KT Corporation (KT) is a publicly traded company in the Communication Services — Telecommunications Services industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications and platform services in South Korea, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company offers mobile voice and data telecommunications services based on 5G, 4G LTE and 3G W-CDMA technology; fixed-line telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance, international long-distance, and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, as well as interconnection services; broadband Internet access service and other Int...
Is KT Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
KT Corporation (KT) trades at 7.5× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 80 communication companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (7.0×) $16 (-7 %); at its sector median (20.0×) $46 (+166 %).
Kaplio overview: KT Corporation
Market cap $8B · 52 weeks $17 – $25 (28 % below the high) · P/E 7.5× · 2027 expected P/E 7.2× · Dividend 5.5 % · Next earnings November 6, 2026 · expected EPS $0.57 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Aug 11.
- Valuation: P/E 7.5× (fairly priced).
- Business: EBITDA margin 23.7 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.3× (solid).
- Earnings: 5 of 7 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (7.0×) $16 (-7 %); at its sector median (20.0×) $46 (+166 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in communication: 4 of 7 pass
- EBITDA margin 23.7 %, fails.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 3.5×, fails.
- 3y revenue growth 1.9 %, borderline.
- FCF yield 15,751.5 %, passes.
- Capex / Revenue 12.9 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.3×, passes.
- Payout on FCF 43.0 %, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — KT Corporation: P/E 7.5×; EV/EBITDA 3.5×; ROIC 3.9 %; $8.2B. TIM S.A. (P/E 11.7×; EV/EBITDA 3.9×; ROIC 13.6 %; $8.7B), SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (P/E 23.0×; EV/EBITDA 5.3×; ROIC 3.2 %; $11.7B), VEON Ltd. (P/E 130×; EV/EBITDA 5.8×; ROIC 4.6 %; $5.7B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 7.5× · median 7.0× · minimum 3.4× · maximum 27.1× · cheap below 6.1× · expensive above 9.6×. It has been cheaper than today 57% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 5.5 % ($0.87 per ADS in 2025) · 5-year growth +13 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 2.4× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $55.10 a year ($4.59 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 7.21% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 3.86% |
| Return on Assets | 2.90% |
| Gross Margin | 33.55% |
| Operating Margin | 6.83% |
| Net Margin | 4.72% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.68 |
| Current Ratio | 1.13 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.58 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -9.39% |
| 3 months | -5.09% |
| Year-to-date | -9.49% |
| 1 year | -6.68% |
| 3 years | +42.14% |
| 5 years | +34.04% |
| 10 years | +8.33% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.8147 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | $0.2116 |
| 2026-05-27 | $0.1960 |
| 2026-02-25 | $0.2033 |
| 2025-11-05 | $0.2039 |
| 2025-07-30 | $0.2164 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.2095 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.1749 |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.1811 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.1803 |
| 2024-03-27 | $0.1821 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
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