Exhibit 99.1

Korn Ferry Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2026

Results of Operations

Selected Financial Results

Results by Solution

Selected Consulting Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

Selected Digital Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

Selected Professional Search & Interim Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

Selected Recruitment Process Outsourcing ("RPO") Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

Outlook

Earnings Conference Call Webcast

About Korn Ferry

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release and our conference call that relate to our outlook, projections, goals, strategies, future plans and expectations, including statements relating to expected impacts of sunsetting our Digital platform, expected labor market conditions, expected demand for and relevance of our products and services, expected results of our business diversification strategy, impact of global events on our business, and other statements of future events or conditions are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “goals”, “estimates”, “guidance”, “may”, “should”, “could”, “will” or “likely”, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Such statements are based on current expectations; actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected or desired because of a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond the control of Korn Ferry. The potential risks and uncertainties include those relating to global and local political and or economic developments in or affecting countries where we have operations, such as inflation, trade wars, interest rates, labor market conditions, global slowdowns, or recessions, competition, geopolitical tensions, shifts in global trade patterns, changes in demand for our services as a result of automation, dependence on and costs of attracting and retaining qualified and experienced consultants, impact of inflationary pressures on our profitability, our ability to maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retaining key employees, maintaining our brand name and professional reputation, potential legal liability and regulatory developments, portability of client relationships, consolidation of or within the industries we serve, changes and developments in government laws and regulations, evolving investor and customer expectations with regard to corporate responsibility matters, currency fluctuations in our international operations, risks related to growth, alignment of our cost structure, including as a result of recent workforce, real estate, and other restructuring initiatives, restrictions imposed by off-limits agreements, reliance on information processing systems, cyber security vulnerabilities or events, changes to data security, data privacy, and data protection laws, dependence on third parties for the execution of critical functions, limited protection of our intellectual property, our ability to enhance, develop and respond to new technology, including artificial intelligence, our ability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problems, employment liability risk, an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets, treaties, or regulations on our business and our Company, deferred tax assets that we may not be able to use, our ability to develop new products and services, changes in our accounting estimates and assumptions, the utilization and billing rates of our consultants, seasonality, the expansion of social media platforms, the ability to effect acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses, resulting organizational changes, our indebtedness, and those relating to the ultimate magnitude and duration of any pandemic or outbreaks. For a detailed description of risks and uncertainties that could cause differences from our expectations, please refer to Korn Ferry’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Korn Ferry disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial information calculated other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). In particular, it includes:

This non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial information determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Management believes the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures in this press release provides meaningful supplemental information regarding Korn Ferry’s performance by excluding certain charges that may not be indicative of Korn Ferry’s ongoing operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are performance measures and are not indicative of the liquidity of Korn Ferry. These charges, which are described in the footnotes in the attached reconciliations, represent 1) costs we incurred to acquire and integrate a portion of our Professional Search & Interim business and 2) accelerated depreciation associated with the decision to sunset our Digital platform after introducing our Korn Ferry Talent Suite platform, which is expected in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. The use of non-GAAP financial measures facilitates comparisons to Korn Ferry’s historical performance. Korn Ferry includes non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its evaluation of Korn Ferry’s ongoing operations and financial and operational decision-making. Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry, adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share and Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA, exclude certain charges that management does not consider on-going in nature and allows management and investors to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s operating results. Management further believes that Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by investors and other interested parties to measure operating performance among companies with different capital structures, effective tax rates and tax attributes and capitalized asset values, all of which can vary substantially from company to company. In the case of constant currency percentages, management believes the presentation of such information provides useful supplemental information regarding Korn Ferry's performance as excluding the impact of exchange rate changes on Korn Ferry's financial performance allows investors to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s operating results, to better identify operating trends that may otherwise be masked or distorted by exchange rate changes and to perform related trend analysis, and provides a higher degree of transparency of information used by management in its evaluation of Korn Ferry's ongoing operations and financial and operational decision-making.

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KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL SUMMARY BY REPORTING SEGMENT

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

			July 31, 2025						April 30, 2025 (1)
			(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents			$	684,855					$	1,006,964
Marketable securities			36,277						36,388
Receivables due from clients, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $41,497 and $40,461 at July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, respectively			600,362						565,255
Income taxes and other receivables			47,062						38,394
Unearned compensation			64,033						61,649
Prepaid expenses and other assets			58,313						41,488
Total current assets			1,490,902						1,750,138
Marketable securities, non-current			242,162						233,626
Property and equipment, net			179,491						173,610
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net			143,262						152,712
Cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies, net of loans			268,556						252,621
Deferred income taxes			139,212						144,560
Goodwill			948,659						948,832
Intangible assets, net			64,043						70,193
Unearned compensation, non-current			124,817						106,965
Investments and other assets			29,493						27,967
Total assets			$	3,630,597					$	3,861,224
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable			$	55,058					$	58,884
Income taxes payable			23,585						23,079
Compensation and benefits payable			266,671						530,473
Operating lease liability, current			36,318						38,573
Other accrued liabilities			292,768						304,589
Total current liabilities			674,400						955,598
Deferred compensation and other retirement plans			504,867						477,770
Operating lease liability, non-current			126,429						131,762
Long-term debt			397,939						397,736
Deferred tax liabilities			6,737						5,981
Other liabilities			21,412						20,238
Total liabilities			1,731,784						1,989,085
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 79,124 and 78,264 shares issued and 51,770 and 51,458 shares outstanding at July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, respectively			351,238						364,425
Retained earnings			1,628,701						1,588,274
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net			(87,851)						(86,243)
Total Korn Ferry stockholders' equity			1,892,088						1,866,456
Noncontrolling interest			6,725						5,683
Total stockholders' equity			1,898,813						1,872,139
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	3,630,597					$	3,861,224

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - CONTINUED

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)