Kakao Corp. (KRX:035720)
South Korea · Delayed Price · Currency is KRW 46,900
-3,100 (-6.20%)
At close: Mar 23, 2026
Kakao Income Statement
Financials in millions KRW. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions KRW. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period Ending | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 |
| 8,099,148 | 7,871,692 | 7,557,002 | 6,798,742 | 5,910,513 | |
Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.89% | 4.16% | 11.15% | 15.03% | 45.17% |
Cost of Revenue | 4,843,543 | 507,254 | 493,281 | 483,433 | 328,216 |
Gross Profit | 3,255,605 | 7,364,438 | 7,063,721 | 6,315,308 | 5,582,297 |
Selling, General & Admin | 1,428,200 | 5,999,719 | 5,821,157 | 5,143,827 | 4,612,444 |
Amortization of Goodwill & Intangibles | - | 259,629 | 271,424 | 203,766 | 135,363 |
Other Operating Expenses | 257,367 | 31,659 | 30,783 | 21,732 | 15,169 |
Operating Expenses | 2,523,569 | 6,917,434 | 6,623,807 | 5,746,790 | 4,996,501 |
Operating Income | 732,036 | 447,004 | 439,914 | 568,518 | 585,795 |
Interest Expense | -385,049 | -203,712 | -162,778 | -109,871 | -39,390 |
Interest & Investment Income | 391,757 | 252,587 | 219,743 | 178,943 | 75,467 |
Earnings From Equity Investments | 90,000 | 12,567 | -135,317 | 1,603,340 | 2,171,879 |
Currency Exchange Gain (Loss) | - | 25,409 | -4,071 | -26,304 | 392.24 |
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | -196,391 | -39,653 | -58,622 | -274,838 | -257,834 |
EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 632,353 | 494,203 | 298,868 | 1,939,788 | 2,536,310 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | - | -63,302 | -42,016 | 41,610 | 35,085 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | - | -12,809 | -20,869 | 24,980 | 12,609 |
Asset Writedown | - | -417,336 | -1,884,223 | -736,580 | -295,342 |
Other Unusual Items | - | -3,572 | - | -864.34 | -2,000 |
Pretax Income | 632,353 | -2,815 | -1,648,240 | 1,268,935 | 2,286,661 |
Income Tax Expense | 97,763 | 159,056 | 168,429 | 201,906 | 646,177 |
Earnings From Continuing Operations | 534,590 | -161,871 | -1,816,669 | 1,067,029 | 1,640,484 |
Earnings From Discontinued Operations | -8,875 | - | - | - | - |
Net Income to Company | 525,715 | -161,871 | -1,816,669 | 1,067,029 | 1,640,484 |
Minority Interest in Earnings | -24,886 | 217,148 | 804,118 | 290,990 | -253,170 |
Net Income | 500,829 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 | 1,387,314 |
Net Income to Common | 500,829 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 | 1,387,314 |
Net Income Growth | 806.03% | - | - | -2.11% | 815.11% |
Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 440 | 439 | 437 | 436 | 432 |
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 440 | 443 | 437 | 443 | 443 |
Shares Change (YoY) | -0.67% | 1.24% | -1.18% | -0.09% | 2.38% |
EPS (Basic) | 1138.56 | 126.00 | -2314.82 | 3117.84 | 3210.29 |
EPS (Diluted) | 1138.56 | 92.43 | -2315.00 | 3066.23 | 3145.60 |
EPS Growth | 1131.77% | - | - | -2.52% | 778.37% |
Free Cash Flow | - | 870,843 | 765,948 | 225,461 | 1,090,353 |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | - | 1966.48 | 1751.06 | 509.36 | 2461.02 |
Dividend Per Share | - | 68.000 | 61.000 | 60.000 | 53.000 |
Dividend Growth | - | 11.47% | 1.67% | 13.21% | 76.67% |
Gross Margin | 40.20% | 93.56% | 93.47% | 92.89% | 94.45% |
Operating Margin | 9.04% | 5.68% | 5.82% | 8.36% | 9.91% |
Profit Margin | 6.18% | 0.70% | -13.40% | 19.98% | 23.47% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | - | 11.06% | 10.14% | 3.32% | 18.45% |
EBITDA | 1,570,038 | 1,282,301 | 1,200,569 | 1,149,949 | 958,926 |
EBITDA Margin | 19.38% | 16.29% | 15.89% | 16.91% | 16.22% |
D&A For EBITDA | 838,002 | 835,297 | 760,655 | 581,431 | 373,131 |
EBIT | 732,036 | 447,004 | 439,914 | 568,518 | 585,795 |
EBIT Margin | 9.04% | 5.68% | 5.82% | 8.36% | 9.91% |
Effective Tax Rate | 15.46% | - | - | 15.91% | 28.26% |
Revenue as Reported | 8,099,148 | - | - | - | - |
Advertising Expenses | - | 399,920 | 399,885 | 410,098 | 382,276 |
Updated Dec 31, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.