Robert Half Inc. (RHI) vs TriNet Group, Inc. (TNET)

Robert Half Inc. and TriNet Group, Inc. are both Staffing & Employment Services companies. Robert Half Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.5B against $3.1B — 1.1× the size. TriNet Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.5× against 29.5×. TriNet Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −3.32% against −4.95%. TriNet Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.63% vs 2.17%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 0.75%). Both pay a dividend; Robert Half Inc. yields more (6.96% vs 1.75%). Across the 23 metrics below, TriNet Group, Inc. leads on 17 and Robert Half Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric RHI TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
P/E 29.50 17.45 23.75
P/S 0.64 0.62 0.36
P/B 2.81 24.09 1.18
Price to free cash flow 15.77 10.45 16.25
EV/EBITDA 35.42 6.95 9.68
EV/Sales 0.58 0.54 0.42
Earnings yield 3.39% 5.73% 1.12%
Free cash flow yield 6.34% 9.57% 2.79%

Profitability

Metric RHI TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Gross margin 36.80% 18.15% 23.11%
Operating margin 0.20% 5.08% 0.08%
Net margin 2.17% 3.63% 0.23%
Free cash flow margin 4.06% 5.97% 1.23%
Return on equity 9.11% 150.86% 2.31%
Return on assets 4.03% 4.98% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 0.75% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric RHI TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.95%) (3.32%) 0.69%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (45.49%) (6.71%) (27.86%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 1.03% 4.15% 2.59%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (15.37%) (10.64%) 0.00%

Health

Metric RHI TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Debt to equity 0.00 7.17 0.08
Current ratio 1.47 1.13 1.50
Net debt to EBITDA (2.94) (3.31) (0.22)

Dividend

Metric RHI TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Dividend yield 6.96% 1.75% 2.32%
Payout ratio 2.05 0.31 0.42

Size

Metric RHI TNET Staffing & Employment Services median
Market cap 3.49b 3.05b 582.70m

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