KFY Korn Ferry margins

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Gross margin

88%

Operating margin

12.9%

EBITDA margin

16.9%

Net margin

9.4%

The Korn Ferry reports a gross margin of 88%, an operating margin of 12.9%, an EBITDA margin of 16.9%, and a net margin of 9.4%. EBITDA margin expanded the most, by 0.8 percentage points, while gross margin contracted the most, by 0.4 percentage points.

KFY margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Korn Ferry's margins averaged 88.3% gross, 10.7% operating, 14.48% EBITDA, and 7.91% net. Currently, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages, while gross margin is below its three-year average.

KFY margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Compared with last year, operating margin expanded by 0.2 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 0.8 percentage points, and net margin by 0.4 percentage points, while gross margin contracted by 0.4 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-0.4pp

Operating margin expansion

0.2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

0.8pp

Net margin expansion

0.4pp

KFY Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Korn Ferry's gross margin stood at 88.3%. The current gross margin stands at 88%, 0.3 percentage points below its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 88.7% in Jan 2025 and lowest at 87.9% in Jan 2024.

KFY Operating margin

Korn Ferry recorded an average operating margin of 10.7% across the last 3 years. Right now, Korn Ferry's current operating margin is 12.9%, which is 2.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Korn Ferry's operating margin reached 13.1% at its highest point in Jan 2026 and 5.8% at its lowest in Oct 2023.

KFY EBITDA margin

Reviewing the last 3 years, Korn Ferry recorded an average EBITDA margin of 14.48%. Korn Ferry's current EBITDA margin is 16.9% and is 2.4 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest EBITDA margin for Korn Ferry was 17.1% in Apr 2026, while the lowest was 8.7% in Oct 2023.

KFY Net margin

Over the last 3 years, Korn Ferry's net margin averaged 7.91%. As of the latest period, Korn Ferry's current net margin is 9.4%, which is 1.5 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, net margin reached a high of 9.4% in Jul 2026 and a low of 3.6% in Oct 2023.

KFY margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 88%, KFY is above the Industrials sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Industrials sector average of 32.7%, Korn Ferry's gross margin is 169% higher.

KFY margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Korn Ferry's gross margin?

The current gross margin for KFY is 88% as of Jul 31, 2026.

What is Korn Ferry's operating margin?

For the period ending Jul 31, 2026, KFY recorded an operating margin of 12.9%.

What is Korn Ferry's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for KFY is 16.9% as of Jul 31, 2026.

What is Korn Ferry's net margin?

The current net margin for KFY is 9.4% as of Jul 31, 2026.

What are the average margins of KFY?

The three-year average margins for KFY were 88.3% gross, 10.7% operating, 14.5% EBITDA, and 7.9% net.

What are the highest historical margins of KFY?

Over this 5-year history, KFY peaked at 95.6% gross in Oct 2021, 17.8% operating in Apr 2022, 19.9% EBITDA in Oct 2021, and 12.3% net in Apr 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of KFY?

Over this 5-year history, Korn Ferry's margins fell as low as 87.9% gross in Jan 2024, 5.8% operating in Oct 2023, 8.7% EBITDA in Oct 2023, and 3.6% net in Oct 2023.