Korn Ferry Q1 fee revenue up 7% to $756.5 million; diluted EPS up 5%
Korn Ferry reported first quarter fiscal 2027 fee revenue of $756.5 million, up 7% year-over-year, with net income attributable to Korn Ferry of $69.0 million, up 4%. The company also gave second-quarter fiscal 2027 outlook for fee revenue of $860 million to $878 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.30 to $1.40, including two months of the AMS acquisition, which closed on September 1, 2026.
Key points
- Q1 fiscal 2027 fee revenue was $756.5 million, up 7% year-over-year, the sixth consecutive quarter of top-line growth.
- Diluted EPS was $1.32, up 5%; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.43, up 9%, excluding $7.6 million of integration and acquisition costs.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $128.2 million, up 7%, with a margin of 17.0%, flat year-over-year.
- Q2 fiscal 2027 outlook: fee revenue of $860 million to $878 million and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.30 to $1.40.
The filing
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