KFY Financials Korn Ferry

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated 6 d ago Overview →

Growth & profitability

Revenue has grown 10.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown faster than revenue (19.7% vs 10.1% per year).
Operating margin has expanded, at 12.8% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 8.0% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

The company holds more cash ($1.1B) than total debt ($399M).
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (0.2% vs 10.1% per year).
Total debt is 0.8× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

Dividends have been paid for 12 consecutive years, consuming 37.3% of earnings and 32.3% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 36.0% per year over the past 5 years.

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2026	$2.9B	$281M	0.0%	12.8%	14.2%	6.9%	$324M	$399M	$1.1B
2025	$2.8B	$251M	0.0%	12.5%	13.5%	6.5%	$302M	$398M	$1.0B
2024	$2.8B	$173M	0.0%	7.6%	10.0%	4.7%	$229M	$397M	$941M
2023	$2.9B	$213M	0.0%	11.0%	12.9%	6.0%	$274M	$396M	$844M
2022	$2.6B	$331M	0.0%	17.8%	21.4%	9.5%	$452M	$395M	$978M
2021	$1.8B	$114M	0.0%	8.6%	8.4%	3.7%	$220M	$395M	$851M
2020	$2.0B	$105M	0.0%	8.9%	8.6%	3.8%	$195M	$394M	$689M
2019	$2.0B	$103M	0.0%	7.1%	8.3%	4.4%	$212M	$223M	$626M
2018	$1.8B	$134M	0.0%	11.5%	11.0%	5.8%	$177M	$236M	$521M
2017	$1.6B	$84M	0.0%	7.4%	7.8%	4.1%	$56M	$256M	$411M
2016	—	$31M	—	—	3.0%	1.6%	$43M	$140M	$273M
2015	—	$88M	—	—	10.8%	6.7%	—	$0	$381M
2014	—	$73M	—	—	9.6%	5.9%	$101M	$0	$334M
2013	—	$33M	—	—	5.0%	3.0%	$49M	$0	$224M
2012	—	$54M	—	—	8.6%	5.4%	$52M	—	$282M

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Jul '26	$765M	$69M	0.0%	12.2%	3.5%	1.8%	-$266M	$399M	$801M
Apr '26	$768M	$73M	0.0%	13.2%	3.7%	1.8%	$272M	$399M	$1.1B
Jan '26	$725M	$65M	0.0%	12.6%	3.3%	1.7%	$212M	$398M	$938M
Oct '25	$730M	$72M	0.0%	13.5%	3.7%	1.9%	$101M	$398M	$762M
Jul '25	$716M	$67M	0.0%	11.7%	3.5%	1.8%	-$260M	$398M	$685M
Apr '25	$720M	$64M	0.0%	14.5%	3.4%	1.7%	$236M	$398M	$1.0B
Jan '25	$677M	$58M	0.0%	11.6%	3.3%	1.6%	$196M	$398M	$779M
Oct '24	$682M	$61M	0.0%	12.8%	3.4%	1.7%	$108M	$397M	$695M
Jul '24	$683M	$63M	0.0%	11.1%	3.6%	1.8%	-$238M	$397M	$633M
Apr '24	$700M	$65M	0.0%	11.9%	3.8%	1.8%	$250M	$397M	$941M
Jan '24	$677M	$59M	0.0%	7.4%	3.5%	1.7%	$152M	$397M	$737M
Oct '23	$712M	-$2M	0.0%	3.2%	-0.1%	-0.1%	$117M	$397M	$621M
Jul '23	$706M	$47M	0.0%	8.0%	2.8%	1.4%	-$290M	$396M	$562M
Apr '23	$738M	$47M	0.0%	9.8%	2.9%	1.3%	$235M	$396M	$844M
Jan '23	$687M	$11M	0.0%	1.8%	0.7%	0.3%	$174M	$396M	$772M
Oct '22	$736M	$74M	0.0%	16.3%	4.7%	2.3%	$113M	$396M	$594M
Jul '22	$703M	$77M	0.0%	15.9%	4.9%	2.4%	-$249M	$396M	$640M
Apr '22	$727M	$92M	0.0%	19.1%	5.9%	2.6%	$263M	$395M	$978M
Jan '22	$685M	$84M	0.0%	18.4%	5.5%	2.5%	$250M	$395M	$847M
Oct '21	$643M	$76M	0.0%	16.1%	5.1%	2.4%	$108M	$395M	$725M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced KFY against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 8.5× (Mar '23) to 16.6× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 1.1× (Mar '23) to 1.6× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 0.9% (Mar '23) to 2.2% (Sep '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

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Dividend yield (%)

Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is KFY growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Korn Ferry's revenue has grown 10.1% per year, and net income grown 19.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does KFY have?

As of FY2026, Korn Ferry reported $399M of total debt against $1.1B of cash.

What is KFY's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was —, operating margin 12.8%, and net margin 9.6%.

What is KFY's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, Korn Ferry traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 16.6× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.