ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.960-1.060 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.050. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on MAN shares. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $33.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.50.

ManpowerGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ManpowerGroup stock opened at $39.07 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion, a PE ratio of -105.59 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.82. ManpowerGroup has a one year low of $25.15 and a one year high of $47.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.03. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.09% and a positive return on equity of 7.01%. The business had revenue of $4.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.72 billion. ManpowerGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.060 EPS. Research analysts expect that ManpowerGroup will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a yield of 437.0%. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently -389.19%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 60.3% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,704,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,394,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393,622 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 24.6% in the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,247,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,817,000 after purchasing an additional 443,790 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,616,447 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,057,000 after purchasing an additional 31,749 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 77.3% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,525,936 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,366,000 after buying an additional 665,135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 24.2% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,007,850 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,963,000 after buying an additional 196,506 shares during the last quarter. 98.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) is a global leader in workforce solutions, offering a broad spectrum of staffing and talent management services. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company has grown from a temporary staffing firm to a diversified provider of workforce consultancy, recruitment, and outsourcing services. ManpowerGroup is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MAN.

The company’s service offerings are organized into four principal brands.