KFY
Korn Ferry
KFY's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 11% of its revenue into free cash flow, while its operating margin held steady at 13%. At 14x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect earnings growth.
KFY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
KFY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
KFY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $56.02 | -26% |
| Forward | 13x | $75.75 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $75.58 | -0.2% |
| Current | 14x | $75.75 | — |
| Expensive | 29x | $152 | +101% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KFY's PE is in its fair range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
KFY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KFY, but weaker profitability.
KFY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.01 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.28 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.22 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.04 | +8.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.91 | +4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.69 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.60 | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.66 | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.69 | +138% |
KFY's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.28 over the past year, up 13% from the year before, and higher year over year for nine quarters in a row.
KFY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $764.6M | +6.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $768.3M | +6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $725M | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $729.8M | +7% |
| Q3 2025 | $715.5M | +4.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $719.8M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $676.5M | 0% |
| Q4 2024 | $682M | -4.3% |
KFY's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $765M last quarter, up 6.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +9.6 points |
KFY's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KFY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$265.6M | -$5.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $271.9M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $211.7M | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $100.7M | -6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | -$260M | -$22.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $235.5M | -5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $196.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $107.7M | -7.7% |
KFY usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$266M, but it generated $319M over the past year.
KFY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.2% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -1M shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +265K shares |
| 5 years | -3.7% | -2M shares |
| Available history | -6.2% | -3.4M shares |
KFY has 51M diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago, with $106M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $746,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $78.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $19.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $8.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $14.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $17.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $32.7M |
KFY spent $106M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 40% from the year before.
KFY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
KFY has more cash than debt.
KFY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.9 | Neutral |
KFY's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
KFY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | KFY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 24x | 40% below |
| PE % | 50 | 58 | 8 pts below |
KFY is trading at 14x earnings, a 40% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
KFY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $74.3 | 2% above |
| 20 week MA | $77.8 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $71.0 | 6.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $69.7 | 8.6% above |
| 200 week MA | $64.4 | 18% above |
KFY's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 18% above its 200-week average.
KFY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.0 | $44.9 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | $44.9 | $75.5 | +68% |
| 2022 | $75.5 | $51.0 | -33% |
| 2023 | $51.0 | $59.4 | +16% |
| 2024 | $59.4 | $67.4 | +14% |
| 2025 | $67.4 | $67.1 | -0.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $67.1 | $75.8 | +13% |
KFY has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 13% so far in 2026.