---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000315213-25-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RHI"
cik: "0000315213"
company_name: "ROBERT HALF INC."
filed_at: "2025-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T08:28:54.005674+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Robert Half Q1 net income $17M ($0.17 EPS) vs $64M YoY; revenue down 8%

## Summary
- Q1 net income $17M ($0.17 diluted EPS) vs $64M ($0.61) a year ago; revenue $1.352B, down 8% reported, 6% adjusted.
- Business confidence moderated due to heightened uncertainty over US trade policy; client caution elongating decision cycles.
- Subdued hiring activity and new project starts cited as headwinds; no explicit forward guidance provided.
- CEO cites strong positioning via brand, technology, and model combining staffing and consulting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000315213-25-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RHI
- cik: 0000315213
- company_name: ROBERT HALF INC.
- filed_at: 2025-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315213/000031521325000032/0000315213-25-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315213/000031521325000032/rhi-20250423.htm

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