MAN vs KFRC vs RCMT Stock Comparison

ManpowerGroup, Kforce and Rcm Technologies 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
1 win
KFRC Kforce Inc
$58.50 +12.3% 1M +112.3% 1Y
Market cap
$981.81M
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.34B
Div. yield
0.03%
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$37.02 -8.2% 1M +61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$256.50M
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 8, Kforce 2, ManpowerGroup 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANKFRCRCMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.17B $981.81M $256.50M MAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 26.9x 15.0x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 23.7x 11.8x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% -1.3% +9.6% RCMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 2.7% 5.2% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 17.6% 27.1% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x — KFRC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.4% +112.3% +61.0% KFRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr -2.1%/yr +44.6%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.5% 60.8% 55.6% RCMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 38/100 70/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

MANKFRCRCMT

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

AxisMANKFRCRCMT
Valuation 87 #16 of 112 41 #66 of 112 56 #50 of 112
Growth 47 #51 of 96 16 #81 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Profitability 35 #61 of 93 55 #42 of 93 92 #8 of 93
Financial Health 40 #76 of 126 50 #63 of 126 65 #45 of 126
Shareholder Returns 35 #44 of 67 27 #49 of 67 –
Overall 49 38 70
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • KFRC 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

PeriodMANKFRCRCMTSPY
1 month -17.1%+12.3%-8.2% -1.0%
3 months -7.4%+6.2%+34.0% +2.9%
6 months +61.4%+80.5%+17.1% +6.4%
Year to date +60.0%+89.2%+81.0% +11.4%
1 year +41.4%+112.3%+61.0% +13.1%
3 years -31.2%+3.2%+89.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -11.7%+1.0%+23.7% +21.5%
5 years -53.3%-10.2%+531.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.1%-2.1%+44.6% +10.9%
10 years -40.5%+200.0%+428.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -5.1%+11.6%+18.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMANKFRCRCMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.5%60.8%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.3%42.6%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.07-0.320.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.681.851.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-69.6%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-3.2%-11.9% -2.5%
52-week high $62.92$60.41$42.02 $779.14
52-week low $25.75$24.54$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.

MultipleMANKFRCRCMT
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 21.0x 26.9xmedian 21.0x 15.4xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 12.3x 19.4xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 15.1x 46.4xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.4x 8.5xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.76median 1.02 -2.06median 1.02 1.96median 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 monthsMANKFRCRCMT
Revenue $18.72B $1.34B $328.75M
Gross profit $3.04B $371.99M $90.05M
Operating income $287.50M $54.32M $26.47M
Net income $104.20M $36.48M $17.05M
Free cash flow $68.90M $22.56M –
EPS (diluted) $2.20 $2.15 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $180.60M $330.00K $6.59M
Total debt $4.69B $330.00M $113.61M
Shares (diluted) 47.40M 16.98M 7.19M
Enterprise value $616.62M $976.75M $240.21M

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
MetricMANKFRCRCMT
P/E 21.4x 26.9x 15.4x
P/FCF 32.1x 46.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 28.9x –
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.8x
P/B 1.1x 8.5x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 8.5x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 19.4x –
EV/EBIT 10.7x 21.3x 10.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF 44.6x 51.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x 31.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.76 -2.06 1.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANKFRCRCMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% -1.3% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -6.6% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 0.5% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -7.5% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 102.6% -10.7% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.2% -19.6% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 743.2% -16.8% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.9% -17.1% 1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 731.0% -13.0% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -13.1% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,038% -49.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.4% -15.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 197.9% -62.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.9% -23.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANKFRCRCMT
Gross margin 16.2% 27.7% 27.4%
EBITDA margin 2.0% 4.4% –
Operating margin 1.5% 4.0% 8.1%
Pretax margin 1.2% 3.8% 7.1%
Net margin 0.6% 2.7% 5.2%
FCF margin 0.4% 1.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% 2.7% –
Return on equity 5.0% 30.3% 36.1%
Return on assets 1.2% 9.2% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 17.6% 27.1%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 19.6% 32.3%
Asset turnover 2.2x 3.4x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.0% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANKFRCRCMT
Debt / assets 12.5% 26.1% 17.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 15.1x 4.7x –
Liabilities / assets 74.8% 69.9% 63.6%
Equity / assets 25.2% 30.1% 36.4%
Interest coverage 5.0x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.8x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.22 8.14 5.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANKFRCRCMT
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 5.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 74.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 120.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –

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.

ConsensusMANKFRCRCMT
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 23.7xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.68FY2026 $2.47FY2026 $3.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +17.0% +6.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.58BFY2026 $1.32BFY2026 $337.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +5.0% +10.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANKFRCRCMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.7% 39.2%
Institutions holding 308 233 84
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +1.8% +0.5%
Institutions buying 179 136 41
Institutions selling 94 71 29
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.92 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.

MANKFRCRCMT
MAN 1.00 0.51 0.08
KFRC 0.51 1.00 0.05
RCMT 0.08 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAN, KFRC and RCMT?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.17B, Kforce (KFRC) $981.81M, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $256.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAN, KFRC and RCMT?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 20.8x, Kforce (KFRC) 26.9x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.9x, Kforce (KFRC) 23.7x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 11.8x). 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: ManpowerGroup (MAN) +6.7%, Kforce (KFRC) -1.3%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has the highest net margin (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 0.6%, Kforce (KFRC) 2.7%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 4.2%, Kforce (KFRC) 17.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kforce (KFRC) returned the most: ManpowerGroup (MAN) +41.4%, Kforce (KFRC) +112.3%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +61.0%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) -14.1%/yr, Kforce (KFRC) -2.1%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +44.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ManpowerGroup (MAN) 0.00%, Kforce (KFRC) 0.03%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%. ManpowerGroup (MAN) and Rcm Technologies (RCMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has been the steadiest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.5%, Kforce (KFRC) 60.8%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAN, KFRC 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.