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

UpdatedOct 06, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies10

7D-4.0%
3M-26.7%
1Y94.1%
YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry has dropped 2.2%, driven by pullbacks in NHN KCP and Kakao Pay of 11% and 0.9%, respectively. In the past year, the industry has gained 98%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 54% 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
Mon, 06 Oct 2025	₩10.4t	₩5.9t	₩176.0b	26.5x	59x	1.8x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025	₩10.8t	₩5.9t	₩176.0b	23.7x	61.2x	1.8x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025	₩11.9t	₩5.9t	₩190.1b	24x	62.5x	2x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025	₩14.3t	₩5.9t	₩186.8b	21.4x	76.7x	2.4x
Tue, 27 May 2025	₩6.4t	₩6.0t	₩192.7b	11.3x	33.2x	1.1x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025	₩6.2t	₩5.9t	₩188.8b	12x	32.9x	1x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025	₩6.4t	₩5.9t	₩160.2b	8.1x	39.8x	1.1x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025	₩5.9t	₩5.9t	₩166.5b	6.3x	35.7x	1x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025	₩5.6t	₩5.9t	₩166.5b	6.7x	33.6x	1x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024	₩6.0t	₩5.9t	₩166.5b	6.4x	36.1x	1x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024	₩5.2t	₩5.8t	₩221.1b	7.8x	23.7x	0.9x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024	₩5.2t	₩5.8t	₩221.1b	8.3x	23.6x	0.9x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024	₩5.0t	₩5.8t	₩221.1b	8.1x	22.7x	0.9x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024	₩5.4t	₩5.7t	₩223.5b	8.8x	23.9x	0.9x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024	₩5.7t	₩5.7t	₩223.5b	9.5x	25.5x	1x
Wed, 29 May 2024	₩6.4t	₩5.6t	₩216.5b	9.3x	29.8x	1.1x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024	₩6.7t	₩5.5t	₩205.9b	10.8x	32.5x	1.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024	₩7.6t	₩5.5t	₩228.4b	10.5x	33.4x	1.4x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024	₩9.1t	₩5.3t	₩248.1b	11.6x	36.8x	1.7x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024	₩9.8t	₩5.3t	₩249.3b	12.8x	39.1x	1.8x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023	₩9.2t	₩5.3t	₩249.3b	11.9x	36.9x	1.7x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023	₩7.5t	₩5.1t	₩257.9b	9.2x	29.2x	1.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023	₩7.2t	₩5.1t	₩257.9b	8.5x	27.9x	1.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023	₩8.0t	₩5.1t	₩257.9b	9.4x	31.2x	1.6x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023	₩8.5t	₩5.0t	₩240.7b	10x	35.4x	1.7x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023	₩8.9t	₩5.0t	₩240.7b	11.7x	36.8x	1.8x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023	₩10.4t	₩5.0t	₩236.2b	11.4x	44.1x	2.1x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023	₩9.7t	₩4.8t	₩239.4b	11.6x	40.3x	2x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023	₩10.3t	₩4.8t	₩267.3b	13.7x	38.4x	2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio

38.4x

Mon, 27 Mar 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 59.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 36.6x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.8x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry have declined 13% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.7% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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


KR Market	3.28%
Financials	-0.46%
Diversified Financial	-2.50%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services	-3.98%
Specialized Finance	1.73%
Multi-Sector Holdings	0%	0
Other Diversified Financial Services	-1.82%