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Korn Ferry (KFY) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

KFY • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsStaffing & HRExecutive Search & Leadership ConsultingExecutive Search & Leadership Advisory
AboutKorn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations. It also offers organizational strategy, assessment and succession, leadership and professional development, and total reward services. In addition, the company provides RPO, business project, professional search, and outsource recruiting solutions. Further, the company offers tech-enabled solutions that identify structures, roles, capabilities, and behaviors to drive businesses. It serves public and private companies, and middle market and emerging growth companies, as well as government and non-profit organizations. 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.Show more
  • Revenue $2.76B -1.2%
  • EBITDA $427M +46.7%
  • Net Income $246M +45.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 4.60 +42.4%
  • Gross Margin 26% +17.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 15.45% +48.5%
  • Operating Margin 12.54% +64.7%
  • Net Margin 8.91% +47.3%
  • ROE 13.63% +36.6%
  • ROIC 18.47% +58.8%
  • Debt/Equity 0.31 -8.6%
  • Interest Coverage 17.01 +67.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 18.6%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.3%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y9.98%
5Y6.91%
3Y1.46%
TTM3.65%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y10.78%
5Y18.58%
3Y-8.98%
TTM5.66%

EPS CAGR

10Y10.08%
5Y19.34%
3Y-8.37%
TTM5.13%

ROCE

10Y Avg10.09%
5Y Avg11.87%
3Y Avg10.9%
Latest12.26%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
HSIIHeidrick & Struggles International, Inc.1.23B59.01143.937.15%3.05%7.28%10.12%0.22
KFYKorn Ferry3.59B68.7414.94-1.23%9.21%13.42%8.41%0.31

Profit & Loss

Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.35B1.62B1.82B1.97B1.98B1.82B2.64B2.86B2.8B2.76B
Revenue Growth %0.26%0.2%0.12%0.08%0%-0.08%0.45%0.08%-0.02%-0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+114.43M127.63M125.96M123.32M130.48M81.93M131.14M266.93M2.18B2.04B
COGS % of Revenue0.08%0.08%0.07%0.06%0.07%0.05%0.05%0.09%0.78%0.74%
Gross Profit+1.23B1.49B1.69B1.85B1.85B1.74B2.51B2.6B618.49M717.99M
Gross Margin %0.92%0.92%0.93%0.94%0.93%0.95%0.95%0.91%0.22%0.26%
Gross Profit Growth %0.25%0.21%0.13%0.09%-0%-0.06%0.45%0.03%-0.76%0.16%
Operating Expenses+336.85M364.24M338.36M446.31M1.61B1.55B2.04B2.24B405.56M371.67M
OpEx % of Revenue0.25%0.22%0.19%0.23%0.82%0.85%0.77%0.78%0.15%0.13%
Selling, General & Admin1.11B226.23M237.39M245.44M1.56B1.49B1.98B2.17B259.04M258.49M
SG&A % of Revenue0.82%0.14%0.13%0.12%0.79%0.82%0.75%0.76%0.09%0.09%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses123.83M138.01M100.97M147.85M55.31M61.84M63.52M68.33M146.52M113.18M
Operating Income+52.69M120.29M208.45M140.83M176.03M155.78M470.07M316.34M212.93M346.32M
Operating Margin %0.04%0.07%0.11%0.07%0.09%0.09%0.18%0.11%0.08%0.13%
Operating Income Growth %-0.54%1.28%0.73%-0.32%0.25%-0.11%2.02%-0.33%-0.33%0.63%
EBITDA+88.91M167.55M257.03M187.31M231.34M217.63M533.6M384.68M290.89M426.61M
EBITDA Margin %0.07%0.1%0.14%0.09%0.12%0.12%0.2%0.13%0.1%0.15%
EBITDA Growth %-0.37%0.88%0.53%-0.27%0.24%-0.06%1.45%-0.28%-0.24%0.47%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)36.22M47.26M48.59M46.49M55.31M61.84M63.52M68.33M77.97M80.29M
EBIT85.7M126.59M219.86M151.23M173.15M192.98M458.19M321.6M243.61M365.27M
Net Interest Income+237K-14.61M-13.83M-16.89M-22.18M-29.28M-25.29M-25.86M-20.97M-20.36M
Interest Income237K000000000
Interest Expense014.61M13.83M16.89M22.18M29.28M25.29M25.86M20.97M20.36M
Other Income/Expense-3.93M-4.28M-2.42M-6.49M-25.06M7.92M-37.17M-20.6M9.71M-1.41M
Pretax Income+48.76M116.01M205.73M134.03M150.96M163.7M432.9M295.74M222.64M344.91M
Pretax Margin %0.04%0.07%0.11%0.07%0.08%0.09%0.16%0.1%0.08%0.12%
Income Tax+18.96M29.1M70.13M29.54M43.95M48.14M102.06M82.68M50.08M93.84M
Effective Tax Rate %0.63%0.73%0.65%0.77%0.7%0.7%0.75%0.71%0.76%0.71%
Net Income+30.91M84.18M133.78M102.65M104.95M114.45M326.36M209.53M169.15M246.06M
Net Margin %0.02%0.05%0.07%0.05%0.05%0.06%0.12%0.07%0.06%0.09%
Net Income Growth %-0.65%1.72%0.59%-0.23%0.02%0.09%1.85%-0.36%-0.19%0.45%
Net Income (Continuing)31.43M87.24M135.9M104.8M107.02M115.56M330.85M213.05M172.56M251.08M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest2M3.61M3.01M2.73M2.31M2.39M5.24M4.93M4.27M5.68M
EPS (Diluted)+0.581.472.381.831.902.095.983.953.234.60
EPS Growth %-0.67%1.53%0.62%-0.23%0.04%0.1%1.86%-0.34%-0.18%0.42%
EPS (Basic)0.581.482.411.861.912.116.043.983.254.69
Diluted Shares Outstanding52.93M56.9M56.25M56.1M54.77M53.41M53.4M51.88M51.43M52.81M
Basic Shares Outstanding52.37M56.2M55.43M55.31M54.34M52.93M52.81M51.48M51.04M51.78M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.71%0.28%0.17%0.23%0.22%0.2%0.08%0.16%0.32%0.34%

