Kt (KT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2025)
Kt's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 11.22% for Q4 2025, up 8.75 percentage points from 2.48% a year earlier and up 4.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Kt (KT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kt's Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.05%, up 8.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +5.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.48% in FY2024 (-3.20 pp), 5.67% in FY2023 (-2.69 pp), 8.36% in FY2022 (-1.66 pp) and 10.02% in FY2021 (+4.88 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.63 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 8.75 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 8.64 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KT's Return on Equity [ROE] at 6.25% (Q3 2025), 6.12% (Q2 2025) and 3.94% (Q1 2025) in the three quarters before Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 15.87% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 20.08% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 11.73% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 1.36% |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 11.93% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 11.27% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 63.36% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 33.63% |
| 10 | Kt | 9.21 Bn | -5.04 Bn | - | 11.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.98% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.41% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.21% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.52% |
Kt Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();