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Korn Ferry

NYSE•KFY
CEO: Mr. Gary D. Burnison
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
Listing Date: 1999-02-11
Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of organizational consulting services worldwide. The company offers consulting services for organizational structure, culture, performance, development, and people; and builds, sells, and delivers Digital talent technology products, including a talent suite that enables clients to make critical talent decisions in the flow of work across talent acquisition and talent development. It also provides executive search services that helps organizations to recruit board level, chief executive, and other C-suite/senior executive, as well as general management talent; enterprise talent acquisition solutions for permanent and interim placements at the professional level middle and upper management, as well as senior executives; and recruitment outsourcing and projects solutions for clients' recruitment requirements. The company operates cloud human resources platforms comprising Korn Ferry Architect, for providing organization and talent planning architecture for an agile and future-focused workforce; Korn Ferry Assess, for empowering leaders to take actions that lead to business success; Korn Ferry Listen, for deploying engagement surveys and benchmark employee engagement; Korn Ferry Sell, for developing and replicating sales strategies; and Korn Ferry Pay, a self-service pay solution, that provides global data and insights needed in real-time to make decisions on employee compensation programs. It serves public and private companies, middle-market and emerging growth companies, and government and non-profit organizations, as well as consumer markets, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, industrial, technology, and specialties sectors. The company was formerly known as Korn/Ferry International and changed its name to Korn Ferry in January 2019. Korn Ferry was founded in 1969 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
Contact Information
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA, 90067, United States
310-552-1834
www.kornferry.com
Market Cap
$3.44B
P/E (TTM)
12.7
10.8
Dividend Yield
3.0%
52W High
$78.50
52W Low
$58.95
52W Range
38%
Rank31Top 21.6%
5.0
F-Score
Modified Piotroski Analysis
Based on 10-year fundamentals
Average • 5 / 9 points
Scoring Range (0-9)
8-9: Excellent Value
6-7: Strong Fundamentals
4-5: Average Quality
0-3: Weak Performance
Data Period: 2016-2025

Financial Dashboard

Q3 2026 Data

Revenue

$725.04M+0.00%
4-Quarter Trend

EPS

$1.27+0.00%
4-Quarter Trend

FCF

$211.73M+0.00%
4-Quarter Trend

2026 Q3 Earnings Highlights

Key Highlights

Fee Revenue Growth Strong Fee revenue $2.147B, up 6% for nine months; growth across all solutions noted.
Net Income Rises Net income attributable $204.3M, up 12% for nine months; margin improved to 9.5%.
EBITDA Margin Stable Adjusted EBITDA $368.3M, margin 17.1% for nine months, reflecting strong operational leverage.
Increased Shareholder Payout Quarterly cash dividend increased 15% to $0.55 per share, effective April 2026 payment.

Risk Factors

Macroeconomic Headwinds Pressure Deteriorating global economy or credit markets could negatively pressure service demand and operating cash flows.
Foreign Currency Volatility Foreign currency fluctuations resulted in $3.3M loss recorded in general administrative expenses nine months.
Reliance on Talent Continued success depends on attracting, retaining qualified consultants and maintaining strong brand reputation.
Debt Covenant Compliance Risk Dividend payments subject to maintaining consolidated net leverage ratio below 5.00 to 1.00 under Credit Agreement.

Outlook

Growth Investment Priority Long-term priority remains investing in growth initiatives, synergistic M&A, and technology development.
New Credit Facility Active New $850.0M Credit Agreement established July 2025, maturing July 2030, replacing prior facility.
Significant Backlog Exists $1.295B in unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts exceeding one year at inception date.
Digital Platform Transition Accelerated depreciation reflects sunsetting old Digital platform for new Korn Ferry Talent Suite rollout.

Peer Comparison

Revenue (TTM)

SEB stock ticker logoSEB
$9.75B
+7.1%
TEX stock ticker logoTEX
$5.42B
+5.7%
RHI stock ticker logoRHI
$5.33B
-6.1%

Gross Margin (Latest Quarter)

KFY stock ticker logoKFY
87.8%
-0.5pp
BRC stock ticker logoBRC
50.6%
+1.2pp
HAYW stock ticker logoHAYW
46.5%
+3.4pp

Key Metrics

Symbol
Market Cap
P/E (TTM)
ROE (TTM)
Debt to Assets
POWL$9.23B49.130.6%0.1%
MATX$5.27B12.016.6%15.3%
SEB$5.17B10.510.1%22.1%

Long-Term Trends

Last 4 Quarters
Revenue
Net Income
Operating Cash Flow
4Q Revenue CAGR
0.2%
Moderate Growth
4Q Net Income CAGR
0.5%
Profitability Slowly Improving
Cash Flow Stability
75%
Volatile Cash Flow

Deep Research

Next earnings:Jun 17, 2026
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EPS:$1.37
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Revenue:$742.20M
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