Korn Ferry (KFY) Key Metrics
KFY valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $4.09B
- Enterprise value
- $3.92B
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.8 10-yr median 16.8
- Forward P/E
- 13.0
- PEG ratio
- 1.20
- Price / sales
- 1.4 10-yr median 1.2
- Price / book
- 2.1 10-yr median 1.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.7 10-yr median 7.5
- Dividend yield
- 3.01% $2.20 a year
- Beta
- 1.26
KFY key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended April 30, 2026 · U.S. dollarsKFY valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
KFY returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
KFY per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
KFY financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
KFY efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
KFY valuation history
KFY returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
KFY debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
KFY cash returned to shareholders
KFY price vs earnings per share
KFY key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $3.49B | $3.26B | $3.12B | $2.49B | $3.28B | $3.63B | $1.58B | $2.64B | $3.01B | $1.84B |
| Enterprise value | $2.95B | $2.78B | $2.72B | $2.17B | $2.84B | $3.31B | $1.48B | $2.34B | $2.71B | $1.68B |
| P/E ratio | 12.6 | 13.2 | 18.5 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 25.7 | 22.5 | 21.9 |
| Price / sales | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Price / book | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 10.8 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 16.5 | 8.1 | 12.4 | 17.0 | 32.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.4 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 14.4 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 17.4 |
| EV / sales | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.8 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| EV / free cash flow | 9.1 | 9.2 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 15.0 | 7.6 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 30.1 |
| Earnings yield | 8.0% | 7.6% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 9.9% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.3% | 9.3% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 6.1% | 12.3% | 8.0% | 5.9% | 3.0% |
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.3% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 7.3% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $66.44 | $61.70 | $60.72 | $48.02 | $61.44 | $67.89 | $28.83 | $47.02 | $53.46 | $32.40 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $55.95 | $52.29 | $54.35 | $55.20 | $49.50 | $34.08 | $36.10 | $35.19 | $32.34 | $28.50 |
| Earnings per share | $5.28 | $4.66 | $3.29 | $4.04 | $6.11 | $2.14 | $1.92 | $1.83 | $2.38 | $1.48 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.89 | $6.90 | $5.52 | $6.63 | $9.39 | $4.71 | $4.32 | $4.61 | $3.90 | $1.86 |
| Free cash flow per share | $6.17 | $5.72 | $4.45 | $5.27 | $8.47 | $4.13 | $3.56 | $3.78 | $3.15 | $0.98 |
| Cash per share | $21.60 | $19.76 | $19.13 | $17.13 | $19.39 | $17.12 | $13.35 | $11.31 | $9.51 | $7.30 |
| Book value per share | $37.56 | $35.35 | $33.70 | $31.77 | $28.92 | $25.59 | $22.30 | $22.17 | $21.63 | $19.04 |
| Tangible book value per share | $18.59 | $16.05 | $14.31 | $12.03 | $13.65 | $12.11 | $9.05 | $10.38 | $7.63 | $5.08 |
| Dividends per share | $1.99 | $1.58 | $1.06 | $0.64 | $0.50 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.41 | $0.41 |
| Capex per share | $1.71 | $1.18 | $1.07 | $1.36 | $0.93 | $0.58 | $0.76 | $0.83 | $0.75 | $0.88 |
| Debt per share | $11.26 | $10.76 | $11.28 | $10.90 | $11.15 | $11.21 | $11.50 | $5.99 | $4.20 | $4.50 |
| Shares outstanding | 52.5M | 52.8M | 51.4M | 51.9M | 53.4M | 53.4M | 54.8M | 56.1M | 56.3M | 56.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.5% | +2.7% | −0.9% | −2.8% | −0.0% | −2.5% | −2.4% | −0.3% | −1.1% | +7.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 14.5% | 13.7% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 22.4% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 11.6% | 7.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 19.2% | 18.6% | 16.4% | 21.3% | 33.3% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 11.8% | 14.9% | 9.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.0% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 4.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 9.0% | 8.7% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.0% | 10.9% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 17.1% | 12.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 9.7% | 3.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.68 | 1.64 | 1.54 | 2.20 | 2.25 | 2.52 | 1.64 | 1.26 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $591.6M | $568.1M | $580.3M | $565.7M | $595.3M | $598.8M | $629.8M | $335.9M | $236.2M | $256.0M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.13B | $1.04B | $983.7M | $888.9M | $1.04B | $914.4M | $731.2M | $634.6M | $535.1M | $415.2M |
| Net debt | −$542.8M | −$475.3M | −$403.5M | −$323.2M | −$440.0M | −$315.7M | −$101.4M | −$298.8M | −$298.9M | −$159.3M |
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| Debt / assets | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.07 | −1.07 | −1.25 | −0.83 | −0.84 | −1.24 | −0.44 | −1.51 | −1.12 | −0.90 |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.79 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 2.06 | 1.82 | 1.84 |
| Quick ratio | 1.94 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 2.01 | 1.82 | 1.84 |
