# Korn Ferry (KFY) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $85.35, market value $4.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.4×** (5-yr avg 12.8×, 3-yr avg 14.4×). Korn Ferry trades at 16.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 12.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 13.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.00**. A PEG of 1.00 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.5×.
- **Price / book: 2.2×**. The shares trade at 2.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.8×**. Enterprise value is 7.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.4%** (5-yr avg 10.7%). Free cash flow equals 7.4% of the market value, below its five-year average of 10.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 12.8%**. 12.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 9.4%**. 9.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.1%**. 14.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 23.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 23.2%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 6.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.4%** (3-yr 0.9%/yr, 5-yr 10.1%/yr). Revenue grew 6.4% over the last year, against 10.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 13.5%** (3-yr 9.7%/yr, 5-yr 20.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 13.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 5.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 5.8% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.20**. Debt is 0.20 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Korn Ferry holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.97**. A Z-score of 2.97 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.58%** ($1.99 per share, trailing). Korn Ferry yields 2.58%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 38%** (32% of free cash flow). 38% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 36.9%/yr** (1-yr 33.3%). The dividend has compounded at 36.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Korn Ferry; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $86.00 (+1% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 19.3%** (YTD 31.4%, 3-mo 19.0%). The shares are up 19.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.5%** (44.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.35** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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