Kt (KT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2025)
Kt (KT) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.26% in Q4 2025, up 3.22 percentage points from 1.04% a year earlier and up 2.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kt (KT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kt reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.39%, up 3.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +2.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.96% in FY2024 (-1.30 pp), 2.26% in FY2023 (-1.12 pp), 3.38% in FY2022 (-0.73 pp) and 4.11% in FY2021 (+2.02 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.94 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 3.68 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 3.50 percentage points in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.19% (Q3 2025), 2.14% (Q2 2025) and 1.44% (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 4.08% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 5.30% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 3.34% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 0.64% |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.93% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 26.10% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.95% |
| 10 | Kt | 9.21 Bn | -5.04 Bn | - | 4.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.97% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.41% |
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();