Kt (KT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Kt's Interest Expenses was -$902.36 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, compared with -$1 billion a year earlier.
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Kt (KT) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Interest Expenses at Kt came in at -$533.78 million.
- In earlier years, Interest Expenses was -$714.65 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024, -$431.39 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023, -$552.33 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 and $205.47 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+1.2%).
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has moved between -$1.24 billion (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022) and $344.27 million (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Expenses was higher in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 78.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Expenses over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 358.8%); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a decline of 72.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, KT's Interest Expenses in the three quarters before the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 was $22.85 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025), $269.41 million (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025) and $85.81 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 180.00 Bn | 180.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 157.86 Bn | 142.61 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 141.49 Bn | 82.95 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 136.68 Bn | 128.41 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -111.57 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.62 Bn | 42.42 Bn | - | 962.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.50 Bn | 6.90 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.39 Bn | 29.40 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -3.33 Mn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.25 Bn | 18.34 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 18.62 Bn | 16.75 Bn | 3.38 Bn | 339.05 Mn |
| 10 | Kt | 8.13 Bn | -6.12 Bn | - | 165.19 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 165.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 269.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 85.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 426.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -38.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 154.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 181.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 127.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 113.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 177.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -136.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 344.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 255.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 126.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 113.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 165.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 57.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 155.30 Mn |
API Access
Kt Interest Expenses 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-expenses&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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-expenses&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();