KT Corporation

KOSE:A030200 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₩14.3t

KT Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

KT is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 0.02% and 1.8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to decline by 1.6% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 8.7% in 3 years.

Key information

0.02%

Earnings growth rate

-1.61%

EPS growth rate

Telecom earnings growth5.0%
Revenue growth rate1.8%
Future return on equity8.72%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated24 Apr 2026

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

Narrative Update • Apr 22

A030200: Telecom Restructuring And AX Focus Will Drive Future AI Upside

Analysts have slightly reduced their average price target on KT, from about ₩72,150 to roughly ₩71,825. They are incorporating more conservative assumptions for revenue growth and profit margins, along with a modest increase in the expected future P/E multiple.
Narrative Update • Apr 08

A030200: Telecom Restructuring And AX Focus Will Support Future AI Expansion

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for KT from ₩65,256 to about ₩72,151, citing slightly lower discount rate assumptions, more conservative revenue growth inputs, a modestly higher profit margin outlook, and a small adjustment to the future P/E they use in their models. What's in the News KT announced a sweeping organizational restructuring and executive reshuffle, including a 30% reduction in executive-level roles and full replacement of key department heads, aimed at strengthening its core telecom operations and accelerating artificial intelligence transformation, or AX (Key Developments).
Narrative Update • Mar 25

A030200: Share Buybacks And Article Changes Will Support Long-Term Upside Potential

Analysts now estimate fair value for KT at around ₩95,603, up from about ₩94,434. The revision primarily reflects modest adjustments to the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E assumptions.
Narrative Update • Mar 10

A030200: Share Buybacks And Margin Gains Will Support Long-Term Upside Potential

Analysts have lifted their price target for KT from around ₩84,056 to approximately ₩94,434, citing updated assumptions for slightly higher revenue growth, improved profit margins, a lower discount rate, and a modestly lower future P/E multiple. What's in the News KT's Board of Directors authorized a share buyback plan on February 10, 2026, signaling a commitment to return capital to shareholders over a defined period (company announcement).
Narrative Update • Feb 23

A030200: AI Data Center Ambitions And Buyback Plan Will Mask Weak Outlook

Analysts have kept KT's fair value estimate unchanged at ₩56,000. However, they have refreshed their price target framework to reflect a lower discount rate, softer revenue growth assumptions, slightly higher profit margin expectations, and a marginally adjusted future P/E multiple.
Narrative Update • Feb 09

A030200: AI Data Center Partnership Will Support Balanced Long Term Outlook

Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for KT from ₩51,400 to ₩56,000, citing updated assumptions on revenue growth, profit margins, and a slightly lower future P/E multiple as key drivers of the change. What's in the News KT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
Narrative Update • Jan 26

A030200: AI Data Center Expansion Will Support Long-Term Upside Potential

Analysts have slightly trimmed their fair value estimate for KT, with the price target moving from ₩84,087.17 to ₩84,056.19 as they update assumptions related to discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E multiples. What's in the News DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
Narrative Update • Jan 10

A030200: AI Data Center Partnership Will Drive Long-Term Upside Potential

Analysts have nudged their price target for KT slightly higher to ₩84,087 from ₩84,024, citing updated assumptions for the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. What's in the News KT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
Narrative Update • Dec 26

A030200 AI Data Center Expansion Will Drive Future Upside Potential

Analysts have raised their price target on KT modestly, citing slightly lower discount rate assumptions, marginally higher expected revenue growth and profit margins, and a small reduction in the projected future P/E multiple. Together these factors support an incremental improvement in estimated equity value to approximately $84,024 per share.
Analysis Article • Dec 16

Is KT (KRX:030200) Using Too Much Debt?

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Narrative Update • Dec 12

A030200 AI Data Center Partnership Will Drive Long-Term Upside Potential

Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for KT from approximately $85,900 to $84,000 per share as they factor in a higher discount rate, slightly slower revenue growth, and modestly lower profit margins, partially offset by expectations for a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News DigitalBridge Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with KT to collaborate on next generation AI data centers in Korea, marking DigitalBridge's first partnership with a major Korean telecom operator (Key Developments) The partners will explore large scale AI and cloud infrastructure projects, including AI factory type data centers that could scale to gigawatt level facilities and require multi billion dollar investments (Key Developments) This collaboration extends DigitalBridge's global data center platform into Korea and supports its Asia focused deployment strategy following the $11.7 billion close of DigitalBridge Partners III (Key Developments) KT plans to leverage its nationwide high speed network, stable data center operations, and high performance GPU clusters to build energy efficient, AI specialized infrastructure and strengthen Korea's AI data center ecosystem (Key Developments) KT executives indicated they are reviewing multiple options to secure resilient and efficient AI data center capacity and will pursue both domestic and global AI data center opportunities with DigitalBridge to offer tailored solutions for customers (Key Developments) Valuation Changes Fair Value Estimate: Reduced slightly from approximately ₩85,900 to about ₩84,000 per share, reflecting a modest downward revision in intrinsic value.
Analysis Article • Nov 30

Many Still Looking Away From KT Corporation (KRX:030200)

