ManpowerGroup (MAN) reported $4.09 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 7.1%. EPS of $0.44 for the same period compares to $0.94 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.64% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.95 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.52, the EPS surprise was -15.38%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Manpower performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues from Services- Americas: $1.06 billion compared to the $997.13 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2% year over year.
• Revenues from Services- APME: $476.40 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $443.53 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -11%.
• Revenues from Services- Southern Europe: $1.83 billion compared to the $1.80 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.4% year over year.
• Revenues from Services- Northern Europe: $730.80 million versus $713.79 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -16% change.
• Revenues from Services- Southern Europe- Other Southern Europe: $470.50 million versus $422.12 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.8% change.
• Revenues from Services- Southern Europe- France: $965.70 million compared to the $1 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -13.7% year over year.
• Revenues from Services- Americas- United States: $688.80 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $656.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.2%.
• Revenues from Services- Americas- Other Americas: $367.90 million versus $339.09 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.3% change.
• Revenues from Services- Southern Europe- Italy: $397.80 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $378.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.6%.
• Operating Unit Profit- Corporate expenses: -$41.10 million versus -$46.23 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Manpower have returned -18% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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