ManpowerGroup Inc.
ManpowerGroup Inc. is a U.S.-based workforce solutions company that connects employers with temporary, contract, permanent and project-based talent across office, industrial, IT and professional roles. Through brands such as Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions, it also provides RPO, MSP, outplacement, consulting and other higher-value workforce management services.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2020–2025
Business
Share of revenueTemporary, contract and interim placements across office, industrial and professional roles.
Direct-hire recruitment services for employers seeking permanent talent.
Consulting, workforce transformation and other outcome-based services, including TBO.
Talent Solutions offerings such as MSP and RPO for large-scale hiring and supplier management.
Right Management outplacement and related career transition services.
Customers
ManpowerGroup serves both small and medium-sized businesses and large national and multinational clients, with the latter representing a major share of revenue. Buyers use the company to flex labor capacity, fill skill gaps, manage contingent workforces and outsource recruiting or workforce administration when internal HR teams need scale or specialized expertise.
Buy staffing, RPO, MSP and consulting services to manage large, distributed hiring needs and workforce flexibility.
Buy local or regional temporary staffing and permanent placement services for immediate hiring needs.
Buy MSP, RPO and workforce outsourcing to centralize supplier management and improve hiring efficiency.
Buy Experis resourcing for technical, digital and project-based talent shortages.
Receive career transition, outplacement and training services through Right Management and related offerings.
Strategy
ManpowerGroup is shifting its mix toward higher-value workforce solutions while defending its core staffing franchise. It is also using technology, including AI and its PowerSuite HR stack, to make recruiting, matching and workforce management more predictive and scalable across countries.
Higher-value services can improve margins and reduce reliance on cyclical staffing demand.
Automation and better matching can improve speed, precision and client retention.
The company still depends on staffing/interim volumes for most revenue.
Large clients prefer non-exclusive, multi-country providers with broad office coverage.
Geography
2025The company operates globally, with major exposure to the Americas, Southern Europe, Northern Europe and APME. The U.S. is its largest single market within the Americas, while the U.K., France, Italy, Japan and India are highlighted as important operating centers; this geographic mix makes results sensitive to local labor demand, currency moves and regional macro conditions.
Risks
ManpowerGroup is highly exposed to labor-market cycles, client hiring freezes and regional macro weakness, which can quickly reduce staffing volumes and operating leverage. It also faces intense competition, heavy regulation of employment services, foreign exchange volatility and execution risk from technology change, outsourcing and acquisitions.
- Macroeconomic and labor-market cyclicalityImpact: HighLikelihood: High
Staffing demand falls when clients freeze hiring or retain existing workers, reducing revenue and operating leverage.
Exposure - Regulatory and labor-law restrictionsImpact: HighLikelihood: High
Employment services are tightly regulated and may face licensing, pay parity and collective bargaining constraints.
Exposure: Europe in particular
- Goodwill and intangible asset impairmentImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Weak performance or lower growth assumptions can trigger non-cash write-downs, as seen in the U.K. and Switzerland.
Exposure: Northern Europe and Southern Europe
- Foreign currency fluctuationsImpact: MediumLikelihood: High
A large share of revenue is generated outside the U.S., so translation and transaction effects can move reported results.
Exposure: Europe and APME
- Competition and pricing pressureImpact: MediumLikelihood: High
The market is fragmented and clients can multi-source, limiting pricing power and market share stability.
Exposure: Global
- Cybersecurity and third-party/vendor dependenceImpact: MediumLikelihood: Medium
The company relies on outsourced technology and back-office vendors, increasing disruption and data-loss risk.
Exposure: Global operations
Accounting
Judgemental itemsManagement tests goodwill annually and also when market conditions weaken; impairments can be large and non-cash.
Impact: U.K. and Switzerland impairments were recognized in 2025
These assets are tested for impairment and can be written down when expected cash flows weaken.
Impact: Can reduce operating profit and equity
Regional revenue growth and margins are affected by exchange rates, especially in Europe and APME.
Impact: Can obscure underlying organic demand trends
Staffing, outplacement and permanent recruitment activity vary with hiring cycles and client demand.
Impact: Quarterly comparability can be uneven
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Last updated: 24/09/2026