KT Corporation FY 2025 Annual Report
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Filed: March 23, 2026· period ending December 31, 2025DART

KT Corporation annual report for FY 2025, filed with DART (Korea Financial Supervisory Service) on March 23, 2026. This page provides AI-powered English analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and KIFRS consolidated financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE).

KT Corporation FY 2025 Annual Report Analysis

Business Overview

  • KT Corp consolidated revenue KRW 28.2T in FY2025, up from KRW 26.4T; "Other" segment surged to 30.3% share (KRW 10.4T) from 25.9%, driven by real estate development and KT Cloud growth
  • R&D spend jumped to KRW 355.3B (1.26% of revenue) vs KRW 211.7B (0.80%) prior year, with capitalized development costs rising from KRW 18.9B to KRW 143.7B — signaling heavy AI/cloud investment

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Operating profit KRW 2,469.1B, up 205.0% YoY — management cites prior-year one-time workforce restructuring cost base effect plus 2025 growth in telecom/Cloud·DC/real estate and one-time apartment presales
  • Revenue KRW 28,244.1B (+6.9% YoY, record high since listing); net income KRW 1,836.8B, up 340.4% YoY

Risk Factors

  • KT Corp FX exposure: USD 1.92B + JPY 30B foreign bonds hedged via currency swaps; unhedged residual USD 80M remains open
  • Derivative P&L FY2025: trading loss KRW -66.7B, fair-value loss recognized in P&L KRW -24.6B, OCI loss KRW -11.6B (pre-tax)

KT Corporation FY 2025 Key Financial Metrics
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Revenue

KRW 28.24T

+6.9% YoY

Net Income

KRW 1.84T

+340.4% YoY

Operating Margin

8.7%

+568bp YoY

Net Margin

6.5%

+493bp YoY

ROE

10.4%

+783bp YoY

Total Assets

KRW 42.95T

+2.6% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

KRW 7,114

+273.2% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

KRW 4.94T

-2.4% YoY

Source: KIFRS consolidated financial data from KT Corporation annual report on DART. All figures in KRW.

Source: DART (Korea Financial Supervisory Service) · AI summaries generated from the original Korean filing (English output) · Beta: coverage is expanding