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
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KT Corporation (KT) Return on invested capital
KT Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.27%, down 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (5.92%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.61% (fiscal 2024) to 5.92% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 3.77% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.92% | 4.31 |
| FY2024 | 1.61% | (1.84) |
| FY2023 | 3.45% | (1.29) |
| FY2022 | 4.74% | (0.09) |
| FY2021 | 4.83% | 1.67 |
| FY2020 | 3.16% | (0.01) |
| FY2019 | 3.17% | (0.53) |
| FY2018 | 3.70% | (0.05) |
| FY2017 | 3.75% | (0.90) |
| FY2016 | 4.65% | 0.00 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 12.7% |
| TIMB TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR compare | 11.4% |
| TIGO Millicom International Cellular SA compare | 10.5% |
| KT KT Corporation | 4.27% |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc compare | 4.10% |
| SKM SK Telecom Co., Ltd. compare | 3.53% |
| GSAT Globalstar, Inc. compare | 2.21% |
| TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk compare | 0.00% |
| LBTYB Liberty Global Ltd compare | −0.35% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 3.77% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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