Seasonality
KFY seasonality — Korn/Ferry International
Over the last 11 years, KFY's strongest month on average has been November (+8.4%) and its weakest September (-6.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.65% | +4.85% | 60% | +15.3% | -12.3% | 10 |
| Feb | +2.27% | +1.67% | 50% | +35.0% | -14.6% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.47% | +0.89% | 60% | +23.1% | -30.5% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.52% | +3.26% | 60% | +18.5% | -9.0% | 10 |
| May | +1.64% | +1.16% | 60% | +10.2% | -8.4% | 10 |
| Jun | +3.09% | +3.61% | 70% | +13.3% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.69% | +2.18% | 50% | +23.6% | -8.6% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.97% | +0.68% | 50% | +8.5% | -7.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -6.08% | -5.26% | 30% | +18.3% | -26.6% | 10 |
| Oct | +1.12% | +0.03% | 50% | +18.4% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Nov | +8.44% | +7.06% | 89% | +32.6% | -5.8% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.17% | +2.25% | 60% | +16.0% | -19.3% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — KFY
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.2 | -9.8 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | -4.9 | 23.6 | 4.0 | -16.3 | 6.9 | -1.5 | +14.2% | |
| 2025 | 4.9 | -7.2 | 3.3 | -9.0 | 10.2 | 7.8 | -3.4 | 4.6 | -5.6 | -7.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | -1.1 | 8.5 | 3.3 | -7.7 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 9.8 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -6.1 | 10.9 | -13.9 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 3.5 | -7.4 | -7.2 | -2.1 | 5.4 | 6.3 | -3.2 | -6.9 | -4.0 | 13.7 | 14.7 | +17.2% |
| 2022 | -12.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -5.4 | 0.0 | -5.6 | 12.9 | -7.0 | -22.9 | 18.4 | 2.6 | -11.2 | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 35.0 | 1.3 | 8.8 | -3.6 | 10.9 | -5.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 6.7 | -5.8 | 4.1 | +74.1% |
| 2020 | -3.4 | -14.6 | -30.5 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | -8.6 | 8.5 | -4.9 | 4.1 | 32.6 | 8.6 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.3 | 7.0 | -8.2 | 5.0 | -8.4 | -7.0 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -5.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7 | -6.0 | 23.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | -26.6 | -8.3 | 8.5 | -19.3 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | -1.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | -0.9 | 7.5 | -3.1 | -0.4 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 4.8 | -5.6 | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 16.0 |