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    Korn Ferry (KFY)

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    INDUSTRIALS • STAFFING & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES • NYSE

    $73.06
    +2.14 (+3.02%)

    Market Cap: $4.09B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    93%(37/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +7.39%
    Streak
    16 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.35
    Range$1.35 - $1.35
    1 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    1
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.48-8.9%
    60d ago$1.45-6.7%
    30d ago$1.45-6.7%
    7d ago$1.37-1.4%
    Current$1.35
    Revenue Consensus
    $870M
    Range$865M - $877M
    5 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$1.39
    Range$1.39 - $1.39
    1 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    2
    0
    7d
    2
    2
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.43-2.8%
    60d ago$1.44-3.3%
    30d ago$1.44-3.3%
    7d ago$1.41-1.5%
    Current$1.39
    Revenue Consensus
    $910M
    Range$893M - $923M
    5 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Apr 27EST
    		-$1.47---
    Jan 27EST
    		-$1.39---
    Oct 26EST
    		-$1.35---
    Jul 26
    Reported Sep 9
    		$1.43$1.35+5.93%Beat+9.2%
    Apr 26
    Reported Jun 23
    		$1.40$1.37+2.19%Beat+6.1%
    Jan 26
    Reported Mar 9
    		$1.28$1.24+3.23%Beat+7.6%
    Oct 25
    Reported Dec 9
    		$1.33$1.31+1.53%Beat+9.9%
    Jul 25
    Reported Sep 9
    		$1.31$1.24+5.65%Beat+9.2%
    Apr 25
    Reported Jun 18
    		$1.32$1.26+4.76%Beat+4.8%
    Jan 25
    Reported Mar 11
    		$1.19$1.13+5.31%Beat+11.2%
    Oct 24
    Reported Dec 5
    		$1.21$1.21+0.00%Beat+24.7%
    Jul 24
    Reported Sep 5
    		$1.20$1.12+7.14%Beat+21.2%
    Apr 24
    Reported Jun 13
    		$1.26$1.12+12.50%Beat+24.8%
    Jan 24
    Reported Mar 6
    		$1.07$0.99+8.08%Beat+5.9%
    Oct 23
    Reported Dec 6
    		$0.97$0.95+2.11%Beat-32.2%
    Jul 23
    Reported Sep 7
    		$0.99$0.91+8.79%Beat-34.0%
    Apr 23
    Reported Jun 27
    		$1.01$1.01+0.00%Beat-42.3%
    Jan 23
    Reported Mar 8
    		$1.01$0.92+9.78%Beat-36.5%
    Oct 22
    Reported Dec 8
    		$1.43$1.41+1.42%Beat-6.5%
    Jul 22
    Reported Sep 7
    		$1.50$1.51-0.66%Miss+9.5%
    Apr 22
    Reported Jun 22
    		$1.75$1.55+12.90%Beat+44.6%
    Jan 22
    Reported Mar 9
    		$1.59$1.48+7.43%Beat+65.6%
    Oct 21
    Reported Dec 8
    		$1.53$1.37+11.68%Beat+183.3%
    Jul 21
    Reported Sep 8
    		$1.37$1.07+28.04%Beat+821.1%
    Apr 21
    Reported Jun 22
    		$1.21$0.98+23.47%Beat+101.7%
    Jan 21
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.96$0.51+88.24%Beat+28.0%
    Oct 20
    Reported Nov 23
    		$0.54$0.15+260.00%Beat-33.3%
    Jul 20
    Reported Sep 3
    		$-0.19$0.08-337.50%Miss-125.0%
    Apr 20
    Reported Jul 2
    		$0.60$0.39+53.85%Beat-31.8%
    Jan 20
    Reported Mar 10
    		$0.75$0.73+2.74%Beat-7.4%
    Oct 19
    Reported Dec 5
    		$0.81$0.81+0.00%Beat-4.7%
    Jul 19
    Reported Sep 5
    		$0.76$0.77-1.30%Miss-2.6%
    Apr 19
    Reported Jun 20
    		$0.88$0.88+0.00%Beat+10.0%
    Jan 19
    Reported Mar 7
    		$0.81$0.81+0.00%Beat+15.7%
    Oct 18
    Reported Dec 6
    		$0.85$0.80+6.25%Beat+26.9%
    Jul 18
    Reported Sep 6
    		$0.78$0.71+9.86%Beat+41.8%
    Apr 18
    Reported Jun 13
    		$0.80$0.70+14.29%Beat+29.0%
    Jan 18
    Reported Mar 6
    		$0.70$0.58+20.69%Beat+32.1%
    Oct 17
    Reported Dec 6
    		$0.67$0.64+4.69%Beat+13.6%
    Jul 17
    Reported Sep 6
    		$0.55$0.53+3.77%Beat-
    Apr 17
    Reported Jun 20
    		$0.62$0.59+5.08%Beat-
    Jan 17
    Reported Mar 6
    		$0.53$0.53+0.00%Beat-
    Oct 16
    Reported Dec 7
    		$0.59$0.57+3.51%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield3.01%
    Forward Annual Dividend$2.20
    Payout Ratio26.55%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+49.90%
    5Y CAGR+36.85%
    KFY dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun KFY in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio13.43EV/EBITDA6.44x
    Price/FCF11.54xFCF Yield8.66%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin9.47%Operating Margin11.80%
    ROE14.50%ROIC12.45%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.20xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio2.37xQuick Ratio2.37x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.26Avg Volume645.89K
    52-Week High$86.8852-Week Low$57.57

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$71.67
    SMA 20$72.49
    SMA 50$78.34
    SMA 200$69.99
    EMA 10$72.00
    EMA 20$73.16
    EMA 50$75.47
    EMA 200$72.21

