Korn Ferry

NYSE:KFY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.3b

Korn Ferry Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Korn Ferry is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 10.7% and 11.9% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 8.1% per annum.

Key information

10.7%

Earnings growth rate

8.10%

EPS growth rate

Professional Services earnings growth14.5%
Revenue growth rate11.9%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated10 Sep 2026

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Sep 09

Korn Ferry: Another Solid Quarter As Labor Market Approaches Inflection Point

Summary Korn Ferry remains a Buy with ~10% upside to a $90 price target, supported by resilient executive search and improving labor market trends. KFY delivered solid Q1 results: $1.43 EPS (beat by $0.07), 7% revenue growth to $765M, and stable 17% EBITDA margins. The AMS acquisition strengthens KFY's RPO segment, offers $40M synergy potential, and is supported by a robust pre-merger balance sheet. KFY guidance for Q2 revenue ($860–$878M) is strong, but near-term EPS will be temporarily depressed by AMS integration costs. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Sep 03

KFY: Executive Search Resilience And AMS Integration Shape Balanced Forward Outlook

The analyst price target for Korn Ferry has moved from $81 to $86, with analysts pointing to refreshed models around Q4 results, higher projected Executive Search growth into 2026, and expectations for a slightly higher future P/E multiple as key supports for the new valuation range of $75 to $85. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Korn Ferry points to a tighter valuation range and mixed views on how the business will execute over the next few years.
Narrative Update • Jun 25

KFY: Executive Search Resilience And Capital Returns Will Drive Future Upside

The updated analyst price target for Korn Ferry rises from $75.50 to $81.00, reflecting recent Street research. Firms lifted targets into a $75 to $85 range as analysts cite model updates after Q4 results and confidence in the durability of the company's high-touch Executive Search model, despite AI-driven efficiencies.
Narrative Update • Jun 05

KFY: Executive Search Stability And Capital Returns Will Support Balanced Outlook

Analysts have made a modest adjustment to Korn Ferry's projected value, keeping the price target effectively flat near $75. Recent research cites steady execution, resilient executive search demand, and supportive share buybacks as key considerations.
Narrative Update • May 16

KFY: Executive Search Strength And Buybacks Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have nudged their average price target on Korn Ferry up by $5, reflecting recent research that highlights a solid quarter, resilient executive search demand, and support from buybacks despite mixed target revisions from UBS and Truist. Analyst Commentary Recent research on Korn Ferry reflects a mix of optimism around execution and demand trends, alongside more cautious views on valuation and sector multiples.
Narrative Update • Apr 23

KFY: Executive Search Resilience And Buybacks Will Support Future Returns

Narrative Update on Korn Ferry The analyst price target for Korn Ferry has been revised from $74.25 to $75.50. Analysts point to recent research highlighting a "solid" quarter, encouraging new business trends, share buybacks, and resilient executive search demand relative to other human capital management sectors.
Narrative Update • Apr 08

KFY: Executive Search Strength And Buybacks Will Support Future Returns

Analysts have trimmed Korn Ferry's average price target by $10, with cuts such as UBS moving to $65 from $72 and Truist to $75 from $88. They cite lower sector valuation multiples, while also pointing to solid recent results, resilient executive search demand and increased buybacks as support for the shares.
Narrative Update • Mar 25

KFY: Executive Search Resilience And Buybacks Will Support Future Upside

Narrative Update The average analyst price target for Korn Ferry has been reduced by $7, as reflected in recent cuts to $65 and $75. Analysts attribute this change to lower sector valuation multiples, while also noting a solid quarter, encouraging new business, increased buybacks, and relatively resilient executive search demand.
Narrative Update • Mar 11

KFY: LA28 Partnership And Solid Executive Search Demand Will Support Future Upside

Narrative Update The analyst price target for Korn Ferry has been reduced by about $6, with analysts pointing to lower sector multiples and updated fair value and P/E assumptions, even as they highlight solid recent results, steady executive search demand growth and supportive buybacks. Analyst Commentary Recent research highlights a mixed but generally constructive view on Korn Ferry, with price targets moving lower mainly on sector-wide valuation resets rather than company specific issues.
Narrative Update • Feb 24

