Growth Metrics

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

Korn Ferry's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 12.8% in Q1 2026, up 66.0% year-on-year from 7.71% in Q1 2025, and down 6.63% quarter-over-quarter from 13.71% in Q4 2025.

Korn Ferry has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 12.8% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 66.0% year-over-year to 12.8%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 12.96% (up 48.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.49%, up 453.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 12.8%, down from 13.71% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 16.35% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.33% in Q4 2023.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 11.48%, with a median of 12.69% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin sank 1373 bps in 2023 and soared 1246 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing KFY's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 14.07% in 2022, then plunged by 98 bps to 0.33% in 2023, then jumped by 3721 bps to 12.79% in 2024, then gained by 7 bps to 13.71% in 2025, then slipped by 7 bps to 12.8% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 12.8% (Q1 2026), 13.71% (Q4 2025), and 12.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.80%
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 2.42%
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 10.03%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.34%
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 3.32%
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -1.45%
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 3.44%
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.64%
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -4.82%
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 28.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jul 31, 2021 17.05%
Apr 30, 2021 16.12%
Jan 31, 2021 15.23%
Oct 31, 2020 9.35%
Jul 31, 2020 -11.39%
Apr 30, 2020 -24.04%
Jan 31, 2020 5.77%
Oct 31, 2019 11.94%
Jul 31, 2019 11.99%
Apr 30, 2019 -18.41%
Jan 31, 2019 12.83%
Oct 31, 2018 12.55%
Jul 31, 2018 -11.75%
Apr 30, 2018 -21.12%
Jan 31, 2018 11.99%
Oct 31, 2017 11.80%
Jul 31, 2017 10.37%
Apr 30, 2017 7.26%
Jan 31, 2017 8.47%
Oct 31, 2016 10.68%
Jul 31, 2016 1.52%
Apr 30, 2016 -3.65%
Jan 31, 2016 -6.26%
Oct 31, 2015 9.20%
Jul 31, 2015 12.17%
Apr 30, 2015 -7.98%
Jan 31, 2015 12.72%
Oct 31, 2014 14.02%
Jul 31, 2014 7.95%
Apr 30, 2014 -12.06%
Jan 31, 2014 11.38%
Oct 31, 2013 11.30%
Jul 31, 2013 8.03%
Apr 30, 2013 0.59%
Jan 31, 2013 5.76%
Oct 31, 2012 1.80%
Jul 31, 2012 8.25%
Apr 30, 2012 -12.51%
Jan 31, 2012 9.39%
Oct 31, 2011 11.19%
Jul 31, 2011 11.31%
Apr 30, 2011 -1.87%
Jan 31, 2011 11.82%
Oct 31, 2010 11.56%
Jul 31, 2010 9.69%
Apr 30, 2010 9.31%
Jan 31, 2010 4.96%
Oct 31, 2009 2.32%
Jul 31, 2009 -18.54%