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KornFerry

NYQ:KFY · US5006432000
Professional ServicesLarge

360

73
EV / EBIT81
Price / Owner Earnings42
Owner Earnings Yield81
Dividend Yield89
Price/Sales36
EV / Gross Profit50
Price/Book66
Return on Capital45
Cash Return on Capital51
Return on Equity41
EBIT Margin59
Gross Profitability15
Cash Conversion42
Accruals47
Owner Earnings Margin53
Sales growth57
Profit Growth60
Long-Term EPS Growth30
Owner Earnings Growth76
Reinvestment56
Price momentum78
Debt load75
Refinancing19
Debt Payback100
Liquidity94
Analyst ratings81
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside27
Market mood43
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

KornFerry generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryProfessional Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Employees11,623
Websitekornferry.com
ISINUS5006432000
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
Themes
WorkTechArtificial IntelligenceHRTechCareer PlanningConsultingEducationRecruitingSkill Assessment

Description

Korn Ferry operates as a global consulting company. The company helps unlock the potential in people and unleash transformation across organizations—synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Korn Ferry sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 15.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
100
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2026

All-time low

92

Apr 2024

Average rank

99

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
36
55
56
71
Price/Earnings
59
70
67
85
Price/Book
66
59
57
69
Dividend Yield
89
94
89
80
Value (overall)
74
94
81
76

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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