Growth Metrics

Korn Ferry (KFY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Korn Ferry's quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $211.7 million in Q1 2026, up 7.83% year-on-year from $196.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 110.34% quarter-over-quarter from $100.7 million in Q4 2025.

Korn Ferry has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $211.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 7.83% year-over-year to $211.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $287.9 million (down 8.98% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $301.9 million, up 31.93% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $211.7 million, up from $100.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $263.4 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$290.1 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $80.6 million, with a median of $152.3 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 80.3% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 46.58% in 2022.
  • Tracing KFY's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $112.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 3.33% to $116.7 million in 2023, then dropped by 7.73% to $107.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.52% to $100.7 million in 2025, then surged by 110.34% to $211.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $211.7 million (Q1 2026), $100.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$260.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 211.73 Mn
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn -120.83 Mn
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 123.00 Mn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -135.30 Mn
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn -73.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn -27.81 Mn
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn -7.40 Mn
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn -26.50 Mn
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn -12.61 Mn
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 Mn - 259,000.00

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 211.73 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 211.73 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 100.66 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 100.66 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -259.97 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -259.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 235.52 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 235.52 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 196.35 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 196.35 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 107.69 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 107.69 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -237.68 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -237.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 250.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 250.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 152.25 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 152.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 116.71 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 116.71 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -290.15 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -290.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 234.78 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 234.78 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 174.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 174.32 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 112.95 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 112.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -248.53 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -248.53 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 263.43 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 263.43 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 250.33 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 250.33 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 108.04 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 108.04 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -169.56 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -169.56 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 188.85 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 188.85 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 138.84 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 138.84 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 45.67 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 45.67 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 -153.05 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 -153.05 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 171.51 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 171.51 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 151.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 151.30 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 44.71 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 44.71 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 -172.63 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 -172.63 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 148.05 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 148.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 120.83 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 120.83 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 73.90 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 73.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 -130.66 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 -130.66 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 148.67 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 148.67 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 105.43 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 105.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 42.13 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 42.13 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 -119.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 -119.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 83.93 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 83.93 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 93.05 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 93.05 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 29.86 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 29.86 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 -150.79 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 -150.79 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 77.89 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 77.89 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 49.04 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 49.04 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 11.59 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 11.59 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 -95.68 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 -95.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 82.94 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 82.94 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 65.80 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 65.80 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 33.32 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 33.32 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 -96.64 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 -96.64 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 85.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 85.15 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 62.85 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 62.85 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 25.43 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 25.43 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 -72.51 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 -72.51 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 60.19 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 60.19 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 38.35 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 38.35 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 27.60 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 27.60 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 -77.54 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 -77.54 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 61.90 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 61.90 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 34.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 34.30 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 44.33 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 44.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 -88.19 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 -88.19 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 63.49 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 63.49 Mn
Jan 31, 2011 29.21 Mn
Jan 31, 2011 29.21 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 27.53 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 27.53 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 -52.48 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 -52.48 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 37.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 37.01 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 -3.63 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 -3.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 -3.95 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 -3.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2009 -67.56 Mn
Jul 31, 2009 -67.56 Mn