Every material Form 8-K Robert Half filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Robert Half reported third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, 2026, with net income of $50 million ($0.49 per diluted share) on revenues of $1.359 billion, compared with $43 million ($0.43) on $1.354 billion a year earlier. For the nine months, net income fell to $90 million ($0.90 per share) from $101 million ($1.01), and revenues fell to $3.996 billion from $4.076 billion, so shareholders see a stronger quarter against a weaker year-to-date period.
Q3 2026 net income $50 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, vs. $43 million, or $0.43, in Q3 2025
Q3 2026 revenues $1.359 billion, vs. $1.354 billion in Q3 2025; CEO M. Keith Waddell called global enterprise revenues roughly flat on an adjusted basis
Nine-month net income $90 million ($0.90 per share) vs. $101 million ($1.01); nine-month revenues $3.996 billion vs. $4.076 billion
Talent solutions returned to adjusted year-over-year revenue growth of 2 percent, its first since 2022, per the CEO
Robert Half announced that Joseph Tarantino will step down as president and chief executive of its Protiviti consulting subsidiary effective January 1, 2027, and move to senior managing director. Chief operating officer Cory Gunderson will succeed him and become an executive officer of Robert Half on that date. The filing reports no financial figures for the change.
Joseph A. Tarantino transitions from Protiviti president and CEO to senior managing director, effective January 1, 2027
Cory S. Gunderson, Protiviti chief operating officer since 2024, becomes Protiviti president and CEO on January 1, 2027
Gunderson will also be an executive officer of Robert Half Inc. from that date
Tarantino and Gunderson will work together through the remainder of 2026 on the transition
Robert Half reported second-quarter 2026 results on July 23, 2026. Revenue fell to $1.336 billion from $1.370 billion a year earlier, and net income fell to $26 million ($0.26 per share) from $41 million ($0.41 per share). The company reported an operating loss of $62.3 million for the quarter, compared with operating income of $1.5 million a year earlier, and the filing gives no new full-year guidance.
Q2 2026 revenue was $1.336 billion, versus $1.370 billion in Q2 2025.
Q2 2026 net income was $26 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, versus $41 million, or $0.41, a year earlier.
Reported operating loss was $62.3 million in Q2 2026, versus operating income of $1.5 million in Q2 2025.
CEO M. Keith Waddell said global enterprise revenues and earnings exceeded the midpoint of second-quarter guidance.
At its May 13, 2026 annual meeting, Robert Half stockholders approved an amended and restated Stock Incentive Plan, which allows up to 4,500,000 shares to be issued under awards, with about 452,000 shares available for grant as of the effective date. Stockholders also approved executive compensation on an advisory basis and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for 2026, with For votes exceeding Against votes on each proposal.
Stock Incentive Plan approved: 84,545,099 for, 1,071,359 against, 54,020 abstain
Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 82,981,010 for, 2,236,438 against, 453,030 abstain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as 2026 auditor: 89,895,070 for, 2,518,513 against, 42,080 abstain
Robert J. Pace and Frederick A. Richman received the most Against votes among the eight director nominees, at 7,083,701 and 7,789,302
Robert Half reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.300 billion, down from $1.352 billion a year earlier, and net income of $14 million, or $0.14 per share, versus $17 million, or $0.17 per share. Management said revenue fell 6% on an adjusted basis and that talent solutions posted a second straight quarter of positive sequential growth on a same-day constant currency basis. The release does not include an updated full-year outlook, so shareholders get no new forward-looking figures from this filing.
Revenue was $1.300 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, versus $1.352 billion a year earlier, a 4% decline on a reported basis and 6% on an adjusted basis.
Net income was $14 million ($0.14 per diluted share), compared with $17 million ($0.17 per share) in the first quarter of 2025.
Protiviti revenue was $466 million, down from $477 million, and total talent solutions revenue was $725 million, down from $763 million.
On April 20, 2026, Robert Half entered into amended and restated severance agreements with five named executive officers. The amendments remove severance benefits that applied when an executive voluntarily left after a change in control, which the company said aligns its arrangements with current best practices and market norms.
Agreements dated April 20, 2026 cover M. Keith Waddell, Michael C. Buckley, Paul F. Gentzkow, Joseph A. Tarantino and Harold M. Messmer.
Voluntary termination severance tied to a change in control is eliminated.
All other material terms of the severance agreements are unchanged, per the filing.
Robert Half reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, with revenue of $1.302 billion, down 6% from $1.382 billion a year earlier, and net income of $32 million ($0.32 per share), down from $54 million ($0.53 per share). For the full year, revenue was $5.379 billion and net income was $133 million ($1.33 per share), both lower than in 2024, and the company said Q4 revenues and earnings exceeded the midpoint of its prior fourth-quarter guidance.
Q4 2025 revenue: $1.302 billion, down 6% from $1.382 billion in Q4 2024 on a reported basis and down 7% on an adjusted basis, per the CEO
Q4 2025 net income: $32 million, or $0.32 per share, versus $54 million, or $0.53 per share, a year earlier
Full-year 2025 revenue: $5.379 billion and net income of $133 million ($1.33 per share), versus $5.796 billion and $252 million ($2.44 per share) in 2024
CEO said talent solutions and enterprise revenues returned to positive sequential growth on a same-day constant currency basis for the first time in over three years
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