korn ferry - KFY

KFY

Close Chg Chg %
82.68 1.42 1.72%

Closed Market

84.10

+1.42 (1.72%)

Volume: 423.85K

Last Updated:

Aug 7, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: korn ferry - KFY

KFY Key Data

Open

$82.58

Day Range

82.35 - 84.71

52 Week Range

58.95 - 85.69

Market Cap

$4.21B

Shares Outstanding

50.86M

Public Float

50.01M

Beta

1.20

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

15.88

EPS

$5.33

Yield

248.61%

Dividend

$0.55

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jul 6, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

400.71K

 

KFY Performance

1 Week
 
2.19%
 
1 Month
 
14.94%
 
3 Months
 
24.03%
 
1 Year
 
18.34%
 
5 Years
 
23.94%
 

KFY Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 5
Full Ratings ➔

About korn ferry - KFY

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm, which engages in synchronizing its clients' strategy, operations, and talent to drive superior business performance. It operates through the following segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search North America, Executive Search EMEA, Executive Search Asia Pacific, Executive Search Latin America, and RPO and Professional Search. The Consulting segment aligns organization structure, culture, performance, and people to drive sustainable growth by addressing four fundamental needs, which include Organizational Strategy, Assessment and Succession, Leadership and Professional Development, and Total Rewards. The Digital segment leverages an artificial intelligence powered, machine-learning platform to identify the best structures, roles, capabilities, and behaviors needed to drive business forward. The Executive Search segment helps organizations recruit board level, chief executive, and other senior executive and general management talent. The RPO and Professional Search segment combines people, process expertise and IP-enabled technology to deliver enterprise talent acquisition solutions to clients. The company was founded by Richard M. Ferry on November 14, 1969 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

KFY At a Glance

Korn Ferry
1900 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, California 90067
Phone 1-310-552-1834 Revenue 2.94B
Industry Personnel Services Net Income 274.04M
Sector Commercial Services 2026 Sales Growth 6.431%
Fiscal Year-end 04 / 2027 Employees 8,965
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KFY Valuation

P/E Current 15.878
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 12.731
Price to Sales Ratio 1.187
Price to Book Ratio 1.692
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 8.42
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 6.315
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.006
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.202

KFY Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 327,790.407
Income Per Employee 30,567.875
Receivables Turnover 4.53
Total Asset Turnover 0.742

KFY Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.941
Quick Ratio 1.941
Cash Ratio 1.155

KFY Profitability

Gross Margin 21.182
Operating Margin 12.572
Pretax Margin 13.219
Net Margin 9.325
Return on Assets 6.915
Return on Equity 14.276
Return on Total Capital 10.668
Return on Invested Capital 11.103

KFY Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 30.223
Total Debt to Total Capital 23.208
Total Debt to Total Assets 14.667
Long-Term Debt to Equity 28.70
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 22.04
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Annual Financials for Korn Ferry - KFY

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
2.86B 2.80B 2.76B 2.94B
Sales Growth
+8.34% -2.39% -1.23% +6.43%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.24B 2.25B 2.15B 2.32B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
68.33M 77.97M 80.29M 98.84M
Depreciation
44.63M 52.37M 55.29M 74.44M
Amortization of Intangibles
23.70M 25.60M 25.00M 24.40M
COGS Growth
+15.51% +0.83% -4.46% +7.51%
Gross Income
627.37M 540.53M 606.70M 622.47M
Gross Income Growth
-11.31% -13.84% +12.24% +2.60%
Gross Profit Margin
+21.91% +19.34% +21.97% +21.18%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
249.44M 237.07M 237.88M 253.01M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
249.44M 237.07M 237.88M 253.01M
SGA Growth
+9.42% -4.96% +0.34% +6.36%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
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Unusual Expense
56.70M 56.22M 2.60M (41.43M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
321.24M 247.23M 366.23M 410.88M
Non Operating Income/Expense
361.00K (3.62M) (952.00K) (2.43M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
25.86M 20.97M 20.36M 20.00M
Interest Expense Growth
+2.26% -18.93% -2.89% -1.79%
Gross Interest Expense
25.86M 20.97M 20.36M 20.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
295.74M 222.64M 344.91M 388.45M
Pretax Income Growth
-31.68% -24.72% +54.92% +12.62%
Pretax Margin
+10.33% +7.96% +12.49% +13.22%
Income Tax
82.68M 50.08M 93.84M 107.63M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
55.07M 41.54M 47.35M 26.11M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
42.02M 40.85M 52.89M 49.70M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(18.95M) (18.60M) (7.23M) 28.80M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
4.55M (13.71M) 829.00K 3.02M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(4.62M) (3.09M) (3.23M) (3.39M)
Consolidated Net Income
208.44M 169.47M 247.85M 277.43M
Minority Interest Expense
3.52M 3.41M 5.01M 3.39M
Net Income
204.91M 166.06M 242.84M 274.04M
Net Income Growth
-35.77% -18.96% +46.23% +12.85%
Net Margin Growth
+7.16% +5.94% +8.79% +9.33%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
204.91M 166.06M 242.84M 274.04M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
204.91M 166.06M 242.84M 274.04M
EPS (Basic)
3.9802 3.2537 4.6899 5.3286
EPS (Basic) Growth
-34.12% -18.25% +44.14% +13.62%
Basic Shares Outstanding
51.48M 51.04M 51.78M 51.43M
EPS (Diluted)
3.9501 3.2291 4.5994 5.2187
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-33.89% -18.25% +42.44% +13.46%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
51.88M 51.43M 52.81M 52.52M
EBITDA
446.27M 381.42M 449.11M 468.30M
EBITDA Growth
-17.80% -14.53% +17.75% +4.27%
EBITDA Margin
+15.58% +13.64% +16.27% +15.94%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 79.25
Number of Ratings 5 Current Quarters Estimate 1.446
FY Report Date 10 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 5.781
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.352 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 5.28 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 6.321
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 5 5 5 5
Mean Estimate 1.45 1.44 5.78 6.32
High Estimates 1.50 1.47 5.88 6.45
Low Estimate 1.41 1.41 5.74 6.03
Coefficient of Variance 2.50 2.11 1.02 2.68

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 3 3 3
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

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