Korn Ferry (KFY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Korn Ferry (KFY) reported EBT Margin of 12.31% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.64 percentage points from 12.95% a year earlier and down 1.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Korn Ferry (KFY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, Korn Ferry's EBT Margin came in at 13.05%, up 0.49 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 13.22%, up 0.73 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of +4.22 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at 12.49% in FY2025 (+4.53 pp), 7.96% in FY2024 (-2.36 pp), 10.33% in FY2023 (-6.05 pp) and 16.38% in FY2022 (+7.38 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.10 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2025 (a gain of 12.46 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 13.73 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 13.39% (Q4 2026), 12.80% (Q3 2026) and 13.71% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 146.43 Bn | 105.71 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 16.83% |
| 2 | Cintas | 86.79 Bn | 85.87 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 22.89% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.63 Bn | 32.82 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 5.96% |
| 4 | APi | 17.31 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 6.12% |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.03 Bn | 15.57 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 17.59% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.80 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 41.42% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.78 Bn | 12.73 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 2.68% |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.60 Bn | 8.29 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 21.16% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Korn Ferry | 3.67 Bn | -55.36 Mn | 681.29 Mn | 12.31% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12.31% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 13.39% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.80% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.71% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 12.95% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 12.35% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 12.14% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 12.79% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 12.69% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 12.27% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 10.16% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.33% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 9.11% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.95% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 14.07% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.90% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.25% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 16.35% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.93% |
Korn Ferry EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=KFY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "KFY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=KFY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();