Korn Ferry Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of January 2026: 3.53x

Korn Ferry cash flow quality index. Korn Ferry (KFY) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.53x as of January 2026. Operating cash flow of $233.46 Million exceeds net income of $66.14 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See KFY free cash flow debt coverage to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

3.53x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$233.46 Million
USD

Net Income

$66.14 Million
USD

Data as of

Jan 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Korn Ferry (1998–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Korn Ferry from 1998 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Korn Ferry across 24 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of Korn Ferry to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Korn Ferry Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1998–2025)

Korn Ferry cash flow quality index by year from 1998 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Korn Ferry. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Korn Ferry.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.45x $364.36 Million $251.08 Million ▼ -11.8%
2024 1.65x $283.96 Million $172.56 Million ▲ +1.9%
2023 1.61x $343.89 Million $213.05 Million ▲ +6.5%
2022 1.52x $501.66 Million $330.85 Million ▼ -30.3%
2021 2.18x $251.43 Million $115.56 Million ▼ -1.5%
2020 2.21x $236.35 Million $107.02 Million ▼ -10.6%
2019 2.47x $258.81 Million $104.80 Million ▲ +53.2%
2018 1.61x $219.12 Million $135.90 Million ▲ +32.6%
2017 1.22x $106.06 Million $87.24 Million ▼ -40.4%
2016 2.04x $64.08 Million $31.43 Million ▲ +67.9%
2015 1.21x $107.28 Million $88.36 Million ▼ -31.8%
2014 1.78x $129.48 Million $72.69 Million ▼ -3.9%
2013 1.85x $61.71 Million $33.29 Million ▲ +41.8%
2012 1.31x $70.97 Million $54.30 Million ▼ -19.5%
2011 1.62x $95.63 Million $58.87 Million ▲ +127.9%
2010 -5.82x $-30.85 Million $5.30 Million ▼ -452.0%
2008 1.65x $109.51 Million $66.21 Million ▼ -10.3%
2007 1.84x $102.33 Million $55.50 Million ▲ +36.2%
2006 1.35x $80.46 Million $59.43 Million ▼ -40.4%
2005 2.27x $87.78 Million $38.62 Million ▼ -60.3%
2004 5.73x $30.96 Million $5.40 Million ▲ +180.1%
2001 2.05x $63.44 Million $31.01 Million ▼ -15.1%
2000 2.41x $74.25 Million $30.81 Million ▼ -32.3%
1998 3.56x $18.50 Million $5.20 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.