MAN vs RCMT vs KELYA Stock Comparison

ManpowerGroup, Rcm Technologies and Kelly Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$45.78 -20.3% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.92B
Div. yield
3.15%
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$35.52 -12.2% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$251.75M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
8 wins
KELYA Kelly Services Inc
$16.45 -0.2% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$517.12M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.06B
Div. yield
1.73%
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMANRCMTKELYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.13B $251.75M $517.12M MAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 14.8x -2.1x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 12.1x 14.6x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +9.6% -9.6% RCMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.2% -6.7% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 27.1% -8.5% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.15% 0.00% 1.73% MAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.4% +56.6% +34.5% RCMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.2%/yr +42.7%/yr -2.0%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 55.7% 42.4% KELYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 34/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

MANRCMTKELYA

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

AxisMANRCMTKELYA
Valuation 77 #27 of 112 57 #49 of 112 55 #51 of 112
Growth 47 #51 of 96 66 #33 of 96 10 #87 of 96
Profitability 49 #47 of 91 90 #10 of 91 27 #67 of 91
Financial Health – 65 #45 of 125 62 #48 of 125
Shareholder Returns 55 #31 of 67 – 15 #57 of 67
Overall 57 69 34
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • KELYA ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMANRCMTKELYASPY
1 month -20.3%-12.2%-0.2% -0.2%
3 months -17.4%+23.1%+1.9% +3.9%
6 months +46.6%+13.2%+66.5% +8.2%
Year to date +54.0%+73.7%+86.9% +12.9%
1 year +39.4%+56.6%+34.5% +12.3%
3 years -33.9%+81.3%-6.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -12.9%+22.0%-2.2% +23.3%
5 years -53.4%+491.0%-9.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.2%+42.7%-2.0% +10.9%
10 years -40.4%+408.2%-10.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.0%+17.7%-1.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMANRCMTKELYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%55.7%42.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.4%47.1%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.840.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.651.020.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-63.1%-67.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-15.5%-4.8% -1.2%
52-week high $62.92$42.02$17.28 $779.14
52-week low $25.75$17.55$8.08 $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.

MultipleMANRCMTKELYA
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.2x 14.8xmedian 21.2x -2.1xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x —median 11.9x -11.2xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x 25.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 1.88median 1.00 0.08median 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 monthsMANRCMTKELYA
Revenue $18.92B $328.75M $4.06B
Gross profit $3.04B $90.05M $799.40M
Operating income $303.20M $26.47M -$91.80M
Net income $120.30M $17.05M -$273.40M
Free cash flow – – $20.50M
EPS (diluted) – $2.37 $-7.77
Cash & equivalents $233.10M $6.59M $24.20M
Total debt – $113.61M $78.10M
Shares (diluted) 47.40M 7.19M 35.20M
Enterprise value $2.13B $235.46M $404.22M

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
MetricMANRCMTKELYA
P/E 25.5x 14.8x -2.1x
P/FCF 38.2x – 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 50.8x – 19.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
P/B 1.0x 5.2x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 5.2x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -11.2x
EV/EBIT – 10.1x -6.2x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
EV/FCF – – 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 50.8x – 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.88 0.08

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANRCMTKELYA
Debt / assets – 17.4% 3.4%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets – 63.6% 56.9%
Equity / assets 25.9% 36.4% 43.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 2.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 5.51 2.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANRCMTKELYA
Dividend yield 3.1% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusMANRCMTKELYA
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.68FY2026 $2.94FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +11.6% +70.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.58BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +10.7% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANRCMTKELYA
Held by institutions 100.0% 39.2% 75.2%
Institutions holding 308 84 167
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.5% +7.9%
Institutions buying 179 41 95
Institutions selling 94 29 46
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.41 2.07

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.

MANRCMTKELYA
MAN 1.00 0.09 0.61
RCMT 0.09 1.00 0.17
KELYA 0.61 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAN, RCMT and KELYA?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.13B, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $251.75M, Kelly Services (KELYA) $517.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAN, RCMT and KELYA?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 25.5x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 14.8x, Kelly Services (KELYA) -2.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.4x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 12.1x, Kelly Services (KELYA) 14.6x). 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) +7.3%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rcm Technologies (RCMT) returned the most: ManpowerGroup (MAN) +39.4%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +56.6%, Kelly Services (KELYA) +34.5%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) -14.2%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +42.7%/yr, Kelly Services (KELYA) -2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) has the highest dividend yield: ManpowerGroup (MAN) 3.15%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 1.73%. Rcm Technologies (RCMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kelly Services (KELYA) has been the steadiest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 42.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.