Korn Ferry stockholders approved the amended and restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan on September 24, 2026, increasing available stock-award shares by 1,400,000 and extending the plan to September 24, 2036; they also elected nine director nominees.
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Q1 FY27 earnings call · Sep 9, 2026TL;DR. Korn Ferry delivered Q1 FY27 fee revenue of $756.5M (up 7% YoY) marking a sixth consecutive quarter of growth, with adjusted EBITDA up 7% to $128.2M and adjusted diluted EPS up 9% to $1.43; the company also closed the AMS acquisition and is guiding Q2 FY27 fee revenue to $860–$878M including two months of AMS contribution.
- + Q1 fee revenue grew 7% YoY to $756.5M, the sixth consecutive quarter of top-line growth.
- + Estimated remaining fees under existing contracts grew 14% YoY to $1.9B, and consolidated new business grew 12% YoY.
- + Americas fee revenue grew 9% YoY to $442.1M with Americas adjusted EBITDA margin expanding 140bps to 26.3%.
- + Q2 FY27 fee revenue guided to $860–$878M, including two months of AMS contribution.
- − Net income margin contracted to 9.1% in Q1 FY27 from 9.4% in Q1 FY26, with G&A expense rising to $80.2M from $63.9M.
- − Management flagged Middle East conflict and macro/rate uncertainty as headwinds pressuring EMEA results.
- − Q2 FY27 guidance implies adjusted diluted EPS of $1.30–$1.40, which is below the Q1 FY27 reported adjusted diluted EPS of $1.43.
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted basic earnings per share non-GAAP | $1.46 | Three Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted diluted earnings per share non-GAAP | $1.43 | Three Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $128.2M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net income 69.5M
+530K Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
+24.65M Income tax provision
+4.34M Interest expense, net
+22.2M Depreciation and amortization
+7.55M Integration/acquisition costs
= Adjusted EBITDA 128.24M
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| Adjusted EBITDA - Americas non-GAAP | $116.4M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA - APAC non-GAAP | $19.2M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA - EMEA non-GAAP | $37.3M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 17% | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin - Americas non-GAAP | 26.3% | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin - EMEA non-GAAP | 16.4% | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry non-GAAP | $74.6M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Ending number of fee earners | 1,811 | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Ending number of fee earners - Americas | 971 | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Ending number of fee earners - APAC | 284 | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Ending number of fee earners - EMEA | 556 | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Estimated remaining fees under existing contracts | $1.92B | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Estimated remaining fees under existing contracts - Americas | $1.04B | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Estimated remaining fees under existing contracts - APAC | $226M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Estimated remaining fees under existing contracts - EMEA | $646.9M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Fee earner new business productivity | 1.84M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Fee earner new business productivity - Americas | 1.92M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Fee earner new business productivity - APAC | 1.62M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Fee earner new business productivity - EMEA | 1.79M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| New business | $832.3M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| New business - Americas | $465.7M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| New business - APAC | $114.9M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| New business - EMEA | $251.7M | Q1 FY'27 | — |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 128.24M | Three Months Ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA, as a percentage of fee revenue non-GAAP | 17.1% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Assignments with clients served in the prior three years | 82% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Average bill rates | $145 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Consulting - Consultants and execution staff at year-end | 1,522 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Consulting - Number of clients | 4,300 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Consulting Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 118.41M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Consulting Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 17.1% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Cross-solution referrals as percentage of consolidated fee revenue | 27% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Digital - Number of clients | 7,600 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Digital - Subscription/license revenue | $148.6M | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Digital Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 113.13M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Digital Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 31.1% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search - Average number of consultants | 563 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search - Number of engagement clients | 3,700 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search - Number of new engagements | 6,500 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search Asia Pacific Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 21.48M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search Asia Pacific Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 22% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search EMEA Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 36.57M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search EMEA Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 17% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search Latin America Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 5.6M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search Latin America Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 20% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search North America Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 173.7M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive Search North America Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 29.8% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Executive searches for board level, CEO and other senior executive and general management positi | 80% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Fee revenues from clients utilizing multiple solutions | 75% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Marquee and Diamond accounts | 350 | fiscal year-end 2026 filing | — |
| Marquee and Diamond Accounts fee revenue as percentage of consolidated fee revenue | 40% | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Number of countries | 51 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Number of offices | 98 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Professional Search & Interim Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 121.16M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Professional Search & Interim Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 21.6% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Professional Search - Fee revenue per consultant | $741K | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Professional Search - Number of clients | 3,100 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| RPO - New business | $543.9M | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| RPO - Number of enterprise clients | 250 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| RPO Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 57.66M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| RPO Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 15.7% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Total employees | 8,965 | fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Total Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | 237.35M | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Total Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP | 25.7% | Year Ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
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Versus peers
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$4.12B | +14.4% | +12.2% | 14.3 | 3.0% |
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$2.17B | +56.7% | +0.6% | 18.3 | 9.0% |
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At a glance
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Korn Ferry stockholders approved the amended and restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan on September 24, 2026, increasing available stock-award shares by 1,400,000 and extending the plan to September 24, 2036; they also elected nine director nominees.
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFY | +0.2% | +3.5% | +10.9% | -1.3% | +14.4% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | -2.4% | +4.6% | +10.4% | -1.1% | +3.8% |
Capital returns
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