Korn Ferry (KFY) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Korn Ferry's (KFY) Payout Ratio stood at 0.39 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 7.9% from 0.36 a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Korn Ferry (KFY) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Korn Ferry's Payout Ratio came in at 0.38, up 11.0% from FY2025.
- Annual Payout Ratio has increased for four straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.34 in FY2025 (+5.7%), 0.32 in FY2024 (+104.3%), 0.16 in FY2023 (+91.7%) and 0.08 in FY2022 (-58.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 270.3% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 93.4% in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.38 (Q4 2026), 0.38 (Q3 2026) and 0.37 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 147.80 Bn | 107.08 Bn | 6.13 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.17 Bn | 87.25 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 34.25 Bn | 33.44 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 17.39 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 703.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.15 Bn | 15.70 Bn | 569.95 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.99 Bn | 13.75 Bn | 417.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.70 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 430.34 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 14.61 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.62 Bn | 4.14 Bn | - |
| 10 | Korn Ferry | 3.68 Bn | -47.31 Mn | 681.29 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.39 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.08 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.09 |
API Access
Korn Ferry Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=KFY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "KFY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=KFY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();