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

Korn Ferry (KFY) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.12 in Q1 2026, down 52.67% quarter-over-quarter from 0.25 in Q4 2025, and up 20.15% on a YoY basis from 0.1 in Q1 2025.

Korn Ferry (KFY) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Korn Ferry's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.12 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 20.15% year-over-year to 0.12; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 60.93% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.01, down 48.78% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.12 for Q1 2026 at Korn Ferry, down from 0.25 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.25 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.24 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.01 across 5 years, with a median of 0.02 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 222.56% in 2022, then surged 21760.83% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.05 in 2022, then slipped by 14.44% to 0.06 in 2023, then surged by 420.22% to 0.18 in 2024, then surged by 38.17% to 0.25 in 2025, then slumped 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 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 0.12
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn -0.51
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 0.11
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn -
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn -0.32
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn -0.07
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn -0.92
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -0.10
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 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