KT Corporation (NYSE: KT) is a Communication Services company in the Telecommunications Services industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | - | P/E | 8.24 | EPS (ttm) | 2.24 | Insider Own | - | Shs Outstand | 482.19M | Perf Week | -1.76% |
| Market Cap | 8.90B | Forward P/E | 7.97 | EPS next Y | 2.32 | Insider Trans | - | Shs Float | 427.48M | Perf Month | 4.65% |
| Enterprise Value | 13.82B | PEG | - | EPS next Q | 0.00 | Inst Own | - | Short Float | 1.40% | Perf Quarter | -12.88% |
| Income | 1.08B | P/S | 0.45 | EPS this Y | -6.58% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 3.82 | Perf Half Y | -10.78% |
| Sales | 19.81B | P/B | 0.68 | EPS next Y | 10.65% | ROA | 3.55% | Short Interest | 5.98M | Perf YTD | -2.69% |
| Book/sh | 27.15 | P/C | 2.88 | EPS next 5Y | - | ROE | 8.77% | 52W High | 24.58 -24.90% | Perf Year | -9.42% |
| Cash/sh | 6.40 | P/FCF | 5.85 | EPS past 3/5Y | 7.35% 16.94% | ROIC | 4.83% | 52W Low | 17.13 7.76% | Perf 3Y | 57.24% |
| Dividend Est. | 0.78 (4.25%) | EV/EBITDA | 3.02 | Sales past 3/5Y | 0.07% -0.54% | Gross Margin | 43.41% | Volatility | 2.11% 2.06% | Perf 5Y | 29.18% |
| Dividend TTM | 0.60 (3.27%) | EV/Sales | 0.70 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 219.96% | Oper. Margin | 7.97% | ATR (14) | 0.43 | Perf 10Y | 23.89% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | May 27, 2026 | Quick Ratio | 1.11 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 2.21% | Profit Margin | 5.48% | RSI (14) | 54.17 | Recom | 2.20 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 3.33% 5.82% | Current Ratio | 1.15 | EPS Q/Q | -35.55% | SMA20 | 1.97% | Beta | 0.55 | Target Price | - |
| Payout | 37.44% | Debt/Eq | 0.63 | Sales Q/Q | -2.03% | SMA50 | 2.01% | Rel Volume | 1.97 | Prev Close | 18.38 |
| Employees | 14,701 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.48 | Earnings | Aug 18 | SMA200 | -6.85% | Avg Volume | 1.68M | Price | 18.46 |
| IPO Date | May 26, 1999 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | -7.59% -4.36% | Net Debt/EBITDA | 1.49 | Volume | 3,310,549 | Change | 0.44% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-11-19 | Upgrade | New Street Research | Neutral → Buy | |
| Apr-27-16 | Upgrade | HSBC | Hold → Buy | |
| Feb-01-16 | Upgrade | JP Morgan | Neutral → Overweight | |
| May-14-15 | Upgrade | Barclays | Underweight → Equal Weight |
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.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2025 12/31/2025 | FY 2024 12/31/2024 | FY 2023 12/31/2023 | FY 2022 12/31/2022 | FY 2021 12/31/2021 | FY 2020 12/31/2020 | FY 2019 12/31/2019 | FY 2018 12/31/2018 | |
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| Total Revenue | 19,810 | 19,908 | 19,381 | 20,163 | 19,864 | 21,754 | 20,459 | 21,178 | 21,132 | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 7,212 | 7,157 | 6,880 | 7,335 | 7,545 | 8,771 | 8,309 | 8,890 | 8,723 | |
| Gross Profit | 12,598 | 12,751 | 12,501 | 12,828 | 12,319 | 12,983 | 12,149 | 12,288 | 12,409 | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 5,399 | 5,343 | 6,077 | 5,598 | 5,636 | 6,047 | 5,773 | 5,772 | 5,898 | |
| Research and Development | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 148 | 133 | 142 | 161 | |
| Other Operating Expense | 5,513 | 5,582 | 5,781 | 5,935 | 5,156 | 5,303 | 5,375 | 5,491 | 5,348 | |
| Operating Income | 1,684 | 1,826 | 642 | 1,296 | 1,391 | 1,485 | 868 | 883 | 1,002 | |
| Interest Expense | 257 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 230 | 224 | 0 | 270 | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 131 | 124 | -222 | -296 | 302 | 474 | 232 | -9 | 209 | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 1,559 | 1,692 | 420 | 999 | 1,465 | 1,729 | 876 | 873 | 941 | |
| Income Taxes | 394 | 406 | 121 | 253 | 392 | 453 | 242 | 275 | 286 | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 1,083 | 1,211 | 338 | 762 | 977 | 1,186 | 595 | 555 | 588 | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 1,165 | 1,286 | 299 | 746 | 1,074 | 1,275 | 634 | 598 | 655 | |
| Net Income | 1,083 | 1,211 | 338 | 762 | 977 | 1,186 | 595 | 555 | 588 | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 2.24 | 2.49 | 0.70 | 1.55 | 2.01 | 2.52 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.28 | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 2.24 | 2.49 | 0.70 | 1.55 | 2.01 | 2.52 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.28 | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.24 | 2.49 | 0.70 | 1.55 | 2.01 | 2.51 | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.28 | |
| EBITDA | 4,576 | 4,724 | 3,582 | 4,239 | 4,568 | 5,145 | 4,213 | 4,260 | 4,274 | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 8.24 | 7.62 | 22.17 | 8.68 | 6.71 | 5.01 | 9.67 | 10.75 | 11.12 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.33 | |
| Gross Margin | 63.59 | 64.05 | 64.50 | 63.62 | 62.02 | 59.68 | 59.38 | 58.02 | 58.72 | |
| Operating Margin | 8.50 | 9.17 | 3.31 | 6.43 | 7.00 | 6.83 | 4.24 | 4.17 | 4.74 | |
| Net Margin | 5.47 | 6.08 | 1.74 | 3.78 | 4.92 | 5.45 | 2.91 | 2.62 | 2.78 | |
| Shares Outstanding | 556 | 504 | 492 | 499 | 484 | 470 | 490 | 490 | 490 | |
| Market Capitalization | 10,264 | 9,561 | 7,636 | 6,707 | 6,534 | 5,908 | 5,395 | 5,684 | 6,968 | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |