South Korean (KOSPI) Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies8

7D1.4%
3M0.7%
1Y2.5%
YTD2.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry has risen 1.4%, driven by gains from KT of 2.7%. Overall in the last year, the industry is flat. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 9.8% per annum.

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
Fri, 18 Sep 2026	₩19.8t	₩43.4t	₩1.8t	10.7x	10.9x	0.5x
Sun, 16 Aug 2026	₩20.2t	₩43.4t	₩1.9t	12x	10.5x	0.5x
Tue, 14 Jul 2026	₩19.7t	₩44.3t	₩2.1t	12.8x	9.5x	0.4x
Thu, 11 Jun 2026	₩20.5t	₩44.3t	₩2.1t	13.9x	9.9x	0.5x
Sat, 09 May 2026	₩21.5t	₩44.4t	₩2.2t	12.3x	9.7x	0.5x
Mon, 06 Apr 2026	₩21.6t	₩44.3t	₩2.2t	12.6x	9.6x	0.5x
Wed, 04 Mar 2026	₩22.8t	₩44.3t	₩2.2t	16.4x	10.4x	0.5x
Fri, 30 Jan 2026	₩21.4t	₩44.0t	₩1.3t	17.1x	16.2x	0.5x
Sun, 28 Dec 2025	₩20.2t	₩44.0t	₩1.3t	16.6x	15.3x	0.5x
Tue, 25 Nov 2025	₩19.6t	₩44.0t	₩1.3t	20.3x	15.1x	0.4x
Thu, 23 Oct 2025	₩19.4t	₩43.3t	₩1.4t	19.2x	14x	0.4x
Sat, 20 Sep 2025	₩19.5t	₩43.3t	₩1.4t	19.9x	14.1x	0.5x
Mon, 18 Aug 2025	₩20.6t	₩43.0t	₩1.3t	19.5x	15.9x	0.5x
Wed, 16 Jul 2025	₩21.4t	₩42.1t	₩1.0t	24.5x	21.4x	0.5x
Fri, 13 Jun 2025	₩19.1t	₩42.1t	₩999.3b	19.9x	19.1x	0.5x
Sun, 11 May 2025	₩18.8t	₩41.7t	₩831.1b	24x	22.6x	0.5x
Tue, 08 Apr 2025	₩17.0t	₩41.7t	₩831.1b	23.1x	20.4x	0.4x
Thu, 06 Mar 2025	₩16.9t	₩41.8t	₩1.0t	20.2x	16.5x	0.4x
Sat, 01 Feb 2025	₩16.8t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	14.8x	10x	0.4x
Mon, 30 Dec 2024	₩16.3t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	15x	9.7x	0.4x
Wed, 27 Nov 2024	₩16.8t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	9.6x	9.9x	0.4x
Fri, 25 Oct 2024	₩15.7t	₩41.7t	₩1.6t	10.1x	9.8x	0.4x
Sun, 22 Sep 2024	₩15.1t	₩41.7t	₩1.6t	10.4x	9.4x	0.4x
Tue, 20 Aug 2024	₩14.2t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.8x	8.3x	0.3x
Thu, 18 Jul 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.4x	8.2x	0.3x
Sat, 15 Jun 2024	₩13.9t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.3x	8.1x	0.3x
Mon, 13 May 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.5t	₩1.7t	8.2x	8x	0.3x
Wed, 10 Apr 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.4t	₩1.7t	8.8x	8.4x	0.3x
Fri, 08 Mar 2024	₩15.0t	₩41.2t	₩1.7t	9.7x	8.6x	0.4x
Sun, 04 Feb 2024	₩15.0t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	8.1x	7.8x	0.4x
Tue, 02 Jan 2024	₩13.9t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	7.2x	7.2x	0.3x
Thu, 30 Nov 2023	₩13.6t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	10.7x	7.1x	0.3x
Sat, 28 Oct 2023	₩13.3t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.8x	6.8x	0.3x
Mon, 25 Sep 2023	₩13.5t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.6x	6.9x	0.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio

6.9x

Mon, 25 Sep 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 8.5x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.47x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have declined 2.6% per year over the last three years.
Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% 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 Trends

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


KR Market	-4.36%
Telecom	-2.41%
Telecom Services and Carriers	1.42%
Integrated Telecom Services	1.53%
Alternative Carriers	-1.25%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 36.2x.

It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 10.2x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Integrated Telecom Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.8% over the next 5 years.
However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 27% per year.