Kt (KT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025)
Kt's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.25% for Q4 2025, up 6.46 percentage points from 1.80% a year earlier and up 1.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Kt (KT) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Kt's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.40%, up 4.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +3.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.49% in FY2024 (-2.07 pp), 3.56% in FY2023 (-1.56 pp), 5.12% in FY2022 (+0.01 pp) and 5.12% in FY2021 (+1.93 pp).
- The Q4 2025 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2025 (a gain of 6.46 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2024 (a drop of 2.24 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KT's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 6.38% (Q3 2025), 6.16% (Q2 2025) and 2.76% (Q1 2025) in the three quarters before Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 8.22% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 10.51% |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 6.91% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 4.38% |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 7.84% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 10.71% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 0.79% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.39% |
| 10 | Kt | 9.21 Bn | -5.04 Bn | - | 8.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.72% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.44% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.84% |
API Access
Kt Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=KT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();