MAN vs RHI vs RLBY Stock Comparison

ManpowerGroup, Robert Half and Reliability Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$45.76 -19.8% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.92B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
5 wins
RHI Robert Half Inc.
$41.86 +13.8% 1M +44.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.25B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
RLBY Reliability Inc
$0.05 0.0% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$16.80M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

ManpowerGroup leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ManpowerGroup 5, Robert Half 2, Reliability 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANRHIRLBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.13B $4.25B $2.34M RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 37.0x — MAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 31.0x — MAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% -4.9% -24.0% MAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.2% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.1% +44.1% +25.0% RHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.9%/yr -18.0%/yr -11.1%/yr RLBY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 62.0% 237.2% MAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 44/100 — MAN

Percentile Scorecard

MANRHIRLBY

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

AxisMANRHIRLBY
Valuation 77 #27 of 113 49 #58 of 113 –
Growth 47 #51 of 96 3 #93 of 96 –
Profitability 48 #48 of 92 50 #47 of 92 –
Financial Health – 48 #66 of 125 –
Shareholder Returns 52 #33 of 67 73 #19 of 67 –
Overall 56 44 –
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RHI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RLBY ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMANRHIRLBYSPY
1 month -19.8%+13.8%0.0% +0.9%
3 months -18.0%+4.0%-50.0% +5.9%
6 months +49.2%+54.0%0.0% +8.5%
Year to date +53.9%+54.1%+66.7% +13.3%
1 year +41.1%+44.1%+25.0% +12.4%
3 years -33.9%-42.6%0.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -12.9%-16.9%0.0% +23.5%
5 years -52.7%-63.0%-44.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.9%-18.0%-11.1% +11.0%
10 years -40.4%+14.1%0.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -5.0%+1.3%0.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMANRHIRLBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%62.0%237.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.4%50.1%468.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.01-2.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.710.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-82.4%-83.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-8.8%-50.0% -0.9%
52-week high $62.92$45.90$0.10 $779.14
52-week low $25.75$21.86$0.03 $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.

MultipleMANRHIRLBY
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.5x 36.4xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x
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 45.7xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 13.9x 19.9xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 -0.93median 0.92 —median 0.92

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 monthsMANRHIRLBY
Revenue $18.92B $5.29B $16.80M
Gross profit $3.04B $1.95B –
Operating income $303.20M $10.65M –
Net income $120.30M $114.78M –
Free cash flow – $215.06M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.14 –
Cash & equivalents $233.10M $324.71M –
Total debt – – $17.00K
Shares (diluted) 47.40M 100.31M 49.52M
Enterprise value $2.13B $2.82B $2.34M

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
MetricMANRHIRLBY
P/E 25.5x 36.4x –
P/FCF 38.2x 19.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 50.8x 16.7x –
P/S 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
P/B 1.0x 3.5x –
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.5x –
EV/EBITDA – 45.7x –
EV/EBIT – 371.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x
EV/FCF – 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 50.8x 15.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.93 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANRHIRLBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% -4.9% -24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -8.5% -11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -8.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -12.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.2% -93.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -74.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 672.9% -35.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% -40.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -35.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -39.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 218.4% -25.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.6% -29.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -24.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANRHIRLBY
Gross margin – 36.8% –
EBITDA margin – 1.6% –
Operating margin – 0.2% –
Pretax margin – 3.5% –
Net margin – 2.2% –
FCF margin – 4.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 0.2% 4.8% –
Return on equity 5.7% 9.4% –
Return on assets 1.4% 4.1% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 0.8% –
Asset turnover 2.3x 1.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANRHIRLBY
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 57.8% –
Equity / assets 25.9% 42.2% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 0.8x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANRHIRLBY
Dividend yield 3.1% 5.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 6.3% –
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.

ConsensusMANRHIRLBY
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 31.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.68FY2026 $1.35FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.1% +49.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.58BFY2026 $5.51BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +6.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANRHIRLBY
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 308 443 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +1.7% –
Institutions buying 179 269 –
Institutions selling 94 117 –
Buyers to sellers 1.90 2.30 –

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.

MANRHIRLBY
MAN 1.00 0.69 0.11
RHI 0.69 1.00 0.03
RLBY 0.11 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAN, RHI and RLBY?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.13B, Robert Half (RHI) $4.25B, Reliability (RLBY) $2.34M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAN, RHI and RLBY?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 25.5x, Robert Half (RHI) 37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, ManpowerGroup (MAN) is cheapest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.4x, Robert Half (RHI) 31.0x). 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) -4.9%, Reliability (RLBY) -24.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robert Half (RHI) returned the most: ManpowerGroup (MAN) +41.1%, Robert Half (RHI) +44.1%, Reliability (RLBY) +25.0%. Over five years, Reliability (RLBY) compounded fastest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) -13.9%/yr, Robert Half (RHI) -18.0%/yr, Reliability (RLBY) -11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ManpowerGroup (MAN) has been the steadiest (ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.6%, Robert Half (RHI) 62.0%, Reliability (RLBY) 237.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAN, RHI and RLBY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ManpowerGroup (MAN) leads on 5. 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.