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Korn Ferry dividend history

Korn Ferry's dividend was $1.99 a share in fiscal 2026, up 25.2% on the year before. That was 37.7% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2021.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$106M
Dividends (TTM)
$109M
Returned to shareholders
67%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$258M
Diluted share count
−0.8%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
5.4%
dividends 2.7% + buybacks 2.7% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
39%
of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding
75 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Apr 20102011Apr 20112012Apr 20122013Apr 20132014Apr 20142015Apr 20152016Apr 20162017Apr 20172018Apr 20182019Apr 20192020Apr 20202021Apr 20212022Apr 20222023Apr 20232024Apr 20242025Apr 20252026Apr 2026LTMJul 2026
Dividend per share—————$0.100$0.400$0.400$0.400$0.400$0.400$0.400$0.480$0.600$1.02$1.59$1.99—
Dividend per share growth——————+300.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%+20.0%+25.0%+70.0%+55.9%+25.2%—
Dividends paid—1———522232323232227335484105109
Share buybacks314432——293337923096955389116106
Dividends ÷ net income—1.0%———5.8%70.6%27.7%17.2%22.9%21.7%19.7%8.2%15.7%32.2%34.0%37.7%38.8%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow—0.9%———6.0%51.0%41.6%13.0%11.1%11.7%10.2%5.9%12.1%23.8%27.7%32.3%34.1%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

  • Korn Ferry Board Declared Quarterly Cash Dividend Source

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Figures from Korn Ferry's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Korn Ferry.