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About KT
KT is South Korea's largest fixed-line telecom operator, with around 11.5 million fixed-line broadband customers and 9.5 million IPTV customers, and is the second-largest wireless operator with 28 million subscribers. Additionally, it has a number of nontelecom businesses, including real estate, payment processing, artificial intelligence, and IDC/cloud services, many of which are the focus of its growth strategy. The company was formed from the previously government-owned, monopoly telecom business and was listed in 1998. After selling its mobile business in 1994 (forming its mobile competitor, SK Telecom), KT created its own mobile operator in 1997.
- Ticker
- $KT
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 13,886
- Headquarters
- Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of
- Website
- corp.kt.com
KT Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$9B
4.85
$3.85
0.15
$0.49
3.45%
Price and volume
Market cap
$9B
Beta
0.15
52-week high
$24.58
52-week low
$16.59
Average daily volume
2.3M
Dividend rate
$0.49
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.18
Quick ratio
0.661
Long term debt to equity
0.361
Total debt to equity
0.548
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
2,758.472
Gross margin (TTM)
56.04%
Net profit margin (TTM)
4.88%
Operating margin (TTM)
6.83%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
26.07%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,474,550
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.66%
Return on equity (TTM)
6.72%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
4.847
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.217
Price to book
0.6
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.6
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.65%
Forward dividend yield
3.45%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-2.41%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.30%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.68%
What the Analysts think about KT
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for KT stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of KT stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
KT has set a minimum annual dividend of ₩2,400 per share and plans to return 50% of adjusted standalone net income through dividends and buybacks. That offers income investors greater visibility, although actual returns still depend on earnings and execution. (The Asia Business Daily, SEC)
Fitch points to KT’s strong position in South Korea’s telecom market and low leverage, and expects telecom and non-telecom businesses to grow about 3% in 2026. This established base could support cash generation while newer services scale. (Fitch Ratings)
A regulator fined KT ₩53.98bn over security failures that exposed customer data, and authorities are considering a possible ban on new sign-ups. Further sanctions and damage to customer trust could weigh on the business beyond the initial penalty. (Personal Information Protection Commission, CHOSUNBIZ)
Q2 revenue fell 10.1% and operating profit fell 36.1% year on year; wireless service revenue was also down 1.8% amid customer compensation and fee waivers after the breach. The churn and recovery costs show how the incident has already affected trading performance. (Yonhap News Agency)
KT plans ₩18tn of investment across networks, security and AI infrastructure, while the 49% foreign-ownership limit has delayed cancellation of treasury shares it has bought back. The spending could tighten capital allocation, and buybacks may deliver less per-share benefit until shares can be cancelled. (Yonhap Infomax, CHOSUNBIZ)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Nov 2026.
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