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Korn Ferry (KFY) Stock Analysis

Korn Ferry (KFY) is a Staffing & Employment Services stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

KFY

$73.07

+$0.03 (+0.04%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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KFY Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$73.08
Previous Close
$73.04
Day's Range
72.63–73.98
52-Week Range
58.95–87.51
Volume
321.24K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.27
Valuation
Market Cap
$4.09B
P/E Ratio
13.81
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
11.45
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.20
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.38
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
5.29
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$2.94B+6.43%
Net Income (FY)
$277.43M+12.75%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
9.47%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
55.96M
1-Year Return
+6.70%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$2.20+3.01%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 22, 2026
Earnings Date
December 8, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
480.16K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, KFY closed at $73.07, +6.70% over 1 year.

Korn Ferry (KFY) has a market capitalization of $4.09B.

In fiscal 2025, KFY reported revenue of $2.94B.

KFY Stock Return by Calendar Year

Korn Ferry (KFY) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,670
+6.70%
5 years
$10,000 $11,012
+10.12%
10 years
$10,000 $40,626
+306.26%

If you had invested $10,000 in Korn Ferry (KFY) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $40,626 at the close on October 21, 2026: +306.26% in total, +15.05% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+12.53%
2025+0.59%
2024+16.09%
2023+19.13%
2022−32.45%
2021+75.24%
2020+4.01%
2019+8.28%
2018−3.69%
2017+42.59%
2016 (partial year)+27.12%

As of October 21, 2026.

KFY Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends April
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$2.94B$277.43M9.4%
2024$2.76B$246.06M8.9%
2023$2.80B$169.15M6.1%
2022$2.86B$209.53M7.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$2.94B$2.59B$374.74M$277.43M9.4%
2024$2.76B$2.45B$348.21M$246.06M8.9%
2023$2.80B$2.46B$281.49M$169.15M6.1%
2022$2.86B$2.60B$358.91M$209.53M7.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of April 30, 2026.

KFY Dividend History

$1.92+33.3% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.102—
2025$1.924+33.3%
2024$1.444+71.4%
2023$0.844+47.4%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.102—
2025$1.924+33.3%
2024$1.444+71.4%
2023$0.844+47.4%
2022$0.574+23.9%
2021$0.464+15.0%
2020$0.404+0.0%
2019$0.404+0.0%
2018$0.404−20.0%
2017$0.504+400.0%
2016$0.101—

Most recent payment: $0.55 per share, ex-dividend July 6, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

KFY Valuation vs Staffing & Employment Services Median

Median of 18 stocks
MetricKFYStaffing & Employment Services medianvs median
P/E13.8124.2543% below
P/S ratio1.380.284.9x the median
Profit margin9.47%0.27%9.2 pts above

Medians across 18 Staffing & Employment Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values Korn Ferry (KFY) at $4.09B. It is classified in the Staffing & Employment Services industry, within the Industrials sector. The company reports 8,965 employees.

KFY last closed at $73.07 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.04%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $58.95 to $87.51. The latest close sits 23.95% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Korn Ferry reported revenue of $2.94B. That is +6.43% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $2.76B. Net income for the same year was $277.43M. That is +12.75% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 9.47%. That is 9.2 percentage points above the Staffing & Employment Services median of 0.27%. Trailing earnings per share are 5.29.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.86B in 2022 to $2.94B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

KFY trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 13.81. That is 43.05% below the Staffing & Employment Services median of 24.25. On forward earnings the ratio is 11.45. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.2. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.38 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 4.9 times the Staffing & Employment Services median of 0.28. 18 Staffing & Employment Services companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year total return is +6.70%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +15.05%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.27. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 34.87%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 3.01%. That is 0.1 percentage points below the Staffing & Employment Services median yield of 3.07%. The indicated annual rate is $2.20 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 22, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $1.10 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.92 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is +12.53%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +75.24%; the weakest is 2022 at −32.45%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Korn Ferry (KFY) operates in the Staffing & Employment Services industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Korn Ferry KFY $4.09B 13.8
Robert Half Inc. RHI $3.55B 30.1
TriNet Group, Inc. TNET $3.26B 18.9
ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN $2.08B 17.6

The Staffing & Employment Services industry average P/E ratio is 24.3x. Korn Ferry trades at a P/E of 13.8.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of organizational consulting services worldwide. The company offers consulting services for talent strategies, organizational structures, and workforce capabilities; and develops, integrates, and commercializes with Korn Ferry Talent suite, as well as enabling technology across Korn Ferry's other solution areas. 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, consumer markets, government and public services, financial services, healthcare, education, 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.

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