Kakao Corp. (KRX:035720)
South Korea flag South Korea · Delayed Price · Currency is KRW
39,550
-1,150 (-2.83%)
At close: Aug 12, 2026

Kakao Financials Overview

Millions KRW. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Revenue
8,293,3398,099,1487,864,0337,557,0026,798,7425,910,513
Revenue Growth
8.79%2.99%4.06%11.15%15.03%45.17%
Gross Profit
7,794,3517,618,1817,363,7927,063,7216,315,3085,582,297
Operating Income
797,138713,108482,070439,914568,518585,795
Net Income
491,336491,49255,277-1,012,5511,358,0191,387,314
Earnings Per Share
1113.401113.8992.43-2315.003066.233145.60
EPS Growth
258.87%1105.07%---2.52%778.37%

Revenue by Segment

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Kakao Entertainment Corp
1,731,9131,738,3851,812,7901,873,5351,864,7911,424,925
Kakao Mobility Corp
765,099739,311674,987601,811483,692546,464
Kakao Piccoma Corp
585,346597,541566,576577,215531,245461,117
Kakao Corp
2,720,0552,680,8612,595,1012,499,6002,456,5912,669,167
SM Entertainment Corp
1,218,3281,170,779986,199756,076--
Kakao Pay Corp
1,046,753958,371766,235615,363521,364458,647
Consolidation Adjustment
-747,186-721,579-758,956-711,282-632,689-1,175,404
Other
430,189392,635339,793319,598319,691609,069
Kakao Games Corp
-542,843881,3091,025,0861,147,6931,012,481
Total
8,293,3398,099,1487,864,0337,557,0026,798,7426,136,669

Cash & Debt

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Cash & Investments
9,990,61110,389,4658,887,5208,099,2546,571,5107,120,127
Total Debt
3,067,3174,010,5344,330,2054,481,5434,147,7553,823,900
Net Cash (Debt)
6,923,2946,378,9314,557,3153,617,7112,423,7553,296,226
Net Cash Growth
49.32%39.97%25.97%49.26%-26.47%19.50%
Net Cash Per Share
15661.3014455.5810291.018270.555475.787439.87

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow
1,499,2401,404,7631,250,4591,341,098678,3761,306,572
Capital Expenditures
-463,846-479,169-379,616-575,150-452,916-216,219
Free Cash Flow
1,035,394925,593870,843765,948225,4611,090,353
Free Cash Flow Growth
39.36%6.29%13.69%239.73%-79.32%38.38%

Margins

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingMar '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Gross Margin
93.98%94.06%93.64%93.47%92.89%94.45%
Operating Margin
9.61%8.80%6.13%5.82%8.36%9.91%
Pretax Margin
8.67%7.67%0.63%-21.81%18.66%38.69%
Profit Margin
5.92%6.07%0.70%-13.40%19.98%23.47%
FCF Margin
12.48%11.43%11.07%10.14%3.32%18.45%

Dividends

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingAug '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Dividend Per Share
75.00075.00068.00061.00060.00053.000
Dividend Per Share Growth
10.29%10.29%11.47%1.67%13.21%76.67%
Dividend Yield
0.19%0.13%0.18%0.11%0.11%0.05%

Valuation

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingAug '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
PE Ratio
34.5453.80303.31-17.0735.16
Forward PE
24.6237.1437.5257.9040.6044.98
P/FCF Ratio
17.3228.5719.2531.05102.8444.74
PS Ratio
2.163.272.133.153.418.25