| Dividend per share, FY2025 | ₩2,400 | Yield at last close | 4.42% |
| Yield reported by the company (FY-end) | 4.50% | Payout ratio (consolidated) | 33.6% |
| Total cash dividends | ₩581.0bn | Earnings per share | ₩7,119 |
| Consecutive years paid (on file) | 11 | DPS growth, 5-year CAGR | +12.2% |
| Dividend decisions filed in 2026 | 4 |
| Fiscal year | DPS (common) | Change | Yield (FY-end) | Payout | Total cash ₩bn | EPS | DPS (preferred) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | ₩2,400 | +20.0% | 4.50% | 33.6% | 581.0 | ₩7,119 | — |
| FY2024 | ₩2,000 | +2.0% | 5.00% | 104.5% | 491.5 | ₩1,908 | — |
| FY2023 | ₩1,960 | 0.0% | 5.50% | 47.8% | 483.0 | ₩4,043 | — |
| FY2022 | ₩1,960 | +2.6% | 5.50% | 39.8% | 501.8 | ₩5,209 | — |
| FY2021 | ₩1,910 | +41.5% | 5.90% | 33.2% | 450.4 | ₩5,759 | — |
| FY2020 | ₩1,350 | +22.7% | 5.30% | 49.6% | 326.5 | ₩2,684 | — |
| FY2019 | ₩1,100 | 0.0% | 4.00% | 43.6% | 269.8 | ₩2,526 | — |
| FY2018 | ₩1,100 | +10.0% | 3.60% | 39.2% | 269.7 | ₩2,809 | — |
| FY2017 | ₩1,000 | +25.0% | 3.20% | 51.4% | 245.1 | ₩1,946 | — |
| FY2016 | ₩800 | +60.0% | 2.70% | 24.6% | 196.0 | ₩2,904 | — |
| FY2015 | ₩500 | — | 1.70% | 19.4% | 122.4 | ₩2,258 | — |
| FY2014 | — | — | — | — | — | ₩-4,316 | — |
KT declared 600 won a share for the second quarter, unchanged, with a record date of 29 July and payment on 13 August. The 142.6bn won total is calculated on 237,631,385 dividend-eligible shares — well short of the 252,021,685 issued, because the 5.51% sitting in treasury receives nothing. The filing warns both figures may move, since the buyback is still running. The board held the rate in a half when profit attributable to shareholders fell 35.5%. Annualised, 600 won a quarter is about 4.50% against the 53,300 won close, which makes KT the highest-yielding large Korean company with a New York listing. The 1.09% in the filing is the Korean convention — that quarter alone, against the average close over the preceding week. For a US holder of the ADR, each ADR represents half a common share, so the payment is 300 won per ADR, and Korean withholding at the 15% treaty rate takes the net yield to roughly 3.82%.
| Symbol | Last Price |
|---|---|
| 017670SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | ₩92,500 +3.9% |
| 032640LG Uplus | ₩14,760 -0.3% |