South Korean (KOSPI) Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 27, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies7

7D-0.5%
3M23.9%
1Y42.7%
YTD23.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry has remained flat, although notably KT declined by 8.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 43% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 5.3% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Telecom Services and Carriers Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 28 Feb 2026	₩24.0t	₩44.3t	₩2.2t	17.5x	10.9x	0.5x
Mon, 26 Jan 2026	₩20.5t	₩44.0t	₩1.3t	16.8x	15.6x	0.5x
Wed, 24 Dec 2025	₩20.3t	₩44.0t	₩1.3t	17x	15.4x	0.5x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025	₩19.4t	₩43.8t	₩1.4t	18.5x	13.7x	0.4x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025	₩19.2t	₩43.3t	₩1.4t	19.1x	13.9x	0.4x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025	₩19.6t	₩43.3t	₩1.4t	19.5x	14.2x	0.5x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025	₩20.2t	₩42.1t	₩1.0t	21.9x	20.2x	0.5x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025	₩20.8t	₩42.1t	₩1.0t	23.3x	20.8x	0.5x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025	₩18.5t	₩42.1t	₩999.3b	19.3x	18.5x	0.4x
Wed, 07 May 2025	₩19.0t	₩41.7t	₩831.1b	24.2x	22.8x	0.5x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025	₩17.1t	₩41.7t	₩831.1b	23.4x	20.5x	0.4x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025	₩16.8t	₩41.8t	₩1.0t	19.8x	16.4x	0.4x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025	₩16.5t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	15x	9.8x	0.4x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024	₩16.7t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	14.9x	9.9x	0.4x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024	₩16.3t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	9.4x	9.5x	0.4x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024	₩15.5t	₩41.7t	₩1.6t	10.3x	9.7x	0.4x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024	₩15.3t	₩41.2t	₩1.6t	11.7x	9.3x	0.4x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024	₩14.1t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.8x	8.3x	0.3x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.4x	8.2x	0.3x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024	₩13.9t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.3x	8.1x	0.3x
Thu, 09 May 2024	₩13.9t	₩41.3t	₩1.7t	8.8x	8.4x	0.3x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.4t	₩1.7t	8.8x	8.4x	0.3x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024	₩15.1t	₩41.2t	₩1.7t	9.7x	8.7x	0.4x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024	₩14.1t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	7.3x	7.3x	0.3x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023	₩13.9t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	7.2x	7.2x	0.3x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023	₩13.5t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	10.9x	7x	0.3x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023	₩13.4t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.6x	6.8x	0.3x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023	₩13.5t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.5x	6.9x	0.3x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023	₩13.4t	₩40.7t	₩1.9t	7.4x	7.2x	0.3x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023	₩12.8t	₩40.4t	₩1.8t	8.4x	7.1x	0.3x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023	₩13.2t	₩40.4t	₩1.8t	8.6x	7.4x	0.3x
Fri, 12 May 2023	₩13.2t	₩40.2t	₩1.9t	8.8x	6.9x	0.3x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023	₩13.0t	₩40.2t	₩1.9t	8.9x	6.8x	0.3x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023	₩13.1t	₩40.2t	₩1.8t	10.2x	7.1x	0.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio

7.1x

Tue, 07 Mar 2023

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Telecom industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.9x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.45x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 6.0% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 3.3% 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 Telecom industry?


KR Market	10.17%
Telecom	0.12%
Telecom Services and Carriers	-0.55%
Integrated Telecom Services	-0.38%
Alternative Carriers	-6.59%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.4x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 28.6%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 94.3% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 9.6x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 29% over the next 5 years.
However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 94% per year.