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KFY Korn Ferry — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Industrials / Staffing & Employment Services

$75.92 ▲ $0.74(0.98%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Korn Ferry, established in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, delivers extensive organizational advisory solutions across the globe. The firm operates through four specialized divisions: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) & Professional Search. It is renowned for its executive search services, which identify and place top-tier talent, including board members, chief executives, senior leaders, and general management personnel. Beyond recruitment, Korn Ferry provides strategic consulting on organizational design, talent assessment, succession planning, leadership and professional development, and comprehensive total rewards strategies. The company also offers a suite of recruitment services, such as full-scale RPO, project-based hiring, professional placements, and outsourced talent acquisition. Leveraging advanced technology, it assists clients in defining optimal structures, roles, capabilities, and behaviors to enhance business performance. Korn Ferry serves a diverse clientele, ranging from public and private corporations, including mid-market and emerging growth companies, to government entities and non-profit organizations. The company, formerly known as Korn/Ferry International, officially rebranded to Korn Ferry in January 2019.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.5500Paid Oct 15, 2026
Forward Annual$2.20From the $0.5500 dividend declared Sep 08, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 22, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth33.3%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth17.0%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

94/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

87/100

Very strong growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

78/100

Below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

87/100

Top fifth of the scale

Complete data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for KFY
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 39% (TTM to Jul 31, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 34% (TTM to Jul 31, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet cash (TTM to Jul 31, 2026) 100 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 21.6x (TTM to Jul 31, 2026) 100 10%
Dividend record11 years of uninterrupted regular payments 71 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for KFY
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 36.9% (2020–2025) 100 25%
Consecutive annual increases5 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 60 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 39% (TTM to Jul 31, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 9.7% (FY2023–FY2026) 99 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 0.9% (FY2023–FY2026) 48 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 17.0% (2015–2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for KFY
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 92nd percentile of its 120 month-end yields 92 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 14.8 is 1.17x its 5-year median of 12.7 29 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 7.7% (TTM to Jul 31, 2026) 97 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 14.8 vs peer median 25.7 (0.58x; 145 corporation / Industrials securities) 100 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

2.90%

At the Oct 30, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$2.2000

Declared Sep 08, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

54

As of Oct 30, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$59.54 – $86.28

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

38.84%

12 months to Jul 31, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

11

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

1.98

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Meets the Solid check: Dividend Safety Score 94/100 and yield 2.90%.
A Accelerating
5 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
11 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume893,718Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$76.68Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$75.73 – $79.60Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$76.35Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$4.14BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out54.56MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$5.5612 months to Jul 31, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)14.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jul 31, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateSep 22, 2026Paid Oct 15, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)49.9%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)36.9%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases5 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

