South Korean (KOSPI) Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

UpdatedMar 02, 2026

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies7

7D-6.8%
3M19.6%
1Y39.9%
YTD19.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom Services and Carriers industry has dropped 6.8%, driven by declines from every company within the industry. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 40%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 5.1% 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
Tue, 03 Mar 2026	₩23.2t	₩44.3t	₩2.2t	16.7x	10.6x	0.5x
Thu, 29 Jan 2026	₩21.3t	₩44.0t	₩1.3t	17x	16.1x	0.5x
Sat, 27 Dec 2025	₩20.2t	₩44.0t	₩1.3t	16.6x	15.3x	0.5x
Mon, 24 Nov 2025	₩19.4t	₩43.8t	₩1.4t	18.4x	14x	0.4x
Wed, 22 Oct 2025	₩19.3t	₩43.3t	₩1.4t	19x	14x	0.4x
Fri, 19 Sep 2025	₩19.5t	₩43.3t	₩1.4t	19.7x	14.1x	0.5x
Sun, 17 Aug 2025	₩20.6t	₩43.0t	₩1.3t	19.5x	15.9x	0.5x
Tue, 15 Jul 2025	₩21.3t	₩42.1t	₩1.0t	23.9x	21.3x	0.5x
Thu, 12 Jun 2025	₩19.0t	₩42.1t	₩999.3b	19.8x	19x	0.5x
Sat, 10 May 2025	₩18.8t	₩41.7t	₩831.1b	24x	22.6x	0.5x
Mon, 07 Apr 2025	₩17.3t	₩41.7t	₩831.1b	23.6x	20.8x	0.4x
Wed, 05 Mar 2025	₩16.9t	₩41.8t	₩1.0t	20.7x	16.6x	0.4x
Fri, 31 Jan 2025	₩16.5t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	15x	9.8x	0.4x
Sun, 29 Dec 2024	₩16.3t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	15x	9.7x	0.4x
Tue, 26 Nov 2024	₩16.4t	₩41.8t	₩1.7t	9.5x	9.6x	0.4x
Thu, 24 Oct 2024	₩15.4t	₩41.7t	₩1.6t	10x	9.6x	0.4x
Sat, 21 Sep 2024	₩15.1t	₩41.7t	₩1.6t	10.4x	9.4x	0.4x
Mon, 19 Aug 2024	₩14.1t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.7x	8.2x	0.3x
Wed, 17 Jul 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.4x	8.2x	0.3x
Fri, 14 Jun 2024	₩13.7t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.2x	8x	0.3x
Sun, 12 May 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.3t	₩1.7t	8.9x	8.4x	0.3x
Tue, 09 Apr 2024	₩14.1t	₩41.4t	₩1.7t	9x	8.4x	0.3x
Thu, 07 Mar 2024	₩15.0t	₩41.2t	₩1.7t	9.6x	8.6x	0.4x
Sat, 03 Feb 2024	₩15.0t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	8.1x	7.8x	0.4x
Mon, 01 Jan 2024	₩13.9t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	7.2x	7.2x	0.3x
Wed, 29 Nov 2023	₩13.6t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	10.6x	7.1x	0.3x
Fri, 27 Oct 2023	₩13.3t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.7x	6.8x	0.3x
Sun, 24 Sep 2023	₩13.5t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.6x	6.9x	0.3x
Tue, 22 Aug 2023	₩13.4t	₩40.7t	₩1.9t	9.2x	7x	0.3x
Thu, 20 Jul 2023	₩12.5t	₩40.4t	₩1.8t	8.2x	7x	0.3x
Sat, 17 Jun 2023	₩13.1t	₩40.4t	₩1.8t	8.4x	7.3x	0.3x
Mon, 15 May 2023	₩13.4t	₩40.2t	₩1.9t	8.8x	7x	0.3x
Wed, 12 Apr 2023	₩13.1t	₩40.2t	₩1.9t	9x	6.9x	0.3x
Fri, 10 Mar 2023	₩13.1t	₩40.2t	₩1.9t	9.8x	6.9x	0.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio

6.9x

Fri, 10 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 10.6x 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 4.7% 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	7.30%
Telecom	-1.40%
Telecom Services and Carriers	-6.81%
Alternative Carriers	-6.03%
Integrated Telecom Services	-6.83%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.5x.

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, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 9.7x.

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.