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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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% |
| 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% |