Korn Ferry
KFY
70.53
-0.53
-0.75%
Korn Ferry
US · KFY
#2285 by market cap
Listed 1970
70.53
-0.53
-0.75%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 355s ago
· 2026-10-07 19:54
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- Market cap
- 3.95B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 13.36
- P/Bi
- 1.98
- EPSi
- 5.22
- Div yieldi
- 2.92%
- 52W posi
- 44%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 3.04, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +6.43% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 88.08%
- Operating margin
- 12.75%
- Net margin
- 9.33%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 3.24B
- PEG ratioi
- 1.36
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 3.04
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (9.81%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.97B | 1.98B | 1.82B | 2.64B | 2.86B | 2.80B | 2.76B | 2.94B |
| Gross profit | 1.85B | 1.85B | 1.74B | 2.51B | 2.60B | 2.46B | 2.45B | 2.59B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.66B | 1.56B | 1.49B | 1.98B | 2.17B | 2.10B | 2.02B | 2.11B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 140.83M | 234.58M | 186.52M | 470.07M | 358.91M | 281.49M | 348.21M | 374.74M |
| Pretax profit | 134.34M | 150.96M | 163.70M | 432.90M | 295.74M | 222.64M | 344.91M | 388.45M |
| Tax | 29.54M | 43.95M | 48.14M | 102.06M | 82.68M | 50.08M | 93.84M | 107.63M |
| Net profit | 104.80M | 107.02M | 115.56M | 330.85M | 213.05M | 172.56M | 251.08M | 280.82M |
| Basic EPS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.81 | 1.90 | 2.09 | 5.98 | 3.95 | 3.23 | 4.60 | 5.22 |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 719.83M | 715.54M | 729.80M | 725.04M | 768.26M | 764.62M |
| Gross profit | 637.22M | 631.42M | 642.61M | 636.78M | 677.51M | 673.17M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 512.13M | 525.29M | 512.28M | 522.77M | 554.40M | 557.59M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 104.56M | 83.45M | 98.76M | 91.02M | 101.52M | 93.38M |
| Pretax profit | 88.93M | 92.68M | 100.07M | 92.82M | 102.88M | 94.15M |
| Tax | 23.79M | 25.25M | 26.65M | 26.68M | 29.05M | 24.65M |
| Net profit | 65.14M | 67.43M | 73.42M | 66.14M | 73.83M | 69.50M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.39 | 1.32 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.14B | 1.24B | 1.49B | 1.76B | 1.64B | 1.67B | 1.75B | 1.91B |
| Cash & ST investments | 634.65M | 731.20M | 914.45M | 1.04B | 888.86M | 983.75M | 1.04B | 1.13B |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 2.33B | 2.74B | 3.06B | 3.46B | 3.57B | 3.68B | 3.86B | 4.06B |
| Total current liabilities | 550.96M | 624.21M | 750.07M | 984.23M | 976.26M | 934.52M | 955.60M | 982.01M |
| Short-term debt | -- | 54.85M | 47.99M | 48.61M | 45.82M | 36.07M | 38.57M | 28.11M |
| Long-term debt | 222.88M | 394.14M | 394.79M | 395.48M | 396.19M | 396.95M | 397.74M | 398.57M |
| Total liabilities | 1,091,465,000.00 | 1,520,137,000.00 | 1,687,751,000.00 | 1,914,957,000.00 | 1,921,439,000.00 | 1,941,544,000.00 | 1,989,085,000.00 | 2,085,873,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.24B | 1.22B | 1.37B | 1.55B | 1.65B | 1.74B | 1.87B | 1.98B |
| Retained earnings | 660.85M | 742.99M | 834.95M | 1.13B | 1.31B | 1.43B | 1.59B | 1.76B |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 1.75B | 1.49B | 1.61B | 1.79B | 1.91B | 1.64B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.04B | 707.97M | 786.45M | 962.21M | 1.13B | 816.29M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 3.86B | 3.63B | 3.72B | 3.95B | 4.06B | 3.82B |
| Total current liabilities | 955.60M | 674.40M | 749.25M | 889.56M | 982.01M | 691.22M |
| Short-term debt | 38.57M | 36.32M | 33.00M | 29.42M | 28.11M | 30.62M |
| Long-term debt | 397.74M | 397.94M | 398.15M | 398.35M | 398.57M | 398.78M |
| Total liabilities | 1,989,085,000.00 | 1,731,784,000.00 | 1,773,148,000.00 | 1,941,643,000.00 | 2,085,873,000.00 | 1,815,599,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.87B | 1.90B | 1.95B | 2.01B | 1.98B | 2.00B |
