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.

Revenue
+6.86%
EPS
+5.47%
Free cash flow
−2.15%
Total debt
+0.21%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

76.60 0.56 −0.73%
Market cap
$4.2B
P/E
14.3×
Fwd P/E
13.9×
Dividend yield
2.77%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
2.89
Beneish M
−2.56
Dividend safety
93/100

Korn/Ferry International (KFY) Return on invested capital

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Korn/Ferry International's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 15.2%, down 3.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (18.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.65% (fiscal 2016) to 32.3% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Staffing & Employment Services industry median of 0.32% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 18.8% 1.19
FY2025 17.7% 6.08
FY2024 11.6% (5.47)
FY2023 17.0% (15.25)
FY2022 32.3% 20.82
FY2021 11.5% (0.94)
FY2020 12.4% 1.83
FY2019 10.6% (3.96)
FY2018 14.5% 6.44
FY2017 8.10% 4.45

Against its own ten years

Low 3.65% High 32.3%
Ten-year median 13.5%
Current reading's percentile 92

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
KFRC Kforce, Inc. compare 15.9%
KFY Korn/Ferry International 15.2%
BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc. compare 14.7%
MAN ManpowerGroup Inc. compare 7.67%
RHI Robert Half Inc. compare 5.06%
KELYB Kelly Services, Inc. compare 0.63%
KELYA Kelly Services, Inc. compare 0.63%
NSP Insperity, Inc. compare 0.00%
TNET TriNet Group, Inc. compare 0.00%
Staffing & Employment Services industry median 0.32%
Industrials sector median 1.86%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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