KT Corporation

DB:KTC Stock Report

Market Cap: €8.0b

KT Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

KT's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -1.1%, while the Telecom industry saw earnings declining at 4.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.7% per year. KT's return on equity is 6.9%, and it has net margins of 4.7%.

Key information

-1.08%

Earnings growth rate

-1.69%

EPS growth rate

Telecom Industry Growth36.30%
Revenue growth rate2.67%
Return on equity6.88%
Net Margin4.72%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How KT makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:KTC Revenue, expenses and earnings (KRW Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2627,430,0211,294,44821,299,8598,176
31 Mar 2628,177,4921,542,32421,655,4343,131
31 Dec 2528,244,1611,729,93021,517,3400
30 Sep 2527,974,804962,6224,944,11916,809
30 Jun 2527,502,685928,43121,714,7466,254
31 Mar 2526,621,747633,52821,370,60410,379
31 Dec 2426,431,204469,23321,366,3850
30 Sep 2426,543,2221,179,2474,136,0103,912
30 Jun 2426,586,0491,086,1734,374,3469,653
31 Mar 2426,587,1711,087,6574,311,4528,199
31 Dec 2326,376,2731,008,7154,156,6590
30 Sep 2326,260,4411,194,0694,926,01513,285
30 Jun 2326,040,2001,227,5454,567,3455,229
31 Mar 2325,804,8311,146,3024,440,4852,708
31 Dec 2225,638,8551,259,6864,171,7620
30 Sep 2225,690,6381,424,0604,377,858164,540
30 Jun 2225,430,8191,436,8614,209,006168,362
31 Mar 2225,146,2791,461,6293,935,240168,982
31 Dec 2124,898,0051,354,5373,884,9450
30 Sep 2124,481,6701,018,3863,944,575164,205
30 Jun 2124,265,486911,3963,799,725160,726
31 Mar 2124,114,377751,7143,774,897157,103
31 Dec 2024,099,394700,8893,693,760156,940
30 Sep 2023,904,896611,3283,433,641162,921
30 Jun 2024,117,373597,7793,611,354160,737
31 Mar 2024,339,403593,6223,886,164164,931
31 Dec 1924,342,064615,7773,857,135165,028
30 Sep 1924,117,015569,87514,941,051169,775
30 Jun 1923,851,821602,61611,093,183173,438
31 Mar 1923,560,226679,7047,206,711173,418
31 Dec 1823,436,050645,5713,714,715176,758
30 Sep 1823,731,798529,1661,745,651216,196
30 Jun 1823,609,917486,586-2,676,001172,184
31 Mar 1823,645,453457,7633,991,917169,743
31 Dec 1723,546,929461,5594,002,913168,635
30 Sep 1723,678,996683,6714,366,654163,402
30 Jun 1723,382,360715,1834,055,445164,451
31 Mar 1723,217,514723,0743,858,747165,582
01 Jan 1723,164,202745,0903,886,712167,881
30 Sep 1623,100,182495,6374,007,002177,603
30 Jun 1623,062,467419,0514,033,479180,119
31 Mar 1622,816,179328,8443,800,185182,229
31 Dec 1522,699,856404,0453,751,849183,821
30 Sep 1522,047,400319,6532,663,486190,766

Quality Earnings: KTC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: KTC's current net profit margins (4.7%) are higher than last year (3.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: KTC's earnings have declined by 1.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: KTC's earnings growth over the past year (39.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (-1.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: KTC earnings growth over the past year (39.4%) exceeded the Telecom industry -24%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: KTC's Return on Equity (6.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/17 19:16
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/17 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

KT Corporation is covered by 35 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Seyon ParkBarclays
Sun Jung LeeBofA Global Research
Joshua KimCGS International