KFY — what changed in the latest 10-K

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-06-26

• Korn Ferry (referred to herein as the “Company” or in the first-person notations “we,” “our” and “us”) is a global consulting firm that powers individual and business performance. The impact we create spans entire organizations, but it always starts with people.

• In every market and every technology shift, strategy sets direction, but people make it happen. They lead, adapt, innovate and execute the work that moves organizations forward.

• For more than 50 years, Korn Ferry has studied how people and organizations perform. With decades of workforce intelligence and real-world experience, we've built a deep understanding of what drives organizational success, what gets in the way and what needs to change. We put that insight into pract…

• Korn Ferry works across the full organization—from strategy and leadership to hiring, development, rewards, and the roles, skills and workforce models needed for the future. While many firms address individual parts of that system, we look across and connect them. By aligning leaders, teams and orga…

• Clients increasingly engage us through integrated, multi-year relationships that span a broad range of offerings and scalable delivery models. Our reach reflects the trust clients place in us. Across fiscal years 2025 and 2026, Korn Ferry worked with 94% of the S&P 100, 82% of the S&P 500, 86% of th…

Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-06-27

• Korn Ferry (referred to herein as the “Company” or in the first-person notations “we,” “our,” and “us”) is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We help unlock the potential in people and unleash transformation across organizations—synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accele…

• As client needs have grown more complex, Korn Ferry has expanded its capabilities and become a comprehensive partner for talent and organizational performance. Today, we deliver a broad range of offerings across the talent lifecycle, combining deep expertise with scalable delivery models to meet the…

• At Korn Ferry, performance starts with people. Our talent, industry expertise, global reach, and specialized solutions come together to solve our clients’ toughest performance challenges. We pair this with 10 billion data points, behavioral science, and powerful intellectual property ("IP")—our Foun…

• Our Foundational Assets integrate proprietary data, behavioral science, and intellectual property developed through decades of real-world application. Together, they form one of the world’s most extensive and validated sources of talent insight enabling faster, smarter decisions at scale.

• •Over 108 million assessments conducted across industries, functions, and geographies

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-06-26

• The discussion below describes the material factors, events, and uncertainties that make an investment in our securities risky, and these risk factors should be considered carefully together with all other information in this Annual Report, including the financial statements and notes thereto. State…

• We are working to advance culture change through the continued implementation of inclusion and talent development initiatives throughout our organization. If we do not or are perceived not to successfully implement these initiatives, our ability to recruit, attract and retain talent may be adversely…

• We are subject to evolving laws, regulations and expectations regarding corporate responsibility matters, including sustainability, the environment, climate change, human capital management, data privacy and cybersecurity, business risks and opportunities, including shifts in market preferences for …

• ability to achieve our corporate responsibility aspirations, which may change, or to meet evolving expectations is not guaranteed and is subject to numerous risks, including the existence, cost and availability of certain methodologies and processes, the acquisition and integration of new entities a…

• the indenture governing our Notes; our ability to borrow additional funds or to refinance debt may be limited; and it may cause potential or existing customers to not contract with us due to concerns over our ability to meet our financial obligations, such as insuring against our professional liabil…

Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-06-27

• The discussion below describes the material factors, events, and uncertainties that make an investment in our securities risky, and these risk factors should be considered carefully together with all other information in this Annual Report, including the financial statements and notes thereto. It do…

• which our clients are accustomed, as well as the ability of a departing consultant to move business to his or her new employer, could result in a loss of clients, which could in turn cause our fee revenue to decline and our business to be harmed. We may also lose clients if the departing consultant …

• We are working to advance culture change through the continued implementation of inclusion and talent development initiatives throughout our organization. If we do not or are perceived not to successfully implement these initiatives, our ability to recruit, attract and retain talent may be adversely…

• We are subject to evolving local, state, federal and/or international laws, regulations, and expectations regarding corporate responsibility matters, including sustainability, the environment, climate change, human capital management, procurement, philanthropy, data privacy and cybersecurity, human …

• Within our own operations, we face additional costs: from rising energy costs, which make it more expensive to power our corporate offices; and efforts to mitigate or reduce our operations’ impacts from or on the environment, such as a shift to cloud technology or a leasing preference for buildings …

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-06-26

• Korn Ferry (referred to herein as the “Company” or in the first-person notations “we,” “our” and “us”) is a global consulting firm that powers individual and business performance. The impact we create spans entire organizations, but it always starts with people.

• In every market cycle and every technology shift, strategy sets direction, but people make it happen. They lead, adapt, innovate and execute the work that moves organizations forward.

• For more than 50 years, we studied how people and organizations perform. With decades of workforce intelligence and real-world experience, we've built a deep understanding of what drives organizational success, what gets in the way and what needs to change. We put that insight into practice every da…

• Korn Ferry works across the full organization—from strategy and leadership to hiring, development, rewards and the roles, skills and workforce models needed for the future. While many firms address individual parts of that system, we look across and connect them. By aligning leaders, teams, and orga…

• Our business is organized around three connected elements: Foundational Assets, Capabilities, and Integrated Solutions. Together, they allow us to apply what we know, deploy the right expertise and combine capabilities to address high-priority business challenges.

Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-06-27

• Korn Ferry (referred to herein as the “Company” or in the first-person notations “we,” “our” and “us”) is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We help unlock the potential in people and unleash transformation across organizations—synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to acceler…

• As client needs have grown more complex, Korn Ferry has expanded its capabilities and become a comprehensive partner for talent and organizational performance. Today, we deliver a broad range of offerings across the talent lifecycle, combining deep expertise with scalable delivery models to meet the…

• Our Capabilities span the full talent lifecycle and are built on the strength of our Foundational Assets. Our Capabilities consist of the following:

• •Organizational Strategy - Aligning people, processes, and structure to support business goals through organizational design, role clarity, and operating model optimization.

• •Assessment & Succession - Evaluating individual potential and readiness to guide hiring, promotion, mobility and succession decisions.