South Korean (KOSPI) Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 09, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies10

7D-2.1%
3M-11.5%
1Y65.3%
YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry has dropped 2.1%, driven by a pullback from Kakao Pay of 2.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 65%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 40% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Transaction and Payment Processing Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Fri, 09 Jan 2026	₩9.2t	₩6.1t	₩226.4b	10.6x	40.7x	1.5x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025	₩9.4t	₩6.1t	₩226.4b	12.9x	41.7x	1.6x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025	₩9.9t	₩5.9t	₩176.0b	24.7x	56.1x	1.7x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025	₩10.4t	₩5.9t	₩176.0b	27x	59.3x	1.8x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025	₩11.0t	₩5.9t	₩175.9b	25x	62.7x	1.9x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025	₩12.2t	₩5.9t	₩190.1b	26.6x	63.9x	2.1x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025	₩15.8t	₩5.9t	₩186.8b	28.4x	84.7x	2.7x
Fri, 23 May 2025	₩6.1t	₩5.9t	₩187.5b	11.4x	32.8x	1x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025	₩6.1t	₩5.9t	₩188.8b	11.9x	32.3x	1x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025	₩6.1t	₩5.8t	₩134.7b	7.6x	45.4x	1.1x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025	₩6.2t	₩5.9t	₩166.5b	6.3x	36.9x	1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025	₩5.6t	₩5.9t	₩166.5b	6.7x	33.6x	1x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024	₩6.0t	₩5.9t	₩166.5b	6.7x	35.8x	1x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024	₩5.2t	₩5.8t	₩221.1b	8x	23.4x	0.9x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024	₩5.1t	₩5.8t	₩221.1b	8.1x	22.9x	0.9x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024	₩5.3t	₩5.8t	₩221.1b	8.3x	23.9x	0.9x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024	₩5.7t	₩5.7t	₩223.5b	9.3x	25.5x	1x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024	₩5.7t	₩5.7t	₩226.8b	9.4x	25.2x	1x
Sat, 25 May 2024	₩6.4t	₩5.6t	₩218.1b	9.3x	29.2x	1.1x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024	₩6.6t	₩5.5t	₩205.9b	10.7x	32.2x	1.2x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024	₩7.5t	₩5.4t	₩231.9b	10.3x	32.3x	1.4x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024	₩9.1t	₩5.3t	₩249.3b	11.9x	36.6x	1.7x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024	₩10.1t	₩5.3t	₩249.3b	13.9x	40.4x	1.9x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023	₩9.0t	₩5.3t	₩249.3b	10.4x	36.2x	1.7x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023	₩7.6t	₩5.1t	₩257.9b	9.5x	29.7x	1.5x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023	₩7.2t	₩5.1t	₩257.9b	8.7x	27.8x	1.4x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023	₩8.2t	₩5.1t	₩257.9b	9.6x	31.9x	1.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023	₩9.4t	₩5.0t	₩240.7b	9.9x	38.9x	1.9x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023	₩8.6t	₩5.0t	₩235.7b	11.6x	36.4x	1.7x
Sun, 28 May 2023	₩9.8t	₩5.0t	₩235.8b	11.4x	41.6x	2x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023	₩9.8t	₩4.8t	₩239.4b	11.8x	40.8x	2x

Price to Earnings Ratio

41.9x

Mon, 03 Apr 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.7x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.3% per year.
This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does South Korean Transaction and Payment Processing Services compare with similar industries?


KR Market	7.44%
Financials	-0.95%
Diversified Financial	-3.88%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services	-2.05%
Multi-Sector Holdings	0%	0
Specialized Finance	-1.81%
Other Diversified Financial Services	-4.82%