Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2026
Apr. 30, 2025
Apr. 30, 2024
Apr. 30, 2023
Apr. 30, 2022
Apr. 30, 2022
Apr. 30, 2023
Apr. 30, 2024
Apr. 30, 2025
Apr. 30, 2026
Pay Versus Performance
As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive “compensation actually paid” and certain financial performance of the Company. For further information concerning the Company’s pay for performance philosophy and how the Company aligns executive compensation with the Company’s performance, refer to the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.
| Value of Initial
Fixed $100 Investment Based On: |
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| Year (a) |
Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO(1) (b) |
Compensation
Actually Paid to PEO(2) (c) |
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs(1) (d) |
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs(2) (e) |
Total Shareholder Return(3) (f) |
Peer
Group Total Shareholder Return(4) (g) |
Net
Income (in thousands)(5) (h) |
Adjusted
Fee Revenue (in millions)(6) (i) |
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| 2026 | $ 16,117,290 | $ 20,083,791 | $4,527,075 | $5,073,794 | $107 | $73 | $280,820 | $2,893 | ||||||||
| 2025 | 14,671,340 | 16,674,367 | 4,098,942 | 4,321,252 | 96 | 103 | 251,076 | 2,694 | ||||||||
| 2024 | 12,097,658 | 21,040,675 | 3,575,515 | 4,015,867 | 93 | 108 | 172,561 | 2,788 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 11,517,445 | 4,752,895 | 3,283,352 | 1,500,999 | 72 | 94 | 213,054 | 2,876 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 9,547,534 | 6,792,260 | 3,677,007 | 2,726,928 | 91 | 99 | 330,845 | 2,596 | ||||||||
| (1) | The dollar amounts reported in column (b) are the amounts reported for Gary Burnison (the Company’s Chief Executive Officer) for each of the corresponding years in the “Total” column in our Summary Compensation Table. The dollar amounts reported in column (d) represent the average of the amounts reported for the Company’s named executive officers (NEOs) as a group (excluding Mr. Burnison) in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table in each applicable year. The names of each of the NEOs included for these purposes in each applicable year are as follows: (i) for fiscal year 2026, Messrs. Rozek and Distefano and Mmes. MacDonald and Uren; (ii) for fiscal year 2025, Messrs. Rozek, Distefano, and Arian and Mmes. MacDonald and Uren; (iii) for fiscal year 2024, Messrs. Rozek, Arian, Distefano, and Mulrooney and Ms. MacDonald; (iv) for fiscal year 2023, Messrs. Rozek, Mulrooney, Arian, and Distefano; and (v) for fiscal year 2022, Messrs. Rozek, Mulrooney, and Arian. |
| (4) | The peer group used for this purpose is the following Company-established peer group, as used in the Form 10-K for purposes of Item 201(e)(1)(ii) of Regulation S-K: Costar Group Inc. (CSGP), Cushman & Wakefield Plc. (CWK), Everforth, Inc. (EFOR) (f/k/a ASGN, Inc.), FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN), Huron Consulting Group Inc. (HURN), ICF International Inc. (ICFI), Insperity Inc. (NSP), Jones Lang Lasalle Inc. (JLL), ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN), PageGroup Plc. (MPGPF), Robert Half International Inc. (RHI), Trinet Group Inc. (TNET), and Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK). |
| (2) | The dollar amounts reported in column (c) represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to Mr. Burnison, and the dollar amounts reported in column (e) represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” to our other NEOs as a group, each as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect the total compensation actually realized or received by Mr. Burnison or the other NEOs on average, as applicable. In accordance with these rules, these amounts reflect “Total Compensation” as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table for each year, adjusted as required by applicable SEC rules and as shown below with respect to fiscal year 2026. Equity values are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, and the valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. The equity values included in “compensation actually paid” do not correspond to the actual values that may be recognized by the named executive officers. |
| 2026 | |||||||||
| Compensation Actually Paid | PEO | Other NEOs | * | ||||||
| Summary Compensation Table Total | $ | 16,117,290 | $ | 4,527,075 | |||||
| Less, value of “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” reported in Summary Compensation Table | (11,982,027 | ) | (2,671,545 | ) | |||||
| Less, Change in Pension Value reported in Summary Compensation Table | — | — | |||||||
| Plus, year-end fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in the year | 11,245,341 | 2,516,385 | |||||||
