Korn Ferry (KFY) Stock

Korn Ferry (KFY) is a Technology stock trading at $85.07 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $4.33B and a trailing P/E of 16.4. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Korn Ferry and its subsidiaries provide organizational consulting and related talent solutions worldwide, operating across Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and RPO & Professional Search. Services include executive recruitment, organizational strategy and assessment, and talent development and rewards, serving public and private organizations, including governments and non-profits.

Understand Korn Ferry: how it makes money

Korn Ferry provides organizational consulting services, including executive search, leadership and professional development, and recruitment process outsourcing, and it earns fee revenue for these client engagements.

The profit engine is converting existing client commitments, reflected in Estimated Remaining Fees Under Existing Contracts, into delivered fee work across its search, consulting, and outsourcing services.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Consulting$0.2B
Digital$0.1B
Exec Search$0.2B
RPO & Prof Search$0.1B

Business quality (Mixed): Korn Ferry has meaningful contract visibility (Estimated Remaining Fees Under Existing Contracts) and generates fee revenue across multiple service lines, but outcomes depend on converting those commitments into realized work and maintaining new business momentum.

Valuation: Trades at 14× trailing earnings · $4B market cap.

Bull case

  • Contract visibility: Estimated Remaining Fees Under Existing Contracts is shown at 1.67B, indicating a sizable amount of future work under existing commitments.
  • Diversified service mix: Fee revenue is spread across multiple segments, including Executive Search, Consulting, Digital, and RPO and Professional Search.

Bear case

  • Fee-based revenue execution risk: Because results are tied to fee revenue from client engagements, variability in delivery and timing can affect how much of remaining contractual value becomes recognized revenue.
  • Near-term mix sensitivity across offerings: The company reports multiple fee revenue categories by service type, so unfavorable shifts in the mix of work (for example, between consulting, executive search, digital, and RPO) could change revenue patterns.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$85.07
Market Cap$4.33B
P/E Ratio16.4
EV / EBITDA8.1
Price / Book2.19
Price / Sales1.52
FCF Yield-6.9%
DCF Value (model)$102.26
DCF Upside vs Price20.2%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$2.94B
Net Margin9.4%
Revenue Growth (YoY)6.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)13.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)7.4%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score3.15 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E16.4
Sector P/E (Technology)33.9
Industry P/E (Business Services)29.9
vs Sector-51.7%
vs Industry-45.2%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($492.15M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorTechnology
IndustryBusiness Services
CEOGary D. Burnison
Employees9,076
CountryUS
IPO Date1999-02-11

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.