KFY — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of KFY's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-09-09 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-03-11
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +63 | −131 | ~8 | 5 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~4 | 2 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-09-09
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. Instead of addressing individual parts of that system, we look across and connect them. By aligning leaders, teams, and organiz…
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-Q · 2026-03-11
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.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice