KT reported strong financial performance with significant increases in revenue, operating profit, and net income. The company also announced shareholder-friendly initiatives, including a higher dividend and share buybacks. However, challenges were noted in BC Card's revenue decline and an increase in debt ratios. Despite these lowlights, the positive results and growth initiatives position KT favorably going forward.

Company Guidance

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, KT reported strong financial performance, with operating revenue increasing by 13.5% year-over-year to KRW 7,427.4 billion and operating profit surging by 105.4% to KRW 1,014.8 billion, largely due to balanced growth in the telco business, profitability improvements, and one-time real estate sales gains. Net income rose by 78.6% to KRW 733.3 billion, while EBITDA saw a 36.3% increase, reaching KRW 1,990.7 billion. The company also announced a 20% year-over-year increase in quarterly dividends to KRW 600 per share and plans to complete a KRW 250 billion share buyback by August 13. KT's transformation into an AICT company is progressing, with significant AI initiatives including launching the proprietary LLM Mi:dm2.0, collaborating with Microsoft, and expanding AI use cases like integrating Azure open AI-based LLM into Genie TV. The company's investments in information security are projected to total KRW 1 trillion over five years. Additionally, KT's B2B services and AI IT business both showed robust growth, with the latter recording a 13.8% year-over-year increase, while KT Cloud revenue jumped 23% due to increased data center usage and DBO project wins.

Strong Financial Performance

Operating revenue increased 13.5% year-over-year to KRW 7,427.4 billion. Operating profit surged 105.4% year-over-year to KRW 1,014.8 billion, driven by balanced growth from the telco business and the group's core portfolio, as well as one-time gains from real estate sales. Net income rose 78.6% year-over-year to KRW 733.3 billion.

Dividend Increase

Dividend for the second quarter increased by 20% year-over-year to KRW 600 per share.

AI and IT Business Growth

AI IT business revenue saw a growth of 13.8% year-over-year, with successful project wins from large companies and public sector entities.

Cloud Business Expansion

KT Cloud reported a 23% year-over-year revenue growth, driven by increased data center usage by global customers and expanded DBO project wins.

Shareholder-Friendly Initiatives

KT announced a share buyback of KRW 250 billion and plans an additional KRW 750 billion over the next three years.

KT (KT) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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KT Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Nov 11, 2025	2025 (Q3)	0.55 / -	0.553	―	―	―
Aug 11, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.95 / 1.01	0.591	70.56% (+0.42)
May 09, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.73 / 0.79	0.553	43.04% (+0.24)		―
Feb 13, 2025	2024 (Q4)	-1.01 / -0.89	0.08	-1206.25% (-0.96)
Nov 08, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.49 / 0.55	0.412	34.22% (+0.14)
Aug 14, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.58 / 0.59	0.591	0.00% (0.00)
May 10, 2024	2024 (Q1)	0.53 / 0.55	0.462	19.70% (+0.09)
Feb 08, 2024	2023 (Q4)	0.32 / 0.08	0.367	-78.20% (-0.29)
Nov 07, 2023	2023 (Q3)	0.38 / 0.41	0.459	-10.24% (-0.05)
Aug 07, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.59 / 0.59	0.483	22.36% (+0.11)

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KT Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Aug 11, 2025	$20.19	$20.04	-0.74%
May 09, 2025	$19.06	$19.32	+1.36%
Feb 13, 2025	$16.80	$16.84	+0.24%
Nov 08, 2024	$16.18	$14.95	-7.60%

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KT Corporation (KT) is schdueled to report earning on Nov 11, 2025, TBA (Confirmed).

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KT EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2025 (Q3) is 0.55.

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