KT 2Q FY26 operating profit drops 36.1% YoY to KRW 648.3 billion; revenue falls 10.1% to KRW 6.68 trillion
Reuters2026/08/12 01:07- KT 2Q26 revenue fell 10.1% YoY to KRW 6.68 trillion; operating profit dropped 36.1% to KRW 648.3 billion.
- Net income declined 34.5% YoY to KRW 480.6 billion; EBITDA slid 20.2% to KRW 1.59 trillion.
- Service revenue rose 1.8% YoY to KRW 5.92 trillion, while sale of goods plunged 53% to KRW 757 billion.
- Wireless service revenue decreased 1.8% YoY to KRW 1.67 trillion; 5G penetration reached 83.2% with churn at 0.9%.
- Strategy targets an “Asia AX Connectivity Hub,” planning demand-driven expansion by 2031 of AIDC capacity by 1 GW and subsea cable by 90 Tbps.
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