Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Highlights by Operating Segment

Financial highlights by reportable segments are as follows:

	Three Months Ended October 31, 2025
					Executive Search
	Consulting		Digital		North America		EMEA		Asia Pacific		Latin America		Professional Search & Interim		RPO		Corporate		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Fee revenue	$	172,841	$	91,029	$	142,105	$	51,900	$	24,131	$	7,815	$	141,099	$	90,779	$	—	$	721,699
Total revenue	$	175,930	$	91,237	$	143,566	$	52,212	$	24,264	$	7,819	$	142,505	$	92,267	$	—	$	729,800
Less
Compensation and benefits(1)	$	118,494	$	45,133	$	96,689	$	38,684	$	16,549	$	5,225	$	50,806	$	68,387	$	20,742
General and administrative expenses(2)	13,303		10,467		7,142		4,358		2,204		937		4,785		4,781		16,180
Cost of services	11,710		7,165		907		160		171		34		55,587		3,353		—
Other segment items(3)	2,159		(260)		(3,126)		239		21		(111)		1,126		1,526		(548)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	30,264		28,732		41,954		8,771		5,319		1,734		30,201		14,220		(36,374)		124,821
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Depreciation and amortization																			31,573
Gain on modification of office lease																			(13,907)
Interest expense, net																			5,763
Integration/acquisition costs																			1,325
Income tax provision																			26,645
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest																			1,023
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry																			$	72,399

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(1)Includes salaries and payroll taxes, employee insurance benefits, commissions, annual performance-related bonus expense, amortization of unearned compensation, stock-based compensation awards, changes in deferred compensation and pension plan liabilities and changes in CSV of COLI contracts. Excludes integration/acquisition costs as they are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

(2)Mainly includes premise and office expense, marketing and business development expense, bad debts, legal and other professional fees and foreign exchange gains/losses. Excludes Gain on modification of office lease as it is excluded from adjusted EBITDA.

(3)Includes reimbursed expenses and other income, net.

	Three Months Ended October 31, 2024
					Executive Search
	Consulting		Digital		North America		EMEA		Asia Pacific		Latin America		Professional Search & Interim		RPO		Corporate		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Fee revenue	$	166,771	$	92,893	$	129,891	$	46,788	$	21,464	$	7,856	$	121,107	$	87,595	$	—	$	674,365
Total revenue	$	169,384	$	93,038	$	131,419	$	47,132	$	21,540	$	7,859	$	121,988	$	89,600	$	—	$	681,960
Less
Compensation and benefits(1)	$	113,754	$	45,632	$	86,800	$	35,068	$	15,675	$	4,811	$	48,422	$	67,688	$	18,247
General and administrative expenses(2)	13,506		10,404		8,284		4,194		1,421		666		4,038		4,550		14,912
Cost of services	11,162		8,061		1,093		120		54		89		41,591		2,487		—
Other segment items(3)	1,856		(247)		(1,665)		263		(42)		(259)		734		1,976		(412)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	29,106		29,188		36,907		7,487		4,432		2,552		27,203		12,899		(32,747)		117,027
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Depreciation and amortization																			19,688
Restructuring charges, net																			576
Interest expense, net																			5,626
Integration/acquisition costs																			3,896
Income tax provision																			24,898
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest																			1,543
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry																			$	60,800

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(1)Includes salaries and payroll taxes, employee insurance benefits, commissions, annual performance-related bonus expense, amortization of unearned compensation, stock-based compensation awards, changes in deferred compensation and pension plan liabilities and changes in CSV of COLI contracts. Excludes integration/acquisition costs as they are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

(2)Mainly includes premise and office expense, marketing and business development expense, bad debts, legal and other professional fees and foreign exchange gains/losses. Excludes integration/acquisition costs as they are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

(3)Includes reimbursed expenses and other income, net.

