Kt (KT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Kt's (KT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.7 billion in Q4 2025, down 14.14% year-on-year from $5.5 billion in Q4 2024, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $4.8 billion in Q3 2025.
Kt (KT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Kt has disclosed Operating Expenses across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $4.7 billion for Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at $4.7 billion, down 14.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $18.3 billion (down 4.23% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $18.0 billion, down 3.97% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $4.7 billion for Q4 2025 at Kt, roughly flat from $4.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $5.5 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $4.2 billion in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $4.7 billion (2022), against an average of $4.8 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 9.67% in 2021 and dropped 14.14% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Kt's Operating Expenses stood at $5.5 billion in 2021, then slipped by 10.12% to $5.0 billion in 2022, then gained by 4.9% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then climbed by 6.17% to $5.5 billion in 2024, then dropped by 14.14% to $4.7 billion in 2025.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.7 billion (Q4 2025), $4.8 billion (Q3 2025), and $4.6 billion (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bce | 382.57 Bn | 381.58 Bn | - | -2.58 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 195.94 Bn | 192.42 Bn | 17.62 Bn | 18.61 Bn |
| 3 | Verizon Communications | 190.78 Bn | 183.73 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 26.20 Bn |
| 4 | At&T | 159.64 Bn | 149.68 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 24.85 Bn |
| 5 | Telefonica Brasil | 146.21 Bn | 144.47 Bn | 1.32 Bn | -191.29 Mn |
| 6 | America Movil Sab De Cv | 128.31 Bn | 126.27 Bn | 10.13 Bn | 8.11 Bn |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 109.39 Bn | 107.21 Bn | 719.92 Mn | 305.28 Mn |
| 8 | Millicom International Cellular | 106.22 Bn | 104.67 Bn | - | -650.00 Mn |
| 9 | Veon | 82.81 Bn | 80.59 Bn | - | -533.00 Mn |
| 10 | Kt | 3.05 Mn | -3.55 Bn | - | 4.75 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.52 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.02 Bn |