KFY
Korn Ferry
KFY has a slight edge over RDW overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
KFY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
KFY's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KFY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KFY, but weaker profitability.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over KFY on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW has the edge over KFY on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 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 has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
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 the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
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.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below 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 the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.