KFY's dividend yield rose from 2.66% to 2.90% over the past ~90 days (+0.24 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.24 pp from the share price ($82.86 on Aug 03, 2026 → $75.92 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current2.90%
1-Yr Average3.02%
Low / High2.55% – 3.64%
Percentile43%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), KFY's current yield is higher than approximately 43% of them. Our stored price history for KFY covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.5500 Q Regular Sep 08, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 Sep 22, 2026 Oct 15, 2026
$0.5500 Q Regular Jun 22, 2026 Jul 06, 2026 Jul 06, 2026 Jul 31, 2026
$0.5500 Q Regular Mar 05, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 Apr 15, 2026
$0.4800 Q Regular Dec 08, 2025 Dec 19, 2025 Dec 19, 2025 Jan 15, 2026
$0.4800 I Regular Sep 08, 2025 Sep 26, 2025 Sep 26, 2025 Oct 15, 2025
$0.4800 Q Regular Jun 17, 2025 Jul 03, 2025 Jul 03, 2025 Jul 31, 2025
$0.4800 Q Regular Mar 10, 2025 Mar 27, 2025 Mar 27, 2025 Apr 15, 2025
$0.3700 Q Regular Dec 04, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 Jan 15, 2025
$0.3700 I Regular Sep 04, 2024 Sep 19, 2024 Sep 19, 2024 Oct 15, 2024
$0.3700 Q Regular Jun 12, 2024 Jul 03, 2024 Jul 03, 2024 Jul 31, 2024
$0.3300 Q Regular Mar 06, 2024 Mar 26, 2024 Mar 27, 2024 Apr 15, 2024
$0.3300 Q Regular Dec 05, 2023 Dec 20, 2023 Dec 21, 2023 Jan 12, 2024
$0.1800 I Regular Sep 06, 2023 Sep 21, 2023 Sep 22, 2023 Oct 13, 2023
$0.1800 Q Regular Jun 27, 2023 Jul 06, 2023 Jul 07, 2023 Jul 31, 2023
$0.1500 Q Regular Mar 07, 2023 Mar 27, 2023 Mar 28, 2023 Apr 14, 2023
$0.1500 Q Regular Dec 07, 2022 Dec 20, 2022 Dec 21, 2022 Jan 13, 2023
$0.1500 Q Regular Sep 06, 2022 Sep 22, 2022 Sep 23, 2022 Oct 14, 2022
$0.1500 Q Regular Jun 22, 2022 Jul 05, 2022 Jul 06, 2022 Jul 29, 2022
$0.1200 Q Regular Mar 09, 2022 Mar 25, 2022 Mar 28, 2022 Mar 28, 2022
$0.1200 Q Regular Dec 07, 2021 Dec 20, 2021 Dec 21, 2021 Jan 14, 2022
$0.1200 Q Regular Sep 07, 2021 Sep 22, 2021 Sep 23, 2021 Oct 15, 2021
$0.1200 Q Regular Jun 21, 2021 Jul 02, 2021 Jul 06, 2021 Jul 30, 2021
$0.1000 Q Regular Feb 22, 2021 Mar 09, 2021 Mar 10, 2021 Apr 15, 2021
$0.1000 Q Regular Nov 22, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 Dec 21, 2020 Jan 15, 2021
$0.1000 Q Regular Sep 02, 2020 Sep 24, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Oct 15, 2020
$0.1000 Q Regular Jul 01, 2020 Jul 14, 2020 Jul 15, 2020 Jul 31, 2020
$0.1000 Q Regular Mar 10, 2020 Mar 25, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 Apr 15, 2020
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 04, 2019 Dec 19, 2019 Dec 20, 2019 Jan 15, 2020
$0.1000 Q Regular Sep 04, 2019 Sep 26, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 Oct 15, 2019
$0.1000 Q Regular Jun 20, 2019 Jul 01, 2019 Jul 02, 2019 Jul 31, 2019
$0.1000 Q Regular Mar 06, 2019 Mar 25, 2019 Mar 26, 2019 Apr 15, 2019
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 06, 2018 Dec 19, 2018 Dec 20, 2018 Jan 15, 2019
$0.1000 Q Regular Sep 05, 2018 Sep 27, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 Oct 15, 2018
$0.1000 Q Regular Jun 12, 2018 Jun 25, 2018 Jun 26, 2018 Jul 13, 2018
$0.1000 Q Regular Mar 05, 2018 Mar 23, 2018 Mar 26, 2018 Apr 13, 2018
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 06, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Dec 20, 2017 Jan 12, 2018
$0.1000 Q Regular Sep 06, 2017 Sep 26, 2017 Sep 27, 2017 Oct 13, 2017
$0.2000 Q Regular Jun 21, 2017 Jun 28, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Jul 14, 2017
$0.1000 Q Regular Mar 08, 2017 Mar 21, 2017 Mar 23, 2017 Apr 14, 2017
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 07, 2016 Dec 16, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 Jan 16, 2017
$0.1000 Q Regular Sep 09, 2016 Sep 22, 2016 Sep 26, 2016 Oct 14, 2016
$0.1000 Q Regular Jun 16, 2016 Jun 23, 2016 Jun 27, 2016 Jul 15, 2016
$0.1000 Q Regular Mar 09, 2016 Mar 22, 2016 Mar 25, 2016 Apr 15, 2016
$0.1000 Q Regular Dec 09, 2015 Dec 17, 2015 Dec 21, 2015 Jan 15, 2016
$0.1000 Q Regular Sep 08, 2015 Sep 23, 2015 Sep 25, 2015 Oct 15, 2015
$0.1000 Q Regular Jun 11, 2015 Jun 23, 2015 Jun 25, 2015 Jul 15, 2015
$0.1000 Q Regular Mar 05, 2015 Mar 23, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 Apr 09, 2015

Peer Comparison

Selected Staffing & Employment Services dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.38% 11.5% 41 yrs 85
TEMPF Persol Holdings Co., Ltd. 5.27% 21.9% 5 yrs 78
PAYX Paychex, Inc. 4.35% 11.2% 11 yrs 73
RCRUY Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. 0.13% -6.8% 1 yr 67

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KFY dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Korn Ferry pay a dividend?

Yes. Korn Ferry (KFY) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.20 per share, a yield of approximately 2.90%.

What is Korn Ferry's dividend yield?

Korn Ferry's dividend yield is approximately 2.90%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Korn Ferry pay dividends?

Korn Ferry pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Korn Ferry paid dividends?

Korn Ferry has 11 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.