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KFY Korn Ferry (KFY) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Services · Services-employment agencies · CIK 0000056679
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
213
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about KFY

Insiders, 180 days
-$982.5K net sold
4 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$278.1K
1 notice

Korn Ferry insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, KORN FERRY insiders sold a net $982.5K of stock across 42 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
EVP, CFO & CCO
SELL
2026-09-24 SECtraded 2026-09-23
3,709
$278.3K
+9.9%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Jun 24, 2025.
  • The trade is 2.4% of the 155,254 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 213 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, CFO & CCO ROZEK ROBERT P sold about $278.3K of KFY on Sep 23, 2026; 213 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-07-17 SEC
3,740
$295.5K
+1.1%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 13.2% of the 28,260 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 213 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director MARTINEZ ANGEL R sold about $295.5K of KFY on Jul 17, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 213 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO of Consulting
SELL
2026-07-16 SEC
2,000
$157.5K
+0.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.6% of the 30,109 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 213 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO of Consulting Uren Lesley sold about $157.5K of KFY on Jul 16, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 213 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-07-16 SECtraded 2026-07-15
3,370
$251.2K
+0.3%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Jul 16, 2025.
  • The trade is 4.2% of the 79,852 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 213 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: See Remarks Distefano Michael sold about $251.2K of KFY on Jul 15, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 213 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-10-14 SEC
2,000
$138.9K
+16.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 8.9% of the 22,540 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 213 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Robinson Lori Jean sold about $138.9K of KFY on Oct 14, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 213 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
42 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$982.5K over 180 days
-$278.3K over 90 days
below 56% of Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
213 funds bought in last quarter
more than 76% of Services
Revenue
+6.4% year over year
more than 53% of Services
Margin
9.4% net margin
more than 72% of Services
Buybacks
$746.0K repurchased, FY to 2026-07-31
below 90% of Services
Short interest
3.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 2.8 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 55% of Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+13.7%12M
-16%-3%+10%+24%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-07-17 · MARTINEZ ANGEL R sold $295.5K2026-09-23 · ROZEK ROBERT P sold $278.3K2026-07-15 · Distefano Michael sold $251.2K2026-07-16 · Uren Lesley sold $157.5K2026-09-23 · Robert P Rozek filed to sell $278.1K2026-07-17 · MARTINEZ ANGEL R filed to sell $295.4K2026-07-16 · Lesley Uren filed to sell $156.0K2026-07-15 · Michael Distefano filed to sell $270.0K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns KFY: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
7,986,945 sh
$531.8M
$210.8M

Congress trades in KFY

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

KFY planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Robert P Rozek
Filed 2026-09-23
$278.1K
MARTINEZ ANGEL R
Filed 2026-07-17
$295.4K
Lesley Uren
Filed 2026-07-16
$156.0K
Michael Distefano
Filed 2026-07-15
$270.0K

KFY mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
RIVER OAK DISCOVERY FUND
$753.5K position · as of 2026-07-31
4.0%
Rockefeller US Small Cap Core Fund
$3.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
3.3%
Rockefeller U.S. Small-Mid Cap ETF
$21.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.9%
Pzena Small Cap Value Fund
$2.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.4%
Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF
$3.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.9%
TRIBUTARY SMALL COMPANY FUND
$10.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Gary Burnison
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$16.1M
$20.1M
$4.5M
+7%
-27%
2024
$14.7M
$16.7M
$4.1M
-4%
+3%
2023
$12.1M
$21.0M
$3.6M
-7%
+8%
2022
$11.5M
$4.8M
$3.3M
-28%
-6%
2021
$9.5M
$6.8M
$3.7M
-9%
-1%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $982.5K sold by insiders over 180 days, 213 funds added last quarter, $278.1K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

KFY financials

Revenue growth
+6.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.0B
four quarters, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
+9.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$318.7M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
0.21x
long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2018-10-31 (94 months older than the period end); equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
0.95x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2018-10-31 (94 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+14.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
+7.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
+17.2%
operating income after a 27.4% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2018-10-31 (94 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+12.6%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
14.91x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Enterprise value
$3.9B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-01 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2018-10-31 (94 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
+7.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
1.19x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 13%: four quarters to 2026-07-31 against the four to 2025-07-31
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-042025-042024-042023-04
Revenue$2.9B$2.8B$2.8B$2.9B
Operating income$374.7M$346.3M$212.9M$316.3M
Net income$280.8M$251.1M$172.6M$213.1M
EPS (diluted)5.224.603.233.95
Operating cash flow$414.2M$364.4M$284.0M$343.9M
Cash$1.1B$1.0B$941.0M$844.0M
Long-term debt$398.6M$397.7M$396.9M$396.2M
Buybacks$115.7M$88.8M$53.2M$95.5M
Dividends paid$104.6M$83.6M$54.4M$33.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

KFY Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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KFY ranks highest on institutional and government (76th percentile) and financial health (69th), and lowest on insider conviction (21st), among Services peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
67
Inputs
  • Return on equity+14.6% · 64 pct, sector of 207
  • Return on assets+7.6% · 77 pct, sector of 269
  • Return on invested capital+17.2% · 56 pct, sector of 81
  • Return on capital employed+12.6% · 70 pct, sector of 203
Financial health
69
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.21x · 57 pct, sector of 228
  • Cash flow to debt0.95x · 81 pct, sector of 199
Growth
66
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+6.4% · 53 pct, sector of 341
  • Backlog growth, YoY+17.3% · 79 pct, sector of 77
Insider conviction
21
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$982K · 42 pct, sector of 175
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 180
Institutional and government
76
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter213 · 76 pct, sector of 243
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
56
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.0% · 47 pct, sector of 384
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+8.4% · 65 pct, sector of 227
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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KFY filings, in plain words

Are Korn Ferry insiders buying or selling KFY?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Korn Ferry insiders were net sellers, a net $982.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of KFY?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $278.1K of stock; the latest, by Robert P Rozek, was filed 2026-09-23.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Korn Ferry insiders were net sellers of KFY, a net $982.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $278.1K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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