Staffing & employment services

5 companies · $54.5B combined revenue · $8.4B operating profit

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The typical US-listed staffing & employment services company grew revenue 6.4% and earnings 6.2% in its latest year, at a 12.8% operating margin, and 2 of 5 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

6.4%Median revenue growth
6.2%Median earnings growth
0.9%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
6.6%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
12.8%Median operating margin
12.2%Median ROCE
Fastest revenue growthPaychex PAYX16.5%Fastest earnings growthKorn Ferry KFY12.7%Highest ROCEAutomatic Data Processing ADP40.4%Biggest margin gainKorn Ferry KFY+0.2 pts

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 0% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more20%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue40%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more0%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash50%

Combined revenue · 5 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$20B$40B$60BFY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%5%10%15%FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 5 companies

Median–6.4%6.2%12.8%12.2%0.81x
ADPAutomatic Data Processing$21.9B6.7%▲8.2%▲24.2%▲40.4%▲0.82x▼
PAYXPaychex$6.3B16.5%▲6.2%39.8%▲26.9%▲1.22x▼
KFYKorn Ferry$2.9B6.4%12.7%▲12.8%12.2%0.20x▲
RHIRobert Half$5.4B-7.2%▼-47.1%▼1.4%▼5.2%▼–
MANManpowerGroup$18.0B0.6%▼-109%▼0.8%▼3.8%▼0.80x▲

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).