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Kakao stock: key metrics
035720.KSKakao had an operating margin of 9.1% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 6.6% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 100.0% | 24.0% | 7.3% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 15.6% | 17.3% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 16.1% | 11.8% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | 28.3% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | 27.0% | 25.8% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | 22.4% | 16.8% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | 15.4% | 12.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 35.4% | 30.1% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | 7.9% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | 8.4% | 5.5% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | 3.0% | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | 6.7% | −11.1% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | 10.8% | 3.6% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | 9.9% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | 8.4% | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | 6.1% | −13.4% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | 5.8% | 0.7% |
| 2025 | 52.6% | 9.1% | 5.7% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.7% | 36.3% | 7.1% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | 22.7% | 15.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | 34.8% | 10.5% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | 57.8% | 24.9% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | 46.0% | 19.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | 33.2% | 12.5% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | 25.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | 14.9% | 5.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| 2019 | −6.5% | 4.0% | −3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 5.1% | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| 2023 | −10.4% | 3.4% | −4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | 3.7% | 0.2% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | 6.6% | 1.7% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = ₩1,334.10)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 10 Apr 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.