Kakao Corp.
Financials
Valuation Metrics
Kakao Corp.'s Market Cap is ₩13.7T. At end of 2025 it was ₩26.6T. Ranked #49 of 2,414 in KR market (top 2%), #48 of 781 on KOSPI (top 6%), #2 of 122 in Media & Entertainment (top 2%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-10-15)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | 13.71T KRW | KR#49/2,414 Sec#2/122 |
| Revenue | 8.25T KRW | KR#90/2,414 Sec#2/122 |
| Net Income | 390.63B KRW | KR#102/2,414 Sec#5/122 |
| Total Assets | 27.67T KRW | KR#66/2,414 Sec#2/122 |
| Net Assets | 15.07T KRW | KR#42/2,414 Sec#2/122 |
| Employees | 4,028 | KR#76/2,414 Sec#3/122 |
| Value | ||
| P/E | 35.10x | KR#1,365/2,414 Sec#59/122 |
| P/B | 0.91x | KR#1,431/2,414 Sec#81/122 |
| PEG | 0.64x | KR#726/2,414 Sec#26/122 |
| P/S | 1.66x | KR#1,733/2,414 Sec#93/122 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.37x | KR#450/2,414 Sec#36/122 |
| FCF Yield | 6.75% | KR#773/2,414 Sec#54/122 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 2.59% | KR#1,356/2,414 Sec#57/122 |
| ROA | 1.41% | KR#1,330/2,414 Sec#60/122 |
| Op. Margin | 11.27% | KR#457/2,414 Sec#34/122 |
| Revenue Growth | 6.14% | KR#1,124/2,414 Sec#55/122 |
| Earnings Growth | 54.76% | KR#532/2,414 Sec#18/122 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 83.59% | KR#1,392/2,414 Sec#81/122 |
| Total Debt | 1.31T KRW | KR#172/2,414 Sec#4/122 |
| FCF | 925.59B KRW | KR#37/2,414 Sec#4/122 |
| Cash | 8.18T KRW | KR#16/2,414 Sec#1/122 |
| Current Ratio | 1.53x | KR#1,171/2,414 Sec#73/122 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | -7.39x | KR#66/2,414 Sec#7/122 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.24% | KR#1,339/2,414 Sec#54/122 |
| Div. Growth | 10.29% | KR#595/2,414 Sec#23/122 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -47.72% | KR#1,962/2,414 Sec#74/122 |
| 1M Return | -10.55% | KR#1,605/2,414 Sec#81/122 |
| From 52W High | -55.60% | KR#1,509/2,414 Sec#69/122 |
| 1Y MDD | -54.28% | KR#1,169/2,414 Sec#57/122 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 1,739,225 shares | KR#66/2,414 Sec#1/122 |
| Trading Value | 53.37B KRW | KR#79/2,414 Sec#2/122 |
| Foreign Own. | 28.97% | KR#122/2,414 Sec#10/122 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | 882 KRW | KR#778/2,414 Sec#31/122 |
| BPS | 34,026 KRW | KR#336/2,414 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.