Growth Metrics

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

Korn Ferry's quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $634.0 million in Q1 2026, up 5.97% year-on-year from $598.3 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $631.0 million in Q4 2025.

Korn Ferry has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $634.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.97% year-over-year to $634.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.5 billion (up 3.99% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.4 billion, down 6.5% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $634.0 million, roughly flat from $631.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $689.6 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $558.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $622.9 million, with a median of $616.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 35.36% in 2022 and retreated 13.8% in 2024.
  • Tracing KFY's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $616.1 million in 2022, then gained by 11.94% to $689.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 13.8% to $594.5 million in 2024, then climbed by 6.15% to $631.0 million in 2025, then rose 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 3.61 Bn 2.64 Bn 724.93 Mn 634.03 Mn
2 Robert Half 2.93 Bn 2.65 Bn 479.91 Mn 443.00 Mn
3 Trinet 2.15 Bn 684.96 Mn 1.16 Bn 1.10 Bn
4 ManpowerGroup 1.48 Bn 1.25 Bn 723.00 Mn -
5 Insperity 1.31 Bn 754.86 Mn 302.00 Mn 240.00 Mn
6 Barrett Business Services 814.51 Mn 722.64 Mn 43.19 Mn 47.48 Mn
7 Kforce 805.03 Mn 803.69 Mn 90.07 Mn 76.76 Mn
8 Kelly Services 399.73 Mn 374.13 Mn 196.40 Mn 199.30 Mn
9 TrueBlue 187.20 Mn 163.07 Mn 79.02 Mn 87.30 Mn
10 HireQuest 182.43 Mn 181.41 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
Jan 31, 2021 412.73 Mn
Oct 31, 2020 389.62 Mn
Jul 31, 2020 390.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2020 426.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2020 496.38 Mn
Oct 31, 2019 442.31 Mn
Jul 31, 2019 435.86 Mn
Apr 30, 2019 440.26 Mn
Jan 31, 2019 423.49 Mn
Oct 31, 2018 435.81 Mn
Jul 31, 2018 533.48 Mn
Apr 30, 2018 424.17 Mn
Jan 31, 2018 410.92 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 403.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2017 372.98 Mn
Apr 30, 2017 380.91 Mn
Jan 31, 2017 363.65 Mn
Oct 31, 2016 368.41 Mn
Jul 31, 2016 388.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2016 412.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2016 372.95 Mn
Oct 31, 2015 262.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2015 246.43 Mn
Apr 30, 2015 254.06 Mn
Jan 31, 2015 225.94 Mn
Oct 31, 2014 230.30 Mn
Jul 31, 2014 241.73 Mn
Apr 30, 2014 236.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2014 223.64 Mn
Oct 31, 2013 223.07 Mn
Jul 31, 2013 220.93 Mn
Apr 30, 2013 223.22 Mn
Jan 31, 2013 201.57 Mn
Oct 31, 2012 202.03 Mn
Jul 31, 2012 179.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2012 192.21 Mn
Jan 31, 2012 178.46 Mn
Oct 31, 2011 184.58 Mn
Jul 31, 2011 188.65 Mn
Apr 30, 2011 179.53 Mn
Jan 31, 2011 173.62 Mn
Oct 31, 2010 173.43 Mn
Jul 31, 2010 163.89 Mn
Apr 30, 2010 163.28 Mn
Jan 31, 2010 146.52 Mn
Oct 31, 2009 144.34 Mn
Jul 31, 2009 148.24 Mn