ManpowerGroup (MAN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
ManpowerGroup (MAN) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 0.46% in Q1 2026, down 16.03% quarter-over-quarter from 0.55% in Q4 2025, and down 645.0% on a YoY basis from 0.08% in Q1 2025.
ManpowerGroup (MAN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ManpowerGroup's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.46% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 645.0% year-over-year to 0.46%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.46% (down 645.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.57%, down 693.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 0.46% for Q1 2026 at ManpowerGroup, down from 0.55% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.34% in Q1 2022 to a low of 1.59% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.56% across 5 years, with a median of 4.9% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 987 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1556 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.98% in 2022, then soared by 120 bps to 6.54% in 2023, then gained by 20 bps to 7.84% in 2024, then slumped by 93 bps to 0.55% in 2025, then retreated by 16 bps to 0.46% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.46% (Q1 2026), 0.55% (Q4 2025), and 4.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 12.82% |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 4.93% |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 81.52% |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 0.46% |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | -2.62% |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 18.92% |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 19.89% |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | -5.98% |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -10.37% |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | 1.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.63% |