MAN vs RCMT vs KFRC Stock Comparison

ManpowerGroup, Rcm Technologies and Kforce Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$45.78 -20.3% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.92B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$35.52 -12.2% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$255.08M
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
6 wins
KFRC Kforce Inc
$57.04 +10.8% 1M +105.8% 1Y
Market cap
$959.51M
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 6, ManpowerGroup 1, Kforce 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANRCMTKFRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.15B $255.08M $959.51M MAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 15.0x 23.5x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 12.1x 22.2x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +9.6% +2.1% RCMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 27.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.4% +56.6% +105.8% KFRC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.2%/yr +42.7%/yr -2.4%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 55.7% 60.9% RCMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 69/100 39/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

MANRCMTKFRC

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

AxisMANRCMTKFRC
Valuation 77 #27 of 112 57 #49 of 112 41 #67 of 112
Growth 47 #51 of 96 66 #33 of 96 19 #78 of 96
Profitability 49 #47 of 91 90 #10 of 91 –
Financial Health – 65 #45 of 125 50 #63 of 125
Shareholder Returns 55 #31 of 67 – 46 #37 of 67
Overall 57 69 39
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • KFRC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMANRCMTKFRCSPY
1 month -20.3%-12.2%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months -17.4%+23.1%-2.5% +3.9%
6 months +46.6%+13.2%+24.4% +8.2%
Year to date +54.0%+73.7%+84.5% +12.9%
1 year +39.4%+56.6%+105.8% +12.3%
3 years -33.9%+81.3%+0.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -12.9%+22.0%+0.2% +23.3%
5 years -53.4%+491.0%-11.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.2%+42.7%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years -40.4%+408.2%+212.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.0%+17.7%+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMANRCMTKFRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%55.7%60.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.4%47.1%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.84-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.651.021.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-63.1%-69.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-15.5%-5.6% -1.2%
52-week high $62.92$42.02$60.41 $779.14
52-week low $25.75$17.55$24.54 $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.

MultipleMANRCMTKFRC
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.2x 14.8xmedian 21.2x 23.4xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x —median 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 13.7x —median 13.7x 41.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 2.4x 7.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 1.88median 1.00 -6.50median 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 monthsMANRCMTKFRC
Revenue $18.92B $328.75M $1.37B
Gross profit $3.04B $90.05M $380.57M
Operating income $303.20M $26.47M $61.83M
Net income $120.30M $17.05M –
EPS (diluted) – $2.37 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $233.10M $6.59M $250.00K
Total debt – $113.61M –
Shares (diluted) 47.40M 7.19M 16.98M
Enterprise value $2.15B $238.79M $959.51M

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
MetricMANRCMTKFRC
P/E 25.5x 14.8x 23.4x
P/FCF 38.2x – 41.2x
P/Operating cash flow 50.8x – 45.4x
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 1.0x 5.2x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 5.2x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 10.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow 50.8x – 45.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.88 -6.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANRCMTKFRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 9.6% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 7.8% -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 7.6% 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 6.0% -5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.2% 10.9% 8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 4.8% -11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 672.9% 25.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% 1.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.6% 4.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 218.4% – -64.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.6% – -35.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANRCMTKFRC
Gross margin – 27.4% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – 8.1% –
Pretax margin – 7.1% –
Net margin – 5.2% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin 0.2% – 1.6%
Return on equity 5.7% 36.1% –
Return on assets 1.4% 12.7% –
Return on invested capital – 27.1% –
Return on capital employed – 32.3% –
Asset turnover 2.3x 2.4x 3.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANRCMTKFRC
Debt / assets – 17.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 63.6% 68.4%
Equity / assets 25.9% 36.4% 31.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 2.0x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 5.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANRCMTKFRC
Dividend yield 3.1% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusMANRCMTKFRC
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.68FY2026 $2.94FY2026 $2.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +11.6% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.58BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026 $1.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +10.7% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANRCMTKFRC
Held by institutions 100.0% 39.2% 95.7%
Institutions holding 308 84 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +0.5% +1.8%
Institutions buying 179 41 136
Institutions selling 94 29 71
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.41 1.92

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.

MANRCMTKFRC
MAN 1.00 0.09 0.50
RCMT 0.09 1.00 0.05
KFRC 0.50 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAN, RCMT and KFRC?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.15B, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $255.08M, Kforce (KFRC) $959.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAN, RCMT and KFRC?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 25.5x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 15.0x, Kforce (KFRC) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.4x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 12.1x, Kforce (KFRC) 22.2x). 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%, Kforce (KFRC) +2.1%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kforce (KFRC) returned the most: ManpowerGroup (MAN) +39.4%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +56.6%, Kforce (KFRC) +105.8%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) -14.2%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +42.7%/yr, Kforce (KFRC) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has been the steadiest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%, Kforce (KFRC) 60.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.