Growth Metrics

ManpowerGroup (MAN) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

ManpowerGroup's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.46% in Q1 2026, down 645.0% year-on-year from 0.08% in Q1 2025, and down 16.03% quarter-over-quarter from 0.55% in Q4 2025.

ManpowerGroup has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.46% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 645.0% year-over-year to 0.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.46% (down 645.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.57%, down 693.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 0.46%, down from 0.55% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 15.34% in Q1 2022, with the low at 1.59% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 5.56%, with a median of 4.9% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 987 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1556 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing MAN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.98% in 2022, then jumped by 120 bps to 6.54% in 2023, then advanced by 20 bps to 7.84% in 2024, then sank by 93 bps to 0.55% in 2025, then decreased 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

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1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.82%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 4.93%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 81.52%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.46%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -2.62%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn 18.92%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 19.89%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -5.98%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -10.37%
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 1.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Mar 31, 2021 5.47%
Dec 31, 2020 4.21%
Sep 30, 2020 5.44%
Jun 30, 2020 8.56%
Mar 31, 2020 11.84%
Dec 31, 2019 14.18%
Sep 30, 2019 14.01%
Jun 30, 2019 14.67%
Mar 31, 2019 16.81%
Dec 31, 2018 17.92%
Sep 30, 2018 17.83%
Jun 30, 2018 17.93%
Mar 31, 2018 19.69%
Dec 31, 2017 20.12%
Sep 30, 2017 20.45%
Jun 30, 2017 21.00%
Mar 31, 2017 18.77%
Dec 31, 2016 18.82%
Sep 30, 2016 18.55%
Jun 30, 2016 18.10%
Mar 31, 2016 17.10%
Dec 31, 2015 17.09%
Sep 30, 2015 18.48%
Jun 30, 2015 19.64%
Mar 31, 2015 18.56%
Dec 31, 2014 18.33%
Sep 30, 2014 17.42%
Jun 30, 2014 16.74%
Mar 31, 2014 15.14%
Dec 31, 2013 13.88%
Sep 30, 2013 13.12%
Jun 30, 2013 11.88%
Mar 31, 2013 10.85%
Dec 31, 2012 12.36%
Sep 30, 2012 13.06%
Jun 30, 2012 14.11%
Mar 31, 2012 16.59%
Dec 31, 2011 16.25%
Sep 30, 2011 1.57%
Jun 30, 2011 0.09%
Mar 31, 2011 -2.00%
Dec 31, 2010 -3.41%
Sep 30, 2010 6.05%