SK Telecom Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Jai Hun Jung
Chief executive officer
₩2.1b
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 51.32% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.0007% |
| Management average tenure | no data |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • Sep 17
A017670: AI Data Center Buildout Will Support Long Term Upside Potential
Analysts now set a fair value price target of ₩150,000 for SK Telecom, compared with the prior ₩143,716, citing updated assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E multiples. What’s in the News for SK Telecom SK Telecom announced plans to pursue construction of an AI data center network targeting up to 15GW of capacity, using an Ulsan AI Data Center as the core hub and referring to this as a third major national infrastructure project for Korea.
Narrative Update • Sep 03
A017670: Large-Scale AI Data Centers Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts have lifted their price target on SK Telecom to about ₩102,700 from roughly ₩98,800, citing updated assumptions that combine slightly different revenue growth and discount rate inputs with a higher projected profit margin and a lower future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for SK Telecom SK Telecom plans to pursue construction of AI data centers with total capacity of up to 15GW in Korea, including the Ulsan AI Data Center, as part of a long term buildout of high performance AI infrastructure.Narrative Update • Aug 04
A017670: AI Data Center Expansion Will Support Long Term Appeal
Analysts have lifted their fair value price target for SK Telecom from about ₩107,500 to roughly ₩143,700, pointing to updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E as key drivers behind the change. What’s in the News for SK Telecom SK Telecom plans to pursue construction of an AI data center network with capacity of up to 15GW, anchored by the Ulsan AI Data Center and aligned with the Korean government's AI G3 strategy and regional development priorities.Narrative Update • Jul 21
A017670: AI Data Center Expansion Will Drive Future Upside Despite Dividend Halt
Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for SK Telecom from ₩96,062.50 to ₩98,795.83, citing updated assumptions around long term revenue growth, profit margins, and a slightly higher future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for SK Telecom SK Telecom outlined a plan to pursue construction of AI data centers with total capacity of up to 15GW, starting with a 5GW rollout from 2029 and potential expansion by an additional 10GW from 2035, aimed at addressing AI infrastructure demand.Narrative Update • Jul 07
A017670: AI Data Center Buildout Will Support Future Upside Despite Dividend Halt
Analysts have modestly lifted their fair value estimate for SK Telecom, raising the implied price target from ₩93,740 to ₩96,062.50, citing updated assumptions for profit margins and future P/E while keeping the discount rate broadly unchanged. What’s in the News for SK Telecom SK Telecom plans to pursue construction of AI data centers with total capacity of 15GW, including the Ulsan AI Data Center, aiming to open 5GW of domestic capacity in stages starting in 2029 as part of Korea’s "AI G3" ambitions and regional development efforts.
Narrative Update • Jun 23
A017670: AI Infrastructure Plans Will Likely Struggle To Justify Rich Earnings Multiple
Analysts are keeping their ₩55,000 price target for SK Telecom unchanged, citing only minor adjustments to long term revenue growth and profit margin assumptions, as well as a slightly lower future P/E multiple in their updated models. What’s in the News for SK Telecom SK Telecom clarified media reports about its collaboration with NVIDIA, stating that the AI factory planned for 2027 in Korea is not gigawatt scale, and that any build out to gigawatt scale capacity is expected to proceed in phases.Narrative Update • Jun 06
A017670: Higher Multiple And Margin Assumptions Will Likely Pressure Future Returns
Analysts have raised their price target for SK Telecom from ₩43,000 to ₩55,000, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate and future P/E that they view as better reflecting the stock's current risk and earnings profile. What's in the News SK Telecom joined BlackBerry, JVCKENWOOD, Huawei, LG Electronics and Nokia in making patents available for license through Sisvel’s point of sale device patent pool, which covers 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G technologies, according to a client announcement.Narrative Update • May 23
A017670: Dividend Halt Will Continue To Offset AI Data Center Initiatives
Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for SK Telecom from ₩82,144 to ₩93,740, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Rebellions, SK Telecom and Arm are collaborating to develop an AI server that combines Arm’s AGI CPU with Rebellions’ RebelCard accelerators.Narrative Update • May 02
A017670: Dividend Halt Will Outweigh AI Data Center Expansion Plans
Analysts have raised their SK Telecom price target slightly from ₩80,676.92 to ₩82,144.00, citing small model tweaks in discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and forward P/E assumptions as the key drivers of this adjustment. What's in the News Rebellions, SK Telecom and Arm are working together on AI inference infrastructure that combines Arm AGI CPUs with Rebellions’ AI chips.Narrative Update • Apr 18
A017670: Dividend Halt Will Outweigh AI Data Center Partnerships Going Forward
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for SK Telecom from ₩76,138 to ₩80,677, citing updated assumptions for slightly higher revenue growth, improved profit margins, and a modestly lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News Rebellions, SK Telecom and Arm agreed to collaborate on AI inference infrastructure that combines Arm's AGI CPU with Rebellions' RebelCard accelerator, with validation planned in SK Telecom's AI data centers before any broader rollout (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 04
A017670: Index Inclusion And AI Data Center Partnerships Will Support Long Term Appeal
Analysts have nudged their fair value estimate for SK Telecom to ₩107,504 from ₩105,369, reflecting updated assumptions on revenue growth, profit margins and a slightly adjusted forward P/E outlook. What's in the News SK Telecom is being added to the FTSE All-World Index (USD), which can affect how index-tracking funds and ETFs allocate capital to the stock.Narrative Update • Mar 20
A017670: AI Data Center Alliances And Dividend Halt Will Shape Balanced Outlook
Analysts have adjusted their fair value estimate for SK Telecom from ₩72,600 to about ₩76,138, reflecting updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Signed a three party memorandum of understanding with Supermicro and Schneider Electric to co develop prefabricated modular solutions for AI data centers.Narrative Update • Mar 06
A017670: AI Data Center Buildout Will Support Stronger Long Term Equity Appeal
Analysts now see SK Telecom’s fair value at around ₩105,369 per share, up from about ₩76,474. This reflects updated assumptions for slightly higher revenue growth, a marginally stronger profit margin, a modestly adjusted discount rate and a higher future P/E multiple.Narrative Update • Feb 20
A017670: AI Expansion And Dividend Halt Will Keep Shares Exposed To Downside
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for SK Telecom from ₩62,311.54 to ₩72,600, reflecting updated assumptions for revenue growth, margins, discount rate and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News On February 5, 2026, SK Telecom announced that it will not distribute any cash year end dividends for 2025, citing the company’s results of operations and changes in the business environment, following a management report to the board of directors on the same date (company announcement).Narrative Update • Feb 06
A017670: Expanding AI Ambitions Will Keep Shares Vulnerable To Downside Risk
Analysts have slightly lifted their price target for SK Telecom to ₩62,312 from ₩59,696, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate and future P/E. Together, these factors point to a modestly higher assessed fair value.Analysis Article • Jan 27
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:017670) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 31% Share Price Bounce
The SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( KRX:017670 ) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent gain...Narrative Update • Jan 23
A017670: AI Expansion And Dividend Pause Will Shape Measured 2025 Outlook
Analysts have nudged their price target for SK Telecom slightly higher to ₩59,696 from ₩59,377, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins and future P/E levels. What's in the News SK Telecom introduced A.X K1, described as Korea's first hyperscale AI model with 519 billion parameters, designed to act as a teacher model that transfers knowledge to smaller models below the 70 billion parameter range (Key Developments).Analysis Article • Jan 14
SK Telecom (KRX:017670) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...Narrative Update • Jan 08
A017670: Hyperscale AI Rollout Will Support Stronger Long Term Equity Appeal
Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for SK Telecom to ₩76,474 from ₩77,938, citing updated assumptions for slower revenue growth, slightly softer profit margins, and a higher future P/E multiple in their revised models. What's in the News SK Telecom unveiled A.X K1, described as Korea's first hyperscale AI model with 519 billion parameters, positioned as a core foundation for a full-stack AI ecosystem spanning semiconductors, data centers, models, and services (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Dec 14
