Korn Ferry Q4 fee revenue rises 3% to $712.0 million; diluted EPS $1.21
Korn Ferry reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 fee revenue of $712.0 million, up 3% year over year, while Q4 net income attributable to the company fell to $64.2 million from $65.2 million. For the full fiscal year, fee revenue declined 1% to $2.7 billion, but net income attributable to Korn Ferry rose to $246.1 million from $169.2 million, and the company guided Q1 fiscal 2026 fee revenue to $675 million to $695 million.
Key points
- Q4 fiscal 2025 fee revenue $712.0 million, up 3%; Executive Search fee revenue up 14% to $227.0 million
- Q4 diluted EPS $1.21 vs. $1.24 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS $1.32 vs. $1.26
- Full-year fiscal 2025 diluted EPS $4.60 vs. $3.23; Consulting fee revenue fell 7% in Q4
- Q1 fiscal 2026 guidance: fee revenue $675 million to $695 million; diluted EPS $1.16 to $1.24
The filing
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