KT Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
KT is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.68%.
Key information
4.7%
Dividend yield
0.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 15.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 105% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
With Consistent Misses And Falling Margins, KT Corp. Is No Bargain
Apr 08KT Corporation Deserves A Higher Valuation With ROE Expansion Potential
Mar 03KT Corporation: A Company With Too Many New Businesses
Dec 13KT Corporation: Transforming Into An AICT Company To Raise Profitability
Sep 10KT Corp.: Multiple Positives (Rating Upgrade)
Jun 19KT Corporation: Recent Developments Support A Hold Rating
Apr 04KT Corporation: Valuations Are Reasonable Considering Outlook And ROE
Jan 14KT Corporation: Watch Upcoming Earnings Release And New Capital Return Framework
Nov 02KT Corporation: Consider Both Positives And Negatives
Aug 28KT Corp.: Too Early To Turn Bullish
Jun 15KT Corporation: A Bright Future Lies Ahead
Jan 17KT Corporation: Multiple Tailwinds
Nov 07KT Corporation: Perhaps Not So Boring Anymore
Aug 26KT Corporation: Hedge Inflation With This Korean Telecom
Aug 16KT Corporation reports Q2 results
Aug 10KT Corp: Success In Diversifying Revenues, And Pays Dividends, Too
Jun 10Why You Should Diversify Your AT&T And Verizon Positions With KT Corporation
Mar 28KT Corp.: New Partnership And Potential Listing Draw Attention
Jan 26KT Corporation: Positive On Q2 Results And Dividend Policy Commitment
Aug 23Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, KT has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: KT's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 9 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| KT Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (KT) | 4.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Telecom) | 6.1% |
| Analyst forecast (KT) (up to 3 years) | 5.2% |
Notable Dividend: KT's dividend (4.68%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.54%).
High Dividend: KT's dividend (4.68%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.65%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (104.8%), KT's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (34%), KT's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/14 13:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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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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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
KT Corporation is covered by 44 analysts. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Seyon Park | Barclays |
| Sun Chung | BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) |
| Sun Jung Lee | BofA Global Research |