Adecco (AHEXY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Adecco Group AG is a global human resources and workforce solutions provider headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The company specializes in temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition, and talent development services. Its core business activities include matching job seekers with client companies, managing contingent workforce solutions, and offering consulting services related to workforce management and organizational effectiveness.

Founded in 1996 through the merger of the Swiss companies Adia Interim and ECCO, Adecco has grown into one of the world’s largest staffing firms. Over the years, it expanded both organically and through acquisitions, integrating specialized firms in areas such as IT staffing, engineering, healthcare, and finance. The company has also invested in digital platforms and data analytics to enhance its recruitment processes and deliver more efficient workforce planning solutions.

Adecco operates in more than 60 countries and territories, with a strong presence across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East. Its diversified geographic footprint enables it to serve multinational corporations as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The company’s network of local offices and digital channels supports a broad range of industries, from industrial and administrative sectors to information technology and life sciences.

Since January 2020, Adecco has been led by Chief Executive Officer Denis Machuel, who has focused on driving digital transformation and sustainability initiatives within the organization. Under his leadership, the company continues to develop innovative workforce solutions designed to meet evolving labor market challenges and support clients in attracting, retaining, and upskilling talent.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.25 to $9.44
• 50-Day Range: $9.42 to $13.55
• 52-Week Range: $9.25 to $16.83
• Volume: 33,270 shs
• Average Volume: 27,432 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.97
• Dividend Yield: 3.50%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Adecco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Adecco scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Adecco has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Adecco has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Adecco are expected to grow by 1.94% in the coming year, from $1.55 to $1.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Adecco is 8.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Adecco is 8.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Adecco has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Adecco has a P/B Ratio of 0.82. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Adecco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Adecco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Adecco has recently decreased by 16.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Adecco pays a meaningful dividend of 3.42%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Adecco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Adecco is 31.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Adecco will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.89% next year. This indicates that Adecco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

Adecco has a news sentiment score of 0.78. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Adecco this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Adecco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Adecco has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/13/2026
• Today: 5/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Outsourcing
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:AHEXY
• CIK: 1446251
• Web: www.adeccogroup.com
• Phone: (144) 878-8888
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 34,000
• Year Founded: 1996

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.08
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: $333.76 million
• Net Margins: 1.31%
• Pretax Margin: 1.88%
• Return on Equity: 12.36%
• Return on Assets: 3.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.75
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $26.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.12
• Cash Flow: $2.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.70
• Book Value: $11.47 per share
• Price / Book: 0.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 334,872,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $3.15 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.99