Is KORN FERRY (KFY) Halal?

NYSE Industrials United States $3.3B
✗ NOT HALAL
Confidence: 90/100
KORN FERRY (KFY) is Not Halal under AAOIFI Standard 21. While the debt ratio of 17.0% is acceptable, the cash and interest-bearing securities ratio of 31.3% exceeds the 30% threshold. KORN FERRY operates in the Industrials sector.

Shariah Screening — 5 Standards

Based on financial data from April 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
AAOIFI 17.0%
/ 30%
31.3%
/ 30%
18.1%
/ 30%
0.62%
/ 5%
✗ NOT HALAL
DJIM 17.0%
/ 33%
31.3%
/ 33%
18.1%
/ 33%
0.62%
/ 5%
✓ HALAL
MSCI 14.7%
/ 33%
27.0%
/ 33%
15.6%
/ 33%
0.62%
/ 5%
✓ HALAL
S&P 17.0%
/ 33%
31.3%
/ 33%
18.1%
/ 33%
0.62%
/ 5%
✓ HALAL
FTSE 14.7%
/ 33%
27.0%
/ 33%
15.6%
/ 50%
0.62%
/ 5%
✓ HALAL

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
12.4
Forward: 10.8
EPS
$5.04
Dividend Yield
353.0%
Payout: 38.1%
P/B Ratio
1.6
EV/EBITDA
6.8
EV: $2.8B
Revenue
$2.8B
Growth: 7.3%
Beta
1.3
High volatility
Current Ratio
2.0

Profitability

Gross Margin 24.8%
Operating Margin 12.2%
Net Margin 9.4%
Return on Equity (ROE) 14.3%
Return on Assets (ROA) 6.0%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$364M
Free Cash Flow$302M
Total Debt$568M
Debt-to-Equity28.1
Current Ratio2.0
Total Assets$3.9B

Price & Trading

Last Close$63.51
50-Day MA$64.11
200-Day MA$68.53
Avg Volume547K
Beta1.3
52-Week Range
$58.95
$78.50

About KORN FERRY (KFY)

CEO
Mr. Gary D. Burnison
Employees
9,253
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Staffing & Employment Services
Country
United States
Exchange
NYSE
Market Cap
$3.3B
Currency
USD

Korn Ferry, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of organizational consulting services worldwide. The company offers consulting services for talent strategies, organizational structures, and workforce capabilities; and develops, integrate, and commercializes with Korn Ferry Talent suite, as well as enabling technology across Korn Ferry's other solution areas. The company operates cloud human resources platforms comprising Korn Ferry Architect, for providing organization and talent planning architecture for an agile and future-focused workforce; Korn Ferry Assess, for empowering leaders to take actions that lead to business success; Korn Ferry Listen, for deploying engagement surveys and benchmark employee engagement; Korn Ferry Sell, for developing and replicating sales strategies; and Korn Ferry Pay, a self-service pay solution, that provides global data and insights needed in real-time to make decisions on employee compensation programs. It serves public and private companies, consumer markets, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, industrial, technology, and specialties sectors. The company was formerly known as Korn/Ferry International and changed its name to Korn Ferry in January 2019. Korn Ferry was founded in 1969 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is KORN FERRY (KFY) halal to invest in?

Based on our screening using AAOIFI Standard 21 (the strictest methodology), KORN FERRY is Not Halal. The company fails one or more screening criteria. We screen against all 5 major standards: AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, and FTSE.

What is KORN FERRY's debt ratio?

KORN FERRY's debt ratio is 17.0% under the AAOIFI standard (which uses market capitalization as the denominator). The AAOIFI threshold is 30%. Under MSCI and FTSE (which use total assets as the denominator), the debt ratio is 14.7%.

What are KORN FERRY's key financial metrics?

KORN FERRY has a market capitalization of $3.3B, trailing P/E ratio of 12.4, and revenue of $2.8B. The company maintains a gross margin of 24.8% and a net margin of 9.4%. Return on equity stands at 14.3%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Our screening data is updated regularly using the latest available financial statements and market data. Stock prices and market caps are refreshed frequently, while financial statements are updated quarterly when companies report earnings.

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