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How KT Corporation stacks up
KT · against 79 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
80/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #12 of 80 · scores higher than 86% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score4 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including KT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 80?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its EBITDA yield and earnings yield, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 6.0% vs peer median 7.4%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 89% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.7% vs peer median 2.9%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 91% of peers. EBITDA yield: 21.4% vs peer median 8.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 78 reported | 11.1% | 4.4% | 91% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 79 reported | 30.1% | 9.9% | 94% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 42 reported | 9.5% | 7.7% | 66% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 74 reported | 153.7% | 38.0% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.5B USD | 98 | 64 | |
| 2 | 118.3B HKD (≈$15.1B) | 97 | 70 | |
| 3 | 10.3B USD | 95 | 65 | |
| 4 | 6.15T KRW (≈$4.4B) | 94 | 64 | |
| 5 | 166.5B TRY (≈$5.0B) | 93 | 76 | |
| 8 | 12.74T KRW (≈$9.2B) | 91 | 70 | |
| 9 | 5.7B EUR (≈$6.3B) | 89 | 64 | |
| 10 | 46.4B BRL (≈$8.4B) | 88 | 72 | |
| 11 | 4.5B USD | 87 | 63 | |
| 12 | 8.4B USD | 80 | 61 | |
| 13 | 43.7B SAR (≈$11.8B) | 78 | 71 | |
| 14 | 5.5B USD | 77 | 62 | |
| 15 | 642.5B JPY (≈$4.4B) | 76 | 80 | |
| 15 | 7.8B EUR (≈$8.6B) | 76 | 67 |
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