SK Telecom Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 6/6
SK Telecom is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.29% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
6.3%
Dividend yield
0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 75% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
SK Telecom Is The Flight To Telecom Safety We Were Looking For
Apr 16Update Of GPT-3 Based Services And Cash Flows Make SK Telecom Undervalued
Feb 03SK Telecom: Positive Signs Are Appearing
Sep 17SK Telecom: Top Dog In The Telecommunications Space
Jul 04SK Telecom: Positive Takeaways From Annual General Meeting
Apr 18SK Telecom: Eyes On Q4 Earnings Beat And Korea Discount
Feb 05SK Telecom Q3 Earnings: Core Business Still Struggling
Nov 20SK Telecom: Consider Both AI Investments And Dividends
Oct 10SK Telecom Seems To Be Losing Focus On Its Core Business
Jul 28SK Telecom: Watch Share Repurchases And Metaverse Business
Jul 10SK Telecom reports Q4 results
Feb 08SK Telecom: Concerns In The Short Term, But Business Remains Strong
Dec 08SK Telecom GAAP EPS of $1059.00, revenue of $4.34B beats by $1.23B
Nov 10SK Telecom: Multiple Positives
Oct 20SK Telecom: Looking Beyond The Traditional Business Model
Aug 08SK Telecom: 5G Growth Has Been Impressive, But Inflation Could Pose Obstacles
May 18SK Telecom: 5G Driving Company Growth
Mar 10SK Telecom: Decent Results With Proposed Spin-Off In The Spotlight
Aug 16Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SKM's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SKM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| SK Telecom Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SKM) | 6.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Wireless Telecom) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (SKM) (up to 3 years) | 6.6% |
Notable Dividend: SKM's dividend (6.29%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.58%).
High Dividend: SKM's dividend (6.29%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.76%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (74.9%), SKM's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (27.6%), SKM'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 | 2025/06/22 02:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| 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.
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Analyst Sources
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is covered by 41 analysts. 27 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 Chung | BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) |
| Sun Jung Lee | BofA Global Research |