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KFY · Analysis updated Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Why is Korn Ferry (KFY) stock moving?
No news items were published about Korn Ferry in the 14 days before Nov 10, 2026. The only recent SEC filing is an 8-K dated Sep 24, 2026 (filed Sep 29) reporting that stockholders approved an amended 2022 Stock Incentive Plan adding 1,400,000 shares, extending the plan to 2036, and changing the non-employee director limit to a cash limit. This is routine compensation housekeeping with possible modest dilution, not a fresh catalyst. Price action over the last 30 days shows a rally to a high of $80.52 on Oct 26, followed by a pullback. The latest close was $75.98 on Nov 10, about 3.6% below the Oct 26 close of $78.85 and just above the recent low of $74.42. Closes since Oct 27 have mostly held between $75 and $78. Volume has faded from about 944,000 shares on Oct 26 to about 250,000–400,000 shares in early November, so the drift has occurred without a notable volume spike. Overall the picture is a range-bound stock with no clear event to drive direction over the coming months.
About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm based in Los Angeles. It is best known as one of the world's largest executive search (headhunting) firms, and it also sells leadership consulting, assessment tools and outsourced recruiting. In fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) it brought in about $2.9 billion in fee revenue.
How it makes money
It earns fees across several business lines. Executive Search places senior leaders and is its largest single line, at roughly a third of fees. Consulting covers organization design, pay and leadership development, at about 24% (roughly $690 million). Professional Search & Interim fills mid-level and temporary roles, at about a quarter of fees. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), where it runs hiring for client companies, brings in about 13%. Digital, about 12%, includes subscription and license sales of its assessment and pay-data tools.
What usually moves KFY
- Corporate hiring and executive turnover
- Economic cycle and business confidence
- Consultant headcount and productivity
- Growth in subscription/digital revenue
- Currency moves from global operations