KFY: LA28 Partnership And Talent Platform Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have kept their Korn Ferry price target steady at $80.25. This reflects only minimal adjustments to the discount rate and long-term assumptions around revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E, and signals broadly unchanged expectations for the stock.
Narrative Update • Feb 09

KFY: LA28 Partnership And Talent Platform Will Support Long-Term Upside

Analysts have maintained their Korn Ferry price target at $80.25, with only slight tweaks to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions supporting this unchanged view. What's in the News Korn Ferry became a Founding Partner of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Official Talent & Organizational Consulting Partner for LA28 and Team USA, working with organizers to hire, onboard, and develop a workforce of nearly 5,000 people for the event (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Jan 26

KFY: New Talent Platform And Steady Outlook Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have maintained their fair value estimate for Korn Ferry at $80.25 per share, indicating that only minor adjustments have been made to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions, rather than any material change in the overall outlook. What's in the News Korn Ferry launched Korn Ferry Talent Suite, a SaaS platform that brings together the firm's Architect, Assess, Pay, Recruit, Sell and other applications into a single system that embeds its proprietary talent IP, data, analytics and AI into client workflows (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Jan 10

KFY: Stable Guidance And Refinements Will Support Future Upside Potential

Analysts have kept their price target for Korn Ferry steady at US$80.25, with only small refinements to inputs such as the discount rate and the assumed future P/E used to support their valuation work. What's in the News Korn Ferry issued earnings guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, giving investors clearer expectations for the upcoming period (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Dec 20

KFY: Executive Search Take Private Deal Will Support Future Upside Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target on Korn Ferry slightly lower, from $81.00 to $80.25, as modestly higher discount rate assumptions offset improved expectations for revenue growth, profit margins, and supportive read throughs from deal activity in the executive search peer group. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts view the recent take private agreement for a key peer in executive search as a constructive datapoint for Korn Ferry, interpreting the premium transaction value as evidence that strategic and financial buyers are willing to underwrite healthy growth and margin assumptions for high quality talent advisory platforms.
Narrative Update • Dec 06

KFY: Executive Search Take Private Deal Will Support Future Profit Margins

Analysts have raised their price target on Korn Ferry to $81.00 from $81.00, a modest upward adjustment that reflects slightly improving revenue growth expectations and supportive read through from stronger demand signals in the executive search industry. Analyst Commentary Bullish analysts interpret the take private transaction for a key peer at a premium valuation as a constructive signal for Korn Ferry, suggesting that strategic and financial buyers see durable value in executive search franchises even through cyclical uncertainty.
Narrative Update • Nov 22

KFY: Executive Search Sector Momentum Will Support Upcoming Profit Margins

Analysts have lowered Korn Ferry's fair value price target from $83.75 to $81.00 per share, citing slightly slower projected revenue growth and a modest increase in the discount rate. This comes despite resilient profit margins and positive signals from the executive search sector.
Analysis Article • Oct 07

Investors Aren't Buying Korn Ferry's (NYSE:KFY) Earnings

When close to half the companies in the United States have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") above 20x, you may...
Analysis Article • Sep 12

Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Korn Ferry's (NYSE:KFY) CEO Compensation And Here's Why

Key Insights Korn Ferry will host its Annual General Meeting on 18th of September CEO Gary Burnison's total...
Analysis Article • Aug 01

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...
Analysis Article • Jul 16

Why Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Could Be Worth Watching

Korn Ferry ( NYSE:KFY ), might not be a large cap stock, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial price...
Analysis Article • May 18

There Is A Reason Korn Ferry's (NYSE:KFY) Price Is Undemanding

Korn Ferry's ( NYSE:KFY ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 14.5x might make it look like a buy right now compared...
Analysis Article • Apr 14

Does Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...
Analysis Article • Mar 29

Slowing Rates Of Return At Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Leave Little Room For Excitement

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? One common...
Analysis Article • Mar 14

Korn Ferry's (NYSE:KFY) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Korn Ferry ( NYSE:KFY ) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 15th of April to $0.48...
Seeking Alpha • Feb 19

