KT Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

KT is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.86% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

4.9%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield5.1%
Future Dividend Yield5.3%
Dividend Growth14.8%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$1.467
Payout ratio73%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

KT Corporation: Transforming Into An AICT Company To Raise Profitability

Sep 10

KT Corp.: Multiple Positives (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 19

KT Corporation: Recent Developments Support A Hold Rating

Apr 04

KT Corporation: Valuations Are Reasonable Considering Outlook And ROE

Jan 14

KT Corporation: Watch Upcoming Earnings Release And New Capital Return Framework

Nov 02

KT Corporation: Consider Both Positives And Negatives

Aug 28

KT Corp.: Too Early To Turn Bullish

Jun 15

KT Corporation: A Bright Future Lies Ahead

Jan 17

KT Corporation: Multiple Tailwinds

Nov 07

KT Corporation: Perhaps Not So Boring Anymore

Aug 26

KT Corporation: Hedge Inflation With This Korean Telecom

Aug 16

KT Corporation reports Q2 results

Aug 10

KT Corp: Success In Diversifying Revenues, And Pays Dividends, Too

Jun 10

Why You Should Diversify Your AT&T And Verizon Positions With KT Corporation

Mar 28

KT Corp.: New Partnership And Potential Listing Draw Attention

Jan 26

KT Corporation: Positive On Q2 Results And Dividend Policy Commitment

Aug 23

KT Corporation: Positive Earnings Growth And Capital Return Expectations

Jun 07

KT Corp.: The 5G Peak Catalyst

Dec 03

KT Corporation: Wait For Catalysts To Be Realized

Nov 10

KT Corporation reports Q3 results

Nov 06

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: KT's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: KT's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

KT Dividend Yield vs Market
How does KT dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (KT)4.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.4%
Industry Average (Telecom)6.7%
Analyst forecast (KT) (up to 3 years)5.3%

Notable Dividend: KT's dividend (4.86%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.37%).

High Dividend: KT's dividend (4.86%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.37%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (73.1%), KT's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (19.6%), KT's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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