ManpowerGroup (MAN)
NYSEIndustrialsStaffing & Employment ServicesSnapshot 2026-11-04
NYSEIndustrialsStaffing & Employment ServicesSnapshot 2026-11-04
QuarterlyIQ Insights · MAN
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within industrials on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-11-04.
The screen ranks MAN against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 4 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated strong grew net income 68% of the time over the next year (vs 52% for the rest of the cohort, n=6978).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Met or beat guidance 100% of the last 6 guided quarters · 4.8% avg surprise
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
At the same time, we continue to advance our transformation, expanding implementation beyond the U.S. and driving growth across our brands and regions while remaining on track to deliver on our cost…
Stated in 5 of 5 supplied quarters. Management reported: “At the same time, we continue to advance our transformation, expanding implementation beyond the U.S. and driving growth across our brands and regions while remaining on track to deliver on our cost savings target.” “Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley Jones +1.414.906.6804 haley.jones@manpowergroup.com ManpowerGroup Reports 1 st Quarter 2026 Results • Launched expanded global strategic transformation program, now expected to deliver $200 million in permanent cost savings in 2028 • Revenues of $4.5 billion (10% as reported, 3% constant currency) • Strong demand in Asia Pacific and Latin America and in select European countries.” Operating income was $82.300 million in 2026-Q3.
“At the same time, we continue to advance our transformation, expanding implementation beyond the U.S. and driving growth across our brands and regions while remaining on track to deliver on our cost…”
“Throughout the quarter, we advanced our global strategic transformation program and expanded AI capabilities that improve productivity and unlock new higher-value solutions through critical strategic…”
“Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley Jones +1.414.906.6804 haley.jones@manpowergroup.com ManpowerGroup Reports 1 st Quarter 2026 Results • Launched expanded global strategic transformati…”
“We will remain agile and continue to execute against our disciplined transformation to drive productivity gains and operating leverage.””
“Currently our entire organization has a relentless focus on two main outcomes - Winning In The Market to increase our market share and the acceleration of initiatives to remove structural costs from…”
At the same time, we continue to advance our transformation, expanding implementation beyond the U.S. and driving growth across our brands and regions while remaining on track to deliver on our cost…
Stated in 5 of 5 supplied quarters. Management reported: “At the same time, we continue to advance our transformation, expanding implementation beyond the U.S. and driving growth across our brands and regions while remaining on track to deliver on our cost savings target.” “We are leveraging our scale and diversified platform and focusing commercial efforts on verticals that offer the greatest opportunities to win and capture share.” Revenue was $4.840 billion in 2026-Q3.
Throughout the quarter, we advanced our global strategic transformation program and expanded AI capabilities that improve productivity and unlock new higher-value solutions through critical strategic…
Stated in 2 of 5 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Throughout the quarter, we advanced our global strategic transformation program and expanded AI capabilities that improve productivity and unlock new higher-value solutions through critical strategic partnerships.” “Further, we continue to make significant progress in advancing our AI strategy, including improving the candidate and client experience and bringing new products to market to enhance our competitive position and drive long-term value creation.””
Increase profitability through revenue growth, cost discipline, and improved operating performance across business units and brands.
Advance the multi-quarter global strategic transformation program to improve cost structure, margins, and position for long-term profitable growth.
Over the trailing year it converted 1.36x of net income into operating cash flow.
Not enough signal yet.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, the broad stock market, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).
15 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Industrials names rated neutral grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 56% for the rest of the cohort, n=8936).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-04.
“At the same time, we continue to advance our transformation, expanding implementation beyond the U.S. and driving growth across our brands and regions while remaining on track to deliver on our cost…”
“We are leveraging our scale and diversified platform and focusing commercial efforts on verticals that offer the greatest opportunities to win and capture share.”
“This includes launching a strategic transformation program that is intended to not only improve our cost and margin profile, yet also enable ManpowerGroup to gain market share and deliver best-in-cla…”
“Looking ahead, assuming current trends hold, we see opportunity to capitalize on improving market demand as we progress technology initiatives to diversify our capabilities and win market share.”
“Currently our entire organization has a relentless focus on two main outcomes - Winning In The Market to increase our market share and the acceleration of initiatives to remove structural costs from…”
“Throughout the quarter, we advanced our global strategic transformation program and expanded AI capabilities that improve productivity and unlock new higher-value solutions through critical strategic…”
“Further, we continue to make significant progress in advancing our AI strategy, including improving the candidate and client experience and bringing new products to market to enhance our competitive…”