Korn Ferry (KFY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Korn Ferry (KFY) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 28.76% in Q1 2026, up 8.03% quarter-over-quarter from 26.63% in Q4 2025, and up 101.0% on a YoY basis from 14.31% in Q1 2025.
Korn Ferry (KFY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Korn Ferry's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.76% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 101.0% year-over-year to 28.76%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 27.36% (up 93.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 27.21%, up 471.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 28.76% for Q1 2026 at Korn Ferry, up from 26.63% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 98.16% in Q4 2023 to a low of 13.12% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 30.77% across 5 years, with a median of 27.3% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate jumped 7023 bps in 2023, then slumped 6962 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 27.92% in 2022, then soared by 252 bps to 98.16% in 2023, then slumped by 71 bps to 28.54% in 2024, then decreased by 7 bps to 26.63% in 2025, then advanced by 8 bps to 28.76% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 28.76% (Q1 2026), 26.63% (Q4 2025), and 27.3% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korn Ferry | 3.69 Bn | 2.72 Bn | 724.93 Mn | 28.76 |
| 2 | Robert Half | 3.13 Bn | 2.85 Bn | 479.91 Mn | 56.14 |
| 3 | Trinet | 2.12 Bn | 660.05 Mn | 1.16 Bn | 27.64 |
| 4 | ManpowerGroup | 1.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 723.00 Mn | 83.77 |
| 5 | Insperity | 1.38 Bn | 825.54 Mn | 302.00 Mn | 47.62 |
| 6 | Barrett Business Services | 828.03 Mn | 736.15 Mn | 43.19 Mn | -233.55 |
| 7 | Kforce | 777.11 Mn | 775.77 Mn | 90.07 Mn | 30.20 |
| 8 | Kelly Services | 391.13 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 196.40 Mn | 11.94 |
| 9 | TrueBlue | 205.89 Mn | 181.76 Mn | 79.02 Mn | -3.00 |
| 10 | HireQuest | 172.03 Mn | 171.01 Mn | - | 14.40 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 28.76% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 28.76% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 26.63% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 26.63% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 27.30% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 27.30% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 26.80% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 26.80% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 27.75% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 27.75% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 28.54% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 28.54% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 25.86% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 25.86% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 23.61% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 23.61% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 13.12% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 13.12% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 98.16% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 98.16% |