KT Corporation (KT) Valuation — DCF, Graham & Comparables

KT Corporation (KT) — Price $17.17 (closing price, October 29, 2026) — Communication Services — Telecommunications Services — NYSE

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Valuation dashboard for KT Corporation (KT) with P/E 7.53, P/B 0.64, EV/EBITDA 3.48 and dividend yield 5.51%. DCF, Graham Number, EPS growth, peer multiples and dividend discount models plus sector comparison against other Communication Services companies.

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...

Analysis Summary

KT Corporation reported revenue of 28.25T KRW in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 3.2%. Net income reached 1.72T KRW, with a 19.7% 5-year CAGR.

Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 33.6%, operating margin 6.8%, net margin 4.7%.

At $17.17 (closing price, October 29, 2026), KT trades at a P/E of 7.53 and an ROE of 7.21%. Market capitalisation stands at $8.2B.

Balance sheet quality for KT: current ratio of 1.2. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio7.53
Price / Book0.64
EV / EBITDA3.48
Dividend Yield5.51%

Valuation Models

DCF Fair Value$69.76
vs Current Price+306.3%

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyMarket CapP/EP/BROE
KTKT Corporation$8.2B7.530.647.2%
VODVodafone Group Public Limited Company$36.7B0.64-0.8%
VEONVEON Ltd.$5.7B129.704.074.1%
VZVerizon Communications Inc.$181.4B11.141.6915.7%
TAT&T Inc.$140.9B11.371.3312.0%
AMXAmérica Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.$72.0B14.073.2022.2%
CHTChunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.$37.6B35.963.408.9%
TLKPerusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk$12.0B11.281.6313.2%

Price

Price$17.17 (closing price, October 29, 2026)
Market Cap$8.2B
ExchangeNYSE
CountryKR

Profitability

Return on Equity7.21%
Return on Invested Capital3.86%
Return on Assets2.90%
Gross Margin33.55%
Operating Margin6.83%
Net Margin4.72%

Related companies: VOD · VEON · VZ · T · AMX · CHT · TLK · SKM

Explore sector: Communication Services · Telecommunications Services

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