KT vs VSAT vs WKEY Stock Comparison

Kt, Viasat and WISeQey Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KT Kt Corp
$16.98 -13.7% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.18B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.92B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins
VSAT Viasat Inc
$66.39 -9.1% 1M +74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins
WKEY WISeQey Corp.
$6.09 -0.3% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$68.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Kt leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Kt 6, Viasat 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKTVSATWKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.18B $9.66B $68.51M VSAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x -328.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +1.3% — KT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -0.6% — KT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 0.0% — KT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.8% +74.2% -35.8% VSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +3.6%/yr -27.1%/yr KT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.9% 79.0% 97.3% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 54/100 — KT

Percentile Scorecard

KTVSATWKEY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisKTVSATWKEY
Valuation 90 #6 of 49 50 #25 of 49 –
Growth 80 #10 of 45 89 #6 of 45 –
Profitability 64 #17 of 45 41 #27 of 45 –
Financial Health 71 #15 of 49 77 #12 of 49 78 #29 of 129
Shareholder Returns 61 #15 of 37 11 #33 of 37 –
Overall 73 54 –
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • WKEY ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodKTVSATWKEYSPY
1 month -13.7%-9.1%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months -9.3%-11.3%-11.5% +3.5%
6 months -20.4%+13.2%-19.6% +7.0%
Year to date -10.5%+92.7%-22.4% +12.2%
1 year -8.8%+74.2%-35.8% +13.0%
3 years +43.3%+266.6%+290.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+54.2%+57.5% +23.1%
5 years +28.9%+19.4%-79.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.2%+3.6%-27.1% +11.0%
10 years +5.5%-7.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.5%-0.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKTVSATWKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.9%79.0%97.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.2%71.8%91.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.493.293.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.94-0.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.8%-89.8%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-26.1%-65.8% -1.8%
52-week high $24.54$89.81$17.80 $779.14
52-week low $16.98$30.35$5.46 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleKTVSATWKEY
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.8x -309.7xmedian 11.8x —median 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.1x 2.0xmedian 1.1x —median 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.8x 17.6xmedian 6.8x —median 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 5.7x 5.7xmedian 5.7x —median 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 0.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.24 11.73median 0.24 —median 1.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsKTVSATWKEY
Revenue $19.92B $4.63B –
Gross profit – $1.54B –
Operating income $1.79B $108.76M –
Net income $1.29B $8.86M –
Free cash flow $1.02B $1.59B –
R&D – $176.21M –
EPS (diluted) $2.50 $-0.21 –
Cash & equivalents $2.44B $1.74B $488.95M
Total debt $12.82B $806.11M $1.17B
Shares (diluted) 486.18M 137.12M 11.25M
Enterprise value -$6.07B $3.60B -$568.64M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricKTVSATWKEY
P/E 6.8x -309.7x –
P/FCF 8.0x 5.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 5.7x –
P/S 0.4x 2.0x –
P/B 0.7x 1.9x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 3.3x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – 17.6x –
EV/EBIT 7.6x 74.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.7x –
EV/FCF 13.3x 5.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 3.9x 5.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 11.73 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKTVSATWKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 1.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 18.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 24.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 263.1% 198.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 40.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.3% 101.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -79.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 246.5% 95.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -26.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 56.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 54.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% 56.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 60.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKTVSATWKEY
Gross margin – 33.2% –
EBITDA margin – 9.9% –
Operating margin 9.0% 2.4% –
Pretax margin 8.5% 2.8% –
Net margin 6.1% -0.6% –
FCF margin 5.1% 34.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 34.4% –
Return on equity 11.2% 0.2% –
Return on assets 4.3% 0.1% –
Return on invested capital 8.3% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.1% 0.8% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 179.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKTVSATWKEY
Debt / assets 29.9% 4.4% 190.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.3x –
Debt / FCF 8.8x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 68.8% 10.0%
Equity / assets 40.9% 31.2% 90.0%
Interest coverage 3.3x 0.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.7x 12.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 11.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 11.7x
Altman Z-score 1.69 0.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKTVSATWKEY
Dividend yield 4.8% – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 6.8% -0.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusKTVSATWKEY
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $-1.32FY2026 $-8.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.09BFY2026 $4.59BFY2026 $31.96MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +65.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.9% +3.9% +36.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKTVSATWKEY
Held by institutions 34.8% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 244 485 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% +10.1% –
Institutions buying 135 306 –
Institutions selling 78 136 –
Buyers to sellers 1.73 2.25 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

KTVSATWKEY
KT 1.00 0.02 0.01
VSAT 0.02 1.00 0.46
WKEY 0.01 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KT, VSAT and WKEY?

Viasat (VSAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kt (KT) $8.18B, Viasat (VSAT) $9.66B, WISeQey (WKEY) $68.51M.

Which company is growing faster?

Kt (KT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kt (KT) +2.7%, Viasat (VSAT) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kt (KT) has the highest net margin (Kt (KT) 6.1%, Viasat (VSAT) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Kt (KT) leads (Kt (KT) 8.3%, Viasat (VSAT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viasat (VSAT) returned the most: Kt (KT) -8.8%, Viasat (VSAT) +74.2%, WISeQey (WKEY) -35.8%. Over five years, Kt (KT) compounded fastest (Kt (KT) +5.2%/yr, Viasat (VSAT) +3.6%/yr, WISeQey (WKEY) -27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kt (KT) has been the steadiest (Kt (KT) 22.9%, Viasat (VSAT) 79.0%, WISeQey (WKEY) 97.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KT, VSAT and WKEY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kt (KT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.