Every material Form 8-K Korn/Ferry International filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Korn Ferry reported second quarter fiscal 2026 fee revenue of $721.7 million, up 7% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.36, up 19%. Net income attributable to Korn Ferry rose 19% to $72.4 million, and the company guided third quarter diluted EPS to $1.15 to $1.21, below the $1.36 reported in the quarter just ended.
Q2 fee revenue $721.7 million, up 7% year over year (6% at constant currency)
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry $72.4 million; diluted EPS $1.36 vs. $1.14; adjusted diluted EPS $1.33 vs. $1.21
Estimated remaining fees under existing contracts $1.842 billion at quarter end, up 20%
Q3 fiscal 2026 fee revenue expected between $680 million and $694 million; diluted EPS $1.15 to $1.21
Korn Ferry reported first quarter fiscal 2026 fee revenue of $708.6 million, up 5% year over year, with diluted earnings per share of $1.26, up 8% from $1.17. Net income attributable to Korn Ferry rose 6% to $66.6 million, so headline measures improved for shareholders. The company also guided second quarter diluted EPS to $1.10 to $1.16, below the first quarter level, and reported the Q2 outlook on a consolidated basis.
Fee revenue $708.6 million, up 5% year over year (4% at constant currency)
Diluted EPS $1.26 vs. $1.17; adjusted diluted EPS $1.31 vs. $1.18
Q2 FY2026 fee revenue expected between $690 million and $710 million
Q2 FY2026 diluted EPS expected between $1.10 and $1.16
On July 1, 2025, Korn Ferry entered into an $850 million five-year senior secured revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank as administrative agent, and used it to repay all obligations under its December 16, 2019 credit agreement with Bank of America. The new facility is secured by substantially all assets of the company and its guarantor subsidiaries, and includes a secured net leverage covenant of no greater than 3.75 to 1.00, which shareholders may want to track as it governs borrowing capacity.
Facility size: $850 million five-year senior secured revolving credit facility, dated July 1, 2025
Pricing: Term SOFR plus 1.125% to 2.00%, or base rate plus 0.125% to 1.00%, depending on consolidated net leverage ratio
Covenant: secured net leverage ratio not greater than 3.75 to 1.00; company may add term loans or increase commitments by up to $600 million plus an unlimited amount subject to a 3.25 to 1.00 secured net leverage ratio
Prior credit agreement dated December 16, 2019 with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent was repaid and terminated
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.
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
Korn Ferry reported third quarter fiscal 2025 results on March 11, 2025. Fee revenue was flat year over year at $668.7 million, while net income attributable to Korn Ferry fell to $58.4 million from $59.1 million, and diluted EPS declined to $1.10 from $1.13, mainly due to a higher income tax provision. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $114.5 million from $101.7 million, and the company guided Q4 fiscal 2025 fee revenue to $680 million to $700 million.
Q3 fee revenue was $668.7 million, flat year over year; up 2% at constant currency; Consulting fee revenue declined while Executive Search, RPO and Digital rose slightly
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $58.4 million versus $59.1 million a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.19 versus $1.07
Adjusted EBITDA was $114.5 million, with a 17.1% margin, up from 15.2% a year earlier
Q4 fiscal 2025 outlook: fee revenue of $680 million to $700 million and diluted EPS of $1.20 to $1.28
Korn Ferry disclosed that Mark Arian, its Chief Executive Officer, Consulting, died on February 6, 2025. The company named Lesley Uren, previously President of Consulting in EMEA for three years, to take over the role effective February 6, 2025. The change affects a leadership role in one of the company's business lines, and the filing does not discuss any financial impact.
Mark Arian, CEO, Consulting, passed away on February 6, 2025
Lesley Uren appointed CEO, Consulting, effective February 6, 2025
Uren previously served as President of Consulting in EMEA for the past three years
Filing states the company expects a seamless transition; no financial figures disclosed
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