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Manpower

NYQ:MAN · US56418H1005
Professional ServicesMedium

360

32
EV / EBIT61
Price / Owner Earnings100
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield91
Price/Sales100
EV / Gross Profit98
Price/Book87
Return on Capital22
Cash Return on Capital14
Return on Equity14
EBIT Margin8
Gross Profitability55
Accruals23
Owner Earnings Margin14
Sales growth40
Profit Growth46
Long-Term EPS Growth16
Reinvestment20
Price momentum36
Debt load44
Refinancing87
Debt Payback1
Liquidity52
Analyst ratings27
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside20
Market mood13
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

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

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1948
ISINUS56418H1005
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
HRTechVirtual WorkforceSocial RecruitingWorkTechConsultingEmploymentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyOutsourcingRecruitingStaffing Agency

Description

ManpowerGroup Inc. is a global leader in innovative workforce solutions. Through the company’s network of approximately 2,100 offices in more than 70 countries and territories, the company put millions of people to work each year with the company’s…

Analysis

Deep value

ManpowerGroup Inc. looks superficially cheap, but weak underlying metrics raise the question of whether this is value or a trap.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

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

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
62
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Jan 2023

All-time low

15

Jan 2025

Average rank

40

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
100
96
95
98
Price/Earnings
71
79
81
93
Price/Book
87
76
77
61
Dividend Yield
91
94
99
97
Value (overall)
100
100
95
95

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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