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Telecom services · Communication Services · Fiscal year ends Dec 31 · Reports in KRW
KT reported revenue of KRW 28,253B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 7.1% from the year before. Operating income was KRW 2,529B, an operating margin of 8.9%, and net income was KRW 1,825B. Operating cash flow of KRW 4,942B less capital expenditure of KRW 3,597B left free cash flow of KRW 1,345B. Net debt was KRW 7,279B.
Ranks among the 31 telecom services companies we cover (1st = best; for debt, the least indebted). Green = top third, red = bottom third.
Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 24,898,005 | 25,638,855 | 26,287,201 | 26,379,644 | 28,253,193 |
| Research & development | 168,969 | 174,936 | – | – | – |
| Operating income | 1,699,397 | 1,968,157 | 1,428,449 | 640,058 | 2,528,658 |
| Interest expense | 263,389 | 293,854 | 356,345 | 374,665 | 366,032 |
| Pre-tax income | 1,978,411 | 1,891,392 | 1,302,620 | 571,514 | 2,401,362 |
| Income tax | 519,016 | 505,757 | 330,438 | 164,845 | 576,816 |
| Net income | 1,459,395 | 1,385,635 | 972,182 | 406,669 | 1,824,546 |
| Diluted EPS | 5747.00 | 5196.00 | 3977.00 | 1868.00 | 7068.00 |
| Diluted shares | 236 | 242 | 250 | 246 | 243 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 3,019,592 | 2,449,062 | 2,879,554 | 3,716,680 | 3,506,971 |
| Receivables | 5,087,490 | 6,098,072 | 7,170,289 | 6,147,456 | 5,845,149 |
| Inventory | 514,145 | 717,673 | 988,351 | 1,054,671 | 504,830 |
| Current assets | 11,858,350 | 12,690,014 | 14,594,246 | 14,366,399 | 14,066,231 |
| Net PP&E | 14,464,886 | 14,772,179 | 14,872,079 | 14,825,814 | 14,258,472 |
| Goodwill | 696,872 | 708,223 | 488,427 | 273,779 | 209,094 |
| Total assets | 37,159,341 | 40,989,810 | 42,791,647 | 42,002,758 | 43,050,118 |
| Payables | 6,641,422 | 7,333,165 | 8,054,922 | 7,394,791 | 6,868,707 |
| Current liabilities | 10,072,432 | 10,699,268 | 13,247,637 | 14,026,523 | 11,835,521 |
| Short-term debt | 1,731,422 | 1,827,042 | 3,058,564 | 3,904,752 | 2,499,539 |
| Long-term debt | 6,706,281 | 8,179,643 | 7,159,601 | 6,615,938 | 8,286,033 |
| Total liabilities | 20,592,180 | 22,577,114 | 24,249,073 | 24,035,197 | 23,633,307 |
| Shareholders' equity | 14,976,536 | 16,610,145 | 16,730,614 | 16,181,714 | 17,614,441 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 5,561,834 | 3,597,065 | 5,503,289 | 5,065,796 | 4,941,733 |
| Capital expenditure | 3,495,021 | 3,439,857 | 3,692,972 | 2,909,481 | 3,596,545 |
| Free cash flow | 2,066,813 | 157,208 | 1,810,317 | 2,156,315 | 1,345,188 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 3,607,638 | 3,655,879 | 3,810,131 | 3,877,711 | 3,880,196 |
| Stock-based compensation | 4,068 | 6,222 | 8,773 | 7,106 | 7,119 |
| Acquisitions | 671,359 | 41,088 | 51,561 | 10,310 | 3.0 |
| Share buybacks | 193,626 | 0.0 | 300,086 | 27,100 | 250,000 |
| Dividends paid | 350,334 | 476,800 | 526,826 | 872,350 | 577,806 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 7.1% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 15.8% | −27.4% | −55.2% | 295.1% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −9.6% | −23.5% | −53.0% | 278.4% |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 8.9% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 6.5% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 9.7% | 8.3% | 5.8% | 2.5% | 10.4% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 6.3% | 6.5% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 8.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.3% | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 4.8% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 3.81x | 2.60x | 5.66x | 12.5x | 2.71x |
| Receivable days | 75 | 87 | 100 | 85 | 76 |
| Interest cover | 6.45x | 6.70x | 4.01x | 1.71x | 6.91x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.56x | 0.60x | 0.61x | 0.65x | 0.61x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 5,418,111 | 7,557,623 | 7,338,611 | 6,804,010 | 7,278,601 |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.19x | 1.10x | 1.02x | 1.19x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.