IT vs TTEK vs KFY Stock Comparison

Gartner, Tetra Tech and Korn Ferry Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IT Gartner Inc
$219.15 +17.9% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.89B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
3 wins
TTEK Tetra Tech Inc
$36.78 +8.5% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.80B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Consulting Industrials
2 wins
KFY Korn Ferry
$75.23 +5.5% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.80B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Korn Ferry leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Korn Ferry 7, Gartner 3, Tetra Tech 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTTEKKFYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.89B $9.80B $3.80B IT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 22.5x 13.6x KFY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 22.4x 13.8x KFY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% -7.6% +6.9% KFY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 8.6% 9.4% IT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 28.6% 16.7% 11.7% IT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.9x -0.9x KFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% KFY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.3% +12.9% +7.0% TTEK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +0.9%/yr -0.5%/yr TTEK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.6% 37.0% 30.1% KFY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 67/100 76/100 KFY

Percentile Scorecard

ITTTEKKFY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisITTTEKKFY
Valuation 65 #40 of 113 46 #61 of 113 88 #15 of 113
Growth 30 #68 of 96 80 #20 of 96 59 #40 of 96
Profitability 93 #7 of 92 78 #21 of 92 76 #23 of 92
Financial Health 44 #71 of 125 66 #43 of 125 83 #22 of 125
Shareholder Returns 99 #2 of 67 64 #25 of 67 74 #18 of 67
Overall 66 67 76
  • IT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TTEK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • KFY ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodITTTEKKFYSPY
1 month +17.9%+8.5%+5.5% +0.9%
3 months +32.2%+8.9%-11.1% +5.9%
6 months +45.9%+15.4%+13.4% +8.5%
Year to date -13.1%+9.7%+14.0% +13.3%
1 year -13.3%+12.9%+7.0% +12.4%
3 years -32.7%+27.0%+67.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -12.4%+8.3%+18.7% +23.5%
5 years -34.0%+4.7%-2.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.0%+0.9%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years +157.3%+378.9%+273.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.9%+17.0%+14.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureITTTEKKFYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.6%37.0%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%36.0%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.320.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.350.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.2%-48.2%-46.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-13.7%-12.8% -0.9%
52-week high $254.59$42.61$86.28 $779.14
52-week low $125.73$26.18$59.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleITTTEKKFY
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 21.5x 21.8xmedian 21.5x 13.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.9x 14.9xmedian 11.9x 7.0xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 13.9x 17.2xmedian 13.9x 12.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median -82.7xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 97.83median 0.92 1.54median 0.92 0.85median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsITTTEKKFY
Revenue $6.46B $5.07B $2.99B
Gross profit $4.50B $951.81M $2.66B
Operating income $1.12B $611.75M $384.68M
Net income $775.35M $436.70M $282.88M
Free cash flow $1.29B $547.33M $318.71M
EPS (diluted) $11.65 $1.68 $5.45
Cash & equivalents $1.49B $230.84M $800.85M
Total debt $2.98B $801.06M $398.78M
Shares (diluted) 66.58M 259.78M 51.35M
Enterprise value $8.58B $8.91B $72.53M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricITTTEKKFY
P/E 18.8x 21.8x 13.5x
P/FCF 10.7x 17.2x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 16.6x 9.5x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 1.3x
P/B -82.7x 5.1x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -30.0x 5.4x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 14.9x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 16.3x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF 11.9x 18.2x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 17.6x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 97.83 1.54 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTTEKKFY
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% -7.6% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 6.8% 1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 2.1% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 12.5% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% 65.1% 8.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 21.0% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.7% 101.9% 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 13.0% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.8% 105.7% 14.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 14.1% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 22.7% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 22.8% 10.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% 23.5% 14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 24.0% 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTTEKKFY
Gross margin 69.6% 18.8% 89.1%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 13.2% 16.2%
Operating margin 17.3% 12.1% 12.9%
Pretax margin 15.9% 11.7% 13.1%
Net margin 12.0% 8.6% 9.4%
FCF margin 19.9% 10.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.4% 11.2% 13.5%
Return on equity – 23.5% 14.2%
Return on assets 10.4% 10.0% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 28.6% 16.7% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 29.7% 20.1% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.7% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTTEKKFY
Debt / assets 41.4% 18.3% 10.4%
Debt / equity -17.8x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.9x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 1.5x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 102.3% 57.8% 47.6%
Equity / assets -2.3% 42.2% 52.4%
Interest coverage 7.8x 15.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.87 4.53 3.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTTEKKFY
Dividend yield – 0.7% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 18.9% 2.7% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 18.9% 3.4% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.9% 38.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 12.7% 34.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.5% 20.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 47.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusITTTEKKFY
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 22.4xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.20FY2026 $1.64FY2026 $5.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% 0.0% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.72BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -7.3% +22.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTTEKKFY
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.8% 99.9%
Institutions holding 650 547 362
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +4.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 281 260 215
Institutions selling 291 210 96
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.24 2.24

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ITTTEKKFY
IT 1.00 0.29 0.50
TTEK 0.29 1.00 0.43
KFY 0.50 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IT, TTEK and KFY?

Gartner (IT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gartner (IT) $14.89B, Tetra Tech (TTEK) $9.80B, Korn Ferry (KFY) $3.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, IT, TTEK and KFY?

Korn Ferry (KFY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gartner (IT) 19.2x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.5x, Korn Ferry (KFY) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Korn Ferry (KFY) is cheapest (Gartner (IT) 14.4x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.4x, Korn Ferry (KFY) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Korn Ferry (KFY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gartner (IT) +0.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) -7.6%, Korn Ferry (KFY) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gartner (IT) has the highest net margin (Gartner (IT) 12.0%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 8.6%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Gartner (IT) leads (Gartner (IT) 28.6%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 16.7%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tetra Tech (TTEK) returned the most: Gartner (IT) -13.3%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +12.9%, Korn Ferry (KFY) +7.0%. Over five years, Tetra Tech (TTEK) compounded fastest (Gartner (IT) -8.0%/yr, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +0.9%/yr, Korn Ferry (KFY) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Korn Ferry (KFY) has the highest dividend yield: Gartner (IT) 0.00%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 0.01%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 0.03%. Gartner (IT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Korn Ferry (KFY) has been the steadiest (Gartner (IT) 57.6%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 37.0%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IT, TTEK and KFY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Korn Ferry (KFY) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.