RHI vs TNET vs MAN Stock Comparison

Robert Half, Trinet and ManpowerGroup Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RHI Robert Half Inc.
$41.96 +13.8% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
TNET Trinet Group, Inc.
$71.64 +10.0% 1M +15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.22B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
4 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Trinet leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Trinet 4, ManpowerGroup 3, Robert Half 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHITNETMANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $3.22B $2.15B RHI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.5x 18.4x 25.5x TNET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 15.2x 12.4x MAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.9% -3.5% +7.3% MAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 3.6% — TNET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.2% +15.1% +39.4% RHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.9%/yr -6.5%/yr -14.2%/yr TNET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 49.9% 60.6% TNET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 55/100 57/100 MAN

Percentile Scorecard

RHITNETMAN

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

AxisRHITNETMAN
Valuation 50 #57 of 112 86 #17 of 112 77 #27 of 112
Growth 2 #94 of 96 32 #66 of 96 47 #51 of 96
Profitability 50 #46 of 91 72 #26 of 91 49 #47 of 91
Financial Health 48 #66 of 125 27 #91 of 125 –
Shareholder Returns 74 #18 of 67 58 #29 of 67 55 #31 of 67
Overall 45 55 57
  • RHI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TNET ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • 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

PeriodRHITNETMANSPY
1 month +13.8%+10.0%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months +6.4%+4.7%-17.4% +3.9%
6 months +52.5%+71.2%+46.6% +8.2%
Year to date +54.5%+21.2%+54.0% +12.9%
1 year +43.2%+15.1%+39.4% +12.3%
3 years -42.5%-31.3%-33.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -16.9%-11.8%-12.9% +23.3%
5 years -62.7%-28.5%-53.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.9%-6.5%-14.2% +10.9%
10 years +14.1%+283.3%-40.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%+14.4%-5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRHITNETMANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%49.9%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.1%53.2%55.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.08-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.300.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-74.7%-77.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-5.4%-27.2% -1.2%
52-week high $45.90$75.76$62.92 $779.14
52-week low $21.86$33.85$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.

MultipleRHITNETMAN
P/E now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 21.2x 18.8xmedian 21.2x 25.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.9xmedian 11.9x 9.1xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 13.7x 11.4xmedian 13.7x 38.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 26.3xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.93median 1.00 -1.52median 1.00 —median 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 monthsRHITNETMAN
Revenue $5.29B $4.88B $18.92B
Gross profit $1.95B – $3.04B
Operating income $10.65M – $303.20M
Net income $114.78M $175.00M $120.30M
Free cash flow $215.06M $288.00M –
R&D – $70.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.14 $3.80 –
Cash & equivalents $324.71M $358.00M $233.10M
Total debt – $896.00M –
Shares (diluted) 100.31M 46.00M 47.40M
Enterprise value $2.75B $1.92B $2.15B

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
MetricRHITNETMAN
P/E 36.5x 18.8x 25.5x
P/FCF 20.0x 11.4x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 8.9x 50.8x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B 3.6x 26.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -68.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 45.9x 9.1x –
EV/EBIT 372.8x 12.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.8x 0.1x
EV/FCF 18.5x 13.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 10.4x 50.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.93 -1.52 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHITNETMAN
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.9% -3.5% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -0.4% -0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.0% – 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.0% – -3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.6% – 120.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.8% – -8.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -35.5% 21.5% 672.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.4% -19.8% -18.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.4% 29.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.2% -12.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -25.6% 16.0% 218.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.4% -5.5% -51.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 19.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -8.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHITNETMAN
Gross margin 36.8% – –
EBITDA margin 1.6% 8.7% –
Operating margin 0.2% – –
Pretax margin 3.5% 5.1% –
Net margin 2.2% 3.6% –
FCF margin 4.1% 5.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.8% 7.6% 0.2%
Return on equity 9.4% 168.3% 5.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 5.2% 1.4%
Return on invested capital – 21.3% –
Return on capital employed 0.8% 23.7% –
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.4x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 2.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHITNETMAN
Debt / assets – 26.8% –
Debt / equity – 7.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 96.3% –
Equity / assets 42.2% 3.7% 25.9%
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHITNETMAN
Dividend yield 5.6% 1.6% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 5.0% –
Shareholder yield 6.3% 6.6% 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.

ConsensusRHITNETMAN
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $4.71FY2026 $3.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.6% -0.6% +23.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.51BFY2026 $5.04BFY2026 $19.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.5%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% -7.1% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHITNETMAN
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 443 278 308
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.3% +4.8%
Institutions buying 269 157 179
Institutions selling 117 83 94
Buyers to sellers 2.30 1.89 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.

RHITNETMAN
RHI 1.00 0.54 0.69
TNET 0.54 1.00 0.57
MAN 0.69 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHI, TNET and MAN?

Robert Half (RHI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Robert Half (RHI) $4.19B, Trinet (TNET) $3.22B, ManpowerGroup (MAN) $2.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, RHI, TNET and MAN?

Trinet (TNET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Robert Half (RHI) 36.5x, Trinet (TNET) 18.4x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, ManpowerGroup (MAN) is cheapest (Robert Half (RHI) 31.1x, Trinet (TNET) 15.2x, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 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: Robert Half (RHI) -4.9%, Trinet (TNET) -3.5%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trinet (TNET) has the highest net margin (Robert Half (RHI) 2.2%, Trinet (TNET) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Robert Half (RHI) returned the most: Robert Half (RHI) +43.2%, Trinet (TNET) +15.1%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) +39.4%. Over five years, Trinet (TNET) compounded fastest (Robert Half (RHI) -17.9%/yr, Trinet (TNET) -6.5%/yr, ManpowerGroup (MAN) -14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trinet (TNET) has been the steadiest (Robert Half (RHI) 62.0%, Trinet (TNET) 49.9%, ManpowerGroup (MAN) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHI, TNET 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, Trinet (TNET) 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.