Korn Ferry (KFY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Korn Ferry (KFY) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.84% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.32 percentage points from 11.52% a year earlier but down 0.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Korn Ferry (KFY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Korn Ferry's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 12.57%, up 0.27 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +5.33 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Korn Ferry's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.31% in FY2025 (+4.40 pp), 7.91% in FY2024 (-4.53 pp), 12.44% in FY2023 (-8.21 pp) and 20.65% in FY2022 (+13.41 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 6.40% in fiscal Q2 2024 to a high of 20.03% in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 13.29 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a drop of 13.63 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 12.39% (Q4 2026), 12.82% (Q3 2026) and 12.47% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 166.50 Bn | 126.90 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Cintas | 89.53 Bn | 88.62 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 34.24% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.72 Bn | 32.24 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.54% |
| 4 | APi | 17.05 Bn | 14.09 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 8.75% |
| 5 | Rollins | 16.64 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 30.79% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 14.83 Bn | 13.61 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 25.89% |
| 7 | Gartner | 14.54 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 29.65% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.86 Bn | 11.87 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 7.98% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 11.50 Bn | 5.01 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Korn Ferry | 3.98 Bn | 254.77 Mn | 681.29 Mn | 11.84% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 11.84% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 12.39% |
| 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% |
API Access
Korn Ferry Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KFY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KFY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();