KELYA vs MAN vs RCMT Stock Comparison

Kelly Services, ManpowerGroup and Rcm Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KELYA Kelly Services Inc
$16.58 +0.6% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$569.77M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Staffing Industrials
1 win
MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$46.18 -19.6% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.14B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.92B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$36.31 -10.3% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$251.86M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 8, ManpowerGroup 1, Kelly Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKELYAMANRCMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $569.77M $2.14B $251.86M MAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 25.5x 14.8x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 12.5x 12.4x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +7.3% +9.6% RCMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.7% — 5.2% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -8.5% — 27.1% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.0% +39.5% +56.6% RCMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr -13.7%/yr +43.8%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.5% 60.7% 55.7% KELYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 58/100 70/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

KELYAMANRCMT

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

AxisKELYAMANRCMT
Valuation 55 #51 of 112 77 #27 of 112 58 #48 of 112
Growth 10 #87 of 96 47 #51 of 96 66 #33 of 96
Profitability 27 #67 of 91 49 #47 of 91 90 #10 of 91
Financial Health 62 #48 of 125 – 65 #45 of 125
Shareholder Returns 15 #57 of 67 58 #29 of 67 –
Overall 34 58 70
  • KELYA ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKELYAMANRCMTSPY
1 month +0.6%-19.6%-10.3% -0.8%
3 months +5.5%-14.0%+29.8% +3.5%
6 months +72.9%+54.1%+14.6% +7.0%
Year to date +88.4%+55.3%+77.6% +12.2%
1 year +32.0%+39.5%+56.6% +13.0%
3 years -5.7%-33.3%+85.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.9%-12.7%+22.9% +23.1%
5 years -8.9%-52.1%+514.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%-13.7%+43.8% +11.0%
10 years -11.2%-41.1%+423.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%-5.2%+18.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKELYAMANRCMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.5%60.7%55.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%55.7%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.39-0.070.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.651.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.7%-77.7%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-26.6%-13.6% -1.8%
52-week high $17.28$62.92$42.02 $779.14
52-week low $8.08$25.75$17.55 $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.

MultipleKELYAMANRCMT
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 21.9x 25.5xmedian 21.9x 15.1xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.2xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 14.3x 38.2xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.3x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 5.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.02 —median 1.02 1.92median 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 monthsKELYAMANRCMT
Revenue $4.06B $18.92B $328.75M
Gross profit $799.40M $3.04B $90.05M
Operating income -$91.80M $303.20M $26.47M
Net income -$273.40M $120.30M $17.05M
Free cash flow $20.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-7.77 – $2.37
Cash & equivalents $24.20M $233.10M $6.59M
Total debt $78.10M – $113.61M
Shares (diluted) 35.20M 47.40M 7.19M
Enterprise value $456.87M $2.14B $235.57M

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
MetricKELYAMANRCMT
P/E -2.1x 25.5x 15.1x
P/FCF 25.4x 38.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 51.3x –
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 0.8x
P/B 0.5x 1.0x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 1.2x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA -11.2x – –
EV/EBIT -6.3x – 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 28.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 51.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 – 1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKELYAMANRCMT
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 7.3% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -0.3% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.6% 1.7% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.4% -3.9% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -335.1% 120.2% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.6% -8.5% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -4,310% 672.9% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.6% -18.5% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -4,372% – 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.0% – 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -76.2% 218.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -51.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -80.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKELYAMANRCMT
Gross margin 19.7% – 27.4%
EBITDA margin -1.3% – –
Operating margin -2.3% – 8.1%
Pretax margin -2.4% – 7.1%
Net margin -6.7% – 5.2%
FCF margin 0.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 0.7% 0.2% –
Return on equity -28.0% 5.7% 36.1%
Return on assets -12.1% 1.4% 12.7%
Return on invested capital -8.5% – 27.1%
Return on capital employed -6.6% – 32.3%
Asset turnover 1.8x 2.3x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKELYAMANRCMT
Debt / assets 3.4% – 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 3.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 56.9% – 63.6%
Equity / assets 43.1% 25.9% 36.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.71 – 5.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKELYAMANRCMT
Dividend yield 1.7% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 3.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -4.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 53.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.9% – –

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.

ConsensusKELYAMANRCMT
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.13FY2026 $3.68FY2026 $2.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +70.8% +23.1% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $19.58BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +4.5% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKELYAMANRCMT
Held by institutions 83.1% 100.0% 39.2%
Institutions holding 167 308 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +4.8% +0.5%
Institutions buying 95 179 41
Institutions selling 46 94 29
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.90 1.41

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.

KELYAMANRCMT
KELYA 1.00 0.61 0.17
MAN 0.61 1.00 0.09
RCMT 0.17 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KELYA, MAN and RCMT?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kelly Services (KELYA) $569.77M, ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.14B, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $251.86M.

Which stock is cheaper, KELYA, MAN and RCMT?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kelly Services (KELYA) -2.1x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 25.5x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (Kelly Services (KELYA) 14.7x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.5x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kelly Services (KELYA) -9.6%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +7.3%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has the highest net margin (Kelly Services (KELYA) -6.7%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (Kelly Services (KELYA) -8.5%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rcm Technologies (RCMT) returned the most: Kelly Services (KELYA) +32.0%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +39.5%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +56.6%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (Kelly Services (KELYA) -1.8%/yr, ManpowerGroup (MAN) -13.7%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +43.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kelly Services (KELYA) 0.02%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 0.00%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%. ManpowerGroup (MAN) and Rcm Technologies (RCMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kelly Services (KELYA) has been the steadiest (Kelly Services (KELYA) 42.5%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.7%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KELYA, MAN and RCMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads on 8. 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.