| Retained earnings | 1.59B | 1.63B | 1.68B | 1.72B | 1.76B | 1.80B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 258.81M | 236.35M | 251.43M | 501.66M | 343.89M | 283.96M | 364.36M | 414.19M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 46.49M | 55.31M | 61.85M | 63.52M | 68.34M | 77.97M | 80.29M | 98.84M |
| Free cash flow | 212.12M | 194.89M | 220.31M | 452.25M | 273.51M | 228.81M | 301.88M | 324.29M |
| Dividends paid | -23.46M | -22.80M | -22.50M | -26.79M | -32.97M | -54.39M | -83.63M | -104.65M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -37.37M | -92.45M | -30.39M | -96.26M | -95.46M | -53.16M | -88.82M | -115.71M |
| Ending cash balance | 626.36M | 689.24M | 850.78M | 978.07M | 844.02M | 941.01M | 1.01B | 1.10B |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 255.81M | -237.37M | 121.42M | 233.46M | 296.68M | -247.63M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 20.53M | 22.69M | 31.57M | 22.99M | 21.59M | 22.20M |
| Free cash flow | 235.52M | -259.97M | 100.66M | 211.73M | 271.87M | -265.55M |
| Dividends paid | -25.06M | -26.21M | -25.14M | -25.02M | -28.28M | -30.22M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -14.90M | -10.30M | -8.05M | -19.27M | -78.09M | -746.00K |
| Ending cash balance | 1.01B | 684.86M | 761.58M | 938.37M | 1.10B | 800.85M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 8.27 | 8.43 | 8.63 | 21.92 | 12.84 | 9.82 | 13.49 | 14.28 |
| ROA %i | 4.40 | 4.09 | 3.85 | 9.78 | 5.82 | 4.58 | 6.44 | 6.92 |
| ROIC %i | 7.94 | 7.10 | 6.94 | 16.49 | 10.28 | 8.07 | 10.86 | 11.54 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 8.41 | 7.87 | 8.94 | 11.75 | 12.02 | 12.33 | 13.34 | 14.47 |
| EBIT margin %i | 7.65 | 8.76 | 10.60 | 17.33 | 11.23 | 8.71 | 13.23 | 13.90 |
| FCF / sales %i | 10.75 | 9.86 | 12.11 | 17.11 | 9.55 | 8.19 | 10.93 | 11.04 |
| Current ratioi | 2.06 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.94 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.94 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.68 | 1.56 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.82 |
| Debt / assetsi | 9.55 | 22.95 | 19.59 | 17.18 | 15.70 | 15.67 | 14.71 | 14.55 |
| LT debt / equityi | 17.96 | 47.07 | 40.31 | 35.40 | 31.27 | 31.18 | 28.37 | 28.56 |
| Interest coveragei | 8.93 | 7.80 | 6.59 | 18.12 | 12.43 | 11.62 | 17.94 | 20.42 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 13.59 | 6.83 | 0.01 | 10.23 | 13.14 | 15.38 | 1.46 | 0.86 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 49.19 | 7.63 | -5.07 | 47.04 | 25.92 | 13.91 | -8.98 | 9.81 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 70.44 | 51.49 | 7.54 | 28.71 | 11.96 | 1.27 | -12.61 | 5.84 |
| Line item | 2025-04 | 2025-07 | 2025-10 | 2026-01 | 2026-04 | 2026-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 13.49 | 13.55 | 13.89 | 13.98 | 14.28 | 14.21 |
| ROA %i | 6.44 | 6.98 | 7.13 | 6.98 | 6.92 | 7.42 |
| ROIC %i | 10.86 | 10.95 | 11.26 | 11.38 | 11.54 | 11.56 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 13.23 | 13.28 | 13.51 | 13.66 | 13.90 | 13.75 |
| FCF / sales %i | 10.93 | 10.01 | 9.59 | 9.96 | 11.04 | 10.67 |
| Current ratioi | 1.83 | 2.21 | 2.14 | 2.01 | 1.94 | 2.37 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.72 | 2.01 | 1.96 | 1.86 | 1.82 | 2.17 |
| Debt / assetsi | 14.71 | 15.44 | 14.77 | 14.19 | 14.55 | 15.54 |
| LT debt / equityi | 28.37 | 27.71 | 26.58 | 26.52 | 28.56 | 28.20 |
| Interest coveragei | 17.94 | 18.61 | 19.13 | 19.47 | 20.42 | 19.72 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Diversified
- Consulting is the largest reported line at 23.96% of revenue, across 8 reported segments.
- No single line clears half of revenue; Executive Search North America is next at 20.05%, spreading the business across more than one real driver.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Consulting23.96%
Executive Search North America20.05%
Professional Search & Interim19.27%
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)12.65%
Digital12.40%
Executive Search EMEA7.37%
Executive Search Asia Pacific3.34%
Executive Search Latin America0.96%
Region
United States (US)51.23%
Other countries34.57%
United Kingdom13.14%
Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses1.06%
Quote time 2026-10-07 19:54:59 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.