Korn Ferry
KFY NYSE· Human Resource & Employment Services
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$78.85
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Korn Ferry had $2.9B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 6.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +10.1% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 12.8%, up 0.2 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 13 is left after running the business.
- Korn Ferry made $277M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 15.1% a year.
- Free cash flow was $324M in fiscal 2026, 11.0% of revenue.
- Korn Ferry returned $220M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 68% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.5%.
- Korn Ferry has $731M more cash than debt.
Market cap
$4.0B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue
$2.9B
Net income
$277M
Free cash flow
$324M
Operating margin
12.8%
Korn Ferry in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+6.4%
Yes. Sales grew 6.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
9.4%
A little. It keeps 9.4% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
11.0%
Yes. 11.0% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 8
Solid. It passes 8 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
14.9x
One share costs 14.9 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 26.0x.
What Korn Ferry does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Jun 26, 2026
- Legal name
- KORN FERRY
- CIK
- 0000056679
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $2.6B | $2.9B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $2.9B |
| Revenue growth | 45.3% | 8.3% | −2.4% | −1.2% | 6.4% |
| Operating margin | 17.8% | 11.1% | 7.6% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
| Net income | $326M | $210M | $169M | $246M | $277M |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.98 | $3.95 | $3.23 | $4.60 | $5.22 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $502M | $344M | $284M | $364M | $414M |
| Capital expenditure | $49.4M | $70.4M | $55.1M | $62.5M | $89.9M |
| Free cash flow | $452M | $274M | $229M | $302M | $324M |
| FCF margin | 17.1% | 9.6% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 11.0% |
| Dividends paid | $26.8M | $33.0M | $54.4M | $83.6M | $105M |
| Share buybacks | $96.3M | $95.5M | $53.2M | $88.8M | $116M |
| Share count change | −0.0% | −2.8% | −0.9% | 2.7% | −0.5% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.0B | $889M | $984M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $398M | $401M | $401M | $401M | $403M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.0B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.2x | −1.3x | −2.0x | −1.5x | −1.5x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.9x |
| Interest coverage | 19.1x | 12.5x | 8.5x | 13.7x | 15.1x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 40.7% | 21.9% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 21.9% |
| Return on equity | 22.4% | 13.1% | 10.0% | 13.7% | 14.5% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.0M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korn Ferry KFY | $4.0B | 6.4% | 12.8% | 11.0% | 21.9% | 14.9x | 8 |
| Paylocity PCTY | $9.7B | 11.0% | 21.8% | 28.1% | 26.5% | — | 8 |
| Paychex PAYX | $41.3B | 16.9% | 38.6% | 35.7% | 26.2% | 22.9x | 6 |
| Upwork UPWK | $1.2B | 2.4% | 16.4% | 30.8% | 31.0% | 12.3x | 6 |
| Automatic Data Processing ADP | $121.4B | 6.7% | — | 23.9% | 68.8% | — | 9 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $78.85 a share, the company is worth $4.0B: 14.9 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Korn Ferry grew sales faster than 1 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 1 of 2.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000056679). Data updated October 11, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.