What is William Blair’s Estimate for KFY Q2 Earnings?

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) – Equities researchers at William Blair cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Korn/Ferry International in a report issued on Wednesday, September 10th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $1.28 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.30. The consensus estimate for Korn/Ferry International’s current full-year earnings is $4.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Korn/Ferry International’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.77 EPS.

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The business services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $708.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.72 million. Korn/Ferry International had a net margin of 8.95% and a return on equity of 14.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.17 earnings per share. Korn/Ferry International has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.230-1.33 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on KFY. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Korn/Ferry International from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 20th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Korn/Ferry International from $75.00 to $74.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Korn/Ferry International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.00.

Korn/Ferry International Stock Up 3.3%

Shares of NYSE:KFY opened at $75.13 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a PE ratio of 15.95 and a beta of 1.49. Korn/Ferry International has a 52-week low of $59.23 and a 52-week high of $80.64. The company has a fifty day moving average of $73.20 and a 200-day moving average of $68.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a current ratio of 2.21.

Korn/Ferry International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Korn/Ferry International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Korn/Ferry International

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,868,280 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $137,001,000 after purchasing an additional 65,819 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,487,048 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $109,908,000 after purchasing an additional 98,548 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Korn/Ferry International by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,094,115 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $80,231,000 after purchasing an additional 27,203 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Korn/Ferry International by 22.3% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 932,890 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $63,278,000 after buying an additional 170,041 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Korn/Ferry International by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 920,758 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $62,455,000 after buying an additional 31,982 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.82% of the company’s stock.

Korn/Ferry International Company Profile

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, provides organizational consulting services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. The company provides executive search services to recruit board level, chief executive, other senior executive, and general management talent of organizations.