Kt (KT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2025)
Kt (KT) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.25% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 1.40 percentage points from 2.85% a year earlier and up 0.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kt (KT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Kt reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.21%, up 3.28 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.84 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-1.76 pp), 2.69% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-1.56 pp), 4.24% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.91 pp) and 5.16% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+2.79 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.64 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 1.48 percentage points in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025, against a drop of 1.03 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 4.04% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025), 4.04% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025) and 3.28% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.01% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 4.93% |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.42% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -2.93% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 4.16% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.94% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -14.06% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -13.62% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | 10.78% |
| 10 | Kt | 9.13 Bn | -3.84 Bn | - | 4.25% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.85% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.22% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.93% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.64% |
Kt Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();