Kakao Corp. (KRX:035720)
South Korea flag South Korea · Delayed Price · Currency is KRW
36,500
-50 (-0.14%)
Sep 1, 2026, 3:30 PM KST

Kakao Financials Overview

Millions KRW. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Revenue
8,474,3268,099,1487,864,0337,557,0026,798,7425,910,513
Revenue Growth
12.45%2.99%4.06%11.15%15.03%45.17%
Gross Profit
7,921,5507,618,1817,363,7927,063,7216,315,3085,582,297
Operating Income
870,255713,108482,070439,914568,518585,795
Net Income
346,421491,49255,277-1,012,5511,358,0191,387,314
Earnings Per Share
783.981113.8992.43-2315.003066.233145.60
EPS Growth
75.23%1105.07%---2.52%778.37%

Revenue by Segment

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Kakao Corp
2,779,3852,680,8612,595,1012,499,6002,456,5912,669,167
Kakao Pay Corp
1,143,543958,371766,235615,363521,364458,647
SM Entertainment Corp
1,265,1641,170,779986,199756,076--
Kakao Mobility Corp
781,938739,311674,987601,811483,692546,464
Kakao Piccoma Corp
567,239597,541566,576577,215531,245461,117
Kakao Entertainment Corp
1,702,3731,738,3851,812,7901,873,5351,864,7911,424,925
Other
561,503392,635339,793319,598319,691609,069
Consolidation Adjustment
-869,662-721,579-758,956-711,282-632,689-1,175,404
Kakao Games Corp
-542,843881,3091,025,0861,147,6931,012,481
Total
8,474,3268,099,1487,864,0337,557,0026,798,7426,136,669

Cash & Debt

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Cash & Investments
14,231,69910,389,4658,887,5208,099,2546,571,5107,120,127
Total Debt
3,123,7384,010,5344,330,2054,481,5434,147,7553,823,900
Net Cash (Debt)
11,107,9616,378,9314,557,3153,617,7112,423,7553,296,226
Net Cash Growth
120.45%39.97%25.97%49.26%-26.47%19.50%
Net Cash Per Share
25135.0914455.5810291.018270.555475.787439.87

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow
1,140,9501,404,7631,250,4591,341,098678,3761,306,572
Capital Expenditures
-553,259-479,169-379,616-575,150-452,916-216,219
Free Cash Flow
587,691925,593870,843765,948225,4611,090,353
Free Cash Flow Growth
-36.76%6.29%13.69%239.73%-79.32%38.38%

Margins

Fiscal YearTTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingJun '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
Gross Margin
93.48%94.06%93.64%93.47%92.89%94.45%
Operating Margin
10.27%8.80%6.13%5.82%8.36%9.91%
Pretax Margin
9.95%7.67%0.63%-21.81%18.66%38.69%
Profit Margin
4.09%6.07%0.70%-13.40%19.98%23.47%
FCF Margin
6.93%11.43%11.07%10.14%3.32%18.45%

Dividends

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingSep '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
0.20%0.13%0.18%0.11%0.11%0.05%

Valuation

Fiscal YearCurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period EndingSep '26 Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21
PE Ratio
31.9553.80303.31-17.0735.16
Forward PE
22.1137.1437.5257.9040.6044.98
P/FCF Ratio
27.5228.5719.2531.05102.8444.74
PS Ratio
1.913.272.133.153.418.25