Kakao Corp.
Financials
Valuation Metrics
Kakao Corp.'s Market Cap is ₩14.9T. At end of 2025 it was ₩26.6T. Ranked #52 of 2,421 in KR market (top 2%), #51 of 781 on KOSPI (top 7%), #2 of 122 in Media & Entertainment (top 2%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-09-18)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | 14.86T KRW | KR#52/2,421 Sec#2/122 |
| Revenue | 8.25T KRW | KR#90/2,421 Sec#2/122 |
| Net Income | 390.63B KRW | KR#102/2,421 Sec#5/122 |
| Total Assets | 27.67T KRW | KR#66/2,421 Sec#2/122 |
| Net Assets | 15.07T KRW | KR#42/2,421 Sec#2/122 |
| Employees | 4,028 | KR#76/2,421 Sec#3/122 |
| Value | ||
| P/E | 38.05x | KR#1,365/2,421 Sec#58/122 |
| P/B | 0.99x | KR#1,443/2,421 Sec#81/122 |
| PEG | 0.69x | KR#723/2,421 Sec#26/122 |
| P/S | 1.80x | KR#1,742/2,421 Sec#94/122 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.60x | KR#527/2,421 Sec#41/122 |
| FCF Yield | 6.23% | KR#780/2,421 Sec#53/122 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 2.59% | KR#1,354/2,421 Sec#56/122 |
| ROA | 1.41% | KR#1,328/2,421 Sec#59/122 |
| Op. Margin | 11.27% | KR#458/2,421 Sec#34/122 |
| Revenue Growth | 6.14% | KR#1,125/2,421 Sec#55/122 |
| Earnings Growth | 54.76% | KR#530/2,421 Sec#18/122 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 83.59% | KR#1,395/2,421 Sec#82/122 |
| Total Debt | 1.31T KRW | KR#172/2,421 Sec#4/122 |
| FCF | 925.59B KRW | KR#37/2,421 Sec#4/122 |
| Cash | 8.18T KRW | KR#16/2,421 Sec#1/122 |
| Current Ratio | 1.53x | KR#1,173/2,421 Sec#73/122 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | -7.39x | KR#66/2,421 Sec#7/122 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.22% | KR#1,339/2,421 Sec#54/122 |
| Div. Growth | 10.29% | KR#595/2,421 Sec#23/122 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -48.15% | KR#2,015/2,421 Sec#71/122 |
| 1M Return | -10.29% | KR#2,116/2,421 Sec#108/122 |
| From 52W High | -51.87% | KR#1,486/2,421 Sec#62/122 |
| 1Y MDD | -51.03% | KR#1,035/2,421 Sec#47/122 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 1,058,848 shares | KR#130/2,421 Sec#2/122 |
| Trading Value | 35.50B KRW | KR#107/2,421 Sec#2/122 |
| Foreign Own. | 28.97% | KR#122/2,421 Sec#10/122 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | 882 KRW | KR#777/2,421 Sec#31/122 |
| BPS | 34,026 KRW | KR#335/2,421 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.