Korn Ferry KFY
NYSE KFY
$81.15 -0.89 (-1.08%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Korn Ferry (KFY) posted Operating Margin of 13.21% for Q2 2026, up 5.27% on a QoQ basis from 12.55% in Q1 2026, and down 131.0% year-over-year from 42.63% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Korn Ferry has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.21% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 131.0% year-over-year to 13.21% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 12.75%, a 21.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 12.75%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 13.21% for Q2 2026 at Korn Ferry, up from 12.55% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 19.09% in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.82% in Q1 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 11.83%, with a median of 12.24% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin sank 1662 bps in 2023, then surged 962 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 16.26% in 2022, then plunged by 80 bps to 3.2% in 2023, then surged by 301 bps to 12.83% in 2024, then increased by 5 bps to 13.53% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 13.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 13.21% (Q2 2026), 12.55% (Q1 2026), and 13.53% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Accenture 107.93 Bn 97.76 Bn 6.13 Bn 16.96%
2 UL Solutions 14.72 Bn 14.29 Bn 417.00 Mn 18.38%
3 Gartner 11.25 Bn 9.76 Bn 1.19 Bn 22.59%
4 Tetra Tech 9.17 Bn 8.94 Bn 243.21 Mn 12.07%
5 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding 8.68 Bn 8.14 Bn 1.46 Bn 9.96%
6 Genpact 5.90 Bn 5.38 Bn 490.34 Mn 14.36%
7 Fti Consulting 4.32 Bn 4.15 Bn 316.27 Mn 8.56%
8 Korn Ferry 4.16 Bn 3.02 Bn 685.99 Mn 13.21%
9 Grand Canyon Education 3.92 Bn 3.65 Bn 204.08 Mn 22.02%
10 Exponent 3.28 Bn 3.21 Bn 158.75 Mn 16.33%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 13.21%
Jan 31, 2026 12.55%
Oct 31, 2025 13.53%
Jul 31, 2025 11.66%
Apr 30, 2025 14.53%
Jan 31, 2025 11.56%
Oct 31, 2024 12.83%
Jul 31, 2024 11.14%
Apr 30, 2024 11.93%
Jan 31, 2024 7.37%
Oct 31, 2023 3.20%
Jul 31, 2023 8.04%
Apr 30, 2023 9.83%
Jan 31, 2023 1.82%
Oct 31, 2022 16.26%
Jul 31, 2022 15.87%
Apr 30, 2022 19.09%
Jan 31, 2022 18.44%
Oct 31, 2021 16.13%
Jul 31, 2021 17.22%