Korn Ferry (KFY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Korn Ferry (KFY) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 12.55% in Q1 2026, down 7.23% quarter-over-quarter from 13.53% in Q4 2025, and up 99.0% on a YoY basis from 6.31% in Q1 2025.

Korn Ferry (KFY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Korn Ferry's EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.55% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 99.0% year-over-year to 12.55%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 13.07% (up 121.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.54%, up 493.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 12.55% for Q1 2026 at Korn Ferry, down from 13.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 19.09% in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.82% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 11.74% across 5 years, with a median of 11.93% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin slumped 1662 bps in 2023, then jumped 962 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 16.26% in 2022, then sank by 80 bps to 3.2% in 2023, then jumped by 301 bps to 12.83% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 13.53% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 12.55% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 12.55% (Q1 2026), 13.53% (Q4 2025), and 11.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.55%
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 2.84%
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 4.40%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.63%
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn 3.27%
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -2.11%
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 3.63%
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.49%
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.48%
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 22.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 12.55%
Oct 31, 2025 13.53%
Jul 31, 2025 11.66%
Apr 30, 2025 14.53%
Jan 31, 2025 11.56%
Oct 31, 2024 12.83%
Jul 31, 2024 11.14%
Apr 30, 2024 11.93%
Jan 31, 2024 7.37%
Oct 31, 2023 3.20%
Jul 31, 2023 8.04%
Apr 30, 2023 9.83%
Jan 31, 2023 1.82%
Oct 31, 2022 16.26%
Jul 31, 2022 15.87%
Apr 30, 2022 19.09%
Jan 31, 2022 18.44%
Oct 31, 2021 16.13%
Jul 31, 2021 17.22%
Apr 30, 2021 15.54%