Growth Metrics

Korn Ferry (KFY) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)

Korn Ferry's quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.12 in Q1 2026, up 20.15% year-on-year from 0.1 in Q1 2025, and down 52.67% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25 in Q4 2025.

Korn Ferry has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.12 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 20.15% year-over-year to 0.12; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 60.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.01, down 48.78% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.12, down from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.25 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.24 in Q2 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.01, with a median of 0.02 recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 222.56% in 2022 and jumped 21760.83% in 2023.
  • Tracing KFY's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.05 in 2022, then dropped by 14.44% to 0.06 in 2023, then soared by 420.22% to 0.18 in 2024, then soared by 38.17% to 0.25 in 2025, then sank by 52.67% to 0.12 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.12 (Q1 2026), 0.25 (Q4 2025), and 0.1 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 0.12
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -0.51
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 0.11
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -0.32
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -0.07
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -0.92
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.10
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 3.24

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.12
Oct 31, 2025 0.25
Jul 31, 2025 -0.10
Apr 30, 2025 -0.24
Jan 31, 2025 0.10
Oct 31, 2024 0.18
Jul 31, 2024 -0.08
Jan 31, 2024 0.01
Oct 31, 2023 -0.06
Jul 31, 2023 -0.03
Apr 30, 2023 0.12
Jan 31, 2023 0.01
Oct 31, 2022 -0.05
Jul 31, 2022 -0.04
Apr 30, 2022 0.00
Jan 31, 2022 -0.05
Oct 31, 2021 0.06
Jul 31, 2021 -0.04
Apr 30, 2021 -0.08
Jan 31, 2021 0.04
Oct 31, 2020 0.12
Jul 31, 2020 -0.04
Apr 30, 2020 0.12
Jan 31, 2020 -0.06
Oct 31, 2019 0.13
Jul 31, 2019 -0.04
Jan 31, 2019 0.01
Oct 31, 2018 -0.07
Jul 31, 2018 -0.05
Apr 30, 2018 0.14
Jan 31, 2018 -0.09
Oct 31, 2017 0.14
Jul 31, 2017 -0.05
Apr 30, 2017 0.26
Jan 31, 2017 -0.11
Oct 31, 2016 0.20
Jul 31, 2016 -0.04
Apr 30, 2016 0.07
Jan 31, 2016 0.12
Oct 31, 2015 0.45
Jul 31, 2015 -0.05
Apr 30, 2011 0.00