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Robert Walters

LSE:RWA · GB0008475088
Professional ServicesSmall

360

23
Profit price81
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales98
EV / Gross Profit95
Price/Book91
Return on Capital4
Cash Return on Capital10
Return on Equity12
EBIT Margin12
Gross Profitability89
Accruals84
Owner Earnings Margin18
Sales growth3
Profit growth4
Reinvestment1
Price momentum7
Debt load33
Refinancing98
Debt Payback1
Liquidity4
Analyst ratings48
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside93
Market mood17
Value Creation2/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Robert Walters doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Founded2000
Employees75
Websiterobertwalters.com
ISINGB0008475088
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
FTSE All Shares (United Kingdom)
Themes
HRTechSocial RecruitingEmploymentHuman ResourcesRecruiting

Description

Robert Walters plc is a global recruitment consultancy with an extensive portfolio of services aimed at connecting businesses with high-quality talent. The company specializes in placing professionals in both permanent and temporary roles across a va…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Robert Walters plc sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 2/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
18
2023202420252026

All-time high

70

Jan 2024

All-time low

18

Jun 2026

Average rank

47

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
98
84
87
77
Price/Earnings
93
24
59
59
Price/Book
91
74
63
41
Dividend Yield
1
98
81
88
Value (overall)
75
62
69
100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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