MAN vs RHI vs KELYA Stock Comparison

ManpowerGroup, Robert Half and Kelly Services Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$46.26 -10.8% 1M +55.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.92B
Div. yield
3.11%
Staffing Industrials
4 wins
RHI Robert Half Inc.
$42.96 +27.6% 1M +67.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.40B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
5.49%
Staffing Industrials
4 wins
KELYA Kelly Services Inc
$14.05 -9.7% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$443.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.06B
Div. yield
2.03%
Staffing Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Robert Half leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Robert Half 4, ManpowerGroup 4, Kelly Services 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANRHIKELYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.15B $4.40B $443.21M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 35.3x -3.9x MAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 31.8x 12.4x KELYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% -2.9% -7.7% MAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 2.3% -3.1% RHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% — 0.0% MAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.8x KELYA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.11% 5.49% 2.03% RHI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.3% +67.0% +23.1% RHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.8%/yr -18.4%/yr -7.3%/yr KELYA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 62.0% 46.3% KELYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 44/100 40/100 MAN

Percentile Scorecard

MANRHIKELYA

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

AxisMANRHIKELYA
Valuation 78 #26 of 114 50 #57 of 114 51 #56 of 114
Growth 50 #50 of 98 7 #91 of 98 38 #61 of 98
Profitability 34 #63 of 95 50 #48 of 95 28 #69 of 95
Financial Health 35 #82 of 126 47 #67 of 126 64 #46 of 126
Shareholder Returns 37 #45 of 71 66 #25 of 71 19 #58 of 71
Overall 47 44 40
  • MAN ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • RHI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • KELYA ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMANRHIKELYASPY
1 month -10.8%+27.6%-9.7% -5.9%
3 months -16.4%+5.6%-10.1% -4.6%
6 months +51.9%+56.8%+44.8% +0.2%
Year to date +55.6%+58.2%+59.7% +7.5%
1 year +55.3%+67.0%+23.1% +8.2%
3 years -37.1%-43.9%-25.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -14.3%-17.5%-9.4% +19.0%
5 years -55.1%-63.8%-31.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -14.8%-18.4%-7.3% +9.4%
10 years -40.1%+14.8%-24.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -5.0%+1.4%-2.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMANRHIKELYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%62.0%46.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.6%50.2%53.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.100.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.911.080.50 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-82.4%-67.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-6.4%-18.7% -5.9%
52-week high $62.92$45.90$17.28 $779.14
52-week low $25.75$21.86$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.

MultipleMANRHIKELYA
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.1x 35.3xmedian 21.1x -3.9xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.7x 28.0xmedian 11.7x 10.0xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 290.7xmedian 15.3x 21.0xmedian 15.3x -54.7xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 0.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.06median 0.88 -1.00median 0.88 2.06median 0.88

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 monthsMANRHIKELYA
Revenue $18.92B $5.30B $4.06B
Gross profit $3.04B $1.98B $799.80M
Operating income $303.20M $71.91M $10.90M
Net income $120.30M $121.73M -$125.00M
Free cash flow $7.40M $209.23M -$8.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.54 $1.21 $-3.60
Cash & equivalents $233.10M $321.29M $22.20M
Total debt $1.10B – $122.50M
Shares (diluted) 47.40M 100.31M 34.70M
Enterprise value $641.95M $3.01B $338.21M

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
MetricMANRHIKELYA
P/E 18.0x 35.3x -3.9x
P/FCF 290.7x 21.0x -54.7x
P/Operating cash flow 51.3x 17.9x -211.1x
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
P/B 1.0x 3.6x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.6x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 28.0x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 56.7x 49.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.8x 0.1x
EV/FCF 408.3x 19.5x -67.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 72.1x 16.6x -258.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.06 -1.00 2.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANRHIKELYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% -2.9% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -7.3% -6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -3.6% -10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -10.0% -9.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.2% -39.3% 108.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -50.0% 110.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 672.9% -21.7% 20.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% -36.3% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 666.8% -21.9% 19.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.0% -35.2% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 218.4% -16.1% -101.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.6% -30.3% 69.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.9% -11.6% -108.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -70.7% -32.4% 55.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANRHIKELYA
Gross margin 16.1% 37.3% 19.7%
EBITDA margin 2.0% 2.7% 1.3%
Operating margin 1.6% 1.4% 0.3%
Pretax margin 1.3% 3.7% 0.1%
Net margin 0.6% 2.3% -3.1%
FCF margin 0.0% 3.9% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.2% 4.6% -0.1%
Return on equity 5.7% 10.1% -12.7%
Return on assets 1.4% 4.3% -5.4%
Return on invested capital 4.7% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 5.1% 0.8%
Asset turnover 2.3x 1.9x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.0x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANRHIKELYA
Debt / assets 13.4% – 5.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 149.1x – -15.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 57.6% 58.1%
Equity / assets 25.9% 42.4% 41.9%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.30 – 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANRHIKELYA
Dividend yield 3.1% 5.5% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 5.6% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -8.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -134.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -13.6%

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.

ConsensusMANRHIKELYA
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 31.8xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.68FY2026 $1.35FY2026 $1.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +49.6% +70.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.58BFY2026 $5.51BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% +6.5% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANRHIKELYA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 83.1%
Institutions holding 308 444 168
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +1.7% +7.9%
Institutions buying 179 270 96
Institutions selling 94 117 46
Buyers to sellers 1.90 2.31 2.09

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.

MANRHIKELYA
MAN 1.00 0.70 0.60
RHI 0.70 1.00 0.54
KELYA 0.60 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAN, RHI and KELYA?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.15B, Robert Half (RHI) $4.40B, Kelly Services (KELYA) $443.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAN, RHI and KELYA?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 18.0x, Robert Half (RHI) 35.3x, Kelly Services (KELYA) -3.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kelly Services (KELYA) is cheapest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.6x, Robert Half (RHI) 31.8x, Kelly Services (KELYA) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ManpowerGroup (MAN) +7.3%, Robert Half (RHI) -2.9%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Robert Half (RHI) has the highest net margin (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 0.6%, Robert Half (RHI) 2.3%, Kelly Services (KELYA) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, ManpowerGroup (MAN) leads (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 4.7%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robert Half (RHI) returned the most: ManpowerGroup (MAN) +55.3%, Robert Half (RHI) +67.0%, Kelly Services (KELYA) +23.1%. Over five years, Kelly Services (KELYA) compounded fastest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) -14.8%/yr, Robert Half (RHI) -18.4%/yr, Kelly Services (KELYA) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Robert Half (RHI) has the highest dividend yield: ManpowerGroup (MAN) 3.11%, Robert Half (RHI) 5.49%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 2.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kelly Services (KELYA) has been the steadiest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.6%, Robert Half (RHI) 62.0%, Kelly Services (KELYA) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAN, RHI 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, Robert Half (RHI) leads on 4. 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.