Kakao Corp. (KRX:035720)
South Korea flag South Korea · Delayed Price · Currency is KRW
53,600
+2,400 (4.69%)
At close: Mar 6, 2026

Kakao Income Statement

Millions KRW. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year
FY 2025 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022 FY 2021 2020 - 2016
Period Ending
Dec '25 Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21 2020 - 2016
Revenue
8,099,1487,871,6927,557,0026,798,7425,910,513
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Revenue Growth (YoY)
2.89%4.16%11.15%15.03%45.17%
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Cost of Revenue
4,843,543507,254493,281483,433328,216
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Gross Profit
3,255,6057,364,4387,063,7216,315,3085,582,297
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Selling, General & Admin
1,428,2005,999,7195,821,1575,143,8274,612,444
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Amortization of Goodwill & Intangibles
-259,629271,424203,766135,363
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Other Operating Expenses
257,36731,65930,78321,73215,169
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Operating Expenses
2,523,5696,917,4346,623,8075,746,7904,996,501
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Operating Income
732,036447,004439,914568,518585,795
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Interest Expense
-385,049-203,712-162,778-109,871-39,390
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Interest & Investment Income
391,757252,587219,743178,94375,467
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Earnings From Equity Investments
90,00012,567-135,3171,603,3402,171,879
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Currency Exchange Gain (Loss)
-25,409-4,071-26,304392.24
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Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)
-196,391-39,653-58,622-274,838-257,834
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EBT Excluding Unusual Items
632,353494,203298,8681,939,7882,536,310
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Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments
--63,302-42,01641,61035,085
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Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets
--12,809-20,86924,98012,609
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Asset Writedown
--417,336-1,884,223-736,580-295,342
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Other Unusual Items
--3,572--864.34-2,000
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Pretax Income
632,353-2,815-1,648,2401,268,9352,286,661
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Income Tax Expense
97,763159,056168,429201,906646,177
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Earnings From Continuing Operations
534,590-161,871-1,816,6691,067,0291,640,484
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Earnings From Discontinued Operations
-8,875----
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Net Income to Company
525,715-161,871-1,816,6691,067,0291,640,484
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Minority Interest in Earnings
-500,829217,148804,118290,990-253,170
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Net Income
24,88655,277-1,012,5511,358,0191,387,314
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Net Income to Common
24,88655,277-1,012,5511,358,0191,387,314
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Net Income Growth
-54.98%---2.11%815.11%
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Shares Outstanding (Basic)
440439437436432
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Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
440443437443443
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Shares Change (YoY)
-0.67%1.24%-1.18%-0.09%2.38%
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EPS (Basic)
56.57126.00-2314.823117.843210.29
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EPS (Diluted)
56.5792.43-2315.003066.233145.60
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EPS Growth
-38.79%---2.52%778.37%
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Free Cash Flow
-870,843765,948225,4611,090,353
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Free Cash Flow Per Share
-1966.481751.06509.362461.02
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Dividend Per Share
-68.00061.00060.00053.000
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Dividend Growth
-11.47%1.67%13.21%76.67%
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Gross Margin
40.20%93.56%93.47%92.89%94.45%
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Operating Margin
9.04%5.68%5.82%8.36%9.91%
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Profit Margin
0.31%0.70%-13.40%19.98%23.47%
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Free Cash Flow Margin
-11.06%10.14%3.32%18.45%
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EBITDA
1,570,0381,282,3011,200,5691,149,949958,926
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EBITDA Margin
19.38%16.29%15.89%16.91%16.22%
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D&A For EBITDA
838,002835,297760,655581,431373,131
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EBIT
732,036447,004439,914568,518585,795
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EBIT Margin
9.04%5.68%5.82%8.36%9.91%
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Effective Tax Rate
15.46%--15.91%28.26%
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Revenue as Reported
8,099,148----
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Advertising Expenses
-399,920399,885410,098382,276
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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Standard template. Financial Sources.