ManpowerGroup

MAN

Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials

Price

$52.34

+0.69 (+1.34%)

Market Cap

$2.43B

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−15.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 55.4M (2021) → 46.6M (2025)

ManpowerGroup is a staffing company that helps businesses find workers. It connects job seekers with employers who need temporary, contract, or permanent staff. The company operates three main brands — Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions — serving industries like manufacturing, IT, finance, and healthcare around the world.

ManpowerGroup earns money by charging employers a fee when it places workers, or by billing clients for hours worked by temporary staff it employs directly. It operates in over 75 countries, making it one of the largest staffing firms in the world by revenue. The business has thin profit margins, which is typical for staffing companies, and it is highly sensitive to economic cycles — when businesses slow hiring or cut costs during recessions, demand for staffing services drops quickly. The main challenge ahead is slower hiring trends in key markets like Europe, where ManpowerGroup generates a large share of its revenue.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-58.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.8%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~5 months

$225M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

ManpowerGroup has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

16.0%

Thin — 16.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

0.6%

Thin — 0.6% operating margin

ROCE

0.8%

Weak — 0.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+4.8%

Slow sales growth (4.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-115.0%

Earnings shrinking (-115.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-0.7%

Burning cash (-0.7%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.75

Moderate — manageable debt (0.75)

Interest Cover

1.75x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.71%

Moderate income — 3.71% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

-36.6%

Dividend cut (-36.6% YoY) — warning sign

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