Kakao Corp.
Financials
Valuation Metrics
Kakao Corp.'s Market Cap is ₩16.8T. At end of 2025 it was ₩26.6T. Ranked #45 of 2,436 in KR market (top 2%), #44 of 787 on KOSPI (top 6%), #2 of 125 in Media & Entertainment (top 2%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-08-04)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | 16.79T KRW | KR#45/2,436 Sec#2/125 |
| Revenue | 8.18T KRW | KR#86/2,436 Sec#2/125 |
| Net Income | 544.46B KRW | KR#64/2,436 Sec#3/125 |
| Total Assets | 28.80T KRW | KR#61/2,436 Sec#2/125 |
| Net Assets | 15.42T KRW | KR#38/2,436 Sec#2/125 |
| Employees | 4,028 | KR#76/2,436 Sec#3/125 |
| Value | ||
| P/E | 30.84x | KR#1,260/2,436 Sec#56/125 |
| P/B | 1.09x | KR#1,555/2,436 Sec#91/125 |
| PEG | 2.33x | KR#806/2,436 Sec#30/125 |
| P/S | 2.05x | KR#1,834/2,436 Sec#100/125 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.13x | KR#826/2,436 Sec#49/125 |
| FCF Yield | 5.51% | KR#837/2,436 Sec#55/125 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 3.53% | KR#1,167/2,436 Sec#51/125 |
| ROA | 1.89% | KR#1,165/2,436 Sec#54/125 |
| Op. Margin | 10.25% | KR#477/2,436 Sec#34/125 |
| Revenue Growth | 4.20% | KR#1,203/2,436 Sec#60/125 |
| Earnings Growth | 13.23% | KR#813/2,436 Sec#31/125 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 186.78% | KR#1,595/2,436 Sec#96/125 |
| Total Debt | 1.26T KRW | KR#169/2,436 Sec#6/125 |
| FCF | 925.59B KRW | KR#36/2,436 Sec#4/125 |
| Cash | 6.20T KRW | KR#21/2,436 Sec#2/125 |
| Current Ratio | 1.42x | KR#1,376/2,436 Sec#84/125 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | -5.90x | KR#119/2,436 Sec#12/125 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.20% | KR#1,354/2,436 Sec#57/125 |
| Div. Growth | 10.29% | KR#580/2,436 Sec#20/125 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -31.59% | KR#1,610/2,436 Sec#43/125 |
| 1M Return | 6.76% | KR#388/2,436 Sec#34/125 |
| From 52W High | -45.62% | KR#1,005/2,436 Sec#42/125 |
| 1Y MDD | -52.91% | KR#1,056/2,436 Sec#44/125 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 2,255,791 shares | KR#59/2,436 Sec#3/125 |
| Foreign Own. | 28.94% | KR#118/2,436 Sec#9/125 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | 1,111 KRW | KR#588/2,436 Sec#27/125 |
| BPS | 26,079 KRW | KR#407/2,436 Sec#18/125 |
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.