Korn Ferry: More Resilient Yet Cheaper Than Peers

Summary Slow hiring and firing is the name of the game in the US and in Europe, with contract workers first to go in widespread cost-cutting programs among corporates. Korn Ferry is doing its own cost-cutting. Employee productivity seems to be up as EBITDA has grown in the face of revenue declines. KFY is less exposed to the European hiring market, where peers have been issuing profit warnings. Yet, KFY trades more cheaply than them. They are a major digital platform too and have a valuable repository to work with, which they have been for digital interviewing and profile making for years. While there is a strong relative case, we are just not interested in the end market as the direction is not clearly accommodative yet and there are easier bets out there. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Feb 13

What Does Korn Ferry's (NYSE:KFY) Share Price Indicate?

Korn Ferry ( NYSE:KFY ), is not the largest company out there, but it saw significant share price movement during...
Analysis Article • Jan 31

Little Excitement Around Korn Ferry's (NYSE:KFY) Earnings

Korn Ferry's ( NYSE:KFY ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 15.2x might make it look like a buy right now compared...
Analysis Article • Jan 03

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Dec 19

Returns At Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Appear To Be Weighed Down

What are the early trends we should look for to identify a stock that could multiply in value over the long term...
Seeking Alpha • Dec 06

Korn Ferry: I Struggle To See Upside Potential From Here

Summary I recommend a hold rating for Korn Ferry due to deteriorating demand and the stock trading at its historical average valuation. KFY's recent financial performance shows mixed results with declining revenue but improved profit margins, driven by cost efficiencies. Demand remains weak across most segments, with notable declines in consulting and digital businesses, and management's guidance indicates continued challenges. Given the current 14x forward P/E and uncertain demand recovery, I see limited upside potential, reinforcing my hold rating. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:KFY - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
4/30/20294,081355N/A6932
4/30/20283,904351N/A6694
4/30/20273,507308N/A5914
7/31/20262,955276319404N/A
4/30/20262,907274324414N/A
1/31/20262,860265288373N/A
10/31/20252,811259273354N/A
7/31/20252,764247280354N/A
4/30/20252,730243302364N/A
1/31/20252,709243316370N/A
10/31/20242,709244272321N/A
7/31/20242,738182281331N/A
4/30/20242,763166229284N/A
1/31/20242,803148214273N/A
10/31/20232,815101236301N/A
7/31/20232,839175232301N/A
4/30/20232,835205274344N/A
1/31/20232,826248302373N/A
10/31/20222,826319378445N/A
7/31/20222,737322373430N/A
4/30/20222,627319452502N/A
1/31/20222,461294378419N/A
10/31/20212,255262266301N/A
7/31/20212,051216204235N/A
4/30/20211,810112220251N/A
1/31/20211,69546203234N/A
10/31/20201,73516215248N/A
7/31/20201,79230214254N/A
4/30/20201,933104N/A236N/A
1/31/20201,983154N/A215N/A
10/31/20191,942179N/A187N/A
7/31/20191,945183N/A214N/A
4/30/20191,926102N/A259N/A
1/31/20191,91193N/A260N/A
10/31/20181,88475N/A243N/A
7/31/20181,83265N/A211N/A
4/30/20181,767132N/A219N/A
1/31/20181,698118N/A152N/A
10/31/20171,632115N/A139N/A
7/31/20171,591109N/A132N/A
4/30/20171,56683N/A106N/A
1/31/20171,55963N/A95N/A
10/31/20161,52223N/A49N/A
7/31/20161,40011N/A19N/A
4/30/20161,29231N/A69N/A
1/31/20161,16450N/A72N/A
10/31/20151,06988N/A86N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: KFY's forecast earnings growth (10.7% per year) is above the savings rate (3.7%).

Earnings vs Market: KFY's earnings (10.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (17.3% per year).

High Growth Earnings: KFY's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: KFY's revenue (11.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (13.5% per year).

High Growth Revenue: KFY's revenue (11.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if KFY's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/11 22:09
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/07/31
Annual Earnings2026/04/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Korn Ferry is covered by 12 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark MarconBaird
Ty GovatosCL King & Associates, Inc.
Kevin McVeighDeutsche Bank