Recruit (RCRUY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS: RCRUY) is a Japan-based provider of human resources and information services that operates a diversified portfolio of staffing, recruitment and consumer-facing platforms. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company builds and runs digital marketplaces and service businesses that connect employers with job seekers, support corporate HR functions, and offer related marketing and consumer services in areas such as lifestyle and local search.

The company’s principal activities include online job search and employer branding platforms, temporary and permanent staffing, recruitment process outsourcing, and HR technology solutions. Recruit is notable for its ownership of major global job-search and workplace-review sites, which it operates alongside a range of domestic and regional media and recruitment businesses. Its product set ranges from job boards and talent-sourcing tools to staffing services and HR software designed to streamline hiring and workforce management.

Recruit has expanded beyond its Japanese origins through international development and acquisitions, building a substantial presence in North America, Europe and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Its businesses serve a wide spectrum of clients—large enterprises, small and medium-size employers, recruitment agencies and individual job seekers—by combining local market services with global digital platforms.

Managed from Tokyo, Recruit emphasizes technology-driven growth and platform scaling, seeking to leverage data and digital tools to improve matching efficiency and expand service offerings. The company’s strategy centers on broadening its HR technology footprint, integrating acquired platforms, and adapting services to diverse labor markets and employer needs worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.22 to $12.43
• 50-Day Range: $7.63 to $12.31
• 52-Week Range: $7.57 to $12.66
• Volume: 919,689 shs
• Average Volume: 593,243 shs
• Market Capitalization: $90.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.38
• Dividend Yield: 0.16%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Recruit Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Recruit scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Recruit has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Recruit has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Recruit are expected to grow by 25.49% in the coming year, from $0.51 to $0.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Recruit is 13.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Recruit is 13.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.17.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Recruit has a P/B Ratio of 8.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Recruit has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Recruit has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.36, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Recruit has recently decreased by 15.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Recruit has a dividend yield of 0.19%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Recruit does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Recruit is 2.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Recruit will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.13% next year. This indicates that Recruit will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Recruit has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Recruit this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Recruit insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Recruit has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: BUSINESS INFO SVC
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:RCRUY
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:RCRUY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: recruit-holdings.com
• Phone: (136) 835-1111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 51,373
• Year Founded: 1963

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.14
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.30 billion
• Net Margins: 13.47%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 33.06%
• Return on Assets: 19.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.73
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.69
• Cash Flow: $0.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.63
• Book Value: $1.37 per share
• Price / Book: 8.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,362,520,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $90.63 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.59