Korn Ferry (KFY) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Korn Ferry (KFY) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.82% in Q1 2026, up 2.83% quarter-over-quarter from 12.47% in Q4 2025, and up 108.0% on a YoY basis from 6.16% in Q1 2025.

Korn Ferry (KFY) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Korn Ferry's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.82% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 108.0% year-over-year to 12.82%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 12.82% (up 108.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.31%, up 440.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 12.82% for Q1 2026 at Korn Ferry, up from 12.47% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.03% in Q4 2022 to a low of 6.4% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.61% across 5 years, with a median of 12.37% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 1329 bps in 2022, then plunged 1363 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.03% in 2022, then tumbled by 68 bps to 6.4% in 2023, then jumped by 67 bps to 10.72% in 2024, then gained by 16 bps to 12.47% in 2025, then climbed by 3 bps to 12.82% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.82% (Q1 2026), 12.47% (Q4 2025), and 11.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Korn Ferry 3.69 Bn 2.72 Bn 724.93 Mn 12.82%
2 Robert Half 3.13 Bn 2.85 Bn 479.91 Mn 4.93%
3 Trinet 2.12 Bn 660.05 Mn 1.16 Bn 81.52%
4 ManpowerGroup 1.56 Bn 1.34 Bn 723.00 Mn 0.46%
5 Insperity 1.38 Bn 825.54 Mn 302.00 Mn -2.62%
6 Barrett Business Services 828.03 Mn 736.15 Mn 43.19 Mn 18.92%
7 Kforce 777.11 Mn 775.77 Mn 90.07 Mn 19.89%
8 Kelly Services 391.13 Mn 365.53 Mn 196.40 Mn -5.98%
9 TrueBlue 205.89 Mn 181.76 Mn 79.02 Mn -10.37%
10 HireQuest 172.03 Mn 171.01 Mn - 1.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 12.82%
Oct 31, 2025 12.47%
Jul 31, 2025 11.52%
Apr 30, 2025 12.37%
Jan 31, 2025 11.74%
Oct 31, 2024 10.72%
Jul 31, 2024 7.99%
Apr 30, 2024 7.94%
Jan 31, 2024 7.72%
Oct 31, 2023 6.40%
Jul 31, 2023 9.38%
Apr 30, 2023 12.58%
Jan 31, 2023 15.44%
Oct 31, 2022 20.03%
Jul 31, 2022 18.14%
Apr 30, 2022 19.46%
Jan 31, 2022 17.58%
Oct 31, 2021 15.28%
Jul 31, 2021 12.45%
Apr 30, 2021 7.05%