What Happened?

Shares of specialized talent solutions company Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) fell 16.7% in the pre-market session after the company reported weak first-quarter 2025 results, which included significant misses on revenue, EPS, and EBITDA. Revenue fell to $1.35 billion, an 8.4% drop from the previous year, with significant declines across all contract staffing categories. Overall, this was a weaker quarter.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Robert Half’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 9 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Robert Half and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

Robert Half is down 35.1% since the beginning of the year, and at $44.49 per share, it is trading 42.1% below its 52-week high of $76.80 from November 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Robert Half’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,010.

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