Korn Ferry (KFY) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.43
- Estimate
- $1.36
- Surprise
- +5.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-07-31)
- $764.6M
- Score today
- 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Korn Ferry (KFY) beat the $1.36 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.43 — a clear 5.0% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Korn Ferry Shares Slip, Strong Quarter Meets Weaker Q2 Earnings Guidance — benzinga, 2026-09-09
- Korn Ferry Sees Q2 Adj EPS $1.30-$1.40 vs $1.45 Est — benzinga, 2026-09-09
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates KFY Sell at 5.7/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.0% surprise compares with a +2.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-08.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 6.7%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $71.92
- Price target
- $76.71
- Stop
- $68.56
- Upside to target
- +6.7%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.3:1
The stock trades at 13.6× trailing but 11.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 16 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
KFY at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Staffing & Employment Services
- Market cap
- $4.02B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.6
- 52-week range
- $58.95–$87.51
- Off 52-week high
- 17.8%
- RSI (14)
- 16
- Volume vs avg
- 0.91×
- Score today
- 5.7/10