Korn Ferry KFY
NYSE KFY
$72.97 -0.03 (-0.04%)
As of: Oct 21, 2026 · 9:50 AM EDT

Korn Ferry (KFY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Updated

Korn Ferry (KFY) posted Operating Expenses of $671.24 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.2% from $632.1 million a year earlier and up 0.7% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Korn Ferry (KFY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Operating Expenses at Korn Ferry was $2.6 billion, up 6.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $2.56 billion, up 6.2% from FY2025.

  • Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
  • In prior fiscal years, Korn Ferry's Operating Expenses was $2.41 billion in FY2025 (-6.5%), $2.58 billion in FY2024 (+1.4%), $2.55 billion in FY2023 (+17.2%) and $2.17 billion in FY2022 (+30.6%).
  • The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since fiscal Q2 2024.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with growth of 38.5%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 13.8%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $666.73 million (Q4 2026), $634.03 million (Q3 2026) and $631.05 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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1 Accenture 147.06 Bn 106.34 Bn 6.13 Bn 15.54 Bn
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4 APi 17.51 Bn 14.55 Bn 703.00 Mn 528.00 Mn
5 Rollins 16.10 Bn 15.64 Bn 569.95 Mn 877.22 Mn
6 UL Solutions 15.07 Bn 13.83 Bn 417.00 Mn 267.00 Mn
7 Aramark 14.78 Bn 12.73 Bn 430.34 Mn 4.84 Bn
8 Gartner 14.61 Bn 8.30 Bn 1.19 Bn 1.30 Bn
9 Rentokil Initial 10.70 Bn 4.21 Bn - -
10 Korn Ferry 3.67 Bn -54.25 Mn 681.29 Mn 671.24 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 671.24 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 666.73 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 634.03 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 631.05 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 632.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 615.26 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 598.31 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 594.48 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 606.71 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 616.45 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 627.01 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 689.63 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 649.49 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 665.54 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 674.33 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 616.07 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 591.55 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 588.25 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 558.67 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 539.62 Mn
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