KFY Korn Ferry (KFY) Q4 FY26 earnings call
Korn Ferry delivered a strong Q4 FY26, marking its fifth consecutive quarter of top-line growth, driven by its "We Are Korn Ferry" client-centric strategy and diversified business model. The company is evolving its reporting segments to a regional lens (Americas, EMEA, APAC) starting Q1 FY27, aiming for deeper client penetration and integrated solution delivery. Management remains confident in its ability to drive future growth by leveraging its broad service offerings and rich client base.
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KFY operating KPIs by quarter
| KPI | Jan 2026 Q3 FY26 | This call Apr 2026 Q4 FY26 | Jul 2026 Q1 FY27 | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clients | 10K+We've got more than 10,000 clients around the world, but 4,500 of those represent 90% of our revenue.Source: earnings call transcript | <14KAnd so my starting point rather than org structure has been on mindset, mindset of our leaders and mindset of the organization because the fact is when you look at the data, we do business with almost 14,000 clients around the world.Source: earnings call transcript | — | — |
| Backlog | $1.85BEstimated remaining fees under existing contracts at the end of the quarter were $1.85 billion.Source: earnings call transcript | <$1.9BSo for Q4, our ending estimated remaining fees under existing contracts grew 10% year-over-year to almost $1.9 billion with growth in every solution.Source: earnings call transcript | $1.92BAs previously mentioned, our estimated remaining fees under existing contracts were $1.92 billion at the end of the quarter.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
| Orders RPO | $54MRPO delivered $54 million of new business in the quarter with 78% coming from new logos and 22% from renewals.Source: earnings call transcript | $137MThe RPO business itself won $137 million of new business in the fourth quarter and 74% of that came from new logos.Source: earnings call transcript | — | +153.7% |
| New business from new logos share RPO | 78%RPO delivered $54 million of new business in the quarter with 78% coming from new logos and 22% from renewals.Source: earnings call transcript | 74%The RPO business itself won $137 million of new business in the fourth quarter and 74% of that came from new logos.Source: earnings call transcript | 50%And in this quarter, the RPO new wins were something like $160 million, 50% of those were from new logos.Source: earnings call transcript | -24 pt |
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