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KT Corporation

Communication Services · Telecom Services · NYQ

$18.12

Data: 2026-05-28

✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT

HIGH

Data Confidence: 100.0%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$8.5B

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

7.60

Very cheap relative to earnings

Forward P/E

4.45

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

-1.0%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

5.9%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

8.7%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$22.54

+24% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

BUY

Consensus view from 4 analysts covering this stock

About KT Corporation

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 Internet-related services; and data communication services, such as fixed-line and satellite leased line services, as well as broadband Internet connection services. It also provides media and content services, including IPTV, satellite TV, digital music, e-commerce, online advertising consulting, and web comics and novels services; and credit card processing and other financial services. In addition, the company offers information technology and network services, and satellite services; sells handsets and miscellaneous telecommunications equipment; develops and sells residential units and commercial real estate development. Further, it offers telecommunication facility maintenance, investment fund, software development and data processing, value-added network, call center, system integration and maintenance, marketing, PCS distribution, transportation and trucking arrangement business, cloud system implementation, satellite communication network, installation and management, and data center development and related services. Additionally, the company is involved in the residential building development and supply, sports team management, technology business finance, and submarine cable construction and maintenance businesses. The company was formerly known as Korea Telecom Corp. and changed its name to KT Corporation in March 2002. KT Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

https://www.kt.com

Country: South Korea Industry: Telecom Services

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% N/A

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% N/A

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% N/A

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PASS

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

MARKDOWN

Price trending down — defensive positioning

Sharpe Ratio

0.862

Good returns relative to risk taken

Kelly Fraction

0.0494

Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted

Calmar Ratio

0.693

Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk

Annual Return

19.3%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-27.9%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

BEAR

Statistical model detects bearish conditions

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

0.16

Very low correlation to market moves

52W High

$24.58

26% below the year high

52W Low

$17.54

3% above the year low

Avg Volume

1,401,267

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

3.0

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

0.7%

Low short interest — limited bearish positioning

Div Yield

471.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$2.33

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

54.20

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

1.15

Adequate but worth monitoring

Quick Ratio

0.62

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

56.0%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

7.1%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

N/A

Negative — the business is spending more than it generates

Revenue (TTM)

$28.2T

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$1.6T

Profitable — the bottom line is positive

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$26.00

Target Median

$22.54

Target Low

$21.08

Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date	Politician	Party	Type	Amount
9 Apr2026	Josh Gottheimer	Democrat	sell	1K–15K

Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at

Insider Intelligence

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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