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    KT Corporation (KT)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • TELECOM SERVICES • NYSE

    $18.55
    +0.29 (+1.59%)

    Market Cap: $8.65B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    42%(16/38)
    Avg Surprise
    -4.84%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$N/A
    Revenue Consensus
    $7.0T
    Range$6.8T - $7.2T
    14 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Sep 26EST
    		-N/A---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 11
    		$1.01N/AN/ABeat+1.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 28
    		$0.50$0.50+0.93%Beat-33.8%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 10
    		$0.16$0.20-18.00%Miss+118.1%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 7
    		$0.58$0.56+3.65%Beat+9.4%
    Jun 25
    Reported Sep 5
    		$1.00$0.93+6.84%Beat+70.8%
    Mar 25
    Reported Jun 17
    		$0.76$0.76-0.13%Miss+31.9%
    Dec 24
    Reported Mar 10
    		$-0.88$-0.91+2.76%Beat-378.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 26
    		$0.53$0.49+8.99%Beat+54.1%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 26
    		$0.58$0.59-1.25%Miss-6.4%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 24
    		$0.57$0.48+19.68%Beat+26.4%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.32$0.34-7.95%Miss+60.4%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 30
    		$0.35$0.42-16.47%Miss-24.4%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 14
    		$0.62$0.59+4.92%Beat+26.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 24
    		$0.45$0.45+0.71%Beat-33.2%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 8
    		$0.20$0.25-20.62%Miss-71.6%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 14
    		$0.46$0.46-0.26%Miss-16.8%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 16
    		$0.49$0.50-1.44%Miss-19.4%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 27
    		$0.68$0.69-1.08%Miss+23.8%
    Dec 21
    Reported Mar 11
    		$0.70$0.71-1.68%Miss+445.9%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 29
    		$0.55$0.55+0.15%Beat+46.6%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 27
    		$0.61$0.61-0.29%Miss+97.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 28
    		$0.55$0.57-4.08%Miss+52.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Mar 10
    		$0.13$0.18-29.84%Miss+213.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.38$0.38-0.50%Miss+15.5%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.31$0.31+0.35%Beat+6.2%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 29
    		$0.36$0.35+2.43%Beat-11.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 5
    		$0.04$0.04+2.00%Beat+30.8%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 7
    		$0.33$0.32+1.78%Beat-19.4%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 6
    		$0.29$0.29+1.00%Beat-31.9%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.40$0.36+11.92%Beat+15.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 11
    		$0.03$-0.03+204.00%Beat+113.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.40$0.41-1.46%Miss+22.4%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 3
    		$0.43$0.45-4.42%Miss+7.5%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$0.35$0.37-5.30%Miss-4.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 6
    		$-0.24$0.36-166.67%Miss-260.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.33N/A-54.17%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Sep 12
    		$0.40$0.75-46.67%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.37$0.63-41.94%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 1
    		$0.15$0.22-31.82%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield4.39%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.81
    Payout Ratio44.99%
    FrequencyTwice a Month
    Pay MonthsApr, Jun, Jul, Nov

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+3.34%
    5Y CAGR-0.37%
    KT dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun KT in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio8.23EV/EBITDA3.37x
    Price/FCF8.14xFCF Yield12.28%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin4.72%Operating Margin9.60%
    ROE7.15%ROIC5.60%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.61xInterest Coverage5.77x
    Current Ratio1.13xQuick Ratio1.08x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.09Avg Volume1.86M
    52-Week High$24.0052-Week Low$16.97

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$18.60
    SMA 20$18.95
    SMA 50$19.15
    SMA 200$19.84
    EMA 10$18.58
    EMA 20$18.83
    EMA 50$18.96
    EMA 200$19.23

    MACD

    Line: -0.26Signal: -0.18Hist: -0.08

    ADX

    ADX: 24.8+DI: 18.5-DI: 29.9

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down84.0
    PSAR$17.91

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$19.91
    Lower Band$18.00
    %B Position1009%(Upper)
    Band Width0.29

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    41.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K26.2
    Stoch %D20.8
    Williams %R-58.9
    ROC (10d)-0.9%
    Momentum-0.16
    CCI (20d)-72.5
    MFI (14d)47.7

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.37(2.0%)
    StdDev (20d)0.48
    Hist Vol17.4%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$18.54
    OBV40.4M
    AD Line-859.3M
    CMF (20d)0.048

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.9M
    Vol Ratio1.3x
    VWMA (20d)$18.82

    Pivot Points

    R3$18.72
    R2$18.59
    R1$18.42
    Pivot Point$18.29
    S1$18.12
    S2$17.99
    S3$17.82

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-23.14
    Ultimate Osc45.0
    KST-40.19

