.4
-12.2
-11.9
-11.1
-10.2
-22.6
-19.8
-12.0
-13.2
-11.4
-7.8
Total talent solutions
-17.8
-17.2
-14.2
-11.9
-11.4
-13.5
-18.3
-16.7
-14.0
-13.2
-11.7
-11.3
Protiviti
-7.1
-6.1
-0.9
6.4
5.3
2.7
-7.5
-5.4
-0.9
4.5
4.5
4.7
Total
-14.7
-14.0
-10.2
-6.3
-6.1
-8.4
-15.2
-13.4
-10.1
-7.7
-6.6
-6.2
United States
Contract talent solutions
-20.5
-19.1
-15.7
-12.4
-10.3
-11.8
-20.3
-18.6
-15.8
-13.7
-11.2
-10.7
Permanent placement talent
solutions
-22.6
-19.3
-11.5
-9.0
-9.6
-8.5
-22.5
-18.7
-11.7
-10.4
-10.4
-7.3
Total talent solutions
-20.7
-19.1
-15.2
-12.0
-10.2
-11.4
-20.6
-18.6
-15.3
-13.3
-11.1
-10.3
Protiviti
-7.3
-4.8
3.3
9.3
6.6
2.3
-7.2
-4.2
3.1
7.6
5.6
3.6
Total
-16.8
-14.9
-9.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.9
-16.7
-14.3
-9.7
-6.7
-5.7
-5.7
International
Contract talent solutions
-4.4
-8.4
-10.0
-10.6
-15.2
-20.7
-7.5
-7.5
-9.4
-11.7
-13.9
-16.2
Permanent placement talent
solutions
-20.6
-23.2
-13.8
-18.6
-14.7
-14.5
-22.8
-22.1
-13.0
-19.8
-13.7
-10.1
Total talent solutions
-7.2
-10.8
-10.7
-11.9
-15.1
-19.8
-10.1
-9.9
-10.0
-13.0
-13.9
-15.3
Protiviti
-6.1
-11.3
-16.2
-5.6
0.2
4.4
-8.9
-10.1
-15.9
-8.1
-0.4
7.9
Total
-6.9
-10.9
-12.2
-10.2
-10.9
-13.6
-9.8
-10.0
-11.6
-11.7
-10.2
-9.4
(1)
Service revenues for finance and accounting, administrative and customer support, and technology include intersegment revenues, which represent revenues from services provided to Protiviti in connection with the Company’s blended business solutions. Intersegment revenues for each functional specialization are aggregated and then eliminated as a single line item.
The non-GAAP financial measures included in the table above adjust for the following items:
Billing Days. The “As Reported” revenue growth rates are based upon reported revenues. Management calculates the billing day impact by dividing each comparative period’s reported revenues by the number of billing days for that period to arrive at a per billing day amount. Same billing day growth rates are then calculated based on the per billing day amounts. Management calculates a global, weighted-average number of billing days for each reporting period based upon input from all countries and all functional specializations and segments.
Foreign Currency Translation. The “As Reported” revenue growth rates are based upon reported revenues, which include the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The foreign currency impact is calculated by retranslating current period international revenues, using foreign currency exchange rates from the prior year’s comparable period.
The term “As Adjusted” means that the impact of different billing days and constant currency fluctuations are removed from the revenue growth rate calculation. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP year-over-year revenue growth rates to the “As Reported” year-over-year revenue growth rates is included herein, on Pages 10-12.
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
REVENUE GROWTH RATE (%) RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED):
Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth – GLOBAL
Q4 2023
Q1 2024
Q2 2024
Q3 2024
Q4 2024
Q1 2025
Finance and accounting
As Reported
-17.2
-17.5
-13.6
-9.2
-9.5
-12.3
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.7
-0.3
-1.5
-0.8
1.3
Currency Impact
-0.7
-0.2
0.4
0.2
0.5
1.0
As Adjusted
-17.8
-17.0
-13.5
-10.5
-9.8
-10.0
Administrative and customer support
As Reported
-18.7
-8.9
-9.8
-9.2
-8.8
-17.2
Billing Days Impact
0.2
0.8
-0.3
-1.5
-0.8
1.3
Currency Impact
-0.9
-0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.2
0.7
As Adjusted
-19.4
-8.3
-9.8
-10.8
-9.4
-15.2
Technology
As Reported
-21.7
-18.6
-13.1
-6.1
-3.5
-3.4
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.7
-0.3
-1.5
-0.7
1.4
Currency Impact
-0.2
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.7
As Adjusted
-21.8
-17.8
-13.1
-7.6
-4.1
-1.3
Elimination of intersegment revenues
As Reported
