kt corp. - KT

KT

Close Chg Chg %
21.81 -0.42 -1.93%

Closed Market

21.39

-0.42 (1.93%)

Volume: 945.42K

Last Updated:

Mar 26, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: kt corp. - KT

KT Key Data

Open

$21.44

Day Range

21.32 - 21.64

52 Week Range

16.25 - 24.58

Market Cap

$10.52B

Shares Outstanding

482.19M

Public Float

482.15M

Beta

0.62

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

8.71

EPS

$2.51

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$0.17

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 5, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.78M

 

KT Performance

1 Week
 
-1.20%
 
1 Month
 
-10.17%
 
3 Months
 
11.64%
 
1 Year
 
21.96%
 
5 Years
 
72.00%
 

KT Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 25
Full Ratings ➔

About kt corp. - KT

KT Corp. engages in the provision of integrated telecommunication services. The company operates through the Customer and Marketing businesses. Its services include wire and wireless phones, internet, and other communication. The company was founded on December 20, 1981 and is headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

KT At a Glance

KT Corp.
90 Buljeong-ro
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi 13606
Phone 82-31-727-0114 Revenue 19.87B
Industry Major Telecommunications Net Income 1.22B
Sector Communications 2025 Sales Growth 12.351%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 14,701
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KT Valuation

P/E Current 8.708
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 7.574
Price to Sales Ratio 0.464
Price to Book Ratio 0.746
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 2.65
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 3.472
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.778
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.548

KT Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,351,825.386
Income Per Employee 82,798.115
Receivables Turnover 4.89
Total Asset Turnover 0.681

KT Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.195
Quick Ratio 1.16
Cash Ratio 0.429

KT Profitability

Gross Margin 34.741
Operating Margin 8.672
Pretax Margin 8.498
Net Margin 6.125
Return on Assets 4.172
Return on Equity 10.472
Return on Total Capital 5.871
Return on Invested Capital 7.015

KT Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 69.149
Total Debt to Total Capital 40.881
Total Debt to Total Assets 28.427
Long-Term Debt to Equity 52.844
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 31.241
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Annual Financials for Kt Corp. - KT

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
19.85B 18.32B 17.69B 19.87B
Sales Growth
-8.70% -7.73% -3.43% +12.35%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
13.73B 13.72B 13.84B 12.97B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
2.83B 2.92B 2.84B 2.73B
Depreciation
2.35B 2.39B 2.37B 2.31B
Amortization of Intangibles
481.54M 523.29M 468.78M 421.96M
COGS Growth
-11.21% -0.06% +0.85% -6.28%
Gross Income
6.12B 4.60B 3.85B 6.90B
Gross Income Growth
-2.51% -24.93% -16.20% +79.29%
Gross Profit Margin
+30.84% +25.09% +21.77% +34.74%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
4.61B 3.28B 3.17B 4.99B
Research & Development
135.39M 140.45M 141.21M 148.89M
Other SG&A
4.48B 3.14B 3.03B 4.84B
SGA Growth
+0.08% -28.92% -3.29% +57.44%
Other Operating Expense
213.69M 191.82M 194.55M 188.52M
Unusual Expense
(185.40M) 54.07M (157.79M) (5.03M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.48B 1.07B 643.17M 1.73B
Non Operating Income/Expense
226.19M 232.45M 44.37M 221.03M
Non-Operating Interest Income
210.45M 213.98M 222.58M 182.40M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
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Interest Expense
227.42M 272.71M 274.74M 260.66M
Interest Expense Growth
-1.12% +19.91% +0.75% -5.12%
Gross Interest Expense
227.42M 286.23M 288.66M 265.74M
Interest Capitalized
- 13.52M 13.92M 5.08M
Pretax Income
1.48B 1.03B 412.80M 1.69B
Pretax Income Growth
-9.04% -30.36% -59.93% +309.11%
Pretax Margin
+7.45% +5.62% +2.33% +8.50%
Income Tax
391.92M 252.88M 120.88M 409.03M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
391.92M 265.76M 201.99M 347.59M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
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Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- (12.88M) (81.11M) 61.44M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - (779.61K)
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.07B 744.00M 298.21M 1.29B
Minority Interest Expense
96.87M (16.18M) (39.01M) 74.40M
Net Income
977.09M 760.18M 337.22M 1.22B
Net Income Growth
-17.54% -22.20% -55.64% +260.96%
Net Margin Growth
+4.92% +4.15% +1.91% +6.12%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Net Income After Extraordinaries
977.09M 760.18M 337.22M 1.22B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
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Net Income Available to Common
977.09M 760.18M 337.22M 1.22B
EPS (Basic)
2.0168 1.5236 0.6857 2.5046
EPS (Basic) Growth
-19.93% -24.45% -54.99% +265.26%
Basic Shares Outstanding
484.47M 498.94M 491.82M 485.99M
EPS (Diluted)
2.0161 1.5216 0.6848 2.5028
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-19.66% -24.53% -54.99% +265.48%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
484.65M 499.18M 492.01M 486.18M
EBITDA
4.12B 4.04B 3.33B 4.45B
EBITDA Growth
-10.07% -2.04% -17.61% +33.78%
EBITDA Margin
+20.78% +22.06% +18.82% +22.41%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 25.065
Number of Ratings 25 Current Quarters Estimate 0.533
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 2.126
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.16 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.417 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.311
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 23 21
Mean Estimate 0.53 0.61 2.13 2.31
High Estimates 0.57 0.65 2.36 2.83
Low Estimate 0.50 0.57 1.89 2.03
Coefficient of Variance 9.18 9.29 8.05 10.29

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 20 20 17
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 1
HOLD 2 2 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

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