---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000056679-25-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KFY"
cik: "0000056679"
company_name: "KORN FERRY"
filed_at: "2025-09-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T07:24:46.749801+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Korn Ferry Q1 FY2026 fee revenue up 5% YoY to $708.6M; adj. diluted EPS $1.31 (+11%)

## Summary
- Fee revenue $708.6M (+5% actual, +4% constant currency); Executive Search +8%, Professional Search & Interim +10%.
- Net income $66.6M (+6% YoY); margin 9.4% (+10 bps).
- Adjusted EBITDA $120.4M (+8% YoY); margin 17.0% (+50 bps).
- Diluted EPS $1.26; adjusted diluted EPS $1.31 (+11% YoY).
- Repurchased 145,770 shares for $9.9M during the quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000056679-25-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KFY
- cik: 0000056679
- company_name: KORN FERRY
- filed_at: 2025-09-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56679/000005667925000010/0000056679-25-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56679/000005667925000010/kfy-20250909.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056679-25-000010
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000056679-25-000010.txt

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