What Adecco Group does

Adecco Group AG is a Swiss-incorporated, publicly listed global staffing and HR solutions provider (ticker ADEN) operating through three core business units: Adecco for general staffing, LHH for career transition and talent development, and Akkodis for professional IT and engineering staffing. The company offers a multi-service portfolio including temporary staffing (uitzenden), employee secondment (detacheren), permanent recruitment (werving en selectie), payrolling, plus add-on HR solutions covering assessment, employer branding, expat services, last-mile delivery staffing, onsite management, executive assistant staffing (Top Secretaries), and workforce training. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees on placements and managed-services contracts for workforce administration; pricing is negotiated per engagement and not publicly disclosed. The company serves dual end-markets — individual job seekers via a self-serve digital portal (MyAdecco in the Netherlands) and enterprise/SMB employers via direct sales across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa.

Underlying the service portfolio is a technology transformation anchored on a multi-year global agreement with Salesforce (signed March 2026) granting unlimited access to Agentforce 360 and Voice. The platform consolidates data from more than 30 Salesforce instances into unified candidate profiles and provides real-time visibility to approximately 27,000 internal recruiters; UK deployments have produced approximately 15% time savings on routine recruitment tasks. Regional implementation hubs in Mexico City, Mumbai, Warsaw, and Rabat support near-shore delivery. The November 2025 'agility advantage' value creation strategy positions technology and talent as the twin growth levers, targeting more than 50% of revenues to be powered by agentic AI by end of 2026.

Q4 2025 revenue was EUR 5,958 million (+3.9% organic year-on-year), full-year 2025 market share gains totaled 245 basis points, and nearly EUR 200 million in cumulative net savings versus the 2022 baseline have been delivered. FY24 EBITA margin stood at 3.1% with a stated target band of 3–6% and 1.5x leverage by 2027. The company pays dividends in Swiss francs (2026 cash dividend payouts of 79 million CHF) and is led by CEO Denis Machuel.

Name

Adecco Group

Legal name

Adecco Group AG

Website

https://adecco.nl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Adecco Group AG is a Swiss-listed global staffing and HR solutions provider operating through the Adecco, LHH, and Akkodis brands, serving enterprise employers, SMBs, and individual job seekers across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa with temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, payrolling, and AI-powered recruitment technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Workforce Solutions

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Administrative Temp Staffing (BPACACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC), Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF), Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Workforce staffing services
• Temporary employment solutions
• HR consulting services
• Permanent recruitment services
• Payroll administration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leusden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Core staffing services providing temporary and permanent placement of workers across multiple industries and geographies. Revenue growth of 3.9% YoY in Q4 2025 with market share gains of 395 basis points.
2. HR Solutions: Comprehensive HR solutions including assessment solutions, employer branding, training, onsite services, and expat solutions for organizations.
3. Payrolling Services: Payroll management services for flex workers and temporary staff, handling administrative workforce management functions.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Adecco Group provides temporary staffing (uitzenden), permanent recruitment and selection, employee secondment (detacheren), and payrolling services through its three business brands: Adecco for general staffing, LHH for career transition and talent development, and Akkodis for IT and engineering professional services. The company also offers complementary HR solutions including assessment, employer branding, expat and relocation services, last-mile delivery workforce, onsite workforce management, Top Secretaries administrative staffing, and training programs to enterprise and SMB employers globally. Job seekers access vacancies and apply through the MyAdecco self-serve portal.

Product overview

Adecco Group operates as a multi-brand staffing and HR solutions platform offering temporary staffing (uitzenden), secondment (detacheren), permanent recruitment (werving en selectie), and payrolling services. The core portfolio includes specialized HR solutions such as Assessment Solutions, Employer Branding, Expat Solutions, Last Mile Delivery Services, Onsite Services, Top Secretaries, and Training. The Group encompasses three main business units: the Adecco brand for general staffing, LHH for career transition and talent development, and Akkodis for IT and engineering professional services. The company is currently undergoing a technology transformation with Salesforce Agentforce 360 deployment across all business units to power agentic AI capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LHH: Career transition and talent development services
• Akkodis

Products and services

• Uitzenden (Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing services connecting employers with flexible workers for short-term and project-based assignments, offered to Dutch and European employers.
• Detacheren (Secondment) Employee secondment services providing specialized professionals for extended placements at client organizations, typically longer engagements than temporary staffing.
• Werving en Selectie (Recruitment & Selection) Permanent recruitment services for identifying, evaluating, and placing candidates in permanent positions with client organizations.
• Payrolling Employer of record services handling payroll administration, HR compliance, and workforce administration for contingent and flex workers.
• Assessment Solutions HR assessment tools and services for evaluating candidate skills, competencies, and cultural fit, offered to employers as a standalone HR solution.
• Employer Branding Services to help organizations strengthen their employer brand and attract top talent through targeted employer marketing and positioning.
• Expat Solutions Immigration, relocation, and skilled migrant services for international assignments and expat placements.
• Last Mile Delivery Services Specialized workforce solutions for last-mile delivery operations, providing trained delivery personnel to logistics and e-commerce clients.
• Onsite Services On-site management of contingent workforce programs at client locations, including program management and staffing supervision.
• Top Secretaries Specialized administrative and executive assistant staffing services for organizations seeking high-caliber support staff.
• Training Workforce training and development programs for skill enhancement, offered to employers for upskilling contingent and permanent staff.
• LHH Career transition, outplacement, and talent development services operating as a sub-brand of the Adecco Group.
• Akkodis Professional IT and engineering staffing brand providing specialized technology and engineering talent solutions across global markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% time savings through AI-powered automation of routine recruitment tasks in UK implementations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• SalesforcecoreTechnology or Integration · 12 March 2026Multi-year agreement signed March 2026 for unlimited global access to Salesforce Agentforce 360 and Voice, enabling scaling of agentic AI across Adecco, LHH, and Akkodis business units through 2027. The platform consolidates data from more than 30 Salesforce instances into unified candidate profiles, with deployment spanning hubs in Mexico, India, Poland, and Morocco. Adecco is the first major public reference customer to scale Agentforce 360 and Voice globally, targeting over 50% of revenues to be AI-powered by end of 2026.
• ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2026Joint report released January 2026 on European automotive workforce skills transformation due to electrification and digital forces. The partnership emphasizes region-specific strategies and proactive workforce planning to ensure competitiveness by 2035, with the Automotive Skills Implementation Toolkit promoting demand-driven training and regional cooperation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Randstad: Global staffing and HR services major headquartered in the Netherlands, directly competing with Adecco across temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR solutions in overlapping geographies including Europe, North America, and Asia. Closely comparable scale, multi-brand portfolio (Randstad, Yacht, RGF Staffing), and service breadth.
• ManpowerGroup: US-headquartered global staffing and workforce solutions company offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and talent development (Right Management) — directly comparable business model and global footprint to Adecco Group, with comparable financial scale and similar listed-major profile.
• Robert Half International: Global specialized staffing firm focused on finance, accounting, technology, legal, and administrative placements; directly comparable to Adecco's permanent placement, secondment, and professional staffing services (especially Akkodis) with similar enterprise customer profile.
• Hays plc: UK-headquartered specialist professional recruitment firm focused on skilled, qualified, and professional placements across 33 countries — directly comparable to Adecco's higher-margin professional staffing segments (Akkodis, LHH) with similar enterprise customer base and contingent workforce focus.
• PageGroup: UK-listed global recruitment group operating Page Executive, Michael Page, Page Personnel, and Page Outsourcing brands; directly competes with Adecco in mid-to-senior permanent and professional contract recruitment across similar geographies and customer segments.
• Kelly Services: US-based staffing and workforce solutions provider offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and specialty staffing in science, engineering, and education — direct overlap with Adecco's general staffing and Akkodis IT/engineering professional services.

Broad incumbents

• Recruit Holdings: Japanese global HR and information services conglomerate operating Indeed, Glassdoor, and staffing brands (RGF Staffing); broader portfolio than Adecco but directly overlapping in staffing services, with comparable global scale and a digital-platform angle analogous to Adecco's Salesforce Agentforce investment.

Emerging players

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting and executive search firm with overlapping executive search, professional staffing, and talent development capabilities to Adecco's LHH; comparable high-margin professional services model though more focused on executive search and consulting than general staffing.
• Cielo Talent: Global RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) leader providing enterprise talent acquisition solutions; comparable to Adecco's enterprise staffing and assessment solutions for large multinational clients with similar technology-enabled delivery model.

Regional players

• Gi Group: Italian-headquartered global staffing and HR services group operating across Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa; directly comparable temporary staffing and permanent placement services to Adecco with similar multi-brand portfolio but smaller scale and more European concentration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/AdeccoNederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ttp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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