Prior to each closed period, Randstad hosts calls with the financial community to facilitate the consensus process. In compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and ESMA’s best practice guidance no share price sensitive information is provided and reference is only made to publicly available information. For example recent earnings and outlook, macro and market data.

The calls were held on March 25th, 2026.

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analyst consensus

Q1 2026

€ mln Q1 2026E Q2 2026E Q3 2026E Q4 2026E FY 2026E FY 2027E
revenue
5,469
5,720
5,822
5,897
23,037
23,813
reported growth YoY
-3.3%
-1.5%
0.2%
1.4%
-0.1%
3.4%
organic growth per working day YoY
-0.4%
-0.1%
0.5%
1.6%
0.8%
3.4%
gross profit
1,006
1,053
1,066
1,085
4,246
4,408
gross margin
18.4%
18.4%
18.3%
18.4%
18.4%
18.5%
operating expenses (before amortization / one-offs)
864
872
867
882
3,514
3,593
EBITA (before one-offs)
143
181
200
204
732
814
EBITA margin
2.6%
3.2%
3.4%
3.5%
3.2%
3.4%
net income (before amortization / one-offs)
87
116
129
128
465
524
EPS (before amortization / one-offs, diluted) €
0.49
0.66
0.73
0.73
2.63
3.01
  • Consensus is calculated by taking the simple average of the constituent analyst forecasts.
  • Each line is calculated independently, they may not be consistent with each other.
  • All figures exclude exceptional items.

updated and published 8th of April 2026

  • Q1 2026: 11 analysts participated
  • FY 2026: 11 analysts participated
  • FY 2027: 11 analysts participated
  • range Q1 2026 EBITA estimate: 152m highest, 130m lowest

Disclaimer:

Randstad wishes to emphasize that the consensus estimate figures set out above are solely based on opinions, forecasts, estimates, projections and predictions regarding Randstad’s performance made by the external analysts. These consensus estimate figures do not in any way represent the opinions, forecasts, estimates, projections or predictions of Randstad or its management. Randstad does not express any opinion in respect of the analysts’ opinions, forecast, estimates projections and predictions, and does not by providing these consensus estimate figures imply, and expressly disclaims, any endorsement of or concurrence with any information, estimates, forecasts, opinions, conclusions or recommendations made or provided by such analysts. Randstad assumes no liability for the accuracy of such estimates and undertakes no obligation to update or revise such estimates.

IFRS 16

restated comparable tables

Randstad published restated comparable 2018 results for the IFRS 16 accounting change.

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