Growth Metrics

Korn Ferry (KFY) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Korn Ferry has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 0.13% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 0.13% for Q1 2026, up 1.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.13% (up 1.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.12%, up 4.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.13% at Korn Ferry, up from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for KFY hit a ceiling of 0.2% in Q4 2022 and a floor of 0.06% in Q4 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 0.12% (2025), compared with a mean of 0.13%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: grew 13bps in 2022 and later dropped -14bps in 2023.
  • Korn Ferry's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.2% in 2022, then tumbled by -68bps to 0.06% in 2023, then surged by 67bps to 0.11% in 2024, then grew by 16bps to 0.12% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 0.13% (Q1 2026), 0.12% (Q4 2025), and 0.12% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.