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KFY (Korn Ferry) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 1.56 (As of Jul. 12, 2025)


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What is Korn Ferry Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-12), Korn Ferry's current share price is $73.57. Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was $47.12. Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 1.56.

The historical rank and industry rank for Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KFY' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 1.57   Max: 2.97
Current: 1.59

During the past years, Korn Ferry's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 2.97. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.57.

KFY's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
64.78% of 619 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.94 vs KFY: 1.59

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Korn Ferry's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $13.618. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $47.12 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Korn Ferry Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Korn Ferry Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Korn Ferry Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.32 1.78 1.21 1.39 1.31

Korn Ferry Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.39 1.66 1.56 1.54 1.31

Competitive Comparison of Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Korn Ferry Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=73.57/47.12
=1.56

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Korn Ferry's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Korn Ferry's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=13.618/135.3468*135.3468
=13.618

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Korn Ferry Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201507 5.585 100.691 7.507
201510 5.785 100.346 7.803
201601 6.646 99.957 8.999
201604 7.362 100.947 9.871
201607 6.945 101.524 9.259
201610 7.282 101.988 9.664
201701 6.952 102.456 9.184
201704 7.381 103.167 9.683
201707 7.356 103.278 9.640
201710 8.137 104.070 10.582
201801 8.228 104.578 10.649
201804 8.673 105.708 11.105
201807 8.638 106.324 10.996
201810 9.011 106.695 11.431
201901 8.720 106.200 11.113
201904 8.999 107.818 11.297
201907 8.919 108.250 11.152
201910 9.214 108.577 11.486
202001 9.730 108.841 12.100
202004 8.307 108.173 10.394
202007 6.513 109.318 8.064
202010 8.200 109.861 10.102
202101 9.014 110.364 11.054
202104 10.432 112.673 12.531
202107 11.030 115.183 12.961
202110 12.011 116.696 13.931
202201 12.804 118.619 14.610
202204 13.720 121.978 15.224
202207 13.495 125.002 14.612
202210 14.147 125.734 15.229
202301 13.355 126.223 14.320
202304 14.323 127.992 15.146
202307 13.826 128.974 14.509
202310 13.880 129.810 14.472
202401 13.183 130.124 13.712
202404 13.527 132.289 13.840
202407 12.945 132.708 13.202
202410 12.928 133.182 13.138
202501 12.920 134.029 13.047
202504 13.618 135.347 13.618

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Korn Ferry  (NYSE:KFY) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Korn Ferry Business Description

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Address
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90067
Korn Ferry is a United States-based firm engaged in organizational consulting and management recruitment that helps clients fill mid- to high-level management positions. The company's segment includes Consulting; Digital; Executive Search; Professional Search & Interim; and RPO. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Executive Search segment and Consulting segment. The consulting segment aligns organizational structure, culture, performance, development, and people to drive sustainable growth by addressing four fundamental organizational and talent needs. The Executive search segment helps organizations recruit board-level, chief executive, and other C-suite/senior executive and general management talent to deliver lasting impact.
Executives
Mark Arian officer: CEO of Hay Group C/O KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL, 1900 AVE. OF THE STARS, SUITE 2600, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Debra J Perry director 515 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, GLEN RIDGE NJ 07028
Gary D Burnison director, officer: CEO C/O KORN FERRY INTERNATIONAL, 800 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael Distefano officer: See Remarks 1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Robert P Rozek officer: EVP and CFO 343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER NY 146500211
Jerry Leamon director C/O KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL, 1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 2600, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Matthew J Espe director
Jeanne Macdonald officer: CEO RPO 1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Charles L. Harrington director 5875 TRINITY PKWY #300, CENTREVILLE VA 20120
Laura M Bishop director 1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Byrne K Mulrooney officer: CEO of Futurestep 2050 SPECTRUM BOULEVARD, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309
George T Shaheen director
Lori Jean Robinson director 5875 LANDERBROOK DRIVE, SUITE 220, CLEVELAND OH 44124
Len J Lauer director 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE, RESTON VA 20191
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