| Dividend per share, FY2025 | ₩6,000 | Yield at last close | 3.48% |
| Yield reported by the company (FY-end) | 4.10% | Payout ratio (consolidated) | 57.6% |
| Total cash dividends | ₩627.4bn | Earnings per share | ₩10,220 |
| Consecutive years paid (on file) | 12 | DPS growth, 5-year CAGR | +4.6% |
| Dividend decisions filed in 2026 | 2 |
| Fiscal year | DPS (common) | Change | Yield (FY-end) | Payout | Total cash ₩bn | EPS | DPS (preferred) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | ₩6,000 | +11.1% | 4.10% | 57.6% | 627.4 | ₩10,220 | — |
| FY2024 | ₩5,400 | +3.8% | 5.50% | 50.5% | 588.4 | ₩10,455 | — |
| FY2023 | ₩5,200 | +4.0% | 6.00% | 65.4% | 590.8 | ₩7,843 | — |
| FY2022 | ₩5,000 | +4.2% | 5.20% | 57.2% | 581.4 | ₩8,489 | — |
| FY2021 | ₩4,800 | 0.0% | 5.70% | 58.9% | 575.9 | ₩7,898 | — |
| FY2020 | ₩4,800 | +9.1% | 5.50% | 50.8% | 595.6 | ₩9,320 | — |
| FY2019 | ₩4,400 | +10.0% | 4.50% | 53.8% | 557.0 | ₩8,196 | — |
| FY2018 | ₩4,000 | 0.0% | 3.70% | 55.7% | 505.1 | ₩7,178 | — |
| FY2017 | ₩4,000 | +11.1% | 3.30% | 41.7% | 505.1 | ₩9,591 | — |
| FY2016 | ₩3,600 | +5.9% | 3.42% | 37.6% | 454.6 | ₩9,592 | — |
| FY2015 | ₩3,400 | 0.0% | 3.08% | 40.9% | 428.3 | ₩8,314 | — |
| FY2014 | ₩3,400 | — | 4.12% | 52.9% | 428.1 | ₩6,428 | — |
KT&G's board approved a cash dividend of ₩2,000 per share on August 6, totalling ₩207.6bn, with an August 21 record date and payment due September 7. Against 2025 net income of about ₩1.10tn that is roughly 19% of a year's profit, and against the ₩18.1tn market capitalization about 1.1% — which is exactly the yield the filing prints. For the tobacco and ginseng group, whose 2025 revenue of ₩6.58tn produced ₩1.34tn of operating profit, a payment of this size twice a year is a routine call on cash rather than a stretch. Six outside directors attended, none absent, and no shareholder meeting was required.
The date-fixing filing paired with KT&G's ₩2,000 per share declaration on August 6. It names August 21, 2026 as the record date, states that its purpose is to identify entitled shareholders, and confirms that holders are determined by record date alone with no closing of the share register. Six outside directors attended and none were absent. The document deliberately carries no amount; the payment itself is described in the companion declaration filed the same day.
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