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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 9.4 million IPTV customers, and is the second-largest wireless operator with 26 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
14,020
Headquarters
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Website
KT Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$8.9B
7.35
$2.72
0.14
$0.64
3.54%
Price and volume
Market cap
$8.9B
Beta
0.14
52-week high
$21.61
52-week low
$14.77
Average daily volume
1.6M
Dividend rate
$0.64
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.187
Quick ratio
0.658
Long term debt to equity
41.404
Total debt to equity
56.948
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.14%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,571.194
Gross margin (TTM)
35.56%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.38%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.55%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
22.94%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$1,412,400
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
2.23%
Return on equity (TTM)
4.83%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
7.351
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.248
Price to book
0.73
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.81
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.287
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.18%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.037
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.20%
Forward dividend yield
3.54%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
3.80%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-14.23%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.65%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.66%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-14.72%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
9.02%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
18.77%
What the Analysts think about KT
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for KT stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
KT’s CEO announced an expanded AI partnership with Microsoft to deliver concrete results this year, including launching a Korean-style GPT-4o model in Q2 and opening a joint AI innovation center. The goal is to increase AI-driven revenue to 12% of total sales (Yonhap News Agency).
In March 2025, KT Cloud rolled out AI SERV, a high-performance GPU slicing service that allocates infrastructure in 0.2-GPU units with no performance loss. This reduces costs and offers flexible AI cloud solutions for enterprise clients (The Korea Times).
KT Cloud secured the operator contract for the 30 MW Guro Data Center in Seoul in April 2025, expanding its cloud infrastructure and supporting KT’s growth in IDC/cloud services (Data Center Dynamics).
In Q2 2025, KT’s debt-to-equity ratio rose to 123.5% and its net debt ratio increased to 36.8%. The company reported cumulative capex of KRW 1.36 trillion, showing higher financial leverage and significant investment commitments, which may put pressure on cash flow (GuruFocus).
South Korea’s telecom market is close to saturation, with total subscriptions exceeding the population. Government-mandated cuts to communication costs are resulting in sluggish ARPU growth and limiting KT’s core telecom profitability (The Korea Times).
KT’s aggressive data center expansion—including the 110 billion won Gyeongbuk AI Cloud Data Center and operation of the new 30 MW Guro Data Center—will raise depreciation and operating expenses, which could pressure margins in the near term (Data Center Dynamics; Data Center Dynamics).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 31 Aug 2025.
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for KT stock?
KT (KT) has a market cap of $8.9B as of September 18, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for KT stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for KT (KT) stock is 7.35 as of September 18, 2025.
Does KT stock pay dividends?
Yes, the KT (KT) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of September 18, 2025, the dividend rate is $0.64077 and the yield is 3.54%. KT has a payout ratio of 0% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next KT dividend payment date?
The next KT (KT) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for KT?
KT (KT) has a beta rating of 0.14. This means that it is less volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 0.5 would mean it moves half as much as the market.