Kt KT
NYSE KT
$18.90 +0.23 (+1.23%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Kt (KT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025)

Kt (KT) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.27 for Q4 2025, down 168.56% sequentially from 0.1 in Q3 2025, and down 179.4% YoY from 0.34 in Q4 2024.

Kt (KT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Kt has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 11 years, with the latest figure at 0.27 in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 179.4% year-over-year to 0.27 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 1.58 (up 515.25% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.43, up 6.17% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio retreated to 0.27 in Q4 2025 per KT's latest filing, from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.34 in Q4 2024 and troughed at 0.56 in Q4 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 0.09 and a median of 0.09 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio surged 198.61% in 2023, then sank 179.4% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.56 in 2021, then jumped by 51.28% to 0.27 in 2022, then surged by 198.61% to 0.27 in 2023, then grew by 27.01% to 0.34 in 2024, then plunged by 179.4% to 0.27 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.27, 0.1, and 0.34 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q4 2024 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn 0.46
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn 0.23
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn -
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.39
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn -
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - 1.20
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn -
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Kt 9.18 Bn 5.63 Bn - -0.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -0.27
Sep 30, 2025 -0.10
Dec 31, 2024 0.34
Sep 30, 2024 -0.08
Dec 31, 2023 0.27
Dec 31, 2022 -0.27
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 -0.09
Dec 31, 2016 -0.02
Dec 31, 2009 -0.05
Sep 30, 2009 -0.10
Jun 30, 2009 -0.23
Mar 31, 2009 0.65