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KT

KSC:030200 · KR7030200000
Diversified Telecommunication ServicesLarge

360

95
EV / EBIT77
Price / Owner Earnings74
Owner Earnings Yield98
Dividend Yield79
Price/Sales76
EV / Gross Profit100
Price/Book68
Return on Capital41
Cash Return on Capital75
Return on Equity41
EBIT Margin15
Gross Profitability100
Cash Conversion53
Accruals12
Owner Earnings Margin49
Sales growth11
Profit Growth76
Long-Term EPS Growth70
Owner Earnings Growth85
Reinvestment57
Price momentum53
Debt load39
Refinancing74
Debt Payback67
Liquidity57
Analyst ratings74
Opinion Changes33
Price Target Upside88
Market mood41
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

KT generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Employees2,061
Websitekt.com
ISINKR7030200000
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Network BackboneEnterprise Voip and TelephonyOptical Infrastructure5GCloud InfrastructureVideo StreamingArtificial IntelligenceVoIPStreaming MediaInformation TechnologyInternetInternet of ThingsTelecommunications

Description

KT Corporation operates as an integrated telecommunications and platform service provider in Korea and one of the most advanced in Asia. The company plans to transform itself into an AI-driven information and communication technology (ICT) company t…

Analysis

Bargain bin

KT Corporation falls in the bargain bin: the price is low relative to peers, but the business metrics give reason to pause.

The price is attractive. You pay 4.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -15% yearly growth; analysts expect 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
94
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Dec 2025

All-time low

76

Jan 2026

Average rank

97

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
76
76
81
87
Price/Earnings
76
86
83
70
Price/Book
68
69
75
75
Dividend Yield
79
74
60
91
Value (overall)
87
85
83
91

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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