Growth Metrics

Korn Ferry (KFY) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Korn Ferry's quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.2 in Q1 2026, down 10.31% year-on-year from $0.22 in Q1 2025, and down 2.85% quarter-over-quarter from $0.2 in Q4 2025.

Korn Ferry has reported Debt to Equity for 11 years, with the latest figure at $0.2 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 10.31% year-over-year to $0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $0.2 (down 10.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.21, down 7.02% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $0.2, down from $0.2 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.26 in Q1 2022, with the low at $0.2 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.23, with a median of $0.23 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity fell 15.5% in 2022 and slipped 3.61% in 2024.
  • Tracing KFY's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.25 in 2022, then dropped by 4.51% to $0.24 in 2023, then declined by 6.68% to $0.22 in 2024, then decreased by 8.37% to $0.2 in 2025, then retreated by 2.85% to $0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.2 (Q1 2026), $0.2 (Q4 2025), and $0.21 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 0.20
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 10.80
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.56
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 5.51
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 0.78
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn 0.29
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.20
Oct 31, 2025 0.20
Jul 31, 2025 0.21
Apr 30, 2025 0.21
Jan 31, 2025 0.22
Oct 31, 2024 0.22
Jul 31, 2024 0.23
Apr 30, 2024 0.23
Jan 31, 2024 0.23
Oct 31, 2023 0.24
Jul 31, 2023 0.23
Apr 30, 2023 0.24
Jan 31, 2023 0.25
Oct 31, 2022 0.25
Jul 31, 2022 0.25
Apr 30, 2022 0.26
Jan 31, 2022 0.26
Oct 31, 2021 0.27
Jul 31, 2021 0.28
Apr 30, 2021 0.29
Jan 31, 2021 0.30
Oct 31, 2020 0.32
Jul 31, 2020 0.32
Apr 30, 2020 0.32
Jan 31, 2020 0.31
Oct 31, 2019 0.22
Jul 31, 2019 0.18
Apr 30, 2019 0.18
Jan 31, 2019 0.18
Oct 31, 2018 0.19
Jul 31, 2018 0.20
Apr 30, 2018 0.19
Jan 31, 2018 0.20
Oct 31, 2017 0.22
Jul 31, 2017 0.22
Apr 30, 2017 0.24
Jan 31, 2017 0.24
Oct 31, 2016 0.25
Jul 31, 2016 0.26
Apr 30, 2016 0.13
Jan 31, 2016 -2.18