Growth Metrics

Korn Ferry (KFY) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Korn Ferry has reported Operating Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 12.55% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Margin at 12.55% for Q1 2026, up 99.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 13.07% (up 121.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 12.54%, up 493.0%.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 12.55% at Korn Ferry, down from 13.53% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for KFY hit a ceiling of 19.09% in Q2 2022 and a floor of 1.82% in Q1 2023.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 11.93% (2024), compared with a mean of 11.74%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: crashed -1662bps in 2023 and later soared 962bps in 2024.
  • Korn Ferry's Operating Margin stood at 16.26% in 2022, then tumbled by -80bps to 3.2% in 2023, then surged by 301bps to 12.83% in 2024, then increased by 5bps to 13.53% in 2025, then dropped by -7bps to 12.55% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Margin were 12.55% (Q1 2026), 13.53% (Q4 2025), and 11.66% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.