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

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DateValue
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