MAN
ManpowerGroup Inc.
MAN's fundamentals are mixed: it returned to profit, while it turned 0% of its revenue into free cash flow. At 18x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 18x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
MAN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
MAN's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
MAN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $27.13 | -41% |
| Forward | 11x | $46.05 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $44.33 | -3.7% |
| Current | 18x | $46.05 | — |
| Expensive | 69x | $174 | +279% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MAN's PE is in its fair range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
MAN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MAN, with profitability holding steady.
MAN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.31 | +70% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.54 | +$2.99 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.21 | +$2.57 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.36 | -116% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.29 | -110% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.45 | -151% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.36 | -136% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.32 | +119% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.01 | +71% |
MAN has returned to profit: it earned $2.54 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
MAN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8B | +4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.9B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.5B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.6B | +2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.1B | -7.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.4B | -5% |
MAN's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $4.8B last quarter, up 4.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3% | +2.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.7% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6% | +2.4 points |
MAN's operating margin was 1.7% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
MAN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$16.8M | -138% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.5M | +$198.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$135.3M | +$31.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $168M | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $44.7M | -34% |
| Q2 2025 | -$207.2M | -$57.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$166.9M | -260% |
| Q4 2024 | $236.3M | +161% |
MAN's free cash flow has turned positive again: $7M over the past year, against −$93M the year before.
MAN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +700K shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | -4% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -7.1M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -12.2M shares |
MAN has 48M diluted shares, up 2.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $300,000 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $13.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $34M |
MAN has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
MAN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
MAN's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.2 years a year ago.
MAN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.3 | Neutral |
MAN's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
MAN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | MAN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 25% below |
| PE % | 53 | 58 | 5 pts below |
MAN is trading at 18x earnings, a 25% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
MAN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $48.8 | 5.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $51.9 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $38.9 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.1 | 9.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $58.3 | 21% below |
MAN's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 21% below its 200-week average.
MAN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $97.1 | $91.4 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | $91.4 | $95.5 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | $95.5 | $83.8 | -12% |
| 2023 | $83.8 | $79.5 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | $79.5 | $57.2 | -28% |
| 2025 | $57.2 | $29.8 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.8 | $46.1 | +54% |
MAN has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 54% so far in 2026.