It's not a stretch to say that KT Corporation's ( KRX:030200 ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 12.6x right now...
Analysis Article • Nov 15

KT (KRX:030200) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Finding a business that has the potential to grow substantially is not easy, but it is possible if we look at a few key...
Narrative Update • Nov 08

A030200: AI Platforms Will Drive Substantial Cloud Service Expansion In Telecom

Narrative Update on KT Analyst Price Target Analysts have lowered their price target for KT from $66,256 to $65,256. This change reflects a more cautious outlook, primarily due to adjusted growth and profitability assumptions.
Analysis Article • Sep 12

Is KT (KRX:030200) Using Too Much Debt?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...
Narrative Update • Sep 06

AI Platforms And Cloud Services Will Boost South Korean Telecom

With no change in either consensus revenue growth or net profit margin forecasts, analysts have left KT’s fair value estimate effectively unchanged at ₩66,256. What's in the News KT partnered with Perion Network and NHN AD to launch Korea’s first large-scale programmatic Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising integration, including 179 subway and 85 lifestyle venue screens, expanding premium media supply in APAC.
Analysis Article • May 26

Investors Appear Satisfied With KT Corporation's (KRX:030200) Prospects

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 19.2x KT Corporation ( KRX:030200 ) may be sending very bearish signals at...
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New Narrative • Nov 27

Innovative AI Partnerships And Cloud Expansion Propel Dynamic Transformation

Strategic transformation into AICT and partnerships in AI/cloud sectors are set to enhance revenue and operational efficiency through new business offerings.

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

KOSE:A030200 - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (KRW Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202829,401,2591,659,4862,097,6005,019,25013
12/31/202728,579,6401,573,9602,372,5885,137,88125
12/31/202627,984,0421,453,1611,924,6114,959,57525
12/31/202528,244,1611,729,930906,6954,941,733N/A
9/30/202527,974,804962,622595,4334,615,914N/A
6/30/202527,502,685928,431353,4664,515,758N/A
3/31/202526,621,747633,528437,3304,581,778N/A
12/31/202426,431,204469,2331,708,1705,065,796N/A
9/30/202426,543,2221,179,2471,862,0355,440,013N/A
6/30/202426,586,0491,086,1732,504,8406,062,073N/A
3/31/202426,587,1711,087,6572,075,5125,703,327N/A
12/31/202326,376,2731,008,7151,338,7105,503,289N/A
9/30/202326,260,4411,194,0691,033,4744,851,724N/A
6/30/202326,040,2001,227,545225,3004,222,438N/A
3/31/202325,804,8311,146,302-352,1183,675,211N/A
12/31/202225,638,8551,259,686-367,8943,597,065N/A
9/30/202225,690,6381,424,060422,8124,608,310N/A
6/30/202225,430,8191,436,861843,6784,956,584N/A
3/31/202225,146,2791,461,629920,4435,234,603N/A
12/31/202124,898,0051,354,5371,326,2565,561,834N/A
9/30/202124,481,6701,018,3861,145,1485,226,891N/A
6/30/202124,265,486911,3961,097,5634,970,217N/A
3/31/202124,114,377751,7141,274,9014,981,277N/A
12/31/202024,099,394700,8891,034,5294,739,827N/A
9/30/202023,904,896611,328543,7164,210,578N/A
6/30/202024,117,373597,77977,5143,900,572N/A
3/31/202024,339,403593,622-406,4783,576,217N/A
12/31/201924,342,064615,777-36,8433,745,173N/A
9/30/201924,117,015569,875N/A3,903,660N/A
6/30/201923,851,821602,616N/A4,309,363N/A
3/31/201923,560,226679,704N/A4,306,889N/A
12/31/201823,436,050645,571N/A4,010,464N/A
9/30/201823,731,798529,166N/A4,053,517N/A
6/30/201823,609,917486,586N/A3,976,953N/A
3/31/201823,645,453457,763N/A4,130,085N/A
12/31/201723,546,929461,559N/A3,877,749N/A
9/30/201723,678,996683,671N/A4,090,989N/A
6/30/201723,382,360715,183N/A4,004,611N/A
3/31/201723,217,514723,074N/A4,385,972N/A
1/1/201723,164,202745,090N/A4,770,750N/A
9/30/201623,100,182495,637N/A4,297,911N/A
6/30/201623,062,467419,051N/A4,889,752N/A
3/31/201622,816,179328,844N/A4,306,459N/A
12/31/201522,699,856404,045N/A4,229,965N/A
9/30/201522,047,400319,653N/A4,384,604N/A
6/30/201522,212,602208,484N/A3,331,851N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: A030200's forecast earnings growth (0.02% per year) is below the savings rate (3.1%).

Earnings vs Market: A030200's earnings (0.02% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the KR market (30.4% per year).

High Growth Earnings: A030200's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: A030200's revenue (1.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the KR market (12.4% per year).

High Growth Revenue: A030200's revenue (1.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: A030200's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (8.7%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/08 07:29
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/08 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

KT Corporation is covered by 36 analysts. 25 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