Communication Services
KT Corporation(KT)
Live Price
Offline$18.51
-1.28% today
1Y Change
-10.59%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $14.68T
- Revenue Growth
- +0.0%
- EPS Growth
- +277.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 3.9%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
KT Corporation (KT) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $14.68T and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $18.51 and down 10.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.0%, EPS growth of +277.5%, a dividend yield of 3.9%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.0%, EPS +277.5%, free cash flow -36.8% with operating margin 8.7% and ROIC 5.5%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 3.7 and price/sales 0.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+0.0% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+8.7% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 16, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +0.0% and EPS at +277.5%, with operating margin around 8.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 3.9%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.8% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Jun 16, 2026 | โ | -2.7% | -5.1% | โ |
2026 Feb 11, 2026 | -9.2% | +0.6% | +3.2% | -6.9% |
2025 Nov 7, 2025 | +10.9% | -0.6% | -0.6% | +1.5% |
Benchmark Edge
KT vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KT Max Drawdown
-27.91%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KT and SPY.
Company Overview
KT Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications and platform services in Korea and internationally. The company offers fixed-line telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance, international long-distance, and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, as well as interconnection services; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; and data communication services, such as fixed-line and leased line services, as well as broadband Internet connection services. It also provides media and content services, including IPTV, satellite TV, digital music, e-commerce, online advertising consulting, and digital comics and novels services; and credit card processing and other financial services. In addition, the company offers information technology and network services, and satellite services; sells handsets and miscellaneous telecommunications equipment; develops and sells residential units and commercial real estate; and rents real estate properties. Further, it maintains public telephones; offers security, B2C and B2B, investment fund, software development and data processing, value added network, system integration and maintenance, mobile marketing, PCS distribution, satellite broadcasting, cloud system implementation, network installation and management, and data center development and related services. Additionally, the company is involved in the Internet banking ASP and security solutions, residential building development and supply, sports group management, technology business finance, software development and supply, submarine cable construction and maintenance, and trunk radio systems businesses. As of December 31, 2020, the company served approximately 22.3 million mobile subscribers and 8.8 million IPTV subscribers. The company was formerly known as Korea Telecom Corp. and changed its name to KT Corporation in March 2002. KT Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea.
- Leadership
- Chang-Seok Seo
- IPO Date
- May 26, 1999
- Employees
- 18.6k
- Street Address
- 90, Buljeong-ro
- Mailing
- Seongnam-si, 13606
- Region
- Seongnam-si, KR
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 82 3 1727 0114
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 3.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 3.7
- Price/Sales
- 0.5
- Price/Book
- 0.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.0%
- EPS
- +277.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -36.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 57.6%
- Operating Margin
- 8.7%
- Net Margin
- 6.1%
- ROE
- 10.1%
- ROIC
- 5.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.69
- Current Ratio
- 1.20
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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