SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

SKM Communication Services Telecom Services

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $12.1 billion, down 4.13% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+0.47%
EPS
+406.3%
Free cash flow
−29.6%
Total debt
−4.25%

Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier

29.57 1.72 −5.50%
Market cap
$11.2B
P/E
23.6×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
0.00%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.16
Beneish M
−3.00
Dividend safety
25/100

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKM) Return on equity

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SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 5.30%, up 2.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.14%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.14% (fiscal 2025) to 15.5% (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below 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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Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 3.14% (6.40)
FY2024 9.54% 0.13
FY2023 9.41% 2.90
FY2022 6.51% (7.56)
FY2021 14.1% 7.70
FY2020 6.37% 2.74
FY2019 3.63% (11.86)
FY2018 15.5% 0.36
FY2017 15.1% 4.51
FY2016 10.6% 1.30

Against its own ten years

Low 3.14% High 15.5%
Ten-year median 9.41%
Current reading's percentile 9

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. compare 23.3%
TIGO Millicom International Cellular SA compare 22.2%
TIMB TIM S.A. Sponsored ADR compare 17.3%
VIV Telefonica Brasil S.A. compare 9.89%
KT KT Corporation compare 6.53%
SKM SK Telecom Co., Ltd. 5.30%
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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