| Plus, fair value as of vesting date of equity awards granted and vested in the year | 2,259,569 | 254,749 | |||||||
| Plus (less), year over year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years | (172,378 | ) | 85,819 | ||||||
| Plus (less), change in fair value from last day of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards granted in prior years that vested in the year | 2,070,897 | 274,644 | |||||||
| Less, prior year-end fair value for any equity awards forfeited in the year | — | — | |||||||
| Plus, dividends or other earnings paid on awards in the covered fiscal year prior to vesting if not otherwise included in the SCT Total for the covered fiscal year | 545,099 | 86,667 | |||||||
| Plus, pension service cost for services rendered during the year | — | — | |||||||
| Compensation Actually Paid | $ | 20,083,791 | $ | 5,073,794 | |||||
| (2) | The dollar amounts reported in column (c) represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to Mr. Burnison, and the dollar amounts reported in column (e) represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” to our other NEOs as a group, each as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect the total compensation actually realized or received by Mr. Burnison or the other NEOs on average, as applicable. In accordance with these rules, these amounts reflect “Total Compensation” as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table for each year, adjusted as required by applicable SEC rules and as shown below with respect to fiscal year 2026. Equity values are calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, and the valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed at the time of grant. The equity values included in “compensation actually paid” do not correspond to the actual values that may be recognized by the named executive officers. |
| 2026 | |||||||||
| Compensation Actually Paid | PEO | Other NEOs | * | ||||||
| Summary Compensation Table Total | $ | 16,117,290 | $ | 4,527,075 | |||||
| Less, value of “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” reported in Summary Compensation Table | (11,982,027 | ) | (2,671,545 | ) | |||||
| Less, Change in Pension Value reported in Summary Compensation Table | — | — | |||||||
| Plus, year-end fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in the year | 11,245,341 | 2,516,385 | |||||||
| Plus, fair value as of vesting date of equity awards granted and vested in the year | 2,259,569 | 254,749 | |||||||
| Plus (less), year over year change in fair value of outstanding and unvested equity awards granted in prior years | (172,378 | ) | 85,819 | ||||||
| Plus (less), change in fair value from last day of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards granted in prior years that vested in the year | 2,070,897 | 274,644 | |||||||
| Less, prior year-end fair value for any equity awards forfeited in the year | — | — | |||||||
| Plus, dividends or other earnings paid on awards in the covered fiscal year prior to vesting if not otherwise included in the SCT Total for the covered fiscal year | 545,099 | 86,667 | |||||||
| Plus, pension service cost for services rendered during the year | — | — | |||||||
| Compensation Actually Paid | $ | 20,083,791 | $ | 5,073,794 | |||||
Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income
I CAP vs. Net Income
Compensation Actually Paid and Adjusted Fee Revenue
I CAP vs. Adjusted Fee Revenue
Compensation Actually Paid, Cumulative TSR, and Peer Group TSR
I CAP vs Company TSR and Peer Group TSR
| * | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment on April 30, 2021 |
Financial Performance Measures
As described in greater detail in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement, the Company’s executive compensation program reflects a variable pay-for-performance philosophy. The metrics that the Company uses for both our long-term and short-term incentive awards are selected based on an objective of incentivizing our NEOs to increase the value of our enterprise for our stockholders. The most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link executive compensation actually paid to the Company’s NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to the Company’s performance are as follows:
1. Adjusted Fee Revenue;
2. Adjusted EBITDA Margin;
3. Adjusted Diluted EPS; and
4. Adjusted ROIC.
| (6) | Adjusted Fee Revenue is defined as Fee Revenue of the Company, as reported in the Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year, adjusted as necessary to eliminate the effect of currency fluctuations, including by translating the applicable fiscal year’s actual results at a currency rate comparable to the rate used in the Company’s AOP for such fiscal year. |