RCMT vs STRR vs MAN Stock Comparison

Rcm Technologies, Star Equity Holdings and ManpowerGroup Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$36.31 -10.3% 1M +56.6% 1Y
Market cap
$251.86M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
7 wins
MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.
$46.18 -19.6% 1M +39.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.14B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.92B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 7, Star Equity Holdings 2, ManpowerGroup 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRCMTSTRRMANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $251.86M $37.74M $2.14B MAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x -3.4x 25.5x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x — 12.5x RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +52.2% +7.3% STRR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% -5.3% — RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.1% -9.7% — RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.6% -10.3% +39.5% RCMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.8%/yr -9.6%/yr -13.7%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.7% 38.4% 60.7% STRR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 48/100 58/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

RCMTSTRRMAN

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

AxisRCMTSTRRMAN
Valuation 58 #48 of 112 38 #35 of 56 77 #27 of 112
Growth 66 #33 of 96 10 #47 of 52 47 #51 of 96
Profitability 90 #10 of 91 18 #42 of 51 49 #47 of 91
Financial Health 65 #45 of 125 72 #17 of 58 –
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 41 58 #29 of 67
Overall 70 48 58
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • STRR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRCMTSTRRMANSPY
1 month -10.3%-2.4%-19.6% -0.8%
3 months +29.8%-10.1%-14.0% +3.5%
6 months +14.6%+1.7%+54.1% +7.0%
Year to date +77.6%-12.1%+55.3% +12.2%
1 year +56.6%-10.3%+39.5% +13.0%
3 years +85.3%-36.8%-33.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.9%-14.2%-12.7% +23.1%
5 years +514.4%-39.6%-52.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +43.8%-9.6%-13.7% +11.0%
10 years +423.2%-34.9%-41.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.0%-4.2%-5.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRCMTSTRRMANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.7%38.4%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%43.0%55.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.35-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.02-0.270.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.1%-79.5%-77.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-16.3%-26.6% -1.8%
52-week high $42.02$11.81$62.92 $779.14
52-week low $17.55$9.25$25.75 $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.

MultipleRCMTSTRRMAN
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 21.9x -3.3xmedian 19.4x 25.5xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x -10.7xmedian 12.1x —median 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x -2.6xmedian 16.1x 38.2xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.92median 1.02 0.04median 0.93 —median 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 monthsRCMTSTRRMAN
Revenue $328.75M $209.75M $18.92B
Gross profit $90.05M $88.19M $3.04B
Operating income $26.47M -$7.14M $303.20M
Net income $17.05M -$9.11M $120.30M
Free cash flow – -$14.17M –
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $-2.98 –
Cash & equivalents $6.59M $6.83M $233.10M
Total debt $113.61M $14.09M –
Shares (diluted) 7.19M 3.70M 47.40M
Enterprise value $235.57M -$17.73M $2.14B

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
MetricRCMTSTRRMAN
P/E 15.1x -3.3x 25.5x
P/FCF – -2.6x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow – -3.8x 51.3x
P/S 0.8x 0.2x 0.1x
P/B 5.3x 0.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 0.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – -10.7x –
EV/EBIT 10.4x -5.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.2x 0.1x
EV/FCF – -2.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -4.1x 51.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.92 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRCMTSTRRMAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 52.2% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 5.2% -0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 23.8% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% -2.7% -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -183.6% 120.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -61.5% -8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% -135.2% 672.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -88.3% -18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.6% -130.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -89.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -472.5% 218.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -90.8% -51.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -651.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -123.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRCMTSTRRMAN
Gross margin 27.4% 42.0% –
EBITDA margin – -1.8% –
Operating margin 8.1% -3.4% –
Pretax margin 7.1% -3.5% –
Net margin 5.2% -5.3% –
FCF margin – -6.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – -4.6% 0.2%
Return on equity 36.1% -15.1% 5.7%
Return on assets 12.7% -8.4% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 27.1% -9.7% –
Return on capital employed 32.3% -9.0% –
Asset turnover 2.4x 1.9x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRCMTSTRRMAN
Debt / assets 17.4% 13.0% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x –
Debt / FCF – -1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 44.8% –
Equity / assets 36.4% 55.2% 25.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 5.55 -3.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRCMTSTRRMAN
Dividend yield – – 3.1%
Net buyback yield – 9.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.6% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusRCMTSTRRMAN
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 – 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.94FY2026 $-1.14FY2026 $3.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 – +23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% – +23.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $333.92MFY2026 $218.20MFY2026 $19.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.7% +19.4% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRCMTSTRRMAN
Held by institutions 39.2% 25.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 84 27 308
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +2.6% +4.8%
Institutions buying 41 11 179
Institutions selling 29 6 94
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.83 1.90

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.

RCMTSTRRMAN
RCMT 1.00 0.05 0.09
STRR 0.05 1.00 0.02
MAN 0.09 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RCMT, STRR and MAN?

ManpowerGroup (MAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $251.86M, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) $37.74M, ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, RCMT, STRR and MAN?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 14.8x, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -3.4x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 12.4x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Star Equity Holdings (STRR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) +52.2%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has the highest net margin (Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -5.3%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 27.1%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rcm Technologies (RCMT) returned the most: Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +56.6%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -10.3%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +39.5%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +43.8%/yr, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.6%/yr, ManpowerGroup (MAN) -13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) has been the steadiest (Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) 38.4%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.