KORN FERRY vs ManpowerGroup Inc., two Staffing Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KFY and MAN diverge most: on net margin, KFY reads 9.4% and MAN reads -0.1%; on return on equity, KFY reads 14.0% and MAN reads -0.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KFY's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What MAN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KFY | MAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $78.23 | $51.34 |
| Market cap | $4.1B | $2.4B |
| Sector | Staffing Services | Staffing Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 15.0 | — |
| P/B | 2.07 | 1.17 |
| P/S | 1.40 | 0.13 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.2 | 13.5 |
| Revenue growth | +6.4% | +4.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 16.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 0.6% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | -0.1% |
| Return on equity | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| Return on assets | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.3% | 5.5% |
| FCF yield | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.20 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 1.12 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.86 | 8.90 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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