Balance Sheet

Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025
Total Current Assets+664.27M843.67M1.01B1.14B1.24B1.49B1.76B1.64B1.67B1.75B
Cash & Short-Term Investments284.59M415.25M535.14M634.65M731.2M914.45M1.04B888.86M983.75M1.04B
Cash Only273.25M410.88M520.85M626.36M689.24M850.78M978.07M844.02M941M1.01B
Short-Term Investments11.34M4.36M14.29M8.29M41.95M63.67M57.24M44.84M42.74M36.39M
Accounts Receivable336.55M376.89M414.08M431.62M435.92M488.76M622.14M637.11M581.71M603.65M
Days Sales Outstanding91.2284.8383.0779.8180.4798.0285.981.275.9579.8
Inventory00-2.08M0000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets0037.33M70.54M91.15M102.31M102.64M142.61M108.7M103.14M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.29B1.22B1.27B1.2B1.51B1.57B1.7B1.94B2B2.11B
Property, Plant & Equipment95.44M109.57M119.9M131.5M337.81M305.9M305.91M304.57M322.31M326.32M
Fixed Asset Turnover14.11x14.80x15.18x15.01x5.85x5.95x8.64x9.40x8.67x8.46x
Goodwill590.07M576.87M584.22M578.3M613.94M626.67M725.59M909.49M908.38M948.83M
Intangible Assets233.03M217.32M203.22M82.95M111.93M92.95M89.77M114.43M88.83M70.19M
Long-Term Investments181.33M182.23M220.71M155.15M161.67M207.12M197.05M203.63M232.73M233.63M
Other Non-Current Assets107.3M113.07M120.09M206.92M225.92M263.65M301.55M301.61M318.89M387.55M
Total Assets+1.96B2.06B2.29B2.33B2.74B3.06B3.46B3.57B3.68B3.86B
Asset Turnover0.69x0.79x0.80x0.85x0.72x0.60x0.76x0.80x0.76x0.72x
Asset Growth %0.48%0.06%0.11%0.02%0.18%0.11%0.13%0.03%0.03%0.05%
Total Current Liabilities+476.26M458.58M558.46M550.96M624.21M750.07M984.23M976.26M934.52M955.6M
Accounts Payable26.63M37.48M35.2M39.16M45.68M44.99M50.93M53.39M50.11M58.88M
Days Payables Outstanding84.96107.19101.99115.9127.79200.45141.76738.410.52
Short-Term Debt30M19.75M24.91M00000038.57M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K00000000
Other Current Liabilities110.38M252.88M55.64M134.18M189.08M215.06M280.85M286.41M549.54M266.02M
Current Ratio1.39x1.84x1.82x2.06x1.98x1.98x1.79x1.68x1.79x1.83x
Quick Ratio1.39x1.84x1.82x2.06x1.98x1.98x1.79x1.68x1.79x1.83x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+375.04M517.27M509.84M540.51M895.93M937.68M930.73M945.18M1.01B1.03B
Long-Term Debt110M236.22M211.31M222.88M394.14M394.79M395.48M396.19M396.95M397.74M
Capital Lease Obligations0000180.77M156M151.21M122.27M145.83M133.53M
Deferred Tax Liabilities5.09M7.01M9.11M1.1M1.06M3.83M2.71M5.35M4.54M5.98M
Other Non-Current Liabilities259.95M274.04M289.42M316.53M319.96M383.06M381.33M424.41M459.71M498.01M
Total Liabilities907.85M975.85M1.07B1.09B1.52B1.69B1.91B1.92B1.94B1.99B
Total Debt+140M255.98M236.22M222.88M629.76M598.78M595.3M561.24M580.27M571.21M
Net Debt-133.25M-154.91M-284.63M-403.48M-59.48M-252M-382.77M-282.79M-360.74M-435.75M
Debt / Equity0.13x0.24x0.19x0.18x0.51x0.44x0.38x0.34x0.33x0.31x
Debt / EBITDA1.57x1.53x0.92x1.19x2.72x2.75x1.12x1.46x1.99x1.34x
Net Debt / EBITDA-1.50x-0.92x-1.11x-2.15x-0.26x-1.16x-0.72x-0.74x-1.24x-1.02x
Interest Coverage-8.23x15.07x8.34x7.93x5.32x18.59x12.23x10.15x17.01x
Total Equity+1.05B1.09B1.22B1.24B1.22B1.37B1.55B1.65B1.74B1.87B
Equity Growth %0.28%0.04%0.12%0.02%-0.02%0.12%0.13%0.07%0.05%0.08%
Book Value per Share19.7919.1021.6822.1722.3425.6329.0231.8633.7835.45
Total Shareholders' Equity1.05B1.08B1.22B1.24B1.22B1.37B1.54B1.65B1.73B1.87B
Common Stock702.1M692.53M683.94M656.46M585.56M583.26M502.01M429.75M414.88M364.43M
Retained Earnings401.11M461.98M572.8M660.85M742.99M834.95M1.13B1.31B1.43B1.59B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-57.91M-71.06M-40.13M-76.65M-107.17M-51.82M-92.19M-92.76M-107.67M-86.24M
Minority Interest2M3.61M3.01M2.73M2.31M2.39M5.24M4.93M4.27M5.68M

