KT
KT Corporation
KT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over KT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
KT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
KT's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 9.3x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over KT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
RDDT has the edge over KT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
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 has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 43% for KT versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money 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.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over KT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over KT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over KT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over KT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
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.
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over KT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
KT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | KT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.4x | 16x | 43% below |
| PE % | 60 | 26 | 34 pts above |
KT has the edge over RDDT on valuation relative to its sector.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium 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 has stronger trend alignment. KT is above 3 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-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 the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.