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KT (ADR) (KT)

Connects Korea through mobile, broadband and IPTV while building cloud, finance and AI platforms.

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KT CorporationKT
Communication Services

Runs mobile, broadband and IPTV networks, supported by satellite and cable television, cloud and data centers, payments, and online banking. The connectivity base remains central while enterprise and public-sector growth is organized around industry-specific AI transformation.

Runs Korea-focused wireless, broadband and IPTV services, with satellite and cable television extending the media footprint. Content production and distribution sit alongside the access network, while BC Card and Kbank add payments and online banking.

Enterprise operations span cloud, internet data centers, IT systems, security and data platforms. Execution centers on maintaining network quality while applying AI transformation to media, enterprise and public-sector services. The group combines long-lived connectivity infrastructure with separately identifiable media, finance and cloud subsidiaries.

Service continuity and information security are structural dependencies. Major outages have disrupted multiple services, and government investigators linked unauthorized femtocells to exposed subscriber identifiers and fraudulent mobile payments. Current management identifies trusted networks, service quality and information security as the foundation for its AX platform strategy.

Company facts

CEOYoon-Young Park
ListedMay 26, 1999
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
Employees19,737
CIK0000892450
ISINUS48268K1016

Market cap$9.38B
EPS (ttm)$1.98
P/E (ttm)9.83
ROE7.2%
P/B0.6843
P/S0.4635
Dividend yieldDiv yield4.21%
Beta0.45vs XLC 0.05

No analyst consensus on record.

Next report
Nov 6, 26
estimated · in 45 days
EPS estimate
$0.56
Revenue estimate
$4.97B
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Mar '25Jun '25Sep '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26Nov '26
Reported−$0.95$0.75$1.01$0.59$0.16$0.48$0.61Pending
Estimate−$1.01$0.95$0.53$0.18$0.51$0.56$0.56
Surprise+6.0%+6.2%+10.9%−9.4%−4.8%+8.3%

RevenueReportedEstimate

Mar '25Jun '25Sep '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26Nov '26
Reported$4.43B$4.69B$5.43B$5.05B$4.72B$4.55B$4.72BPending
Estimate$4.86B$5.25B$4.88B$4.69B$4.62B$4.58B$4.97B
Surprise−8.9%+3.6%+3.6%+0.6%−1.5%+3.0%
Estimate$0.56
ReportedDue Nov 6, 2026
Estimate$4.97B
ReportedDue Nov 6, 2026
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Debt to equity67.90%
Current ratio112.60%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$4.90B$4.80B$5.04B$5.46B$5.24B$5.04B$4.99B$4.91B
Net income$262.9M−$490.0M$397.2M$506.2M$288.1M$73.2M$259.2M$323.8M
Net margin5.4%0.0%7.9%9.3%5.5%1.5%5.2%6.6%

GrowthOperating income

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Operating income$341.5M−$435.9M$503.5M$744.1M$392.5M$266.9M$351.9M$477.0M
YoY growth+44.2%Turned loss+35.1%+104.7%+14.9%Turned profit−30.1%−35.9%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $3.60B · Total debt $9.28B · Total assets $32.88B · Shareholders' equity $13.67B

Revenue
$4.91B
Operating income
$477.0M
Net income
$323.8M

Reported in KRW, converted at the latest exchange rate

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Dividend yield
4.21%
Next ex-date
Nov 27, 26
estimated · in 66 days
Annual dividend
$0.82
per share
Schedule
Quarterly
4 payments a year

HistoryDividendAnnual yield

Jun '24Sep '24Feb '25Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26
Dividend$0.1803$0.1811$0.1749$0.2095$0.2164$0.2039$0.2033$0.196
Annual yield7.85%8.16%2.07%5.24%3.87%4.38%3.42%4.63%
Ex-dateJun 28Sep 30Feb 28Mar 31Jul 30Nov 5Feb 25May 27
Payment dateAug 6Nov 7Apr 23May 7Aug 21Nov 28Apr 22Jun 18
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Institutions34.80%167.81M ADS
246 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026
Other65.20%314.39M ADS
remainder

482.19M ADS as of Aug 21, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

The share count is from the company's Dec 2022 annual report; nothing newer is on file here.

The share count has not been confirmed by a second filing; stakes use it as it stands.

Some positions are filed in underlying shares, not receipts; the ratio is unknown, so no percentage.

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesDate
Wellington Management Group LLPInstitution
5.59%26.97M ADSas of Jun 30, 2026
Niatross Investments LtdInstitution
2.28%11.01M ADSas of Jun 30, 2026
Price T Rowe Associates Inc /MD/Institution
1.96%9.45M ADSas of Jun 30, 2026
Kopernik Global Investors, LLCInstitution
1.88%9.04M ADSas of Jun 30, 2026
Capital International InvestorsInstitution
1.82%8.76M ADSas of Jun 30, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

Nothing filed in the last 12 months.

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CompanyPriceChange
KT (ADR)$19.45−0.03%$9.38B9.810.70.5−13.2%
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