Kakao Corp. (KRX:035720)
South Korea · Delayed Price · Currency is KRW 41,650
+2,350 (5.98%)
At close: Jun 12, 2026
Kakao Income Statement
Financials in millions KRW. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions KRW. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period Ending | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | 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 |
| 8,293,339 | 8,099,148 | 7,864,033 | 7,557,002 | 6,798,742 | 5,910,513 | |
Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.79% | 2.99% | 4.06% | 11.15% | 15.03% | 45.17% |
Cost of Revenue | 498,989 | 480,966 | 500,241 | 493,281 | 483,433 | 328,216 |
Gross Profit | 7,794,351 | 7,618,181 | 7,363,792 | 7,063,721 | 6,315,308 | 5,582,297 |
Selling, General & Admin | 6,097,626 | 6,000,960 | 5,966,720 | 5,821,157 | 5,143,827 | 4,612,444 |
Amortization of Goodwill & Intangibles | 256,681 | 256,503 | 258,520 | 271,424 | 203,766 | 135,363 |
Other Operating Expenses | 34,062 | 35,591 | 31,459 | 30,783 | 21,732 | 15,169 |
Operating Expenses | 6,997,213 | 6,905,073 | 6,881,722 | 6,623,807 | 5,746,790 | 4,996,501 |
Operating Income | 797,138 | 713,108 | 482,070 | 439,914 | 568,518 | 585,795 |
Interest Expense | -180,232 | -180,232 | -203,653 | -162,778 | -109,871 | -39,390 |
Interest & Investment Income | 234,674 | 239,368 | 251,983 | 219,743 | 178,943 | 75,467 |
Earnings From Equity Investments | 196,939 | 190,577 | 17,085 | -135,317 | 1,603,340 | 2,171,879 |
Currency Exchange Gain (Loss) | -4,450 | -4,450 | 25,411 | -4,071 | -26,304 | 392.24 |
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | -49,547 | -61,497 | -39,749 | -58,622 | -274,838 | -257,834 |
EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 994,522 | 896,874 | 533,148 | 298,868 | 1,939,788 | 2,536,310 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | -18,732 | -18,732 | -49,779 | -42,016 | 41,610 | 35,085 |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | 53,640 | 53,640 | -12,796 | -20,869 | 24,980 | 12,609 |
Asset Writedown | -259,981 | -259,981 | -417,336 | -1,884,223 | -736,580 | -295,342 |
Other Unusual Items | -50,264 | -50,264 | -3,572 | - | -864.34 | -2,000 |
Pretax Income | 719,185 | 621,536 | 49,665 | -1,648,240 | 1,268,935 | 2,286,661 |
Income Tax Expense | 146,057 | 94,701 | 160,486 | 168,429 | 201,906 | 646,177 |
Earnings From Continuing Operations | 573,128 | 526,835 | -110,820 | -1,816,669 | 1,067,029 | 1,640,484 |
Earnings From Discontinued Operations | -28,666 | -8,875 | -51,050 | - | - | - |
Net Income to Company | 544,462 | 517,960 | -161,871 | -1,816,669 | 1,067,029 | 1,640,484 |
Minority Interest in Earnings | -53,126 | -26,468 | 217,148 | 804,118 | 290,990 | -253,170 |
Net Income | 491,336 | 491,492 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 | 1,387,314 |
Net Income to Common | 491,336 | 491,492 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 | 1,387,314 |
Net Income Growth | 220.29% | 789.14% | - | - | -2.11% | 815.11% |
Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 440 | 440 | 439 | 437 | 436 | 432 |
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 442 | 441 | 443 | 437 | 443 | 443 |
Shares Change (YoY) | -0.15% | -0.35% | 1.24% | -1.18% | -0.09% | 2.38% |
EPS (Basic) | 1117.14 | 1118.27 | 126.00 | -2314.82 | 3117.84 | 3210.29 |
EPS (Diluted) | 1113.40 | 1113.89 | 92.43 | -2315.00 | 3066.23 | 3145.60 |
EPS Growth | 258.87% | 1105.07% | - | - | -2.52% | 778.37% |
Free Cash Flow | 1,035,394 | 925,593 | 870,843 | 765,948 | 225,461 | 1,090,353 |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 2342.18 | 2097.53 | 1966.48 | 1751.06 | 509.36 | 2461.02 |
Dividend Per Share | 75.000 | 75.000 | 68.000 | 61.000 | 60.000 | 53.000 |
Dividend Growth | 10.29% | 10.29% | 11.47% | 1.67% | 13.21% | 76.67% |
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% |
Profit Margin | 5.92% | 6.07% | 0.70% | -13.40% | 19.98% | 23.47% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 12.48% | 11.43% | 11.07% | 10.14% | 3.32% | 18.45% |
EBITDA | 1,632,658 | 1,553,325 | 1,317,367 | 1,200,569 | 1,149,949 | 958,926 |
EBITDA Margin | 19.69% | 19.18% | 16.75% | 15.89% | 16.91% | 16.22% |
D&A For EBITDA | 835,520 | 840,217 | 835,297 | 760,655 | 581,431 | 373,131 |
EBIT | 797,138 | 713,108 | 482,070 | 439,914 | 568,518 | 585,795 |
EBIT Margin | 9.61% | 8.80% | 6.13% | 5.82% | 8.36% | 9.91% |
Effective Tax Rate | 20.31% | 15.24% | 323.13% | - | 15.91% | 28.26% |
Advertising Expenses | - | 383,736 | 398,221 | 399,885 | 410,098 | 382,276 |