KORN FERRY
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $3.69B
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.6
- Dividend yield
- 2.77%
About Korn Ferry
Services-Employment Agencies, SIC 7361
Korn Ferry is an organizational consulting firm that provides human resources, leadership, and talent management solutions. The company operates through five key areas: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, Professional Search and Interim, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. Its service offerings include organizational design, talent acquisition, leadership coaching, rewards and pay transparency structuring, executive search, and digital workforce analytics delivered via its proprietary talent platform. Korn Ferry serves boards of directors, senior executives, and enterprise clients across diverse industries in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
The firm operates globally across four primary geographic regions, consisting of North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. As of April 30, 2026, Korn Ferry maintains 98 offices across 51 countries and employs 8,965 full-time personnel worldwide. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Summary of the business section of Korn Ferry's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- KORN FERRY
- Founded
- 1969
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Address
- 1900 Avenue Of The Stars, Ste. 1225 90067
- Phone
- (310) 552-1834
- Website
- kornferry.com
- Employees
- 9,076, Apr 30, 2024
- Industry
- Services-Employment Agencies
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Los Angeles, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- KFY
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Feb 12, 1999
- Shares outstanding
- 55M, Sep 1, 2026
- Public float
- $2.93B, Oct 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 56679
- CUSIP
- 500643200
- ISIN
- US5006432000
- LEI
- 549300FOD20OM0GT5G40
- EIN
- 95-2623879
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Gary D. Burnison | CEO, Director | 425,652 |
| Robert P. Rozek | EVP, CFO & CCO | 155,254 |
| Jeanne MacDonald | CEO RPO | 45,917 |
| Lesley Uren | CEO of Consulting | 30,109 |
| Michael Distefano | See Remarks | 79,852 |
| Mark Arian | CEO of Consulting | 68,869 |
| Peter A. Shimer | Director | 4,440 |
| Russell Hagey | Director | 11,970 |
| Matthew J. Espe | Director | 11,940 |
| Laura M. Bishop | Director | 17,840 |
| Jerry Leamon | Director | 24,852 |
| Doyle N. Beneby | Director | 45,440 |
| Lori Jean Robinson | Director | 25,320 |
| Angel R. Martinez | Director | 31,040 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Gary Burnison | $16.12M | $20.08M | $4.53M | $107 | $73 |
| FY2025 Gary Burnison | $14.67M | $16.67M | $4.10M | $96 | $103 |
| FY2024 Gary Burnison | $12.10M | $21.04M | $3.58M | $93 | $108 |
| FY2023 Gary Burnison | $11.52M | $4.75M | $3.28M | $72 | $94 |
| FY2022 Gary Burnison | $9.55M | $6.79M | $3.68M | $91 | $99 |
| FY2021 Gary Burnison | $11.35M | $30.50M | $5.49M | $238 | $141 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of April 30, 2024, we had 9,076 full-time employees:”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Dec 20, 2018 | Name change | Name changed from KORN FERRY INTERNATIONAL to KORN FERRY |
| Dec 2, 2015 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Feb 12, 1999 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Sep 22, 1998 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |