KFY PEER ANALYSIS

Korn Ferry — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KFYKorn Ferry

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Staffing & Employment Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KFYIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KFY	DOW	SES	CWY	VNT	KLRHO	Ind. Median
P/E	13.33●	32.83	43.64	44.20	19.11	96.63	24.32
P/B	1.86	2.68	6.74	1.76●	9.27	2.94	2.68
EV/EBITDA	6.18●	10.03	13.25	12.38	10.61	103.22	11.39
P/S	1.25	0.52	-6.20●	1.31	0.84	18.59	0.58

Financial Health
Metric	KFY	DOW	SES	CWY	VNT	KLRHO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.94	0.89	1.37	0.93	0.97	1.98●	1.57
Debt/Equity	28.6%	80.9%	151.4%	96.5%	166.7%	8.6%●	50.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.14	1.48	2.28	4.28	1.26	-4.96●	-1.14

Profitability
Metric	KFY	DOW	SES	CWY	VNT	KLRHO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	9.4%	1.6%	-14.2%	3.0%	4.4%	25.3%●	2.5%
ROE	14.5%	8.0%	13.7%	4.0%	45.7%●	4.6%	10.0%
ROA	7.0%	2.6%	4.6%	1.8%	9.3%●	3.2%	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	17.0%	6.1%	-56.5%	16.1%	9.0%	17.2%●	4.5%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KFY	DOW	SES	CWY	VNT	KLRHO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.4%	-5.0%	—	6.7%●	1.0%	-47.1%	0.0%
NI Growth	12.7%	142.5%●	-39.4%	-22.8%	23.6%	-2.4%	-13.4%
Div. Yield	2.9%	3.5%	1.8%	2.8%	3.8%●	0.0%	2.9%
Payout	37.7%	110.7%	74.2%	95.4%	65.5%	0.0%	33.3%

Valuation
Metric	KFY	RHI	TNET	MAN	NSP	BBSI	Ind. Median
P/E	13.33●	25.84	16.32	—	—	23.33	24.32
P/B	1.86	2.72	31.26	0.88●	25.53	4.61	2.68
EV/EBITDA	6.18●	12.39	8.45	11.39	28.31	9.86	11.39
P/S	1.25	0.63	0.52	0.10●	0.25	0.76	0.58

Financial Health
Metric	KFY	RHI	TNET	MAN	NSP	BBSI	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.94●	1.55	1.12	1.12	1.09	1.16	1.57
Debt/Equity	28.6%	20.5%	1,139.8%	74.5%	641.8%	12.4%●	50.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.14	-0.10	1.60	4.77	-2.23	-2.46●	-1.14

Profitability
Metric	KFY	RHI	TNET	MAN	NSP	BBSI	Ind. Median
Net Margin	9.4%●	2.4%	3.2%	-0.1%	-0.4%	3.2%	2.5%
ROE	14.5%	10.2%	217.8%●	-0.8%	-26.9%	19.4%	10.0%
ROA	7.0%●	4.8%	4.4%	-0.2%	-1.2%	5.2%	4.6%
EBITDA Margin	17.0%●	5.0%	7.7%	1.5%	0.8%	6.1%	4.5%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KFY	RHI	TNET	MAN	NSP	BBSI	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.4%	-6.1%	-3.0%	4.8%	3.0%	7.1%●	0.0%
NI Growth	12.7%●	-36.9%	-4.8%	—	—	-22.0%	-13.4%
Div. Yield	2.9%	7.2%●	2.1%	3.9%	5.5%	0.9%	2.9%
Payout	37.7%	184.4%	33.3%	-651.8%	-360.0%	19.9%	33.3%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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