Communication Services
SK Telecom Co.,Ltd(SKM)
Live Price
Offline$36.21
+0.42% today
1Y Change
+63.83%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $20.26T
- Revenue Growth
- -3.4%
- EPS Growth
- -68.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.7%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $20.26T and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $36.21 and up 63.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -3.4%, EPS growth of -68.2%, a dividend yield of 1.7%. What stands out right now is revenue -3.4%, EPS -68.2%, free cash flow -31.9% with operating margin 6.3% and ROIC 2.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.7%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 60.7 and price/sales 1.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SKM 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
-3.4% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+6.3% 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 May 11, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -3.4% and EPS is at -68.2%, with operating margin around 6.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.7%, 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 -1.9% 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 May 11, 2026 | โ | -0.1% | -5.3% | +5.4% |
2026 Feb 5, 2026 | +518.4% | -5.6% | +2.2% | -4.6% |
2025 Dec 12, 2025 | โ | +0.2% | -2.5% | +3.9% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
SKM Max Drawdown
-19.76%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
SK Telecom Co.,Ltd
New York Stock Exchange
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. provides wireless telecommunication services in South Korea. The company operates through three segments: Cellular Services, Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services, and Other Businesses. The Cellular Services segment offers wireless voice and data transmission, Internet of Things solutions, platform, cloud, smart factory solutions, subscription, and metaverse platform-based services, as well as sells wireless devices. The Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services segment provides fixed-line telephone services; broadband Internet services; media platform services, such as Internet protocol TV and cable TV; and business communications services. The Other Businesses segment offers television shopping services under the T-commerce brand, as well as portal services. In addition, it provides call center management, base station maintenance, information gathering and consulting, system software development and supply, quantum information and communications, data base and internet website, and digital contents sourcing services; manufactures and sells e-book; sells contents and mastering quality sound album; sells and trades in anti-theft and surveillance devices; and operates information and communications facilities. As of December 31, 2021, the company had 3.6 million fixed-line telephone and 31.9 million wireless subscribers. SK Telecom Company Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
- Leadership
- Jai Hun Jung
- IPO Date
- Jun 27, 1996
- Employees
- 5.1k
- Street Address
- SK T-Tower
- Mailing
- Seoul, 04539
- Region
- Seoul, KR
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 82 2 6100 2114
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 60.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.5
- Price/Sales
- 1.2
- Price/Book
- 2.0
Growth
- Revenue
- -3.4%
- EPS
- -68.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -31.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 19.0%
- Operating Margin
- 6.3%
- Net Margin
- 2.4%
- ROE
- 3.4%
- ROIC
- 2.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.86
- Current Ratio
- 1.03
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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