Kt (KT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Kt (KT) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.27 for Q4 2025, down 179.4% on a YoY basis from 0.34 in Q4 2024, and down 168.56% sequentially from 0.1 in Q3 2025.
Kt (KT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Kt (KT) has 11 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.27 in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio fell 179.4% year-over-year to 0.27; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 1.58 (up 515.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.43, up 6.17% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.27 in Q4 2025, from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.36 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.56 in Q4 2021.
- A 5-year average of 0.07 and a median of 0.09 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 246.04% in 2023 and tumbled 179.4% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing KT's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.56 in 2021, then jumped by 55.91% to 0.25 in 2022, then jumped by 246.04% to 0.36 in 2023, then retreated by 5.23% to 0.34 in 2024, then sank by 179.4% to 0.27 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows KT's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.27 in Q4 2025, 0.1 in Q3 2025, and 0.34 in Q4 2024.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | America Movil Sab De Cv | 1,543.97 Bn | 1,543.97 Bn | 7.08 Bn | 0.00 |
| 2 | Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | 1,427.96 Bn | -8,564.04 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 958.85 Bn | 957.15 Bn | 317.18 Mn | - |
| 4 | Chunghwa Telecom | 334.17 Bn | 331.99 Bn | 719.92 Mn | -0.02 |
| 5 | Verizon Communications | 198.41 Bn | 190.05 Bn | 29.14 Bn | 0.77 |
| 6 | T-Mobile US | 192.12 Bn | 189.29 Bn | 17.74 Bn | 0.23 |
| 7 | At&T | 169.04 Bn | 151.47 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 0.39 |
| 8 | Veon | 90.84 Bn | 90.84 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Tim | 50.18 Bn | 50.03 Bn | 677.20 Mn | - |
| 10 | Kt | 4.55 Bn | 994.54 Mn | - | -0.27 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.63 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | -0.87 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 0.65 |