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KORN FERRY (KFY)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for KORN FERRY. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About KORN FERRY

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that focuses on improving individual and organizational performance through talent and organizational consulting. The company offers services including leadership development, talent acquisition, assessment, succession planning, and total rewards to a wide range of clients, including many of the world's largest corporations. Korn Ferry uses proprietary data, behavioral science, and technology, including AI, to help organizations align their workforce and leadership with business strategies.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.94B
Revenue growth (YoY)
6.4%
Net income
$277.4M
Diluted EPS
$5.22
Gross margin
Operating margin
12.8%
Net margin
9.4%
FCF margin
11.0%
ROE
14.0%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
16.2×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$4.35B
Long-term debt / equity
0.20×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended April 30, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Korn Ferry

  • Revenue grew 6.4% to $2.9B in FY2026, after a 1.2% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 12.8% in FY2026, -5.0 pp against 17.8% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $768M, up 6.7% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $324M in FY2026, 11.0% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 12.7% to $277M in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Korn Ferry’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin12.8%
73rd percentile of 605
Net margin9.4%
73rd percentile of 645
FCF margin11.0%
73rd percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)+6.4%
56th percentile of 668
ROE14.0%
70th percentile of 600
P/E16.2×
26th percentile of 434
Long-term debt / equity0.20×
26th percentile of 409
Short interest7.42d
90th percentile of 676

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 3 insider sales totaling $704,194. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 1 of the superinvestors we track (plus 7 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
1
+7 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
4
2 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$59.8M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$20.3M304.2KNew
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$19.1M286.4KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$12.8M192.1KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$2.7M41.1KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$1.9M28.5KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$1.5M22.4KNew
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$946,10214.2KReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$623,9889.4KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
3
$704K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-17
MARTINEZ ANGEL RDirectorSell3.7K$79.00$295K
2026-07-16
Uren LesleyCEO of ConsultingSell2.0K$78.75$158K
2026-07-15
filed 2026-07-16
Distefano MichaelSee RemarksSell3.4K$74.55$251K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.2M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+1.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
7.42
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
298.5K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-142.2M+1.9%7.42
2026-07-312.2M-2.5%5.39
2026-07-152.2M+3.8%4.24
2026-06-302.1M+9.8%2.00
2026-06-152.0M+3.4%4.27
2026-05-291.9M-1.1%4.69
2026-05-151.9M+5.1%5.09
2026-04-301.8M+17.3%4.27

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$2.94B$2.76B$2.80B$2.86B$2.64B
Gross profit
Operating income$374.7M$346.3M$212.9M$316.3M$470.1M
Net income$277.4M$246.1M$169.2M$209.5M$326.4M
Diluted EPS$5.22$4.60$3.23$3.95$5.98

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$414.2M$364.4M$284.0M$343.9M$501.7M
Capital expenditure$89.9M$62.5M$55.1M$70.4M$49.4M
Free cash flow$324.3M$301.9M$228.8M$273.5M$452.3M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2026$768.3M6.7%$73.1M$1.40
Q3 FY2026$725.0M7.2%$65.3M$1.23
Q2 FY2026$729.8M7.0%$72.4M$1.36
Q1 FY2026$715.5M4.8%$66.6M$1.26
Q4 FY2025$719.8M2.8%$64.2M$1.22
Q3 FY2025$676.5M-0.0%$58.4M$1.10
Q2 FY2025$682.0M-4.3%$60.8M$1.14
Q1 FY2025$682.8M-3.3%$62.6M$1.17

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryServices-Employment Agencies
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended April 30, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended April 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2006
SEC CIK56679

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-06-26
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10-Q2026-03-11
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10-Q2025-12-09
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10-Q2025-09-09
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8-K2026-09-01
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8-K2026-08-19
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8-K2026-08-06
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8-K2026-08-03
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.