Recruit (RCRUY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese technology and services company that operates platforms and businesses focused on connecting people with employment, housing, education, travel, dining and other consumer and business services. The company serves individuals, employers and service providers through digital marketplaces, online information services and software products.

Recruit’s principal businesses include Indeed, a global job search and employment platform, and Glassdoor, which provides employment information, company reviews and recruiting services. Through its staffing operations, including Recruit Staffing and international brands such as RGF Staffing, the company provides temporary staffing, placement and related workforce solutions in Japan and other markets.

In Japan, Recruit also operates matching and marketing platforms serving areas such as housing, travel, beauty, dining and weddings, along with business software and payment-related tools for small and midsize enterprises. Its services are available primarily in Japan, North America, Europe and other international markets through its global employment and staffing businesses.

Recruit traces its origins to a 1960 Japanese advertising and publishing business and has evolved into a global human resources and information-services group. The company is headquartered in Tokyo and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Hisayuki Idekoba.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.35 to $22.83
• 50-Day Range: $16.19 to $22.81
• 52-Week Range: $7.57 to $22.93
• Volume: 445,110 shs
• Average Volume: 309,061 shs
• Market Capitalization: $167.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 43.27
• Dividend Yield: 0.09%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Recruit Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Recruit scored higher than 31% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Recruit has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Recruit has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Recruit are expected to grow by 33.33% in the coming year, from $0.72 to $0.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Recruit is 43.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Recruit is 43.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.81.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Recruit has a P/B Ratio of 15.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% 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 0.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Recruit has recently increased by 87.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Recruit has a dividend yield of 0.08%, 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 3.85%. 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 2.08% next year. This indicates that Recruit will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.50

News Sentiment

Recruit has a news sentiment score of -0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Recruit this week, compared to 8 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: 8/07/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• 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: 45,586
• Year Founded: 1963

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.68
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.28 billion
• Net Margins: 14.94%
• Pretax Margin: 17.43%
• Return on Equity: 35.54%
• Return on Assets: 20.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.09
• Quick Ratio: 2.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.84
• Cash Flow: $0.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 41.33
• Book Value: $1.43 per share
• Price / Book: 15.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,362,520,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $167.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.80