KT
KT Corporation
KT's fundamentals are mixed: free cash flow more than tripled, but revenue fell 0%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
KT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
KT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
KT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.2x | $12.40 | -34% |
| Fair | 8.8x | $17.69 | -5.9% |
| Current | 9.4x | $18.80 | — |
| Expensive | 11x | $22.81 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KT's PE is 9.4x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
KT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect KT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
KT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.01 | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.37 | +147% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.65 | +273% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.47 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.41 | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.96 | -41% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.71 | -53% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.79 | +0.6% |
KT earned $2.01 per share over the past year, up 43% from the year before.
KT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5B | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1B | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.1B | +5.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.1B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9B | -1.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $5B | -0.6% |
KT's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $5B last quarter, down 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 9.7% | -3.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.1% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.3% | +14 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.1% | -9.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7% | -13 points |
KT's operating margin was 9.7% last quarter, down 3.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $695.4M | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | $70.2M | +$855.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $45.1M | +$199.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $396.9M | +84% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | -8.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$785.7M | -538% |
| Q4 2024 | -$154.4M | -$66.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $215.8M | -69% |
KT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $1.2B over the past year.
KT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -13% | -73.5M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +2K shares |
| 3 years | -3.4% | -17.1M shares |
| 5 years | +2.8% | +13.2M shares |
| Available history | -1.7% | -8.3M shares |
KT has 482M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $119.2M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $37.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $114M |
| Q1 2025 | $35.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $24.1M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
KT spent $157M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 9.4% from the year before.
KT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
KT's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
KT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.4 | Neutral |
KT's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
KT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | KT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.4x | 16x | 43% below |
| PE % | 60 | 26 | 34 pts above |
KT is trading at 9.4x earnings, a 43% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
KT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.5 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $18.6 | 0.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.7 | 4.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.2 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $16.2 | 16% above |
KT's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 16% above its 200-week average.
KT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.8 | $11.3 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | $11.3 | $13.7 | +20% |
| 2022 | $13.7 | $14.1 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | $14.1 | $13.4 | -5% |
| 2024 | $13.4 | $15.9 | +18% |
| 2025 | $15.9 | $19.2 | +21% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.2 | $18.8 | -1.8% |
KT has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 1.8% so far in 2026.