Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 13.78 | 15.58 | 11.95 | 14.12 | 11.89 | 14.06 | 12.75 | 16.07 | 15.49 | 15.75 | 12.24 | 12.98 | — | 14.80 | 13.19 | 64.27 | 10.07 | 11.07 | 9.04 | 10.78 | 13.99 |
| — | +10.8% | -6.3% | -12.2% | -23.2% | -10.7% | +4.1% | +23.8% | — | +6.4% | -7.2% | -79.8% | — | +33.7% | +46.0% | +496.5% | -28.0% | -11.8% | -35.6% | -11.1% | -5.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.24 | 1.38 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.13 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 1.21 | 1.12 | 1.30 | 1.61 |
| — | +6.5% | -0.2% | -7.9% | -14.7% | -8.9% | +0.8% | +23.0% | +66.6% | +49.5% | +34.0% | +10.1% | -16.5% | -21.5% | -25.6% | -22.0% | -38.9% | -22.1% | -30.9% | +2.5% | +74.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.91 | 2.11 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.95 | 1.73 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.21 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.41 | 1.59 | 1.49 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 2.17 | 2.10 | 2.31 | 2.79 |
| — | +8.0% | +0.7% | -11.7% | -16.6% | -11.6% | -3.8% | +16.8% | +48.6% | +39.0% | +20.9% | +2.5% | -23.0% | -26.8% | -29.2% | -25.6% | -34.5% | -15.8% | -20.4% | +23.9% | +111.2% | |
| P/FCF | 11.28 | — | 3.17 | 4.32 | 8.45 | — | 3.44 | 4.72 | 8.65 | — | 3.13 | 4.95 | 5.00 | — | 2.62 | 3.98 | 6.40 | — | 3.09 | 3.55 | 9.57 |
| — | — | -7.7% | -8.5% | -2.4% | — | +10.0% | -4.7% | +72.9% | — | +19.3% | +24.2% | -21.8% | — | -15.2% | +12.3% | -33.1% | — | -35.4% | -18.5% | +8.5% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.60 | 8.10 | 5.92 | 7.19 | 6.12 | 8.45 | 5.60 | 8.72 | 8.42 | 10.00 | 6.69 | 10.31 | 13.33 | 8.86 | 6.02 | 21.73 | 5.25 | 6.56 | 4.64 | 5.77 | 8.35 |
| — | -4.2% | +5.9% | -17.6% | -27.4% | -15.5% | -16.3% | -15.4% | -36.8% | +12.9% | +11.0% | -52.6% | +153.7% | +34.9% | +29.9% | +276.4% | -37.1% | -14.8% | -43.7% | -19.9% | +26.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 8.34 | 9.86 | 7.18 | 8.32 | 7.53 | 9.32 | 7.43 | 9.96 | 9.72 | 10.56 | 7.63 | 9.70 | 62.90 | 9.54 | 7.47 | 25.08 | 6.50 | 7.47 | 5.76 | 6.91 | 9.16 |
| — | +5.8% | -3.3% | -16.5% | -22.5% | -11.7% | -2.7% | +2.6% | -84.5% | +10.7% | +2.2% | -61.3% | +868.2% | +27.8% | +29.6% | +263.0% | -29.1% | -12.3% | -33.5% | -5.1% | +6.2% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 25.6% | 22.7% | -150.8% | 87.8% | 88.1% | 88.2% | 88.5% | 87.3% | 89.4% | 89.0% | 88.9% | 20.2% | 87.8% | 88.1% | 88.0% | 90.7% | 90.6% | 93.6% | 94.2% | 94.8% | 95.6% |
| — | -74.3% | -270.3% | +0.6% | -1.5% | -0.8% | -0.4% | +332.5% | +1.8% | +1.0% | +1.0% | -77.7% | -3.1% | -5.9% | -6.6% | -4.3% | -5.2% | -2.3% | -1.6% | -0.5% | -0.2% | |
| Operating Margin | 12.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 11.7% | 14.5% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 7.4% | 3.2% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 1.8% | 16.3% | 15.9% | 19.1% | 18.4% | 16.1% |
| — | +14.2% | -9.0% | +6.8% | +5.5% | +4.7% | +21.8% | +59.6% | +300.5% | +38.6% | +21.3% | +304.4% | -80.3% | -49.4% | -48.5% | -90.1% | +0.8% | -7.8% | +23.3% | +35.2% | +46.6% | |
