AMN vs MAN vs NSP Stock Comparison

Amn Healthcare Services, ManpowerGroup and Insperity Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$47.56 -17.1% 1M +41.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.72B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
3 wins
NSP Insperity, Inc.
$54.48 +11.7% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.87B
Div. yield
0.04%
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Amn Healthcare Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Amn Healthcare Services 7, ManpowerGroup 3, Insperity 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMNMANNSPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.91B $2.17B $2.05B MAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 20.8x -127.8x AMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 12.9x 24.4x MAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +6.7% +2.6% AMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 0.6% -0.2% AMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 4.2% -0.7% AMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.3x -4.9x NSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +140.8% +41.4% +17.5% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.0%/yr -14.1%/yr -15.0%/yr AMN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.3% 60.5% 67.4% MAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 49/100 39/100 AMN

Percentile Scorecard

AMNMANNSP

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

AxisAMNMANNSP
Valuation 96 #6 of 112 87 #16 of 112 60 #46 of 112
Growth 57 #42 of 96 47 #51 of 96 22 #75 of 96
Profitability 69 #30 of 93 35 #61 of 93 30 #65 of 93
Financial Health 54 #58 of 126 40 #76 of 126 45 #70 of 126
Shareholder Returns – 35 #44 of 67 38 #42 of 67
Overall 69 49 39
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NSP ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMNMANNSPSPY
1 month +41.8%-17.1%+11.7% -1.0%
3 months +46.1%-7.4%+12.7% +2.9%
6 months +136.2%+61.4%+66.2% +6.4%
Year to date +205.0%+60.0%+40.7% +11.4%
1 year +140.8%+41.4%+17.5% +13.1%
3 years -35.1%-31.2%-44.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -13.4%-11.7%-17.6% +21.5%
5 years -50.2%-53.3%-55.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.0%-14.1%-15.0% +10.9%
10 years +44.1%-40.5%+49.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +3.7%-5.1%+4.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMNMANNSPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.3%60.5%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.6%55.3%73.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.78-0.07-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.190.680.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-77.7%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-24.4%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $48.07$62.92$54.48 $779.14
52-week low $15.10$25.75$19.90 $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.

MultipleAMNMANNSP
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 21.0x 21.4xmedian 21.0x -129.4xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 12.3x 8.3xmedian 12.3x 45.9xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 15.1x 32.1xmedian 15.1x 10.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x 34.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.57median 1.02 -0.76median 1.02 4.66median 1.02

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 monthsAMNMANNSP
Revenue $3.43B $18.72B $6.87B
Gross profit $954.26M $3.04B $886.00M
Operating income $199.82M $287.50M -$3.00M
Net income $104.92M $104.20M -$16.00M
Free cash flow $439.13M $68.90M $194.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $2.20 $-0.41
Cash & equivalents $361.84M $180.60M $619.00M
Total debt $3.10B $4.69B $1.53B
Shares (diluted) 39.73M 47.40M 39.00M
Enterprise value $903.24M $616.62M -$228.46M

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
MetricAMNMANNSP
P/E 17.9x 21.4x -129.4x
P/FCF 4.2x 32.1x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 20.2x 9.2x
P/S 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
P/B 2.5x 1.1x 34.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 1.3x 34.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 8.3x 45.9x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 10.7x -627.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.2x 0.3x
EV/FCF 5.1x 44.6x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 28.0x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.57 -0.76 4.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMNMANNSP
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 6.7% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -0.9% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 1.3% -9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -4.4% -5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.5% 102.6% -106.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% -16.2% -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 743.2% -140.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -29.9% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.1% 731.0% -139.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% -28.3% -27.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% 1,038% 524.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -33.4% -4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.9% 197.9% 308.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -38.9% -4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMNMANNSP
Gross margin 27.8% 16.2% 12.9%
EBITDA margin 10.1% 2.0% 0.6%
Operating margin 5.8% 1.5% 0.0%
Pretax margin 4.8% 1.2% 0.0%
Net margin 3.1% 0.6% -0.2%
FCF margin 12.8% 0.4% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 0.6% 3.3%
Return on equity 14.4% 5.0% -25.0%
Return on assets 4.2% 1.2% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 4.2% -0.7%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 8.3% -0.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 2.2x 3.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 1.1x -14.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMNMANNSP
Debt / assets 31.4% 12.5% 18.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.5x 6.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 2.3x -4.9x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 15.1x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 74.8% 97.3%
Equity / assets 31.4% 25.2% 2.7%
Interest coverage 5.6x 5.0x -0.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.24 3.22 4.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMNMANNSP
Dividend yield – 3.0% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.2%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -568.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 46.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.6%

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.

ConsensusAMNMANNSP
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $3.68FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.8%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 +116.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -69.8% +23.4% +26.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $19.58BFY2026 $6.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -28.4% +4.5% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMNMANNSP
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 286 308 276
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +4.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 182 179 179
Institutions selling 76 94 58
Buyers to sellers 2.39 1.90 3.09

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.

AMNMANNSP
AMN 1.00 0.21 0.18
MAN 0.21 1.00 0.49
NSP 0.18 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMN, MAN and NSP?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.91B, ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.17B, Insperity (NSP) $2.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMN, MAN and NSP?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 18.2x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 20.8x, Insperity (NSP) -127.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, ManpowerGroup (MAN) is cheapest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 15.1x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.9x, Insperity (NSP) 24.4x). 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%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +6.7%, Insperity (NSP) +2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) has the highest net margin (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 0.6%, Insperity (NSP) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) leads (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 4.2%, Insperity (NSP) -0.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +140.8%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +41.4%, Insperity (NSP) +17.5%. Over five years, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) compounded fastest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -13.0%/yr, ManpowerGroup (MAN) -14.1%/yr, Insperity (NSP) -15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 0.00%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 0.00%, Insperity (NSP) 0.04%. Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) and ManpowerGroup (MAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ManpowerGroup (MAN) has been the steadiest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.3%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.5%, Insperity (NSP) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) leads on 7. 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.