KT

KT

Market cap $8.74B

KT Corporation (KT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

KT NYSE: KT reported lower first-quarter earnings for fiscal 2026 as higher sales and labor costs and a year-earlier property development gain weighed on profitability, while management outlined plans to reposition the company around AI-driven “AX” services and maintain its shareholder return framework.

SEOUL, South Korea, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- KT Corporation (NYSE: KT ), South Korea's largest integrated telecom and digital platform service provider, announced that it has filed its Form 20- F Annual Report on April 29th, 2026 for the year ended December 31, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States. The report can be accessed on KT's English website at  https://corp.kt.com/eng in the Investors section under Business Report as well as the SEC's Edgar database at www.sec.gov.

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Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

My 'Hold' rating for KT Corporation is unchanged, following my assessment of its telco and non-telco business operations. Q4 2025 operating profit missed consensus by 3%, with a 58% sequential decline, reflecting the fallout from a cyberattack on its telecom division. But KT's non-telecom segments, Business-to-Business and cloud/data center, have good growth potential.

KT Corporation (KT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Bought 1,492,440 shares of KT; estimated transaction value of $28.31 million based on quarterly average price. Quarter-end KT stake value rose by $28.31 million, reflecting both the new position and price movement through the period.

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