| Interest coverage | 18.7 | 17.1 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 15.1 | 8.2 |
| Working capital | $924.0M | $794.5M | $739.6M | $662.4M | $775.7M | $737.1M | $612.9M | $585.9M | $455.8M | $385.1M |
| Invested capital | $1.43B | $1.39B | $1.33B | $1.32B | $1.10B | $1.05B | $1.12B | $944.6M | $917.7M | $924.2M |
| Tangible asset value | $982.4M | $853.1M | $740.1M | $629.1M | $734.2M | $649.2M | $497.8M | $582.1M | $432.2M | $292.9M |
| Net current asset value | −$179.9M | −$238.9M | −$267.4M | −$282.8M | −$155.0M | −$200.6M | −$283.1M | $45.3M | −$54.0M | −$132.2M |
| Graham number | $66.82 | $60.88 | $49.94 | $53.72 | $63.06 | $35.12 | $31.01 | $30.21 | $34.02 | $25.18 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$8.85 | −$9.34 | −$10.14 | −$10.22 | −$7.34 | −$7.33 | −$8.19 | −$2.12 | −$3.98 | −$4.88 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $104.6M | $83.6M | $54.4M | $33.0M | $26.8M | $22.5M | $22.8M | $23.5M | $23.0M | $23.3M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $115.7M | $88.8M | $53.2M | $95.5M | $96.3M | $30.4M | $92.4M | $37.4M | $33.1M | $28.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 37.7% | 34.0% | 32.2% | 15.7% | 8.2% | 19.7% | 21.7% | 22.9% | 17.2% | 27.7% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 67.9% | 57.1% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 27.2% | 24.0% | 59.1% | 28.7% | 31.6% | 93.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 3.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 21.7% | 17.1% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 18.0% | 19.2% | 47.2% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.91 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 1.03 | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 1.06 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 8.4% | 73.0% | 76.0% | 75.8% | 74.9% | 10.5% | 78.7% | 84.3% | 78.9% | 79.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 77.8 | 78.3 | 79.6 | 80.2 | 76.7 | 92.7 | 80.1 | 78.2 | 79.3 | 80.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | 62.2 | 100.9 | 7.6 | 77.5 | 39.2 | -3.0 | 0.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 9.1 | 62.9 | 56.7 | 71.3 | 133.5 | 12.0 | 118.7 | 110.0 | 105.3 | 91.7 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 68.7 | 15.4 | 22.8 | 71.1 | 44.1 | 88.3 | 38.9 | 7.3 | -29.0 | -11.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.69 | 4.66 | 4.59 | 4.55 | 4.76 | 3.94 | 4.56 | 4.67 | 4.60 | 4.55 |
| Payables turnover | 40.27 | 5.80 | 6.43 | 5.12 | 2.73 | 30.43 | 3.08 | 3.32 | 3.47 | 3.98 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 5.87 | 3.62 | 47.93 | 4.71 | 9.32 | — | 127,630,000.00 |
| Asset turnover | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.82 |
| Average receivables | $626.2M | $592.7M | $609.4M | $629.6M | $555.5M | $462.3M | $433.8M | $422.9M | $395.5M | $356.7M |
| Average payables | $54.3M | $54.5M | $51.7M | $52.2M | $48.0M | $45.3M | $42.4M | $37.2M | $36.3M | $32.1M |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | $45.5M | $36.2M | $28.8M | $27.7M | $13.2M | −$1.0M | $1 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 24.5% | 26.4% | 27.1% | 28.6% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 26.5% | 28.3% | 34.4% | 38.5% |
Computed from KFY's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed June 26, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
KFY valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (April 30, 2026), Korn Ferry traded at 12.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 16.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 13.8 and the forward P/E is 13.0. Korn Ferry earned a return on equity of 14.5% and a return on invested capital of 19.2% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $591.6 million of debt and $1.1 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $542.8 million. It returned $220.4 million to shareholders: $104.6 million in dividends and $115.7 million in share buybacks, 68% of free cash flow. The share count fell 7.7% from 56.9M to 52.5M over 9 years.
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KFY key metrics FAQ
What is Korn Ferry's P/E ratio?
Korn Ferry's trailing P/E ratio is 13.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 13.0. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 12.6, compared with a 10-year median of 16.8.
What is Korn Ferry's EV/EBITDA?
Korn Ferry's enterprise value was 5.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $2.9 billion, EBITDA $507.3 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 7.7.
What is Korn Ferry's return on equity?
Korn Ferry's return on equity (ROE) was 14.5% in fiscal 2026: net income of $277.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.9 billion.
What is Korn Ferry's ROIC?
Korn Ferry's return on invested capital was 19.2% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Korn Ferry have?
Korn Ferry had total debt of $591.6 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30 and more cash than debt.
What is Korn Ferry's dividend yield?
Korn Ferry's forward dividend yield is 3.01%. Korn Ferry paid $104.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($1.99 per share), a payout ratio of 37.7%.
Does Korn Ferry buy back its shares?
Yes. Korn Ferry spent $115.7 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −0.5% over the year, to 52.5M..
What is Korn Ferry's free cash flow yield?
Korn Ferry generated $324.3 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 9.3% on its market value at year-end ($3.5 billion).
What is Korn Ferry's current ratio?
Korn Ferry's current ratio was 1.94 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.94 times current liabilities.