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Automatic Data Processing vs ManpowerGroup

Automatic Data Processing ADP · ManpowerGroup MAN · Human Resource & Employment Services

Automatic Data Processing reported revenue of $21.9 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.2 times ManpowerGroup's $18.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Automatic Data Processing's revenue grew 6.7% in its latest year, and ManpowerGroup's grew 0.6%. Free cash flow was $5.2 billion at Automatic Data Processing and −$161 million at ManpowerGroup. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.

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Automatic Data ProcessingManpowerGroup
Latest fiscal yearFY2026, Jun 30, 2026FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$21.9B$18.0B
Revenue growth6.7%0.6%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years7.9%−0.0%
Gross margin46.4%16.7%
Operating margin—0.8%
Net margin20.1%−0.1%
Free cash flow$5.2B−$161M
Free cash flow margin23.9%−0.9%
Return on capital68.8%2.8%
Net debt to EBITDA0.1x3.4x
Dividends and buybacks$4.7B$105M
Change in diluted share count−1.3%−3.5%
Last close$301.12$46.18
P/E at the last close27.5×21.0×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $745,695, sold $13.8 million—
Piotroski F-score9 of 92 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Automatic Data ProcessingManpowerGroup
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Automatic Data Processing and ManpowerGroup pages.