AMN vs DSGX vs MAN Stock Comparison

Amn Healthcare Services, Descartes Systems and ManpowerGroup Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$45.78 -20.3% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.14B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.92B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Descartes Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Descartes Systems 4, Amn Healthcare Services 4, ManpowerGroup 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMNDSGXMANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.82B $7.96B $2.14B DSGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 42.3x 25.5x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 41.9x 12.4x MAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +13.2% +7.3% AMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 24.3% — DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.5% -3.5% +39.4% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr +2.4%/yr -14.2%/yr DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.2% 41.4% 60.6% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 67/100 57/100 AMN

Percentile Scorecard

AMNDSGXMAN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMNDSGXMAN
Valuation 95 #7 of 112 43 #51 of 89 77 #27 of 112
Growth 57 #42 of 96 64 #30 of 81 47 #51 of 96
Profitability 66 #32 of 91 97 #3 of 76 49 #47 of 91
Financial Health 54 #58 of 125 85 #15 of 94 –
Shareholder Returns – 46 #28 of 51 55 #31 of 67
Overall 68 67 57
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMNDSGXMANSPY
1 month +35.1%+17.3%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months +34.9%+21.9%-17.4% +3.9%
6 months +123.4%+30.0%+46.6% +8.2%
Year to date +196.6%+5.2%+54.0% +12.9%
1 year +122.5%-3.5%+39.4% +12.3%
3 years -38.2%+32.1%-33.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.9%+9.7%-12.9% +23.3%
5 years -52.9%+12.4%-53.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.0%+2.4%-14.2% +10.9%
10 years +47.1%+345.3%-40.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.9%+16.1%-5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMNDSGXMANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.2%41.4%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.0%38.5%55.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.33-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.91-0.080.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-48.7%-77.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-4.6%-27.2% -1.2%
52-week high $49.05$96.58$62.92 $779.14
52-week low $15.10$62.82$25.75 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMNDSGXMAN
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 21.2x 42.1xmedian 40.1x 25.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 10.2xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 11.9x 23.1xmedian 18.5x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 13.7x 26.7xmedian 20.1x 38.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 1.00 2.40median 1.73 —median 1.00

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMNDSGXMAN
Revenue $3.43B $775.17M $18.92B
Gross profit $954.26M $601.59M $3.04B
Operating income $199.82M $243.60M $303.20M
Net income $104.92M $188.01M $120.30M
Free cash flow $439.13M $297.47M –
R&D – $109.17M –
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $2.15 –
Cash & equivalents $361.84M $401.06M $233.10M
Total debt $3.10B – –
Shares (diluted) 39.73M 87.58M 47.40M
Enterprise value $808.81M $6.54B $2.14B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMNDSGXMAN
P/E 17.4x 42.1x 25.5x
P/FCF 4.1x 26.7x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 25.9x 50.8x
P/S 0.5x 10.2x 0.1x
P/B 2.4x 4.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 6.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 23.1x –
EV/EBIT 11.0x 30.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 9.7x 0.1x
EV/FCF 5.0x 25.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 24.6x 50.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 2.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMNDSGXMAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 13.2% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 13.8% -0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 15.5% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 14.4% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.5% 30.1% 120.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% 19.8% -8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 26.9% 672.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 18.3% -18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.1% 26.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 17.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% 28.6% 218.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 14.7% -51.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.9% 30.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 15.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMNDSGXMAN
Gross margin 27.8% 77.6% –
EBITDA margin 10.1% 42.1% –
Operating margin 5.8% 31.4% –
Pretax margin 4.8% 32.7% –
Net margin 3.1% 24.3% –
FCF margin 12.8% 38.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 39.4% 0.2%
Return on equity 14.4% 11.4% 5.7%
Return on assets 4.2% – 1.4%
Return on invested capital 8.7% – –
Return on capital employed 11.7% – –
Asset turnover 1.4x – 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 1.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.5% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMNDSGXMAN
Debt / assets 31.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 1.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 15.9% –
Equity / assets 31.4% 84.1% 25.9%
Interest coverage 5.6x 168.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.22 16.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMNDSGXMAN
Dividend yield – – 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 0.2% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMNDSGXMAN
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 41.9xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $3.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.8%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -69.8% +18.2% +23.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $889.11MFY2026 $19.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -28.4% +1.6% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMNDSGXMAN
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 286 – 308
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% – +4.8%
Institutions buying 182 – 179
Institutions selling 76 – 94
Buyers to sellers 2.39 – 1.90

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMNDSGXMAN
AMN 1.00 0.17 0.20
DSGX 0.17 1.00 0.39
MAN 0.20 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMN, DSGX and MAN?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.82B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.96B, ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMN, DSGX and MAN?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 17.3x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.3x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, ManpowerGroup (MAN) is cheapest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 14.7x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.9x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +122.5%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -3.5%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +39.4%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -14.0%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.4%/yr, ManpowerGroup (MAN) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.2%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMN, DSGX and MAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Descartes Systems (DSGX) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.