Robert Half Shares Climb on Return to Sequential Revenue Growth

Dow Jones
Jan 31

By Katherine Hamilton

 

Robert Half shares rose after the company posted sequential quarterly revenue growth for the first time in three years.

The stock gained 24% to $33.75 Friday. Shares have gained 28% over the past three months.

Chief Financial Officer Keith Waddell said the company's talent solutions and enterprise revenue returned to positive sequential growth during the fourth quarter. It was the first time revenue grew sequentially in more than three years, he said.

Weekly revenue trends during the quarter also showed positive momentum, which has extended into the first three weeks of January, Waddell said.

The staffing services company posted revenue and earnings ahead of Wall Street estimates for the quarter. Revenue were $1.3 billion and earnings were 32 cents a share, while analysts polled by FactSet had been projecting $1.29 billion in revenue and 30 cents a share in earnings.

 

Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com

 

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January 30, 2026 11:46 ET (16:46 GMT)

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