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$6679.90B$6778.45B$6809.91B$7126.73B$5.30B$6845.12B$6575.60B$6654.61B$6546.40B$6654.60B$6698.38B$6697.44B
    Cost of Revenue$2783.60B$2471.88B$4583.36B$2644.90B$3.34B$2366.90B$8748.19B$2400.44B$2205.57B$599.60B$4627.51B$2475.81B
    Gross Profit$3896.30B$4306.57B$2226.54B$4481.84B$1.96B$4478.22B$-2,172,586,000,000$4254.17B$4340.82B$6055.00B$2070.87B$6697.44B
    Operating Expenses$3248.00B$3828.34B$2006.92B$3948.38B$1.24B$3793.85B$-1,517,457,000,000$3790.06B$3846.84B$5548.50B$6432.75B$5361.77B
    R&D$44.06B$64.54B$0$55.06B$27.84M$61.41B$39.96B$44.51B$43.14B$51.03B$48.76B$50.25B
    SG&A$2596.00B$1226.92B$2912.03B$1227.97B$2783.20B$1178.11B$8057.50B$1172.86B$1265.70B$3775.10B$1097.65B$4363.30B
    Operating Income$648.30B$478.23B$219.62B$533.46B$721.50M$684.36B$-655,129,000,000$464.11B$493.99B$506.50B$265.63B$1335.67B
    Interest Income$59.50B$62.65B$95.45B$64.19B$66.61B$2.13B$72.62B$74.44B$78.73B$77.75B$75.74B$255.00B
    Interest Expense$100.91B$94.19B$96.77B$84.35B$68.33M$93.08B$96.60B$61.62M$91.04B$78.11M$59.92B$5.54B
    Income Before Tax$646.10B$512.54B$137.19B$593.44B$695.62M$711.83B$-1,010,099,000,000$509.07B$556.71B$529.00B$-11,984,294,000$350.33B
    Income Tax Expense$165.50B$124.22B$54.41B$148.19B$172.42M$145.03B$240.49B$125.90B$146.17B$136.00B$29.73B$62.03B
    Net Income$440.10B$352.25B$111.14B$391.54B$490.85M$539.84B$-655,614,000,000$357.34B$393.02B$393.00B$-41,711,060,000$264.29B
    EBITDA$1593.57B$1580.44B$1433.58B$1659.51B$1.42B$1787.66B$201.83B$1624.74B$1626.86B$1494.62B$1104.24B$1198.43B
    EBIT$648.40B$606.73B$240.67B$677.79B$721.50M$804.91B$-655,129,000,000$645.95B$647.75B$506.50B$90.66B$312.24B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $3.08M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -8.2%
    Active Awards
    7
    New Awards (TTM)
    3
    Avg Remaining Term
    10.9 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    W91QVN26FA192Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army$1.22MJan 1, 2026
    W91QVN26FA118Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army$539618Jan 1, 2026
    W90VN726FA033Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army$277226May 1, 2026

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

    Telecom news: KT, MTN, Huawei, Malaysia’s RM2 Billion SALAM Subsea Cable

    KT Corporation launched an 800 Gbps optical network service for AI data centers in South Korea. MTN Group and Huawei achieved 10.35 Gbps in a 5G-Advanced trial in South Africa using 400 MHz spectrum. Malaysia is...

    TelecomLead•10/16/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    KT Sees Sixfold Jump in User Queries After AI App Revamp

    KT has seen a significant increase in user engagement with its AI-centered app, MyKT, after a revamp. User queries have jumped sixfold and agent usage fivefold...

    Seoul Economic Daily•10/15/26•Neutral

    KT Corporation stock reports on November 6, 2026

    KT Corporation is scheduled to report its third-quarter results on November 6, 2026, before market open. The stock, trading at EUR 16.60 with a market value of USD 9.1 billion...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Neutral

    KT rolls out dedicated AI line, hitting 800-Gig capacity

    South Korean operator KT has launched an "AI-only" line service, providing bandwidth options of 400 Gbit/s or 800 Gbit/s to accommodate the massive data transfers required by AI data centers. This new capacity is up...

    Light Reading•10/15/26•Bullish

    KT Expands AI Agent Push Beyond Its Own Apps

    KT is advancing its AI agent technology to become an AX platform company, aiming for proactive AI suggestions and task execution for customers. The company is also targeting corporate clients with its "Token Factory"...

    Seoul Economic Daily•10/15/26•Neutral

    KT Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    8.2x
    Forward P/E
    10.9x
    EV/EBITDA
    3.4x
    P/FCF
    8.1x
    PEG
    4.4x
    P/B
    0.7x
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    KT Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    54.3%
    Operating margin
    9.6%
    Net margin
    4.7%
    ROIC
    5.6%
    ROE
    7.1%
    FCF margin
    8798.9%
    FCF yield
    12.3%

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    Sector: Communication Services

    KT Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    4
    Strong Buy
    0
    Buy
    1
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    KT Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KT converts 8798.9% of revenue into free cash flow.

    Bear case

    • KT's quarterly revenue changed -10.1% year over year.

    KT Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    0.5%

    KT Dividend

    Forward yield
    4.4%
    Payout ratio
    45.0%
    3Y DPS growth
    3.3%
    5Y DPS growth
    -0.4%
    Pay months
    Apr, Jun, Jul, Nov
    KT dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About KT

    What is KT's current dividend yield?

    KT Corporation (KT) has a forward dividend yield of 4.39%.

    Does KT pay dividends?

    Yes, KT Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 4.39%.

    What is KT's P/E ratio?

    KT Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.23.

    What is KT's market cap?

    KT Corporation (KT) has a market capitalization of $8.65B with a current stock price of $18.55.

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