Q1 Earnings Estimate for Korn Ferry Issued By William Blair

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) – Equities researchers at William Blair upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Korn Ferry in a report issued on Monday, November 4th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.25. The consensus estimate for Korn Ferry’s current full-year earnings is $4.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Korn Ferry’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.42 EPS.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 5th. The business services provider reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.06. Korn Ferry had a net margin of 6.68% and a return on equity of 13.73%. The company had revenue of $682.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $663.84 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Korn Ferry Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of KFY opened at $77.95 on Thursday. Korn Ferry has a 12-month low of $47.28 and a 12-month high of $79.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.05 billion, a PE ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $71.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.69.

Institutional Trading of Korn Ferry

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KFY. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Korn Ferry by 112.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Korn Ferry by 97.3% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 890 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Korn Ferry by 28.2% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,392 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in Korn Ferry by 149.1% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,380 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new position in Korn Ferry during the 2nd quarter worth about $101,000. 98.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Korn Ferry news, CFO Robert P. Rozek sold 20,921 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.53, for a total transaction of $1,580,163.13. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 154,535 shares in the company, valued at $11,672,028.55. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In related news, insider Michael Distefano sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.36, for a total transaction of $361,800.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 50,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,687,031.44. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert P. Rozek sold 20,921 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.53, for a total value of $1,580,163.13. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 154,535 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,672,028.55. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 86,201 shares of company stock valued at $6,329,320. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Korn Ferry Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th were paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 19th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.90%. Korn Ferry’s dividend payout ratio is 42.29%.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations.