MAN ManpowerGroup Inc.

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q1 2026: $25M, Q3 2025: $29M, Q2 2025: $27M, Q1 2025: $50M

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $25M vs trailing avg $35M (-29%)

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.

Negative FCF ($-338M), buybacks not supported by cash flow

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Repurchased 6,025,000 shares = 13.0% of 46,507,342 outstanding (annualized)

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months

Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.

Need both buyback and insider purchase data

Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?

No insider open-market transactions in the last 90 days

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected