Mark Arian
Mark Arian, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Consulting, passed away on February 6, 2025.
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Korn Ferry Q4 FY'26 fee revenue $760M, up 7% YoY; adj. diluted EPS $1.40
Q4 fee revenue $759.8M (+7% YoY); full year $2.9B (+7% YoY).
Korn Ferry declares $0.55 quarterly dividend; FY'26 buybacks reach 1.8M shares
Cash dividend of $0.55 per share payable July 31, 2026 to shareholders of record July 6, 2026.
Korn Ferry Q3 fee revenue up 7% to $717.4M; net income up 12%; adjusted diluted EPS up 8% to $1.28
Fee revenue $717.4M, up 7% YoY; net income attributable $65.3M, up 12% YoY.
Korn Ferry elects Pete Shimer (former Deloitte US COO) to Board of Directors
Board expanded to nine directors; Peter Shimer elected on March 5, 2026, as independent director.
Korn Ferry raises quarterly dividend 15% to $0.55, sixth consecutive annual increase
Quarterly dividend increased from $0.48 to $0.55 per share, a 15% rise.
Korn Ferry Q2 FY2026 fee revenue $721.7M (+7% YoY); EPS $1.36 (+19% YoY)
Fee revenue $721.7M, +7% YoY (+6% constant currency); net income $72.4M, margin 10.0%.
Korn Ferry declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share
Board declared a cash dividend of $0.48 per share.
Korn Ferry stockholders approve officer liability limitation amendment at 2025 annual meeting
All eight director nominees elected; Gary D. Burnison received 46,271,670 votes for, 177,846 against.
Korn Ferry Q1 FY2026 fee revenue up 5% YoY to $708.6M; adj. diluted EPS $1.31 (+11%)
Fee revenue $708.6M (+5% actual, +4% constant currency); Executive Search +8%, Professional Search & Interim +10%.
Korn Ferry declares $0.48 quarterly dividend, payable Oct 15, 2025
Cash dividend of $0.48 per share declared by Board of Directors.
Korn Ferry enters $850M secured revolving credit facility, replaces prior BofA agreement
New $850M five-year senior secured revolver with Wells Fargo as administrative agent.
Korn Ferry Q4 fee revenue $712M (+3% YoY); adj. diluted EPS $1.32
Q4 fee revenue $712.0M, up 3% YoY; full year $2,730.1M, down 1% YoY.
Korn Ferry declares $0.48/share quarterly dividend payable July 31, 2025
Dividend of $0.48 per share declared, payable July 31, 2025 to shareholders of record July 3, 2025.
Korn Ferry Q3 FY2025: fee revenue flat YoY, adjusted EPS $1.19 vs $1.07
Fee revenue of $668.7M, flat YoY (up 2% constant currency).
Korn Ferry raises quarterly dividend 30% to $0.48 per share, fifth straight annual hike
Quarterly dividend increased 30% to $0.48 per share from prior rate.
Korn Ferry CEO of Consulting Mark Arian passes away; Lesley Uren named successor
Mark Arian, CEO of Consulting, died on February 6, 2025; no cause disclosed.
Korn Ferry Q2 FY2025: Fee revenue $674.4M (-4% YoY); Operating margin 13.0% (up 980bps); EPS $1.14
Fee revenue $674.4M, down 4% YoY from $704.0M; total revenue $682.0M.
Korn Ferry shareholders approve stock plan changes; Russ Hagey elected to board
Stockholders approved Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, increasing shares by 1.9M and extending term to September 2034.
Korn Ferry Q1 FY2025 fee revenue $674.9M, diluted EPS $1.17, dividend raised 110%
Fee revenue $674.9M, down 3% YoY (2% constant currency); consulting and digital flat.
Korn Ferry Q4 fee revenue $690.8M (-5% YoY), adj. EPS $1.26; dividend raised to $0.37
Q4 fee revenue $690.8M (-5% YoY); adj. diluted EPS $1.26 vs $1.01 YoY.
Korn Ferry Q3 FY2024 fee revenue $668.7M (-2% YoY); operating margin jumps to 7.5%
Diluted EPS $1.13, adjusted $1.07; net income $59.1M vs $11.2M YoY.
Korn Ferry Q2 revenue down 3% to $704M; net loss $1.7M; raises dividend 83% to $0.33
Fee revenue $704M, down 3% YoY (5% constant currency); net loss $1.7M from $52.8M restructuring charge.
Korn Ferry to cut ~8% of workforce; expects $55-65M pre-tax charge
Position eliminations affect approx. 8% of employees, driven by macroeconomic pressures.
Korn Ferry elects Matthew Espe to board of directors
Matthew Espe elected to Korn Ferry board at 2023 annual meeting on Sept 21, 2023.
Korn Ferry Q1 FY'24 fee revenue flat at $699M; operating margin halves to 8.1%
GAAP diluted EPS $0.89 vs $1.45 year ago; adjusted diluted EPS $0.99 vs $1.50.
Korn Ferry RPO & Digital CEO Byrne Mulrooney resigns; MacDonald and Herzog appointed
Byrne Mulrooney resigns as CEO, Recruitment Process Outsourcing & Digital, effective July 19, 2023.
Korn Ferry Q4 fee revenue up 1% to $730.9M; diluted EPS $0.91 vs $1.70 YoY
Full-year FY'23 fee revenue $2,835.4M (+8% actual, +12% constant currency vs FY'22).
Korn Ferry adopts Eighth Amended and Restated Bylaws with procedural updates
Bylaws updated to reflect DGCL changes including virtual meeting adjournment, stockholder list availability, and waiver of notice.
Korn Ferry reports flat Q3 fee revenue at $680.8M; net income plunges 87% YoY to $11.2M
Fee revenue $680.8M, flat YoY (up 4% constant currency); total revenue $686.8M.
Korn Ferry initiates restructuring plan; expects $45-50M pre-tax charge, $45-55M annual savings
Headcount reduction of less than 5% of employees; office space consolidation planned.
Korn Ferry Q2 fee revenue up 14% to $728M; diluted EPS $1.38, adjusted $1.43
Fee revenue $727.8M (+14% YoY, +20% constant currency); operating margin 16.4%.
Korn Ferry elects Charles Harrington to board; Jerry Leamon named Non-Executive Chair
Charles Harrington, former Parsons CEO, elected to board; Jerry Leamon succeeds Christina Gold as Non-Executive Chair.
Korn Ferry Q1 FY2023 revenue $695.9M (+19% YoY), EPS $1.45, declares $0.15 dividend
Fee revenue $695.9M, +19% YoY (24% constant currency); total revenue $703.1M.
Korn Ferry adds $500M delayed draw term loan, extends revolver maturity
Amended credit agreement includes $500M five-year delayed draw term loan facility (up to two advances within 1 year).
Board approved 25% dividend increase to $0.15 per share, payable July 29, 2022 to holders of record July 6, 2022.
Korn Ferry declares $0.12 quarterly dividend payable April 14, 2022
Board declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share, payable April 14, 2022 to holders of record March 28, 2022.
Korn Ferry reports Q2 FY2022 results, no specific figures provided; declares $0.12 dividend
Q2 FY2022 results announced on Dec 8, 2021; no financial details in this filing.
Mark Arian, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Consulting, passed away on February 6, 2025.
Lesley Uren, who has served as President of Consulting in EMEA for the past three years, has been appointed on February 6, 2025 to take over the role of Chief Executive Officer, Consulting.
On July 13, 2023, Byrne Mulrooney notified Korn Ferry (the “Company”) of his resignation from the Company, and, effective July 19, 2023 (the “Transition Date”), Mr. Mulrooney will step down as Chief Executive Officer, Recruitment Process Outsourcing & Digital.
Effective as of the Transition Date, Jeanne MacDonald will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer, Recruitment Process Outsourcing.
In addition, Mathias Herzog will assume leadership of the Company’s Digital Solution.
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