| Net Margin | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 8.7% | -0.2% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 1.6% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 11.8% |
| — | -3.1% | +6.7% | +4.3% | +11.3% | +1.6% | -4.2% | -1.1% | +3811.7% | +39.0% | +44.7% | +432.9% | -102.4% | -39.9% | -49.0% | -86.7% | -15.1% | -13.7% | +6.2% | +14.3% | +85.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.4% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.5% | -0.1% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| — | -1.9% | +4.8% | +1.1% | +9.6% | -1.3% | -7.5% | -7.0% | +3462.4% | +28.5% | +30.1% | +398.4% | -102.2% | -43.7% | -51.1% | -87.4% | -10.6% | -7.7% | +19.6% | +36.6% | +129.1% | |
| ROA | 7.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | -0.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| — | -1.6% | +6.7% | +4.5% | +12.9% | +1.2% | -5.1% | -4.7% | +3498.8% | +29.8% | +32.4% | +406.3% | -102.3% | -41.6% | -49.5% | -87.1% | -9.0% | -7.1% | +20.5% | +41.1% | +139.0% | |
| ROIC | 19.5% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| — | +20.8% | -4.8% | +10.4% | +8.1% | +5.1% | +21.8% | +54.1% | +272.8% | +33.4% | +9.0% | +277.2% | -82.0% | -55.4% | -54.1% | -91.3% | +0.8% | +1.7% | +53.4% | +85.1% | +106.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 |
| — | +0.4% | -6.2% | -11.3% | -13.1% | -8.9% | -9.2% | -8.2% | -1.0% | -1.3% | -2.4% | -2.0% | -10.2% | -11.5% | -10.9% | -8.1% | -6.4% | -10.0% | -12.2% | -19.0% | -22.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.19 | 4.78 | 4.58 | 4.92 | 4.22 | 5.28 | 4.54 | 5.65 | 5.40 | 5.96 | 5.61 | 8.43 | 12.84 | 7.33 | 6.25 | 19.08 | 4.22 | 4.56 | 3.84 | 4.10 | 4.84 |
| — | -9.5% | +0.8% | -13.0% | -21.8% | -11.4% | -19.1% | -33.0% | -58.0% | -18.7% | -10.1% | -55.8% | +204.2% | +60.8% | +62.5% | +365.1% | -12.8% | -9.0% | -34.5% | -45.4% | -50.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.94 | 2.37 | 1.94 | 2.01 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 2.08 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 1.96 | 2.18 | 1.79 | 1.96 | 2.22 |
| — | +7.3% | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.8% | +2.8% | +2.2% | +3.9% | +11.0% | +3.2% | +6.7% | -2.7% | -5.1% | -4.5% | -6.1% | -3.8% | -11.8% | -6.8% | -9.8% | -5.4% | +6.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.94 | 2.37 | 1.94 | 2.01 | 2.14 | 2.21 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 2.08 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 1.96 | 2.18 | 1.79 | 1.96 | 2.22 |
| — | +7.3% | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.8% | +2.8% | +2.2% | +3.9% | +11.0% | +3.2% | +6.7% | -2.7% | -5.1% | -4.5% | -6.1% | -3.8% | -11.8% | -6.8% | -9.8% | -5.4% | +6.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 18.74 | 23.45 | 20.08 | 17.39 | 18.36 | 27.36 | 17.68 | 16.04 | 16.51 | 22.95 | 19.33 | 14.90 | 1.36 | 14.84 | 12.64 | 4.76 | 15.58 | 14.76 | 19.25 | 16.93 | 17.10 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying KFY stock.
Korn Ferry's current P/E is 13.8x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 13.4x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Korn Ferry's current operating margin is 12.8%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Korn Ferry's business trajectory between earnings reports.