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KORN FERRY KFY

NYSE · stock · Services-Employment Agencies · website · IPO 1999-02-11 · LEI

KORN FERRY statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.7B
P / E13.5×
P / S1.3×
P / B1.9×
P / FCF11.6×
Dividend yield2.79%
Net margin9.4%
Return on equity14.0%
FCF margin11.0%
Net cash$696.9M
Net debt / EBITDA-1.5×
Enterprise value USD$3.0B
EV / EBITDA6.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV12.3%
Return on capital12.2%
Graham number -20.1%$66.52

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($66.52); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.20% 7.40% 5.20% 5.30% 6.30% 12.30% 7.30% 6.10% 8.90% 9.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
7.40% 11.50% 7.10% 8.90% 8.60% 17.80% 11.00% 7.60% 12.50% 12.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
7.70% 11.00% 8.30% 8.60% 8.40% 21.10% 12.70% 9.70% 13.10% 14.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
56.9M 56.5M 56.4M 54.8M 54.0M 53.4M 52.3M 52.0M 52.8M 52.5M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$174.7M -$309.5M -$403.5M -$295.1M -$456.0M -$582.6M -$447.8M -$544.1M -$609.2M -$696.9M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
4.10% 5.80% 4.40% 3.80% 3.70% 9.40% 5.90% 4.60% 6.40% 6.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.50% 9.70% 10.70% 9.90% 12.10% 17.10% 9.60% 8.20% 10.90% 11.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.22× 0.17× 0.18× 0.32× 0.29× 0.26× 0.24× 0.23× 0.21× 0.20× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.47 $2.35 $1.81 $1.90 $2.09 $5.98 $3.95 $3.23 $4.60 $5.22 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

KORN FERRY trades at about 16× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.3×–31.3×, median 20.4×).

10.3× 31.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.3×–31.3×); dot = today's 16×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin12.8%12.5%7.6%11.0%17.8%8.6%8.9%7.1%11.5%7.4%
Net margin9.4%8.9%6.1%7.3%12.3%6.3%5.3%5.2%7.4%5.2%
FCF margin11.0%10.9%8.2%9.6%17.1%12.1%9.9%10.7%9.7%3.5%
Return on assets6.8%6.4%4.6%5.9%9.4%3.7%3.8%4.4%5.8%4.1%
Return on equity14.0%13.1%9.7%12.7%21.1%8.4%8.6%8.3%11.0%7.7%
Debt / equity0.20×0.21×0.23×0.24×0.26×0.29×0.32×0.18×0.17×0.22×
Current ratio1.941.831.791.681.791.981.982.061.821.84

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-04-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.