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South Korean (KOSPI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 16, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies48
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M15.7%
  • 1Y2.8%
  • YTD22.1%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has remained flat, although notably LG CNS gained 4.6%. In line with that, the industry has also been flat over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.0% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean IT Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 16 Aug 2025₩32.4t₩38.6t₩1.7t16.3x19.4x0.8x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025₩36.6t₩38.4t₩1.7t19.4x22x1x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025₩29.1t₩38.4t₩1.7t14x17.5x0.8x
Fri, 09 May 2025₩28.6t₩37.4t₩1.7t14.4x16.4x0.8x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025₩26.1t₩37.2t₩1.7t13.2x15x0.7x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025₩26.9t₩35.8t₩1.7t14.9x15.6x0.8x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025₩20.3t₩30.0t₩1.3t17x15.1x0.7x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024₩20.8t₩29.7t₩1.3t15.4x16x0.7x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024₩23.2t₩29.1t₩1.3t13.1x18x0.8x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024₩23.4t₩28.6t₩1.3t14.6x18.5x0.8x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024₩25.9t₩28.6t₩1.3t14.9x20.5x0.9x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024₩24.2t₩27.8t₩1.2t14.1x20x0.9x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024₩27.1t₩27.8t₩1.2t15.5x22.3x1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024₩27.4t₩27.8t₩1.2t16.4x22.6x1x
Sat, 11 May 2024₩27.5t₩27.5t₩1.1t16.4x24.4x1x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024₩27.7t₩27.5t₩1.1t17.3x24.5x1x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024₩30.1t₩28.5t₩1.2t19.2x24.8x1.1x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024₩30.5t₩28.7t₩1.2t21.4x25.9x1.1x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023₩35.4t₩28.7t₩1.2t23.4x30x1.2x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023₩30.3t₩28.5t₩1.2t23.9x25.7x1.1x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023₩26.1t₩29.2t₩1.4t19.4x18.3x0.9x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023₩28.0t₩29.2t₩1.4t20.7x19.6x1x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023₩24.0t₩29.8t₩1.5t18.7x16.5x0.8x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023₩23.6t₩29.8t₩1.5t17.3x16.2x0.8x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023₩20.0t₩29.8t₩1.5t18.5x13.8x0.7x
Sun, 14 May 2023₩18.7t₩30.2t₩1.4t26.4x13.4x0.6x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023₩18.4t₩30.2t₩1.4t26.4x13.2x0.6x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023₩29.3t₩33.9t₩1.3t26.9x22x0.9x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023₩30.3t₩33.9t₩1.3t23.9x22.8x0.9x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023₩26.9t₩33.9t₩1.3t16x20x0.8x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022₩28.1t₩34.3t₩1.4t17.3x20.7x0.8x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022₩24.9t₩32.9t₩1.1t16.1x22x0.8x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022₩27.5t₩32.9t₩1.1t18x24.3x0.8x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022₩30.4t₩31.4t₩1.0t15.1x29.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.2x


Total Market Cap: ₩30.4tTotal Earnings: ₩1.0tTotal Revenue: ₩31.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean IT 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 20.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.86x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Tech industry?

KR Market0.50%
Tech1.82%
IT0.97%
IT Consulting1.17%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.42%
Data Processing Services-4.10%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 85.3x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the IT Consulting industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 18.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A064400 LG CNS₩72.20k4.6%
+₩310.0b		n/aPE17.1x
A022100 Posco Dx₩25.60k8.2%
+₩296.1b		-5.7%PE46.3x
A124500 ITCENGLOBAL₩17.94k5.2%
+₩20.7b		300.9%PE35.4x
A115500 Korea Computer & Systems₩9.69k8.1%
+₩8.6b		70.0%PE55.1x
A033230 Insung Information₩2.34k7.8%
+₩8.5b		1.3%PS0.3x

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