A017670 Signals Future Pressure As Dividend Pause Overshadows Profit Outlook
Analysts have modestly trimmed their price target on SK Telecom from ₩44,355 to ₩43,000, reflecting slightly lower fair value assumptions. They also highlight improving revenue growth prospects, a firmer profit margin profile, and a more attractive forward P/E multiple.Narrative Update • Nov 30
A017670: Dividend Suspension And Index Addition Will Influence 2025 Sentiment
Analysts have slightly lowered their price target for SK Telecom from ₩59,762 to ₩59,377. They cite marginal adjustments to their revenue growth and profit margin assumptions.Analysis Article • Nov 21
There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For SK Telecom's (KRX:017670) Returns On Capital
Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Firstly, we'd want to...Narrative Update • Nov 15
A017670: Dividend Suspension And Marginal Discount Rate Increase Will Shape 2025 Outlook
Analysts have slightly lowered their price target for SK Telecom from ₩60,108 to ₩59,762. They cite improved revenue growth and profitability outlook, but this is tempered by a modestly higher discount rate.Narrative Update • Nov 01
A017670: Future Shareholder Returns Will Improve As Conditions Stabilize
Analysts have slightly lowered their fair value estimate for SK Telecom from ₩61,146 to ₩60,108, citing modestly reduced expectations for revenue growth and profit margins. What's in the News SK Telecom announced it will not distribute any cash dividends for the third quarter of 2025 because of recent operational results and changes in the business environment (Key Developments).Analysis Article • Oct 16
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:017670) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 11.7x SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ( KRX:017670 ) may be sending bullish signals...Analysis Article • Sep 28
Is SK Telecom (KRX:017670) A Risky Investment?
Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...Narrative Update • Sep 05
AI And Data Center Demand Will Unlock Enduring Value
With both the discount rate and future P/E ratio for SK Telecom remaining effectively unchanged, analysts see no meaningful shift in valuation, as reflected in the stable consensus price target of ₩61,146. What's in the News SK Telecom lowered its 2025 earnings guidance, forecasting operating revenue of KRW 17.0 trillion and an operating profit decline versus 2024, factoring in a KRW 500 billion customer appreciation package following a cybersecurity incident.
New Narrative • Nov 25
Leveraging AI Expertise For Tactical Growth And Transformative Market Leadership
Strategic focus on AI infrastructure and B2B solutions aims to boost revenue and market expansion through partnerships and new contracts.CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | ₩728b |
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | ₩347b |
| Dec 31 2025 | ₩2b | ₩1b | ₩389b |
Compensation vs Market: Jai Hun's total compensation ($USD1.50M) is about average for companies of similar size in the KR market ($USD1.50M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Jai Hun's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Jai Hun Jung (58 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
₩2,079,000,000
Compensation
Mr. Jai Hun Jung is Chief Executive Officer of SK Telecom Co. Ltd. from October 2025 and as its Representative Director from March 26, 2026. He was Head of CGO of SK Telecom Co. Ltd.since 2024 until Octob...
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Representative Director | less than a year | ₩2.08b | 0.00071% ₩ 134.9m | |
| President & Head of MNO Company in-Company Unit and Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0056% ₩ 1.1b | |
| Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0022% ₩ 414.3m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.5yrs | no data | 0.0018% ₩ 345.9m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.0012% ₩ 226.2m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 1.5yrs | no data | 0.0012% ₩ 228.1m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00033% ₩ 62.7m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00033% ₩ 62.7m |
0.5yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: A017670's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/21 07:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is covered by 39 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Seyon Park | Barclays |
| Sun Jung Lee | BofA Global Research |
| Joshua Kim | CGS International |