Kakao revenue and financials
₩33,500.00Change from previous close: +0.15%Absolute change: +₩50.00
In the fiscal year ended December 2025, Kakao reported revenue of ₩8.1T (+2.99% year over year). Net income was ₩491.49B, a net margin of 6.1%.
Fiscal year ending in December. Sources and method on the page Methodology and sources.
At a glance
- Revenue growth
- +2.99%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net income growth
- +789.14%
- 2025 vs 2024
- Net margin
- 6.1%
- 2024: 0.7%
Financial data
Amounts in millions of KRW; per-share values in KRW; shares in millions.
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 8,099,148 | 7,864,033 | 7,557,002 | 6,798,742 |
| Cost of revenue | 480,966 | 500,241 | 493,281 | 483,433 |
| Gross profit | 7,618,181 | 7,363,792 | 7,063,721 | 6,315,308 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 3,997,616 | 4,006,120 | 3,903,297 | 3,439,312 |
| Operating income | 733,633 | 494,994 | 462,576 | 570,623 |
| EBIT | 801,769 | 253,319 | -1,485,462 | 1,378,806 |
| EBITDA | 1,641,986 | 1,088,615 | -724,807 | 1,960,237 |
| Interest expense | 180,232 | 203,653 | 162,778 | 109,871 |
| Pre-tax income | 621,536 | 49,665 | -1,648,240 | 1,268,935 |
| Income tax | 94,701 | 160,486 | 168,429 | 201,906 |
| Net income | 491,492 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 |
| Net income to common shareholders | 491,492 | 55,277 | -1,012,551 | 1,358,019 |
| Basic EPS | 1,118.00 | 126.00 | -2,315.00 | 3,118.00 |
| Diluted EPS | 1,114.00 | 92.00 | -2,315.00 | 3,066.00 |
| Average shares (basic) | 440 | 439 | 437 | 436 |
| Average shares (diluted) | 441 | 443 | 437 | 443 |