Kt (KT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Kt's (KT) Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 0.22 in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, compared with 0.00 a year earlier and down 98.7% from the prior quarter.
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Kt (KT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Kt's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.28, up 409.2% from the prior year.
- Across earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 0.64 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-74.4%), 2.51 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-4.3%), 2.62 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-63.7%) and 7.24 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+69.2%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has ranged from 0.00 in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 to 17.01 in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 63.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 374.4% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, against a decline of 80.6% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 17.01 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025), 2.69 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025) and 5.54 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 3.62 |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 3.74 |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 0.81 |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 4.90 |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 125.87 |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kt | 9.13 Bn | -3.84 Bn | - | 0.22 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.01 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.69 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.01 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.33 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.11 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.93 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.88 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.98 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.43 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.38 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.57 |
API Access
Kt Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "KT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();