Korn Ferry (KFY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Korn Ferry (KFY) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $634.0 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $631.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.97% on a YoY basis from $598.3 million in Q1 2025.
Korn Ferry (KFY) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Korn Ferry's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $634.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.97% year-over-year to $634.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.5 billion (up 3.99% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.4 billion, down 6.5% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $634.0 million for Q1 2026 at Korn Ferry, roughly flat from $631.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $689.6 million in Q4 2023 to a low of $558.7 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $622.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $616.4 million in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 35.36% in 2022, then declined 13.8% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $616.1 million in 2022, then rose by 11.94% to $689.6 million in 2023, then fell by 13.8% to $594.5 million in 2024, then advanced by 6.15% to $631.0 million in 2025, then increased by 0.47% to $634.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $634.0 million (Q1 2026), $631.0 million (Q4 2025), and $632.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 634.03 Mn |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 443.00 Mn |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 240.00 Mn |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | 47.48 Mn |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 76.76 Mn |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | 199.30 Mn |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | 87.30 Mn |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | 1.89 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 486.84 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 471.14 Mn |