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MAN
ManpowerGroup Inc
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
ManpowerGroup Inc. What it actually does.

Provides permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment services. Offers assessment and training services to enhance workforce skills. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1988
25K employees
$2.6B market value
Revenue last year:
$18B
The loss that same year:
$13.3M
Sales don’t cover the costs; the gap drains from the cash pile every year.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

In the vault right now:
$871M
DEBT: $2.4B
At this pace, that money lasts about 65.5 years.

At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL SALES
0.1×

This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 0.1× for every dollar of annual revenue.

Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 84% of them.

Analysts' average target sits 4% below today's price.

INSIDE THE REPORT CARD

We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.

A score of 50 means class average.

BUSINESS QUALITY
51
average

Profit indicators sit around the sector average.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
49
weak

Clearly below the class average.

VALUATION
84
very strong

The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.

GROWTH
16
very weak

Clearly below the class average.

PRICE MOMENTUM
98
very strong

The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.

WORTH WATCHING

Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.

Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 51% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales are holding up

The company sells $18.0B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Delivers on expectations

It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 183 buys and 31 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Lost money last year

A loss of $13.3M against $18.0B in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
Growth trails the sector

The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 16/100.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
A thin financial cushion

The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 49/100.

FINALE · THE GRADE
B+
68 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, MAN sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.

The takeaway: MAN’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.

The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film