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KT Corporation

KT

NYSECommunication ServicesTelecommunications Services

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$18.90

+$0.23 · +1.23%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

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Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

93

Deep Value

Momentum

38

Weakening

Sentiment

63

Bullish

Risk resilience

69

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications and platform services in South Korea, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company offers mobile voice and data telecommunications services based on 5G, 4G LTE and 3G W-CDMA technology; fixed-line telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance, international long-distance, and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, as well as interconnection services; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; and data communication services, such as fixed-line and leased line services, as well as broadband Internet connection services. It also provides media and content services, including IPTV, satellite TV, digital music, e-commerce, online advertising consulting, and web comics and novels services; and credit card processing and other financial services. In addition, the company offers information technology and network services, and satellite services; sells handsets and miscellaneous telecommunications equipment; develops and sells residential units and commercial real estate; and rents real estate properties. Further, it offers public telephone maintenance; security, B2C and B2B, investment fund, software development and data processing, value-added network, call center, system integration and maintenance, marketing, PCS distribution, transportation and trucking arrangement business, cloud system implementation, satellite communication network, installation and management, and data center development and related services. Additionally, the company is involved in the Internet banking ASP and security solutions, residential building development and supply, sports team management, technology business finance, and submarine cable construction and maintenance businesses. The company was formerly known as Korea Telecom Corp. and changed its name to KT Corporation in March 2002. KT Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Industry
Telecommunications Services
Sector
Communication Services
Headquarters
KR
CEO
Yoon-Young Park
Listed since
May 26, 1999
Employees
14,701

Market position

Day range

Current $18.90

52-week range

Current $18.90

Open
$18.94
Previous close
$18.67
Volume
835.88K
0.53× average
Average volume
1.58M
Average daily volume
Market cap
9.11B USD
Beta
0.05
Market reference 1
50-day average
$18.2194
+3.74% above average
200-day average
$19.8051
-4.57% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
22.48T KRW
EV / EBITDA
3.35×
Earnings yield
12.48%
Free cash flow yield
9.90%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
9.74%
Return on assets
4.00%
Return on invested capital
5.77%

Financial health

Current ratio
1.2×
Altman Z-score
1.44
Piotroski F-score
5 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends71%46%21%-5%Gross margin, FY2021: 59.68%Gross margin, FY2022: 62.01%Gross margin, FY2023: 63.62%Gross margin, FY2024: 64.50%Gross margin, FY2025: 64.05%Operating margin, FY2021: 6.83%Operating margin, FY2022: 7.00%Operating margin, FY2023: 6.43%Operating margin, FY2024: 3.31%Operating margin, FY2025: 9.17%Net margin, FY2021: 5.45%Net margin, FY2022: 4.92%Net margin, FY2023: 3.78%Net margin, FY2024: 1.74%Net margin, FY2025: 6.08%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 59.68%. Gross margin FY2022 62.01%. Gross margin FY2023 63.62%. Gross margin FY2024 64.50%. Gross margin FY2025 64.05%. Operating margin FY2021 6.83%. Operating margin FY2022 7.00%. Operating margin FY2023 6.43%. Operating margin FY2024 3.31%. Operating margin FY2025 9.17%. Net margin FY2021 5.45%. Net margin FY2022 4.92%. Net margin FY2023 3.78%. Net margin FY2024 1.74%. Net margin FY2025 6.08%.

Income trends

Revenue

28.25T KRW+7.10%

Operating income

2.59T KRW+196.40%

Net income

1.72T KRW+273.77%
Income trends across reported periods31.03T KRW19.92T KRW8.8T KRW−2.32T KRWRevenue, FY2021: 24.9T KRWRevenue, FY2022: 25.64T KRWRevenue, FY2023: 26.29T KRWRevenue, FY2024: 26.38T KRWRevenue, FY2025: 28.25T KRWOperating income, FY2021: 1.7T KRWOperating income, FY2022: 1.79T KRWOperating income, FY2023: 1.69T KRWOperating income, FY2024: 874.44B KRWOperating income, FY2025: 2.59T KRWNet income, FY2021: 1.36T KRWNet income, FY2022: 1.26T KRWNet income, FY2023: 993.33B KRWNet income, FY2024: 459.86B KRWNet income, FY2025: 1.72T KRWFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 24.9T KRW. Revenue FY2022 25.64T KRW. Revenue FY2023 26.29T KRW. Revenue FY2024 26.38T KRW. Revenue FY2025 28.25T KRW. Operating income FY2021 1.7T KRW. Operating income FY2022 1.79T KRW. Operating income FY2023 1.69T KRW. Operating income FY2024 874.44B KRW. Operating income FY2025 2.59T KRW. Net income FY2021 1.36T KRW. Net income FY2022 1.26T KRW. Net income FY2023 993.33B KRW. Net income FY2024 459.86B KRW. Net income FY2025 1.72T KRW.
Metric (KRW)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue28.25T KRW26.38T KRW26.29T KRW25.64T KRW24.9T KRW
Cost of goods sold10.16T KRW9.36T KRW9.56T KRW9.74T KRW10.04T KRW
Gross profit18.1T KRW17.02T KRW16.72T KRW15.9T KRW14.86T KRW
Research and development148.89M KRW141.21M KRW140.45M KRW174.94B KRW168.97B KRW
Selling, general, and administrative7.58T KRW8.27T KRW7.3T KRW7.27T KRW6.92T KRW
Operating expenses15.5T KRW16.14T KRW15.04T KRW14.11T KRW13.16T KRW
Interest income259.23B KRW222.58M KRW213.98M KRW271.93B KRW273.46B KRW
Interest expense366.03B KRW281.65M KRW274.45M KRW293.85B KRW263.39B KRW
Depreciation and amortization3.94T KRW3.93T KRW3.87T KRW3.71T KRW3.65T KRW
Operating income2.59T KRW874.44B KRW1.69T KRW1.79T KRW1.7T KRW
Net income1.72T KRW459.86B KRW993.33B KRW1.26T KRW1.36T KRW

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Rating distribution

5 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy480%
Hold120%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

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