Kakao Corp. (KRX:035720)
South Korea flag South Korea · Delayed Price · Currency is KRW
48,850
+400 (0.83%)
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026, 3:00 PM KST

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
8,099,1487,864,0337,557,0026,798,7425,910,513
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Revenue Growth (YoY)
2.99%4.06%11.15%15.03%45.17%
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Cost of Revenue
480,966500,241493,281483,433328,216
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Gross Profit
7,618,1817,363,7927,063,7216,315,3085,582,297
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Selling, General & Admin
6,000,9605,966,7205,821,1575,143,8274,612,444
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Amortization of Goodwill & Intangibles
256,503258,520271,424203,766135,363
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Other Operating Expenses
35,59131,45930,78321,73215,169
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Operating Expenses
6,905,0736,881,7226,623,8075,746,7904,996,501
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Operating Income
713,108482,070439,914568,518585,795
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Interest Expense
-180,232-203,653-162,778-109,871-39,390
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Interest & Investment Income
239,368251,983219,743178,94375,467
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Earnings From Equity Investments
190,57717,085-135,3171,603,3402,171,879
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Currency Exchange Gain (Loss)
-4,45025,411-4,071-26,304392.24
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Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)
-61,497-39,749-58,622-274,838-257,834
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EBT Excluding Unusual Items
896,874533,148298,8681,939,7882,536,310
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Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments
-18,732-49,779-42,01641,61035,085
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Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets
53,640-12,796-20,86924,98012,609
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Asset Writedown
-259,981-417,336-1,884,223-736,580-295,342
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Other Unusual Items
-50,264-3,572--864.34-2,000
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Pretax Income
621,53649,665-1,648,2401,268,9352,286,661
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Income Tax Expense
94,701160,486168,429201,906646,177
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Earnings From Continuing Operations
526,835-110,820-1,816,6691,067,0291,640,484
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Earnings From Discontinued Operations
-8,875-51,050---
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Net Income to Company
517,960-161,871-1,816,6691,067,0291,640,484
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Minority Interest in Earnings
-26,468217,148804,118290,990-253,170
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Net Income
491,49255,277-1,012,5511,358,0191,387,314
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Net Income to Common
491,49255,277-1,012,5511,358,0191,387,314
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Net Income Growth
789.14%---2.11%815.11%
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Shares Outstanding (Basic)
440439437436432
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Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
441443437443443
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Shares Change (YoY)
-0.35%1.24%-1.18%-0.09%2.38%
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EPS (Basic)
1118.27126.00-2314.823117.843210.29
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EPS (Diluted)
1113.8992.43-2315.003066.233145.60
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EPS Growth
1105.07%---2.52%778.37%
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Free Cash Flow
925,593870,843765,948225,4611,090,353
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Free Cash Flow Per Share
2097.531966.481751.06509.362461.02
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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
94.06%93.64%93.47%92.89%94.45%
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Operating Margin
8.80%6.13%5.82%8.36%9.91%
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Profit Margin
6.07%0.70%-13.40%19.98%23.47%
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Free Cash Flow Margin
11.43%11.07%10.14%3.32%18.45%
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EBITDA
1,553,3251,317,3671,200,5691,149,949958,926
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EBITDA Margin
19.18%16.75%15.89%16.91%16.22%
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D&A For EBITDA
840,217835,297760,655581,431373,131
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EBIT
713,108482,070439,914568,518585,795
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EBIT Margin
8.80%6.13%5.82%8.36%9.91%
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Effective Tax Rate
15.24%323.13%-15.91%28.26%
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Advertising Expenses
383,736398,221399,885410,098382,276
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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Standard template. Financial Sources.