KT Corporation

KT Communication Services Telecom Services

KT Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $20.0 billion, up 6.82% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−10.1%
EPS
−39.6%
Free cash flow
−46.9%
Total debt
+4.84%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

18.48 0.02 +0.11%
Market cap
$8.7B
P/E
9.9×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
2.21%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
1.74
Beneish M
−3.18
Dividend safety
59/100

KT Corporation (KT) Return on equity

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KT Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 6.53%, down 2.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.20%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.35% (fiscal 2024) to 9.20% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 6.00% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 9.20% 6.85
FY2024 2.35% (3.38)
FY2023 5.73% (0.62)
FY2022 6.35% (2.58)
FY2021 8.93% 4.36
FY2020 4.57% 0.49
FY2019 4.08% (0.60)
FY2018 4.68% 1.11
FY2017 3.57% (2.26)
FY2016 5.83% 1.11

Against its own ten years

Low 2.35% High 9.20%
Ten-year median 4.72%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc compare 31.7%
TIGO Millicom International Cellular SA compare 22.2%
TIMB TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR compare 17.3%
KT KT Corporation 6.53%
SKM SK Telecom Co., Ltd. compare 5.30%
VEON VEON Ltd. compare 3.45%
TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk compare 0.00%
GSAT Globalstar, Inc. compare −25.5%
LBTYB Liberty Global Ltd compare −26.8%
Telecom Services industry median 6.00%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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