Kakao Corp. (KRX:035720)
South Korea
· Delayed Price · Currency is KRW 61,500
+1,300 (2.16%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025
Kakao Income Statement
Financials in millions KRW. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions KRW. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Year | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | 2019 - 2015 |
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Period Ending | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Dec '20 Dec 31, 2020 | 2019 - 2015 |
| Revenue | 7,935,670 | 7,871,692 | 7,557,002 | 6,798,742 | 5,910,513 | 4,071,392 | Upgrade
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| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.29% | 4.16% | 11.15% | 15.03% | 45.17% | 32.61% | Upgrade
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| Cost of Revenue | 489,170 | 507,254 | 493,281 | 483,433 | 328,216 | 286,046 | Upgrade
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| Gross Profit | 7,446,500 | 7,364,438 | 7,063,721 | 6,315,308 | 5,582,297 | 3,785,347 | Upgrade
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| Selling, General & Admin | 5,951,377 | 5,999,719 | 5,821,157 | 5,143,827 | 4,612,444 | 3,060,891 | Upgrade
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| Amortization of Goodwill & Intangibles | 263,133 | 259,629 | 271,424 | 203,766 | 135,363 | 90,742 | Upgrade
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| Other Operating Expenses | 32,589 | 31,659 | 30,783 | 21,732 | 15,169 | 8,647 | Upgrade
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| Operating Expenses | 6,884,905 | 6,917,434 | 6,623,807 | 5,746,790 | 4,996,501 | 3,337,224 | Upgrade
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| Operating Income | 561,595 | 447,004 | 439,914 | 568,518 | 585,795 | 448,123 | Upgrade
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| Interest Expense | -203,712 | -203,712 | -162,778 | -109,871 | -39,390 | -18,945 | Upgrade
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| Interest & Investment Income | 235,213 | 252,587 | 219,743 | 178,943 | 75,467 | 37,830 | Upgrade
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| Earnings From Equity Investments | 23,525 | 12,567 | -135,317 | 1,603,340 | 2,171,879 | 293,270 | Upgrade
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| Currency Exchange Gain (Loss) | 25,409 | 25,409 | -4,071 | -26,304 | 392.24 | 6,558 | Upgrade
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| Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | 53,433 | -39,653 | -58,622 | -274,838 | -257,834 | -36,622 | Upgrade
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| EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 695,463 | 494,203 | 298,868 | 1,939,788 | 2,536,310 | 730,215 | Upgrade
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| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | -63,302 | -63,302 | -42,016 | 41,610 | 35,085 | 123,327 | Upgrade
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| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | -12,809 | -12,809 | -20,869 | 24,980 | 12,609 | 11,393 | Upgrade
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| Asset Writedown | -417,336 | -417,336 | -1,884,223 | -736,580 | -295,342 | -456,000 | Upgrade
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| Other Unusual Items | -3,572 | -3,572 | - | -864.34 | -2,000 | - | Upgrade
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| Pretax Income | 198,445 | -2,815 | -1,648,240 | 1,268,935 | 2,286,661 | 408,935 | Upgrade
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| Income Tax Expense | 28,641 | 159,056 | 168,429 | 201,906 | 646,177 | 239,957 | Upgrade
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| Earnings From Continuing Operations | 169,805 | -161,871 | -1,816,669 | 1,067,029 | 1,640,484 | 168,979 | Upgrade
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| Minority Interest in Earnings | 62,696 | 217,148 | 804,118 | 290,990 | -253,170 | -17,378 | Upgrade
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| Net Income | 232,501 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 | 1,387,314 | 151,601 | Upgrade
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| Net Income to Common | 232,501 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 | 1,387,314 | 151,601 | Upgrade
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| Net Income Growth | - | - | - | -2.11% | 815.11% | - | Upgrade
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| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 439 | 439 | 437 | 436 | 432 | 423 | Upgrade
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| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 444 | 443 | 437 | 443 | 443 | 433 | Upgrade
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| Shares Change (YoY) | 1.23% | 1.24% | -1.18% | -0.09% | 2.38% | 8.57% | Upgrade
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| EPS (Basic) | 529.35 | 126.00 | -2314.82 | 3117.84 | 3210.29 | 358.12 | Upgrade
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| EPS (Diluted) | 478.69 | 92.43 | -2315.00 | 3066.23 | 3145.60 | 358.12 | Upgrade
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| EPS Growth | - | - | - | -2.52% | 778.37% | - | Upgrade
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| Free Cash Flow | 814,134 | 870,843 | 765,948 | 225,461 | 1,090,353 | 787,950 | Upgrade
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| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1834.13 | 1966.48 | 1751.06 | 509.36 | 2461.02 | 1820.78 | Upgrade
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| Dividend Per Share | 68.000 | 68.000 | 61.000 | 60.000 | 53.000 | 30.000 | Upgrade
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| Dividend Growth | 11.47% | 11.47% | 1.67% | 13.21% | 76.67% | 18.11% | Upgrade
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| Gross Margin | 93.84% | 93.56% | 93.47% | 92.89% | 94.45% | 92.97% | Upgrade
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| Operating Margin | 7.08% | 5.68% | 5.82% | 8.36% | 9.91% | 11.01% | Upgrade
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| Profit Margin | 2.93% | 0.70% | -13.40% | 19.98% | 23.47% | 3.72% | Upgrade
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| Free Cash Flow Margin | 10.26% | 11.06% | 10.14% | 3.32% | 18.45% | 19.35% | Upgrade
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| EBITDA | 1,411,775 | 1,282,301 | 1,200,569 | 1,149,949 | 958,926 | 714,582 | Upgrade
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| EBITDA Margin | 17.79% | 16.29% | 15.89% | 16.91% | 16.22% | 17.55% | Upgrade
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| D&A For EBITDA | 850,180 | 835,297 | 760,655 | 581,431 | 373,131 | 266,459 | Upgrade
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| EBIT | 561,595 | 447,004 | 439,914 | 568,518 | 585,795 | 448,123 | Upgrade
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| EBIT Margin | 7.08% | 5.68% | 5.82% | 8.36% | 9.91% | 11.01% | Upgrade
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| Effective Tax Rate | 14.43% | - | - | 15.91% | 28.26% | 58.68% | Upgrade
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| Advertising Expenses | - | 399,920 | 399,885 | 410,098 | 382,276 | 211,406 | Upgrade
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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Standard template. Financial Sources.