KFY Stock Analysis: Korn Ferry | NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 3.656m USD | 12M Return: 10.4% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 50.2M
EPS Trend: 92.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 24.4%
Qual. Beats: 6
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Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) is a global organizational consulting firm headquartered in Los Angeles, founded in 1969. The company sits within the Human Resource & Employment Services sub-industry of the broader Industrials sector and advises clients on talent strategy, organizational structure, and workforce capability.
Beyond traditional consulting, Korn Ferry operates a portfolio of cloud-based HR platforms-including Architect, Assess, Listen, Sell, and Pay-which give clients tools for organization planning, leadership assessment, employee engagement surveys, sales strategy, and compensation benchmarking. Its clients span a broad set of end markets, including consumer, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, industrial, and technology, serving both public and private companies.
The firm was previously known as Korn/Ferry International and rebranded to Korn Ferry in January 2019.
- Executive search fee revenue rises on corporate hiring rebound
- Digital and RPO subscription revenue expands recurring base
- Operating margin expansion supported by permanent placement mix shift
| Net Income: 277.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.16 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 31.44% < 20% (prev 28.78%; Δ 2.67% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 414.2m > Net Income 277.4m |
| Net Debt (-377.9m) to EBITDA (507.3m): -0.74 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.94 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (51.9m) vs 12m ago -1.11% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 25.61% > 18% (prev 88.55%; Δ -62.95% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 74.15% > 50% (prev 71.51%; Δ 2.64% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 41.32 > 6 (EBIT TTM 408.4m / Interest Expense TTM 9.89m) |
| A: 0.23 (Total Current Assets 1.91b - Total Current Liabilities 982.0m) / Total Assets 4.06b |
| B: 0.43 (Retained Earnings 1.76b / Total Assets 4.06b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 408.4m / Avg Total Assets 3.96b) |
| D: 0.95 (Book Value of Equity 1.97b / Total Liabilities 2.09b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.59 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.89 (Receivables 573.4m/603.6m, Revenue 2.94b/2.76b) |
| GMI: 3.46 (GM 88.55% / 25.61%) |
| AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.43 / AQ_t-1 0.46) |
| SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 2.94b / 2.76b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 277.4m - CFO 414.2m) / TA 4.06b) |
| Beneish M = -0.88 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of July 17, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 78.87 with a total of 610,720 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.72%, over one month by +10.06%, over three months by +21.52% and over the past year by +10.38%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 72.60 (which is 7.9% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).
Korn Ferry has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.40. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KFY.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 81 | 2.7% |
P/E Trailing = 13.7701
P/E Forward = 10.7875
P/S = 1.2573
P/B = 1.8387
P/EG = 1.203
Revenue TTM = 2.94b USD
EBIT TTM = 408.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 507.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 398.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 29.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Debt = 756.5m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 193.0m
Net Debt = -377.9m USD (calculated: Debt 756.5m - CCE 1.13b)
Enterprise Value = 3.28b USD (3.66b + Debt 756.5m - CCE 1.13b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 41.32 (Ebit TTM 408.4m / Interest Expense TTM 9.89m)
EV/FCF = 10.11x (Enterprise Value 3.28b / FCF TTM 324.3m)
FCF Yield = 9.89% (FCF TTM 324.3m / Enterprise Value 3.28b)
FCF Margin = 11.04% (FCF TTM 324.3m / Revenue TTM 2.94b)
Net Margin = 9.44% (Net Income TTM 277.4m / Revenue TTM 2.94b)
Gross Margin = 25.61% ((Revenue TTM 2.94b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.19b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = -150.8% (prev 87.83%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.81 (Enterprise Value 3.28b / Total Assets 4.06b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.31% (Interest Expense 9.89m / Debt 756.5m)
Taxrate = 27.71% (107.6m / 388.4m)
NOPAT = 295.3m (EBIT 408.4m * (1 - 27.71%))
Current Ratio = 1.94 (Total Current Assets 1.91b / Total Current Liabilities 982.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.38 (Debt 756.5m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.97b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.74 (Net Debt -377.9m / EBITDA 507.3m)
Debt / FCF = -1.17 (Net Debt -377.9m / FCF TTM 324.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.95b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.00% (Net Income 277.4m / Total Assets 4.06b)
RoE = 14.21% (Net Income TTM 277.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.95b)
RoCE = 17.37% (EBIT 408.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.95b + L.T.Debt 398.6m))
RoIC = 10.06% (NOPAT 295.3m / Invested Capital 2.94b)
WACC = 6.79% (E(3.66b)/V(4.41b) * Re(8.0%) + D(756.5m)/V(4.41b) * Rd(1.31%) * (1-Tc(0.28)))
Discount Rate = 8.0% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 40.24 | Cagr: 0.50%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.37% ; FCFF base≈315.3m ; Y1≈336.1m ; Y5≈401.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 128.6 (EV 6.16b - Net Debt -377.9m = Equity 6.54b / Shares 50.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 7.43% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 92.54 | EPS CAGR: 10.67% | SUE: 0.71 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 24.45 | Revenue CAGR: 0.59% | SUE: 3.14 | # QB: 6
EPS current Quarter (2026-07-31): EPS=1.36 | Chg30d=+1.51% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=5
EPS next Quarter (2026-10-31): EPS=1.45 | Chg30d=-2.44% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2027-04-30): EPS=5.78 | Chg30d=-0.43% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+9.5% | GrowthRev=+3.6%
EPS next Year (2028-04-30): EPS=6.32 | Chg30d=-0.94% | Revisions=+29% | GrowthEPS=+9.3% | GrowthRev=+4.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +12% (up=8, down=6)