Kt (KT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Kt (KT) posted Operating Expenses of $8.8 billion for Q4 2025, up 154.35% sequentially from $3.4 billion in Q3 2025, and down 7.4% YoY from $9.5 billion in Q4 2024.
Kt (KT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Kt has reported Operating Expenses for 15 years, with the latest figure at $8.8 billion in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 7.4% year-over-year to $8.8 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $18.2 billion (down 4.16% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $18.0 billion, down 3.97% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $8.8 billion in Q4 2025 per KT's latest filing, from $3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $9.5 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at $3.0 billion in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $4.9 billion and a median of $4.7 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 89.19% in 2023, down 33.29% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $5.5 billion in 2021, then declined by 10.12% to $5.0 billion in 2022, then soared by 89.19% to $9.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 0.76% to $9.5 billion in 2024, then slipped by 7.4% to $8.8 billion in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $8.8 billion, $3.4 billion, and $3.1 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.10 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 |