	Six Months Ended October 31, 2025
					Executive Search
	Consulting		Digital		North America		EMEA		Asia Pacific		Latin America		Professional Search & Interim		RPO		Corporate		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Fee revenue	$	342,803	$	180,227	$	281,759	$	105,681	$	48,832	$	13,932	$	275,000	$	182,078	$	—	$	1,430,312
Total revenue	$	348,629	$	180,482	$	284,781	$	106,293	$	49,103	$	13,958	$	277,646	$	184,451	$	—	$	1,445,343
Less
Compensation and benefits(1)	$	235,683	$	89,638	$	196,178	$	78,870	$	33,660	$	8,956	$	99,389	$	137,730	$	40,508
General and administrative expenses(2)	26,285		20,441		14,092		8,778		4,300		1,869		9,911		9,228		33,127
Cost of services	24,117		15,038		1,767		289		338		94		108,084		6,554		—
Other segment items(3)	3,471		(974)		(10,450)		442		(49)		(235)		2,034		2,377		(1,412)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	59,073		56,339		83,194		17,914		10,854		3,274		58,228		28,562		(72,223)		245,215
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Depreciation and amortization																			54,259
Gain on modification of office lease																			(13,907)
Interest expense, net																			9,279
Integration/acquisition costs																			2,833
Income tax provision																			51,895
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest																			1,821
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry																			$	139,035

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(1)Includes salaries and payroll taxes, employee insurance benefits, commissions, annual performance-related bonus expense, amortization of unearned compensation, stock-based compensation awards, changes in deferred compensation and pension plan liabilities and changes in CSV of COLI contracts. Excludes integration/acquisition costs as they are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

(2)Mainly includes premise and office expense, marketing and business development expense, bad debts, legal and other professional fees and foreign exchange gains/losses. Excludes Gain on modification of office lease as it is excluded from adjusted EBITDA.

(3)Includes reimbursed expenses and other income, net.

	Six Months Ended October 31, 2024
					Executive Search
	Consulting		Digital		North America		EMEA		Asia Pacific		Latin America		Professional Search & Interim		RPO		Corporate		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Fee revenue	$	334,641	$	181,073	$	264,643	$	92,769	$	42,043	$	15,179	$	242,848	$	176,115	$	—	$	1,349,311
Total revenue	$	340,151	$	181,249	$	267,506	$	93,408	$	42,244	$	15,185	$	244,718	$	180,260	$	—	$	1,364,721
Less
Compensation and benefits(1)	$	228,418	$	90,906	$	187,991	$	69,654	$	30,067	$	9,227	$	96,558	$	136,336	$	37,639
General and administrative expenses(2)	26,366		19,539		15,930		8,305		3,579		829		9,251		9,215		28,960
Cost of services	23,679		15,969		2,152		220		208		143		84,646		5,184		—
Other segment items(3)	3,288		(976)		(10,572)		477		(260)		(364)		1,354		4,132		(1,565)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	58,400		55,811		72,005		14,752		8,650		5,350		52,909		25,393		(65,034)		228,236
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Depreciation and amortization																			39,266
Restructuring charges, net																			576
Interest expense, net																			9,571
Integration/acquisition costs																			4,972
Income tax provision																			47,252
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest																			3,195
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry																			$	123,404

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(1)Includes salaries and payroll taxes, employee insurance benefits, commissions, annual performance-related bonus expense, amortization of unearned compensation, stock-based compensation awards, changes in deferred compensation and pension plan liabilities and changes in CSV of COLI contracts. Excludes integration/acquisition costs as they are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

(2)Mainly includes premise and office expense, marketing and business development expense, bad debts, legal and other professional fees and foreign exchange gains/losses. Excludes integration/acquisition costs as they are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

(3)Includes reimbursed expenses and other income, net.

Depreciation and amortization by reportable segments are as follows:

	Three Months Ended October 31,				Six Months Ended October 31,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
	(in thousands)
Consulting	$	3,514	$	4,120	$	7,159	$	8,336
Digital	20,620		8,455		32,208		16,555
Executive Search:
North America	358		345		723		760
EMEA	511		461		1,067		954
Asia Pacific	237		233		478		449
Latin America	313		240		580		496
Professional Search & Interim	2,923		2,916		5,898		5,969
RPO	1,000		830		1,964		1,607
Corporate	2,097		2,088		4,182		4,140
Total depreciation and amortization	$	31,573	$	19,688	$	54,259	$	39,266