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How KT Corporation stacks up
KT · against 81 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
54/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #54 of 82 · scores higher than 33% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score8 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including KT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 54?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Its metrics sit close to the Communication Services norm.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.9% vs peer median 8.2%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.0% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 62% of peers. Return on assets: 4.0% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 74 reported | 8.0% | 9.7% | 41% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 82 reported | 8.9% | 17.5% | 28% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 79 reported | 4.0% | 5.0% | 46% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 76 reported | 7.2% | 10.9% | 33% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 83 reported | 100.0% | 55.1% | 98% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.62T JPY (≈$11.0B) | 100 | 79 | |
| 2 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 2 | 21.7B AUD (≈$14.4B) | 99 | 65 | |
| 2 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 5 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 51 | 10.4B USD | 61 | 59 | |
| 52 | 501.5B INR (≈$6.0B) | 56 | 38 | |
| 53 | 39.0B HKD (≈$5.0B) | 55 | 38 | |
| 54 | 5.3B EUR (≈$5.8B) | 54 | 46 | |
| 54 | 8.4B USD | 54 | 61 | |
| 56 | 5.5B USD | 53 | 37 | |
| 56 | 4.2B EUR (≈$4.6B) | 53 | 49 | |
| 58 | 11.5B USD | 52 | 55 | |
| 59 | 673.4B JPY (≈$4.6B) | 51 | 63 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score