# KT Corporation (KT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $19.79, market value $9.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.0×** (5-yr avg 0.0×, 3-yr avg 0.0×). KT Corporation trades at 10.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 0.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 5.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.06**. A PEG of 0.06 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.0×**. Enterprise value is 3.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 8.6%**. Free cash flow equals 8.6% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 10.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 64.0%**. KT Corporation keeps 64.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 7.3%**. 7.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.1%**. 6.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 9.8%**. 9.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.4%.
- **Return on assets: 3.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.1%** (3-yr 3.3%/yr, 5-yr 3.2%/yr). Revenue grew 7.1% over the last year, against 3.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 90.4%** (3-yr -11.9%/yr, 5-yr 4.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 90.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.61**. Debt is 0.61 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.9×**. It would take 0.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 5.4×**. Operating profit covers interest 5.4× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 1.19** (quick 1.15). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.19 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.49**. A Z-score of 1.49 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.12%** ($0.81 per share, trailing). KT Corporation yields 4.12%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 34%**. 34% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -1.7%** (YTD 4.3%, 3-mo 9.2%). The shares are down 1.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.5%** (15.5% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 66**. An RSI of 66 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.44** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.44 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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