Cash Flow

Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025
Cash from Operations+64.08M106.06M219.13M258.81M236.35M251.43M501.66M343.89M283.96M364.36M
Operating CF Margin %0.05%0.07%0.12%0.13%0.12%0.14%0.19%0.12%0.1%0.13%
Operating CF Growth %-0.4%0.66%1.07%0.18%-0.09%0.06%1%-0.31%-0.17%0.28%
Net Income31.43M87.24M135.9M104.8M107.02M115.56M330.85M213.05M172.56M251.08M
Depreciation & Amortization36.22M47.26M48.59M46.49M55.31M61.84M63.52M68.33M77.97M80.29M
Stock-Based Compensation18.89M18.96M21.47M23.39M22.82M27.16M29.21M36.28M39.97M47.96M
Deferred Taxes-18.91M6.59M-6.56M-27.8M-9.33M-14.14M-16.96M-14.4M-32.31M-6.4M
Other Non-Cash Items7.92M-2.77M-4.38M106.52M12.81M-35.78M37.02M18.89M-14.73M-5.07M
Working Capital Changes-11.47M-51.21M24.11M5.41M47.72M96.79M58.03M21.73M40.51M-3.49M
Change in Receivables-16.62M-42.33M-53.36M-30.63M34.15M-67.33M-138.63M33.48M21.54M-27.53M
Change in Inventory-5.6M-18.53M21.04M1.47M-6.13M72K0-46.8M00
Change in Payables18.86M5.42M66.08M28.4M-6.01M122.69M191.45M-27.82M-54.71M-1.98M
Cash from Investing+-274.58M-20.61M-44.84M-69.47M-198.76M-61.38M-184.33M-323.48M-53.83M-125.5M
Capital Expenditures-26.14M-50.09M-42M-46.68M-41.46M-31.12M-49.41M-70.38M-55.15M-62.48M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing4.01M84K3.74M-27.23M-13.07M3.35M-11.58M-10.69M1.09M-21.04M
Cash from Financing+118.45M64.44M-77.26M-64.63M43.68M-66.89M-137.44M-152.18M-116.33M-190.73M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-21.83M-23.32M-22.95M-23.46M-22.8M-22.5M-26.79M-32.97M-54.39M-83.63M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing4.91M-3.39M-53K-18.32M-14.61M-12.68M-19.98M-29.71M-6.88M-12.52M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+37.94M55.98M177.13M212.12M194.89M220.31M452.25M273.51M228.81M301.88M
FCF Margin %0.03%0.03%0.1%0.11%0.1%0.12%0.17%0.1%0.08%0.11%
FCF Growth %-0.56%0.48%2.16%0.2%-0.08%0.13%1.05%-0.4%-0.16%0.32%
FCF per Share0.720.983.153.783.564.138.475.274.455.72
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.07x1.26x1.64x2.52x2.25x2.20x1.54x1.64x1.68x1.48x
Interest Paid5.15M10.88M11.95M14.19M12.53M25.21M24.61M25.41M24.99M25.25M
Taxes Paid33.19M32.46M37.49M58.41M54.91M55.32M107.6M134.74M72.12M106.9M

