Kt (KT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025)
Kt (KT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.04% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 2.82 percentage points from 5.22% a year earlier and up 0.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kt (KT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Kt reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 8.03%, up 5.86 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +3.92 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.16% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-4.07 pp), 6.23% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-1.24 pp), 7.48% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.50 pp) and 7.97% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+3.86 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.82 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, against a drop of 0.98 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.30% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025), 7.36% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025) and 5.73% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.00 Bn | 155.40 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 8.11% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.83 Bn | 158.58 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 9.58% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.58 Bn | 114.53 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 6.89% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 140.00 Bn | 128.63 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 4.82% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.75 Bn | 41.00 Bn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.34 Bn | 31.19 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.46% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.60 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -45.15% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.19 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -11.61% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.58 Bn | 16.90 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Kt | 9.03 Bn | -3.94 Bn | - | 8.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.63% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.48% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.82% |
API Access
Kt Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();