Kakao Corp.
Financials
Valuation Metrics
Kakao Corp.'s Market Cap is ₩13.1T. At end of 2025 it was ₩26.6T. Ranked #49 of 2,405 in KR market (top 2%), #48 of 778 on KOSPI (top 6%), #2 of 122 in Media & Entertainment (top 2%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-11-02)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | 13.15T KRW | KR#49/2,405 Sec#2/122 |
| Revenue | 8.25T KRW | KR#90/2,405 Sec#2/122 |
| Net Income | 390.63B KRW | KR#102/2,405 Sec#5/122 |
| Total Assets | 27.67T KRW | KR#66/2,405 Sec#2/122 |
| Net Assets | 15.07T KRW | KR#42/2,405 Sec#2/122 |
| Employees | 4,028 | KR#76/2,405 Sec#3/122 |
| Value | ||
| P/E | 33.65x | KR#1,351/2,405 Sec#59/122 |
| P/B | 0.87x | KR#1,419/2,405 Sec#83/122 |
| PEG | 0.61x | KR#722/2,405 Sec#26/122 |
| P/S | 1.59x | KR#1,731/2,405 Sec#91/122 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.76x | KR#411/2,405 Sec#34/122 |
| FCF Yield | 7.04% | KR#765/2,405 Sec#54/122 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 2.59% | KR#1,353/2,405 Sec#57/122 |
| ROA | 1.41% | KR#1,327/2,405 Sec#60/122 |
| Op. Margin | 11.27% | KR#457/2,405 Sec#34/122 |
| Revenue Growth | 6.14% | KR#1,119/2,405 Sec#55/122 |
| Earnings Growth | 54.76% | KR#532/2,405 Sec#18/122 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 83.59% | KR#1,386/2,405 Sec#81/122 |
| Total Debt | 1.31T KRW | KR#172/2,405 Sec#4/122 |
| FCF | 925.59B KRW | KR#37/2,405 Sec#4/122 |
| Cash | 8.18T KRW | KR#16/2,405 Sec#1/122 |
| Current Ratio | 1.53x | KR#1,166/2,405 Sec#73/122 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | -7.39x | KR#66/2,405 Sec#7/122 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.25% | KR#1,334/2,405 Sec#54/122 |
| Div. Growth | 10.29% | KR#594/2,405 Sec#23/122 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -54.42% | KR#2,059/2,405 Sec#86/122 |
| 1M Return | -11.29% | KR#1,279/2,405 Sec#77/122 |
| From 52W High | -57.42% | KR#1,531/2,405 Sec#71/122 |
| 1Y MDD | -56.72% | KR#1,255/2,405 Sec#62/122 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 739,838 shares | KR#97/2,405 Sec#2/122 |
| Trading Value | 21.85B KRW | KR#105/2,405 Sec#3/122 |
| Foreign Own. | 28.97% | KR#122/2,405 Sec#10/122 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | 882 KRW | KR#780/2,405 Sec#31/122 |
| BPS | 34,026 KRW | KR#337/2,405 Sec#15/122 |
Company Info
Kakao, originally established in 1995 as Daum Communications Corporation, subsequently merged with Kakao in 2014 and Kakao M in 2018. Centered around KakaoTalk, Korea's leading messenger, the company generates revenue across diverse sectors such as commerce, mobility, and payments, while expanding its platform and content businesses through consolidated subsidiaries. Kakao provides innovative services within its KakaoTalk-based ecosystem and drives technological platform transformation through future technology research and development. It is headquartered in Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.