Kt (KT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Kt (KT) posted Operating Expenses of $4.7 billion for Q4 2025, little changed sequentially from $4.8 billion in Q3 2025, and down 14.14% YoY from $5.5 billion in Q4 2024.

Kt (KT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Kt (KT) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.7 billion in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 14.14% year-over-year to $4.7 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $18.3 billion (down 4.23% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $18.0 billion, down 3.97% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was little changed at $4.7 billion in Q4 2025 per KT's latest filing, from $4.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $5.5 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at $4.2 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $4.8 billion, with a median of $4.7 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses rose 9.67% in 2021 and decreased 14.14% in 2025.
  • Kt's Operating Expenses stood at $5.5 billion in 2021, then fell by 10.12% to $5.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 4.9% to $5.2 billion in 2023, then rose by 6.17% to $5.5 billion in 2024, then retreated by 14.14% to $4.7 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows KT's Operating Expenses at $4.7 billion in Q4 2025, $4.8 billion in Q3 2025, and $4.6 billion in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,360.11 Bn 465.10 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 190.40 Bn 186.88 Bn 17.62 Bn 18.61 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 176.65 Bn 169.60 Bn 27.94 Bn 26.20 Bn
4 At&T 143.78 Bn 133.82 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.85 Bn
5 Telecom Argentina 27.29 Bn -708.89 Bn - -
6 Charter Communications 17.55 Bn 21.72 Bn - 10.39 Bn
7 Millicom International Cellular 15.13 Bn 13.99 Bn - -650.00 Mn
8 Globalstar 10.40 Bn 10.04 Bn 46.63 Mn 61.89 Mn
9 Sify Technologies 7.22 Bn 7.17 Bn 54.72 Mn -22.56 Mn
10 Kt - - - 4.75 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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