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)3.32%7.89%11.6%8.34%8.51%8.83%22.37%13.08%9.98%13.63%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.86%9.77%16.75%11.9%13.17%10.24%30.88%18.7%11.63%18.47%
Gross Margin91.5%92.13%93.08%93.75%93.4%95.5%95.04%90.68%22.12%26%
Net Margin2.3%5.19%7.35%5.2%5.31%6.29%12.35%7.32%6.05%8.91%
Debt / Equity0.13x0.24x0.19x0.18x0.51x0.44x0.38x0.34x0.33x0.31x
Interest Coverage-8.23x15.07x8.34x7.93x5.32x18.59x12.23x10.15x17.01x
FCF Conversion2.07x1.26x1.64x2.52x2.25x2.20x1.54x1.64x1.68x1.48x
Revenue Growth26.33%20.42%12.2%8.48%0.18%-7.96%45.25%8.34%-2.39%-1.23%

Revenue by Segment

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Industrial---561.03M556.19M490.86M688.9M805.24M813.92M814.62M
Industrial Growth-----0.86%-11.75%40.35%16.89%1.08%0.09%
Financial Service---349.97M334.43M331.98M475.33M494.3M491.76M516.74M
Financial Service Growth-----4.44%-0.73%43.18%3.99%-0.51%5.08%
Life Sciences And Healthcare---323.09M343.95M355.67M501.46M522.37M485.32M475.78M
Life Sciences And Healthcare Growth----6.46%3.41%40.99%4.17%-7.09%-1.97%
Technology Service---260.92M285.56M275.51M456.5M483.79M404.57M396.03M
Technology Service Growth----9.45%-3.52%65.69%5.98%-16.37%-2.11%
Consumer Goods---297.68M285.93M239.46M372.72M386.41M382.18M349.2M
Consumer Goods Growth-----3.95%-16.25%55.65%3.67%-1.10%-8.63%
Education Non Profit And General----126.67M116.57M131.81M143.3M184.93M177.72M
Education Non Profit And General Growth------7.97%13.07%8.72%29.05%-3.89%
Service---1.93B1.93B-----
Service Growth----0.35%-----
Education And Non Profit---122.52M------
Education And Non Profit Growth----------
General---10.83M------
General Growth----------
Hay Group1.45B2.2B1.59B-------
Hay Group Growth-51.26%-27.81%-------
Executive Search1.89B1.87B1.44B-------
Executive Search Growth--1.00%-23.26%-------
Futurestep610.08M691.26M564.4M-------
Futurestep Growth-13.31%-18.35%-------

Revenue by Geography

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
UNITED STATES669.59M728.87M778.47M859.97M875.61M837.68M1.35B1.57B1.51B1.45B
UNITED STATES Growth-8.85%6.80%10.47%1.82%-4.33%60.97%16.30%-3.85%-3.96%
Other Countries622.53M836.65M988.75M864.01M852.86M782.47M1.03B1.01B1.25B954.88M
Other Countries Growth-34.40%18.18%-12.62%-1.29%-8.25%31.73%-1.87%24.06%-23.91%
UNITED KINGDOM---202.06M204.27M189.89M247.62M255.8M-327.04M
UNITED KINGDOM Growth----1.10%-7.04%30.40%3.30%--

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Korn Ferry (KFY) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.9x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Korn Ferry (KFY) reported $2.84B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 244% increase from $826.8M in 2012.

Korn Ferry (KFY) saw revenue decline by 1.2% over the past year.

Yes, Korn Ferry (KFY) is profitable, generating $261.7M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (8.9% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Korn Ferry (KFY) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.30%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Korn Ferry (KFY) has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.6%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Korn Ferry (KFY) generated $272.6M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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