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    Did Mixed 2025 Results Just Shift ManpowerGroup's (MAN) Investment Narrative?

    Simply Wall St·02/09/2026 10:18:15
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    • ManpowerGroup Inc. reported fourth-quarter 2025 results with net income of US$30.2 million and higher earnings per share, but for the full year swung to a net loss of US$13.3 million from net income of US$145.1 million in 2024.
    • This contrast between stronger quarterly performance and a full-year loss highlights how pressures earlier in 2025 weighed on overall profitability despite a better finish to the year.
    • We will now examine how this combination of improved fourth-quarter earnings and a full-year loss shapes ManpowerGroup’s investment narrative.

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    What Is ManpowerGroup's Investment Narrative?

    To own ManpowerGroup today, you need to believe that a mature, global staffing franchise can work through a difficult earnings patch and still convert its scale and client relationships into sustainable cash generation over time. The latest results complicate that story: Q4 2025 showed a clear earnings rebound, but the full-year loss underlines how fragile profitability has become, especially with revenue growth expected to be modest and return on equity still weak. In the near term, the key catalysts remain margin recovery, disciplined use of the new US$600 million credit facility, and whether management reins in capital returns like dividends and buybacks to protect the balance sheet. At the same time, the combination of an uncovered dividend, higher debt costs and elevated CEO pay while unprofitable keeps execution risk front and center. Yet behind the Q4 improvement, one financial pressure point stands out that investors should not ignore.

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    Eight fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span from about US$36 to a very large US$12,495 per share, showing just how far apart individual views can be. When you set that against ManpowerGroup’s recent swing to a full-year loss and its reliance on tighter margin control, it underlines why many market participants are weighing both upside potential and balance sheet risk very carefully. You may want to review several of these viewpoints before deciding how this fits into your own expectations for the business.

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