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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

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$9B
4.76
$3.97
0.09
$0.49
3.40%

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’s AX revenue rose 22.3% year on year in the second quarter, while KT Cloud grew 19.8%. The company aims to more than double AX revenue by 2028, giving it a growing business beyond traditional telecoms. (DigitalToday)
KT has set a minimum 2026 dividend of ₩2,400 per share and plans to allocate 50% of adjusted standalone net income to shareholder returns through 2028. That gives investors a clearer return framework, though the amount still depends on earnings. (KT SEC Filing, Exa)
KT’s second-quarter mobile subscribers on its own network rose 3.1% year on year, while broadband subscribers increased 1.6% and IPTV subscribers 0.6%. These gains point to a resilient customer base in its core services. (KT SEC Filing)
KT was fined ₩54 billion over a breach that exposed data from more than 16,600 customers. Regulators said the company failed to report the intrusion and tried to cover it up, adding legal, remediation and customer-trust risks. (Reuters)
First-half 2026 operating profit fell to ₩1.13 trillion from ₩1.70 trillion a year earlier, while profit attributable to KT’s owners dropped to ₩792 billion from ₩1.23 trillion. The sharp decline leaves a significant earnings-recovery hurdle. (KT SEC Filing)
KT’s announced ₩18 trillion investment programme spans network upgrades, IT and security, and AI infrastructure, including ₩5 trillion for AI data centres. The scale creates execution and cash-return risks if customer demand or monetisation falls short. (KT SEC Filing)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Oct 2026.

KT Financial Performance

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Q3 24
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KT Earnings Performance

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Q4 23
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KT News

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