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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 10.1%, EPS fell 39.6%, free cash flow fell 46.9% and total debt rose 4.84%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 10.81 | 13.63 | 12.55 | 10.86 | 6.66 | 10.41 | 11.56 | 11.04 | 12.10 | 15.54 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 16.79 | 18.82 | 16.12 | 14.72 | 11.63 | 15.35 | 15.30 | 14.93 | 18.45 | 21.61 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 23,575 | 23,817 | 23,835 | 23,372 | 22,720 | 21,759 | 20,544 | 19,737 | 16,927 | 14,701 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.36 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 20,809 | 21,192 | 21,327 | 19,919 | 19,553 | 22,685 | 18,364 | 21,276 | 18,707 | 19,984 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 5.79 | 4.54 | 4.70 | 4.10 | 4.18 | 6.74 | 7.50 | 5.37 | 2.40 | 8.86 | |||||
| EBT | 1,011 | 735 | 941 | 815 | 825 | 1,781 | 1,324 | 1,042 | 400 | 1,681 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 4.86 | 3.47 | 4.41 | 4.09 | 4.22 | 7.85 | 7.21 | 4.90 | 2.14 | 8.41 | |||||
| Net income | 716 | 492 | 655 | 559 | 597 | 1,313 | 970 | 778 | 285 | 1,277 | |||||
| Depreciation | 3,201 | 3,198 | 3,074 | 2,994 | 3,103 | 3,286 | 2,597 | 3,283 | 2,917 | 2,786 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 42.49 | 43.25 | 43.52 | 40.62 | 39.87 | 48.22 | 37.91 | 42.64 | 38.04 | 41.12 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.20 | 0.88 | 1.28 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 2.51 | 2.02 | 1.55 | 0.70 | 2.51 | |||||
| Cash flow | 8.77 | 7.12 | 7.45 | 6.11 | 7.73 | 10.64 | 5.20 | 8.82 | 7.21 | 7.12 | |||||
| Capex | (5.71) | (5.45) | (5.38) | (6.10) | (5.96) | (7.77) | (5.47) | (6.52) | (4.61) | (5.73) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.05 | 1.68 | 2.07 | 0.01 | 1.77 | 2.87 | (0.27) | 2.31 | 2.60 | 1.39 | |||||
| Book value | 23.49 | 23.97 | 27.22 | 24.71 | 25.37 | 31.70 | 26.60 | 29.73 | 25.57 | 27.97 | |||||
| Shares, m | 490 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 470 | 484 | 499 | 492 | 486 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 14.72 | 16.42 | 14.81 | 8.77 | 6.86 | 5.01 | 6.55 | 8.44 | 20.97 | 7.53 | ||||
| P/S | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.46 | |||||
| P/B | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.61 | 0.68 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.23 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.72 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 1.51 | 4.23 | 2.29 | (102.41) | 407.22 | 7.99 | (88.30) | 10.81 | 9.69 | 21.20 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 4,294 | 3,490 | 3,650 | 2,996 | 3,792 | 5,006 | 2,518 | 4,403 | 3,546 | 3,459 | ||||
| Capex | (2,798) | (2,668) | (2,635) | (2,992) | (2,924) | (3,655) | (2,651) | (3,251) | (2,267) | (2,784) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,496 | 822 | 1,014 | 5 | 867 | 1,351 | (133) | 1,151 | 1,280 | 675 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 174 | 198 | 2,515 | 1,492 | 1,569 | 1,607 | 1,394 | 1,077 | 238 | 1,561 | ||||
| Total debt | 7,309 | 6,015 | 6,050 | 5,839 | 5,853 | 7,594 | 7,005 | 8,175 | 7,364 | 7,550 | |||||
| Net debt | 4,698 | 4,280 | 3,590 | 3,994 | 3,745 | 4,876 | 5,290 | 5,871 | 4,763 | 5,095 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 11,504 | 11,744 | 13,339 | 12,115 | 12,441 | 14,910 | 12,889 | 14,834 | 12,577 | 13,592 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.42 | 1.53 | 2.09 | 1.83 | 2.07 | 4.05 | 2.84 | 2.53 | 1.01 | 4.04 | ||||
| ROIC | 4.65 | 3.75 | 3.70 | 3.17 | 3.16 | 4.83 | 4.74 | 3.45 | 1.61 | 5.92 | |||||
| ROE | 5.83 | 3.57 | 4.68 | 4.08 | 4.57 | 8.93 | 6.35 | 5.73 | 2.35 | 9.20 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
KT Corporation vs peers in Telecom Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIGO Millicom International Cellular SA | $13.8B | 20.8× | 23.8× | +59.40% (above 0%: growing) | −83.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | +66.11% (above 0%: growing) | 75.26% | 21.20% | Compare |
| TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk | $12.6B | 8.1× | — | −8.61% (below 0%: shrinking) | +5,809.09% (above 0%: growing) | +3.00% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 24.01% | Compare |
| SKM SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | $12.5B | 25.5× | — | +0.47% (above 0%: growing) | +406.25% (above 0%: growing) | −29.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | 89.10% | 12.99% | Compare |
| GSAT Globalstar, Inc. | $10.8B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −3.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −20.48% (below 0%: shrinking) | 58.32% | (7.37%) | Compare |
| KT KT Corporation | $8.9B | 9.9× | — | −10.06% (below 0%: shrinking) | −39.60% (below 0%: shrinking) | −46.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | 9.71% | 9.71% | |
| TIMB TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR | $8.8B | 11.0× | 13.4× | +18.33% (above 0%: growing) | +14.29% (above 0%: growing) | +17.75% (above 0%: growing) | 55.35% | 24.42% | Compare |
| LBTYB Liberty Global Ltd | $7.1B | — (loss-making) | — | −7.65% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +429.69% (above 0%: growing) | 50.62% | 0.26% | Compare |
| VEON VEON Ltd. | $5.3B | 100× | 7.4× | +16.93% (above 0%: growing) | −79.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | +431.58% (above 0%: growing) | 86.55% | 27.46% | Compare |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. | $5.0B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −9.28% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +124.34% (above 0%: growing) | 49.55% | (3.14%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $9.8B | 20.8× | 13.4× | −1.53% | +14.29% | +41.93% | 66.79% | 17.10% |
KT Corporation (KT) key facts
- Strength: KT Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $20.0 billion, up 6.82% from fiscal 2024.
- KT Corporation (KT) is a Telecom Services company in the Communication Services sector, traded in the US as an ADR.
- As of October 16, 2026, KT traded at $18.47, a market capitalization of $8.9 billion.
- KT Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share, a yield of 2.21%, with a payout ratio of 21.9%.
- Return on equity was 9.20% and debt-to-equity 0.55.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.74 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.