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Korn/Ferry International
KFY Industrials Staffing & Employment Services
Korn/Ferry International’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $2.9 billion, up 6.43% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 6.86%, EPS grew 5.47%, free cash flow fell 2.15% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to April
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 27.47 | 37.38 | 34.35 | 21.45 | 41.97 | 46.47 | 44.45 | 54.77 | 59.23 | 58.95 |
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| High | 44.08 | 68.98 | 49.54 | 45.86 | 84.68 | 78.49 | 60.22 | 80.64 | 78.50 | 87.51 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 7,232 | 7,643 | 8,678 | 8,198 | 7,889 | 10,779 | 10,697 | 9,076 | 9,253 | 8,965 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.33 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,622 | 1,820 | 1,974 | 1,977 | 1,820 | 2,643 | 2,864 | 2,796 | 2,761 | 2,939 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 26.42 | 27.18 | 27.32 | 27.76 | 24.18 | 29.16 | 24.29 | 22.12 | 24.88 | 24.55 | |||||
| EBT | 116 | 206 | 134 | 151 | 164 | 433 | 296 | 223 | 345 | 388 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 7.15 | 11.32 | 6.81 | 7.63 | 8.99 | 16.38 | 10.33 | 7.96 | 12.49 | 13.22 | |||||
| Net income | 87 | 136 | 105 | 107 | 116 | 331 | 213 | 173 | 251 | 281 | |||||
| Depreciation | 47 | 49 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 99 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 28.85 | 32.83 | 35.69 | 36.39 | 34.39 | 50.06 | 55.63 | 54.77 | 53.33 | 57.14 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.48 | 2.39 | 1.84 | 1.91 | 2.11 | 6.04 | 3.98 | 3.25 | 4.69 | 5.33 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.89 | 3.95 | 4.68 | 4.35 | 4.75 | 9.50 | 6.68 | 5.56 | 7.04 | 8.05 | |||||
| Capex | (0.89) | (0.76) | (0.84) | (0.76) | (0.59) | (0.94) | (1.37) | (1.08) | (1.21) | (1.75) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.00 | 3.20 | 3.84 | 3.59 | 4.16 | 8.56 | 5.31 | 4.48 | 5.83 | 6.31 | |||||
| Book value | 19.34 | 22.00 | 22.48 | 22.52 | 25.86 | 29.34 | 32.11 | 34.04 | 36.16 | 38.48 | |||||
| Shares, m | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 51 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 21.90 | 22.28 | 25.69 | 15.17 | 32.33 | 10.28 | 11.98 | 18.68 | 13.13 | 12.47 | ||||
| P/S | 1.13 | 1.63 | 1.32 | 0.79 | 1.97 | 1.24 | 0.86 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.16 | |||||
| P/B | 1.69 | 2.43 | 2.09 | 1.28 | 2.63 | 2.12 | 1.48 | 1.78 | 1.71 | 1.73 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.03 | 1.46 | 1.12 | 0.64 | 1.70 | 1.01 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.92 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 29.88 | 15.03 | 10.44 | 6.45 | 14.07 | 5.90 | 7.25 | 11.10 | 8.53 | 8.35 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 106 | 219 | 259 | 236 | 251 | 502 | 344 | 284 | 364 | 414 | ||||
| Capex | (50) | (42) | (47) | (41) | (31) | (49) | (70) | (55) | (62) | (90) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 56 | 177 | 212 | 195 | 220 | 452 | 274 | 229 | 302 | 324 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 385 | 456 | 586 | 613 | 737 | 776 | 662 | 740 | 795 | 924 | ||||
| Total debt | 256 | 211 | 223 | 394 | 395 | 395 | 396 | 397 | 398 | 399 | |||||
| Net debt | (159) | (324) | (412) | (337) | (520) | (640) | (493) | (587) | (646) | (736) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,087 | 1,220 | 1,243 | 1,224 | 1,369 | 1,550 | 1,653 | 1,737 | 1,872 | 1,979 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 4.21 | 6.08 | 4.39 | 4.09 | 3.85 | 9.78 | 5.82 | 4.58 | 6.44 | 6.91 | ||||
| ROIC | 8.10 | 14.54 | 10.58 | 12.41 | 11.47 | 32.29 | 17.04 | 11.57 | 17.65 | 18.84 | |||||
| ROE | 7.82 | 11.48 | 8.25 | 8.42 | 8.62 | 21.86 | 12.80 | 9.80 | 13.46 | 14.23 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Apr 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
Korn/Ferry International vs peers in Staffing & Employment Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFY Korn/Ferry International | $4.0B | 13.5× | 12.9× | +6.86% (above 0%: growing) | +5.47% (above 0%: growing) | −2.15% (below 0%: shrinking) | 25.61% | 12.21% | |
| RHI Robert Half Inc. | $3.5B | 29.0× | 23.8× | −2.44% (below 0%: shrinking) | −36.59% (below 0%: shrinking) | −2.55% (below 0%: shrinking) | 35.47% | (4.66%) | Compare |
| TNET TriNet Group, Inc. | $3.2B | 18.9× | 15.7× | −4.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | +50.65% (above 0%: growing) | +17.54% (above 0%: growing) | 20.07% | 6.52% | Compare |
| MAN ManpowerGroup Inc. | $2.0B | 16.2× | 12.0× | +4.44% (above 0%: growing) | +86.44% (above 0%: growing) | +96.09% (above 0%: growing) | 15.85% | 1.70% | Compare |
| NSP Insperity, Inc. | $1.9B | — (loss-making) | 40.1× | +1.69% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +147.67% (above 0%: growing) | 12.87% | 0.36% | Compare |
| KFRC Kforce, Inc. | $926.3M | 24.1× | 19.4× | +4.49% (above 0%: growing) | +23.73% (above 0%: growing) | −145.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.47% | 5.37% | Compare |
| BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc. | $783.8M | 23.4× | 21.5× | +3.77% (above 0%: growing) | −26.39% (below 0%: shrinking) | −5.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.31% | 4.82% | Compare |
| HHR HeadHunter Group PLC Sponsored ADR | $761.1M | 6.5× | 7.9× | +4.60% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +41.15% (above 0%: growing) | 56.09% | 51.95% | Compare |
| KELYB Kelly Services, Inc. | $659.7M | — (loss-making) | — | −5.77% (below 0%: shrinking) | −40.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | −48.93% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.42% | 1.55% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $1.4B | 21.1× | 19.4× | +2.73% | −1.33% | +7.50% | 20.37% | 3.26% |
Korn/Ferry International (KFY) key facts
- Strength: Korn/Ferry International’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $2.9 billion, up 6.43% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $280.8 million, or $5.33 per share (basic), a net margin of 9.33%.
- Korn/Ferry International (KFY) is a Staffing & Employment Services company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, KFY traded at $73.03, a market capitalization of $4.0 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 13.5× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 1.2× sales; its P/E is higher than 27% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $2.13 per share, a yield of 2.92%, with a payout ratio of 40.2%.
- Return on equity was 14.2% and debt-to-equity 0.20.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.89 (grey zone) for fiscal 2026.