Korn Ferry Cash Flow Statement
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Korn Ferry free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Korn Ferry generated $414.2 million of operating cash flow and spent $89.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $324.3 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 11.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 7.4% from the prior year's $301.9 million.
Korn Ferry returned $220.4 million to shareholders: $104.6 million in dividends and $115.7 million in share repurchases, equal to 68% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.1 times.
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Korn Ferry cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-04-30 | FY 20252025-04-30 | FY 20242024-04-30 | FY 20232023-04-30 | FY 20222022-04-30 | FY 20212021-04-30 | FY 20202020-04-30 | FY 20192019-04-30 | FY 20182018-04-30 | FY 20172017-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 280.82M | 251.08M | 172.56M | 213.05M | 330.85M | 115.56M | 107.02M | 104.80M | 135.90M | 87.24M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +11.85% | +45.50% | -19.01% | -35.60% | +186.29% | +7.98% | +2.12% | -22.89% | +55.78% | +177.54% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 98.84M | 80.29M | 77.97M | 68.33M | 63.52M | 61.84M | 55.31M | 46.49M | 48.59M | 47.26M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 47.68M | 47.96M | 39.97M | 36.28M | 29.21M | 27.16M | 22.82M | 23.39M | 21.47M | 18.96M |
| Change in Working Capital | -5.26M | -27.22M | -47.08M | -222.00K | 43.29M | 51.45M | 27.18M | -2.38M | 10.61M | -38.70M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 414.19M | 364.36M | 283.96M | 343.89M | 501.66M | 251.43M | 236.35M | 258.81M | 219.13M | 106.14M |
| Capital Expenditures | -89.90M | -62.48M | -55.15M | -70.38M | -49.41M | -31.12M | -41.46M | -46.68M | -42.00M | -50.09M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -98.72M | -125.50M | -53.83M | -323.48M | -184.33M | -61.38M | -198.76M | -69.47M | -44.84M | -20.61M |
| Dividends Paid | -104.64M | -83.63M | -54.39M | -32.97M | -26.79M | -22.50M | -22.80M | -23.46M | -22.95M | -23.32M |
| Share Repurchases | -115.71M | -88.82M | -53.16M | -95.46M | -96.26M | -30.39M | -92.45M | -37.37M | -33.07M | -28.82M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.05B | 226.88M | — | 275.00M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | — | -876.88M | -238.91M | -20.63M | -155.47M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -238.43M | -190.73M | -116.33M | -152.18M | -137.44M | -66.89M | 43.68M | -64.63M | -77.26M | 64.36M |
| Net Change in Cash | 88.48M | 65.96M | 96.98M | -134.05M | 127.29M | 161.53M | 62.88M | 105.51M | 109.97M | 137.63M |
| Free Cash Flow | 324.29M | 301.88M | 228.81M | 273.51M | 452.25M | 220.31M | 194.89M | 212.12M | 177.13M | 56.05M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Korn Ferry's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow KFY's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?