ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Staffing & Employment Services industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
ManpowerGroup Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a prominent global provider of human resources and workforce management solutions. The company delivers an extensive array of staffing and talent services across the Americas, Southern and Northern Europe, and the Asia Pacific Middle East region.
Is ManpowerGroup Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN) trades at 17.9× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (11.6×) $30 (-35 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $66 (+44 %).
Kaplio overview: ManpowerGroup Inc.
Market cap $2B · 52 weeks $26 – $63 (28 % below the high) · P/E 17.9× · 2027 expected P/E 9.7× · Dividend 3.2 % · Next earnings February 4, 2027 · expected EPS $1.09 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Oct 15.
- Valuation: P/E 17.9× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 4 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 5.5× (fragile).
- Earnings: 6 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (11.6×) $30 (-35 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $66 (+44 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in industrials: 2 of 9 pass
- 5y revenue growth 4.4 %, fails.
- Operating margin 1.3 %, fails.
- ROIC 3.7 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 5.5×, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 0.3 %, fails.
- Piotroski F-Score 1 de 9, fails.
- P/E vs own 10y history 17.9×, fails.
- Altman Z-Score 2.8, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 7.5×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — ManpowerGroup Inc.: P/E 17.9×; EV/EBITDA 7.5×; ROIC 3.7 %; $2.1B. Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (P/E 116×; EV/EBITDA 10.1×; ROIC 6.1 %; $2.5B), Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (P/E 6.0×; EV/EBITDA 5.3×; ROIC 8.3 %; $2.6B), TriNet Group, Inc. (P/E 17.1×; EV/EBITDA 10.1×; ROIC 17.1 %; $2.9B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 17.9× · median 11.6× · minimum 6.8× · maximum 24.6× · cheap below 10.6× · expensive above 16.4×. It has been cheaper than today 87% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
fragile · Yield 3.2 % ($1.43 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth -8 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 1.0× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $31.70 a year ($2.64 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 5.75% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.69% |
| Return on Assets | 1.46% |
| Gross Margin | 16.05% |
| Operating Margin | 1.60% |
| Net Margin | 0.64% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.68 |
| Current Ratio | 1.05 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 1 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.81 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -18.15% |
| 3 months | -13.22% |
| Year-to-date | +53.01% |
| 1 year | +50.93% |
| 3 years | -34.99% |
| 5 years | -52.93% |
| 10 years | -40.25% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.4400 per share in 2 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | $0.7200 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.7200 |
| 2025-06-02 | $0.7200 |
| 2024-12-02 | $1.5400 |
| 2024-06-03 | $1.5400 |
| 2023-11-30 | $1.4700 |
| 2023-05-31 | $1.4700 |
| 2022-11-30 | $1.3600 |
| 2022-05-31 | $1.3600 |
| 2021-11-30 | $1.2600 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
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