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SK Telecom

KSC:017670 · KR7017670001
Wireless Telecommunication ServicesLarge

360

86
EV / EBIT44
Price / Owner Earnings65
Owner Earnings Yield66
Dividend Yield60
Price/Sales34
EV / Gross Profit94
Price/Book33
Return on Capital23
Cash Return on Capital45
Return on Equity12
EBIT Margin11
Gross Profitability94
Cash Conversion98
Accruals70
Owner Earnings Margin40
Sales growth52
Profit Growth78
Long-Term EPS Growth97
Owner Earnings Growth4
Reinvestment73
Price momentum86
Debt load29
Refinancing51
Debt Payback55
Liquidity32
Analyst ratings27
Opinion Changes69
Price Target Upside24
Market mood82
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • 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

SK Telecom doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryWireless Telecommunication Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Employees1,928
Websitesktelecom.com
ISINKR7017670001
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
KOSPI (South Korea)
Themes
Network BackboneEnterprise Voip and TelephonyVideo StreamingCloud InfrastructureData Centers and FacilitiesOptical InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence5GVoIPSoftware DevelopmentCloud ManagementStreaming MediaTelecommunications

Description

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. provides wireless telecommunications service in Korea. The company has continued to pioneer the commercial development and implementation of state-of-the-art wireless technologies. As of December 31, 2025, it had 23.5 million mo…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 13.7× 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 1% yearly growth; analysts expect 49%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

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
76
2023202420252026

All-time high

97

Jan 2023

All-time low

20

Aug 2025

Average rank

54

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
34
55
64
66
Price/Earnings
39
59
53
84
Price/Book
33
38
45
72
Dividend Yield
60
83
98
90
Value (overall)
34
71
73
63

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.

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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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