Korn Ferry's FY 2026 revenue was $2.94B (+6.4% year over year). Net income was $277.4M.

Guidance: Q4 FY26 fee revenue was $759.8 million (total revenue $768.3 million). For Q1 FY27, Korn Ferry expects fee revenue to range from $725 million to $745 million and diluted earnings per share to range from $1.32 to $1.38.

Insights & Commentary

"In APAC, wage inflation and employee-friendly legislation—while positive—have increased employer costs. Hiring will be slower and more deliberate." — Radhika Papandreou, President of North America / Korn Ferry Institute

"Total company new business grew 2% when you exclude RPO, 4% when you include it." — Robert Rozek, CFO

"Our ending estimated remaining fees under existing contracts grew 10% year-over-year to almost $1.9 billion with growth in every solution." — Robert Rozek, CFO

"Gary Burnison attributed the deceleration [in new business excluding RPO] to geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East, impacting new business levels. However, strong new business trends in the Americas provide a positive outlook." — Gary Burnison, CEO

"The RPO business itself won $137 million of new business in the fourth quarter and 74% of that came from new logos." — Robert Rozek, CFO

"Hopefully, what we've seen in every crisis is opportunity, but we've also seen in every crisis, there's pent-up demand. And so I do believe as the -- hopefully, as the skies clear here and oil starts to flow through the strait, I think you're probably going to see some pent-up demand. It may be 6 months out." — Gary Burnison, CEO

Figures from SEC EDGAR filings for the period ended 2026-04-30. Commentary from public earnings-call transcripts and coverage.