Overview
Korn Ferry is a publicly listed organisational consulting firm whose executive search business is the largest in this list by published revenue. For the fiscal year ended 30 April 2026, the company reported fee revenue of US$2,907.5 million, up 7% year on year (5% at constant currency), and total revenue of US$2,938.6 million including reimbursed expenses.[1] Its Executive Search segment generated fee revenue of US$924.1 million, and the firm ended the year with 566 executive search consultants, averaging 563 over the year.[1]
Executive search is one of five reporting segments. In FY2026 Consulting earned fee revenue of US$691.7 million, Digital US$363.5 million, Professional Search & Interim US$561.1 million and RPO US$367.1 million; within Executive Search, North America contributed US$583.4 million, EMEA US$215.1 million, Asia-Pacific US$97.5 million and Latin America US$28.0 million.[1] That breadth lets the firm pair a senior search with consulting and interim work, and its quarterly results make its scale verifiable.[1][2]
For clients, the disadvantage of scale is the risk of off-limits conflicts: a large firm that serves many companies in a sector may be barred from approaching executives at its existing clients. Fees are negotiated per assignment and not published.
Korn Ferry features
- Executive search across four regions
- Consulting segment
- Digital talent products
- Professional search and interim
- Recruitment process outsourcing
- Executive search
- RPO segment
- AMS talent solutions (acquired 2026)
Korn Ferry pricing
Retained search fees are agreed per assignment and are not published.
Korn Ferry strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Largest published executive search revenue
- Search integrated with assessment and consulting
- Audited quarterly disclosure
- Global consultant bench
- Largest reported executive search revenue in this list
- Covers search, interim and RPO
Limitations
- Off-limits constraints from a large client base
- Search is a minority of group revenue
- Fees not published
- Large-firm process may be heavy for smaller searches
- Retained search is expensive for mid-level roles
- Integration of AMS under way
Appears in
- Largest Consulting Firms (2026) #19
- Best Executive Search Firms in 2026 #1
- Best Recruiting Agencies in 2026 #3
Korn Ferry alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to Korn Ferry: companies ranked in the same lists.
- Heidrick & Struggles
Spencer Stuart- Russell Reynolds Associates
- Egon Zehnder
Odgers
Boyden
Page Executive
Stanton Chase
Deloitte
CBIZ
Caldwell
DSG (Diversified Search Group)
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