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How Korn Ferry stacks up
KFY · against 498 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
83/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #102 of 499 · scores higher than 77% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score75 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including KFY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 83?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 72% of peers. Operating margin: 12.9% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 85% of peers. Return on assets: 7.4% vs peer median 3.1%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 85% of peers. Return on invested capital: 19.1% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KFY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KFY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 478 reported | 19.1% | 8.9% | 82% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 503 reported | 12.9% | 9.5% | 66% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 473 reported | 7.4% | 4.1% | 81% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 471 reported | 14.5% | 10.6% | 66% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 507 reported | 24.7% | 28.3% | 42% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KFY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 2 | 74.1B TWD (≈$2.3B) | 99 | 60 | |
| 2 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 2 | 75.4B TWD (≈$2.3B) | 99 | 51 | |
| 2 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 102 | 317.1B JPY (≈$2.2B) | 83 | 81 | |
| 102 | 316.0B INR (≈$3.8B) | 83 | 59 | |
| 102 | 6.1B USD | 83 | 62 | |
| 102 | 2.4B EUR (≈$2.6B) | 83 | 62 | |
| 102 | 4.3B USD | 83 | 64 | |
| 102 | 2.2B GBP (≈$2.8B) | 83 | 59 | |
| 102 | 5.4B CAD (≈$3.9B) | 83 | 39 | |
| 102 | 226.3B INR (≈$2.7B) | 83 | 60 | |
| 115 | 514.6B JPY (≈$3.5B) | 82 | 73 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score