Kakao

At a glance

Kakao filed 192 disclosures in the last 12 months, including 66 insider, 8 earnings, 4 5% holder, 2 buyback, 2 m&a and 1 issuance. The most recent key filing was on Sep 18.

Revenue for 2025 was ₩8.10T, up 3% on 2024. Operating margin was 9% against 6.3% a year earlier. Debt was 82% of equity at year end. The latest interim report (2026 H1) shows revenue of ₩4.04T and operating profit of ₩488B.

The 2025 annual report lists 3,922 employees with an average tenure of 6.3 years and average pay of ₩108.7M, #121 of 1,829 listed companies by average pay. Its 8 directors and auditors were paid ₩483M each on average. It paid ₩75 per common share in cash dividends, against ₩68 a year earlier (+10.3%). 김범수 and related parties held 24.10% at year end.

From the 2025 annual report

Staff: 3,922 (2,186 men, 1,736 women), of whom 169 on fixed-term contracts. Total pay for the year: ₩440B. Directors and auditors: 8, paid ₩3.9B in total.

Dividends (common shares)

Largest shareholder

김범수 holds 13.28%; with 89 related parties the group holds 24.10% of common shares at year end (from 24.07% at the start of the year).

Individuals paid ₩500M or more

Auditor: 삼정회계법인 · opinion: Unqualified.

Rankings: Employees #65 of 2,110

Source: 2025 annual business report (DART). How figures are combined

Financial summary