-26.6
-10.3
1.4
21.6
18.9
4.5
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.7
-0.3
-1.9
-1.0
1.6
Currency Impact
-0.7
-0.3
0.2
-0.3
-0.1
0.7
As Adjusted
-27.2
-9.9
1.3
19.4
17.8
6.8
Total contract talent solutions
As Reported
-17.2
-16.7
-14.5
-11.9
-11.5
-14.0
Billing Days Impact
0.2
0.6
-0.3
-1.4
-0.7
1.3
Currency Impact
-0.7
-0.1
0.4
0.1
0.4
0.9
As Adjusted
-17.7
-16.2
-14.4
-13.2
-11.8
-11.8
Permanent placement talent solutions
As Reported
-22.0
-20.4
-12.2
-11.9
-11.1
-10.2
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.7
-0.3
-1.4
-0.7
1.3
Currency Impact
-0.7
-0.1
0.5
0.1
0.4
1.1
As Adjusted
-22.6
-19.8
-12.0
-13.2
-11.4
-7.8
Total talent solutions
As Reported
-17.8
-17.2
-14.2
-11.9
-11.4
-13.5
Billing Days Impact
0.2
0.6
-0.2
-1.4
-0.7
1.2
Currency Impact
-0.7
-0.1
0.4
0.1
0.4
1.0
As Adjusted
-18.3
-16.7
-14.0
-13.2
-11.7
-11.3
Protiviti
As Reported
-7.1
-6.1
-0.9
6.4
5.3
2.7
Billing Days Impact
0.2
0.7
-0.3
-1.7
-0.8
1.5
Currency Impact
-0.6
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.5
As Adjusted
-7.5
-5.4
-0.9
4.5
4.5
4.7
Total
As Reported
-14.7
-14.0
-10.2
-6.3
-6.1
-8.4
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.7
-0.3
-1.4
-0.8
1.4
Currency Impact
-0.6
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.8
As Adjusted
-15.2
-13.4
-10.1
-7.7
-6.6
-6.2
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
REVENUE GROWTH RATE (%) RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED):
Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth – UNITED STATES
Q4 2023
Q1 2024
Q2 2024
Q3 2024
Q4 2024
Q1 2025
Contract talent solutions
As Reported
-20.5
-19.1
-15.7
-12.4
-10.3
-11.8
Billing Days Impact
0.2
0.5
-0.1
-1.3
-0.9
1.1
Currency Impact
―
―
―
―
―
―
As Adjusted
-20.3
-18.6
-15.8
-13.7
-11.2
-10.7
Permanent placement talent solutions
As Reported
-22.6
-19.3
-11.5
-9.0
-9.6
-8.5
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.6
-0.2
-1.4
-0.8
1.2
Currency Impact
―
―
―
―
―
―
As Adjusted
-22.5
-18.7
-11.7
-10.4
-10.4
-7.3
Total talent solutions
As Reported
-20.7
-19.1
-15.2
-12.0
-10.2
-11.4
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.5
-0.1
-1.3
-0.9
1.1
Currency Impact
―
―
―
―
―
―
As Adjusted
-20.6
-18.6
-15.3
-13.3
-11.1
-10.3
Protiviti
As Reported
-7.3
-4.8
3.3
9.3
6.6
2.3
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.6
-0.2
-1.7
-1.0
1.3
Currency Impact
―
―
―
―
―
―
As Adjusted
-7.2
-4.2
3.1
7.6
5.6
3.6
Total
As Reported
-16.8
-14.9
-9.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.9
Billing Days Impact
0.1
0.6
-0.1
-1.5
-1.0
1.2
Currency Impact
―
―
―
―
―
―
As Adjusted
-16.7
-14.3
-9.7
-6.7
-5.7
-5.7
ROBERT HALF INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
REVENUE GROWTH RATE (%) RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED):
Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth – INTERNATIONAL
Q4 2023
Q1 2024
Q2 2024
Q3 2024
Q4 2024
Q1 2025
Contract talent solutions
As Reported
-4.4
-8.4
-10.0
-10.6
-15.2
-20.7
Billing Days Impact
0.1
1.5
-1.1
-1.6
-0.4
0.6
Currency Impact
-3.2
-0.6
1.7
0.5
1.7
3.9
As Adjusted
-7.5
-7.5
-9.4
-11.7
-13.9
-16.2
Permanent placement talent solutions
As Reported
-20.6
-23.2
-13.8
-18.6
-14.7
-14.5
Billing Days Impact
0.1
1.3
-1.0
-1.6
-0.4
0.6
Currency Impact
-2.3
-0.2
1.8
0.4
1.4
3.8
As Adjusted
-22.8
-22.1
-13.0
-19.8
-13.7
-10.1
Total talent solutions
As Reported
-7.2
-10.8
-10.7
-11.9
-15.1
-19.8
Billing Days Impact
0.2
1.4
-1.0
-1.6
-0.5
0.6
Currency Impact
-3.1
-0.5
1.7
0.5
1.7
3.9
As Adjusted
-10.1
-9.9
-10.0
-13.0
-13.9
-15.3
Protiviti
As Reported
-6.1
-11.3
-16.2
-5.6
0.2
4.4
Billing Days Impact
0.2
1.4
-1.0
-1.7
-0.4
0.7
Currency Impact
-3.0
-0.2
1.3
-0.8
-0.2
2.8
As Adjusted
-8.9
-10.1
-15.9
-8.1
-0.4
7.9
Total
As Reported
-6.9
-10.9
-12.2
-10.2
-10.9
-13.6
Billing Days Impact
0.1
1.3
-1.0
-1.6
-0.5
0.6
Currency Impact
-3.0
-0.4
1.6
0.1
1.2
3.6
As Adjusted
-9.8
-10.0
-11.6
-11.7
-10.2
-9.4
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