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SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR (SKM) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR

SKM 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
SK Telecom operates South Korea's wireless network alongside fixed-line phone, broadband and pay-television services, and a smaller enterprise unit selling cloud, subscription and shopping platforms. Its Cellular Services segment carries voice, data, machine-to-machine connections and device sales; Fixed-Line covers home broadband, telephone and IPTV; Other Businesses runs television commerce. It is headquartered in Seoul and listed in the United States as an ADR.
Where it sits in the stack
SK Telecom carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index, and belongs instead to the Telecom Services sleeve of our wider coverage universe, where it sits as an operator rather than a supplier to the build-out.
Who it is priced against
The diary has not set a peer group for this name; the market usually compares it with the other Korean carrier, KT Corp.
Why Closelook tracks it
SK Telecom carries no Closelook index seat and no listed peer group; it does carry a Closelook score, though only one module has been scored so far and the read is still being built.
What the diary watches
Whether growth in cloud, subscription and enterprise data services inside its Other Businesses segment offsets the slower fixed-line and core cellular lines.

SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR (SKM) trades on US exchanges.

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 SKM, 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

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

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

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.66%, annual · last 0.24 USD on 2026-05-29

Dividends and capital return

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

  • Trailing 12 months 0.24 USD per share · a 0.66% yield on the 2026-09-22 close 1 distribution, paid once a year 2026-09-22
  • Change on the year −76.3% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.00 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.24 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-05-29
  • By calendar year 2025: 1.00 USD (partial) · 2026: 0.24 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-02-28

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 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

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
  • 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 SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR (SKM)?

SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR trades as SKM on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-23.

Is SKM in a Closelook index?

Not currently — SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-23.

Where does SKM trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +1.7% vs the 50-day and +14% vs the 200-day average, 23% below the 52-week high and +86.1% off the 52-week low. 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 SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR do?

SK Telecom operates South Korea's wireless network alongside fixed-line phone, broadband and pay-television services, and a smaller enterprise unit selling cloud, subscription and shopping platforms. Its Cellular Services segment carries voice, data, machine-to-machine connections and device sales; Fixed-Line covers home broadband, telephone and IPTV; Other Businesses runs television commerce. It is headquartered in Seoul and listed in the United States as an ADR. The diary has not set a peer group for this name; the market usually compares it with the other Korean carrier, KT Corp.

Where does SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR sit in the AI build-out?

SK Telecom carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index, and belongs instead to the Telecom Services sleeve of our wider coverage universe, where it sits as an operator rather than a supplier to the build-out. SK Telecom carries no Closelook index seat and no listed peer group; it does carry a Closelook score, though only one module has been scored so far and the read is still being built.

Does SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR pay a dividend?

SK Telecom Co Ltd ADR has paid 0.24 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid once a year, a trailing yield of 0.66% on the 2026-09-22 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.24 USD on 2026-05-29. 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 SKM, 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.