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Robert Walters Q4 2025 TU earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q4 2025 TU earnings summary15 Jan, 2026
Executive summary
Q4 net fee income declined 14% year-on-year, with stable sequential performance and increasing geographic divergence; UK and Spain saw strong growth, while Northern Europe and Asia-Pacific faced headwinds.
Specialist recruitment accounted for 82% of group fees, with recruitment outsourcing at 18%; early stage talent advisory nearly doubled net fee income year-on-year.
Recruitment outsourcing was impacted by client churn, but retained clients were more resilient, down just 5% for the year.
Financial highlights
Q4 Group net fee income was £64.5m, down 15% (14% in constant currency) from £75.5m in Q4 2024; full-year 2025 Group NFI was £274.1m, down 15% (14% in constant currency) from £321.4m in 2024.
Group productivity (net fee income per fee earner) rose 3% year-on-year.
Fee earner headcount reduced by 5% quarter-on-quarter, ending the year at 1,679; total staff just under 2,900.
Cost base run rate exited the year below £24 million, down from £25–26 million a year ago.
Net cash at year-end was £26.2 million, in line with prior guidance.
Outlook and guidance
2026 group net fee income expected to be slightly below 2025, with a modest range of outcomes possible due to ongoing market uncertainty.
Focus remains on further cost reduction, portfolio management, and driving fee earner productivity.
Recovery anticipated to be gradual and market-specific, not driven by a single global event.
Cost savings plan beyond GBS hubs
Future of underperforming Northern Europe markets?
Recruitment outsourcing growth drivers for 2026?
How does AI reshape consultant roles and client value?
What specific portfolio actions target market divergence?
Detail structural cost savings beyond headcount.
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