    MACD

    Line: -1.76Signal: -2.10Hist: 0.35

    ADX

    ADX: 29.8+DI: 17.5-DI: 20.2

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down52.0
    PSAR$73.10

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$75.98
    Lower Band$69.00
    %B Position963%(Upper)
    Band Width0.58

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    46.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K44.8
    Stoch %D31.0
    Williams %R-23.3
    ROC (10d)1.0%
    Momentum0.69
    CCI (20d)-22.4
    MFI (14d)51.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.94(2.7%)
    StdDev (20d)1.75
    Hist Vol24.6%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$72.15
    OBV-8.6M
    AD Line-188.1M
    CMF (20d)-0.267

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)671.9K
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$72.72

    Pivot Points

    R3$73.74
    R2$73.14
    R1$72.03
    Pivot Point$71.43
    S1$70.32
    S2$69.72
    S3$68.61

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-29.21
    Ultimate Osc49.5
    KST-100.68

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$764.62M$768.26M$725.04M$729.80M$715.54M$719.83M$676.54M$681.96M$682.76M$699.92M$676.87M$712.45M
    Cost of Revenue$568.82M$577.48M$545.09M$549.22M$545.53M$526.11M$511.18M$509.68M$527.13M$531.83M$540.22M$540.82M
    Gross Profit$195.81M$190.77M$179.96M$180.58M$170.01M$193.72M$165.36M$172.28M$155.63M$168.09M$136.65M$171.63M
    Operating Expenses$102.43M$89.25M$88.94M$81.82M$86.56M$89.15M$87.13M$84.81M$79.58M$84.61M$86.78M$148.82M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$80.23M$67.66M$65.94M$50.25M$63.87M$68.62M$65.33M$64.54M$60.00M$64.72M$62.66M$65.74M
    Operating Income$93.38M$101.52M$91.02M$98.75M$83.45M$104.56M$78.23M$87.48M$76.05M$83.48M$49.87M$22.82M
    Interest Income$-4,342,000$-5,056,000$-5,663,000$-5,763,000$-3,516,000$-5,331,000$-5,461,000$-5,626,000$-3,945,000$-4,686,000$-4,946,000$-6,596,000
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$15.64M$0$235,000$0$0$0$20.43M
    Income Before Tax$94.14M$102.88M$92.82M$100.07M$92.68M$88.93M$82.13M$87.24M$86.61M$85.91M$68.74M$2.38M
    Income Tax Expense$24.65M$29.05M$26.68M$26.64M$25.25M$23.79M$22.80M$24.90M$22.35M$20.30M$9.02M$2.34M
    Net Income$69.50M$73.83M$66.14M$73.42M$67.43M$65.14M$59.34M$62.34M$64.26M$65.61M$59.72M$44,000
    EBITDA$120.68M$129.52M$121.48M$137.40M$118.89M$114.79M$108.08M$112.56M$110.13M$110.49M$93.19M$28.54M
    EBIT$98.49M$107.93M$98.48M$105.83M$96.20M$94.26M$87.59M$92.87M$90.56M$90.60M$73.68M$8.98M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Blades Brown on Earning His Tour Card

    Blades Brown, the youngest Korn Ferry Tour graduate at 19, discusses his journey with David Rumsey of Front Office Sports. He talks about his decision to skip college, balancing sponsor exemptions with Korn Ferry events...

    Yahoo Sports•10/15/26•Bullish

    Korn Ferry must release the Pete Carroll memo

    The article argues that executive search firm Korn Ferry should release its candidate assessment memo for Pete Carroll to allow for a comparison with the recently unsealed Brian Flores memo. This comparison is proposed...

    FOIAball•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Controversial Search Firm Memo on Brian Flores Unsealed by Court

    A controversial memo prepared by recruiter Korn Ferry for the Las Vegas Raiders regarding Brian Flores's head coach candidacy has been unsealed, revealing highly charged descriptions of Flores. The memo...

    Front Office Sports•10/13/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Blades Brown posts back-to-back eagles, shoots 61, on the brink of PGA Tour card

    Blades Brown shot an incredible 10-under 61 in the second round of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, including back-to-back eagles and five consecutive birdies. This performance put him in the outright lead...

    Golfweek•10/9/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    Korn Ferry (KFY), What Is Behind The Fresh Attention?

    Korn Ferry (KFY) recently reported strong first-quarter fiscal 2027 results, including a 7% increase in fee revenue and the acquisition of AMS...

    Simply Wall St•9/30/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    KFY Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    13.4x
    Forward P/E
    13.0x
    EV/EBITDA
    6.4x
    P/FCF
    11.5x
    PEG
    1.2x
    P/B
    1.8x
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    KFY Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    25.0%
    Operating margin
    11.8%
    Net margin
    9.5%
    ROIC
    12.5%
    ROE
    14.5%
    FCF margin
    10.7%
    FCF yield
    8.7%

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    Sector: Industrials

    KFY Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    5
    Strong Buy
    0
    Buy
    4
    Hold
    1
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    KFY Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KFY beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • 80.0% of KFY's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    KFY Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    3.6%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    $1.35
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Oct 31, 2026)
    1 up, 1 down

    KFY Dividend

    Forward yield
    3.0%
    Payout ratio
    26.6%
    3Y DPS growth
    49.9%
    5Y DPS growth
    36.9%
    Pay months
    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
    KFY dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About KFY

    What is KFY's current dividend yield?

    Korn Ferry (KFY) has a forward dividend yield of 3.01%.

    Does KFY pay dividends?

    Yes, Korn Ferry pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 3.01%.

    What is KFY's P/E ratio?

    Korn Ferry has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.43.

    What is KFY's market cap?

    Korn Ferry (KFY) has a market capitalization of $4.09B with a current stock price of $73.06.

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