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Company snapshot — KT Corporation

KT in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
KT Corporation runs South Korea's mobile and fixed-line networks, offering 5G, 4G and older voice and data services alongside broadband internet. It also sells IPTV, satellite television, digital content and e-commerce platforms, and provides IT, cloud, data-centre and system-integration services to businesses. Beyond telecoms, the group touches financial processing, real-estate development, sports-team management and submarine-cable work. It is based in Seongnam-si, South Korea.
Where it sits in the stack
KT is not seated in any Closelook index and carries no Rubin or Halo layer assignment. It belongs to the wider Communication Services universe, within the Telecom Services sleeve the diary tracks for regional carrier exposure rather than AI build-out positioning.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no defined peer group for KT in its records. The market usually compares it with SK Telecom, the other large South Korean carrier competing for mobile and broadband share.
Why Closelook tracks it
KT is not a constituent of any Closelook index and appears in no editions or quotes we carry. It does carry a Closelook score, but with only one module scored so far, the read is still being built.
What the diary watches
Whether the shares find support after a run of down sessions, and whether broadband or IPTV subscriber trends offset softer mobile pricing in future updates.

KT Corporation (KT) trades on US exchanges, classified under Communication Services.

The Closelook company score reads 48/100 composite (momentum 36, quality 39, valuation 83) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KT, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Telecom Services · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Telecom Services · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against KT on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.40%, quarterly · buybacks 253.4 bn USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What KT pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.66 USD per share · a 3.40% yield on the 2026-09-22 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-22
  • Change on the year +10.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.60 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.17 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-29
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.76 USD (partial) · 2026: 0.50 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-02-28
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 585.6 bn USD 29% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 253.4 bn USD 2735.4% of today's market value
  • Share count +2.4% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 839.0 bn USD · 62% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 66/100 · S&P 500 fund at 64, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-22
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +10.8% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-22
  • Sector × region Communication services in US: −0.1% week · +2.2% month · +6.2% quarter · −2.5% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLC.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-22
  • Sovereign pressure Index -0.03 · down 0.40 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-22

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-23

Quick answers

What is KT Corporation (KT)?

KT Corporation trades as KT on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Communication Services in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-23.

Is KT in a Closelook index?

Not currently — KT Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-23.

What is KT Corporation's Closelook composite score?

48 out of 100, with momentum 36, quality 39 and valuation 83 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-23. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does KT trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +3.4% vs the 50-day and -0.8% vs the 200-day average, 18.8% below the 52-week high and +14.9% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 63 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-22 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does KT Corporation do?

KT Corporation runs South Korea's mobile and fixed-line networks, offering 5G, 4G and older voice and data services alongside broadband internet. It also sells IPTV, satellite television, digital content and e-commerce platforms, and provides IT, cloud, data-centre and system-integration services to businesses. Beyond telecoms, the group touches financial processing, real-estate development, sports-team management and submarine-cable work. The diary has no defined peer group for KT in its records. The market usually compares it with SK Telecom, the other large South Korean carrier competing for mobile and broadband share.

Where does KT Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

KT is not seated in any Closelook index and carries no Rubin or Halo layer assignment. It belongs to the wider Communication Services universe, within the Telecom Services sleeve the diary tracks for regional carrier exposure rather than AI build-out positioning. KT is not a constituent of any Closelook index and appears in no editions or quotes we carry. It does carry a Closelook score, but with only one module scored so far, the read is still being built.

Does KT Corporation pay a dividend?

KT Corporation has paid 0.66 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.40% on the 2026-09-22 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.17 USD on 2026-07-29. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 585.6 bn USD in dividends and bought back 253.4 bn USD of its own shares, 62% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 2.4% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KT, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Telecom Services. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.