SKM

MKT CAP:$14B

SK Telecom Co.,Ltd

Market Cap

$14B

Communication Services·Telecommunications Services·🇰🇷 South Korea·NYSE

Communication·Telecommunications·🇰🇷·NYSE

Stock Price

$38.82+$18.27 (+88.91%)

Apr 22, 2026

Company Details

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. provides wireless telecommunication services in South Korea. The company operates through three segments: Cellular Services, Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services, and Other Businesses. The Cellular Services segment of...

CEO

Young Sang Ryu

IPO Date

Jun 27, 1996

Website

www.sktelecom.com

Key Metrics TTM

Revenue

$11.7B

+0.9% YoY

Net Income

$332M

EPS (Diluted)

$0.79

Free Cash Flow

$1.3B

Revenue / Share

$30.57

Gross Margin

87.7%

Operating Margin

12.0%

Net Margin

2.8%

FCF Margin

10.8%

P/S

1.2x

P/E

43.7x

Earnings Reports

Q4 2025

May 11, 2026

PENDING

Q3 2025

Dec 12, 2025

$2.7B-12.2%EPS -$0.29

Q2 2025

Sep 11, 2025

$2.9B-1.9%EPS $0.15

FY 2024

Apr 29, 2025

$12.1BEPS $2.16

Q4 2024

Apr 29, 2025

$3.0BEPS $0.47

Revenue & Profitability

Quarter	Revenue	Gross Profit	Operating Income
Q1 16	$2.9B	$2.3B	$271M
Q2 16	$2.9B	$2.3B	$275M
Q3 17	$3.0B	$2.5B	$265M
Q1 18	$2.8B	$2.3B	$220M
Q2 18	$2.8B	$2.3B	$234M
Q2 24	$3.0B	$2.6B	$363M
Q3 24	$3.1B	$2.7B	$360M
Q4 24	$3.0B	$2.7B	$82M
Q2 25	$2.9B	$2.7B	$937M
Q3 25	$2.7B	$2.3B	$33M

Valuation

Quarter	P/S	P/E
Q1 16	—	—
Q2 16	—	—
Q3 17	—	—
Q1 18	0.8x	5.9x
Q2 18	0.8x	4.8x
Q2 24	0.7x	4.4x
Q3 24	0.8x	6.2x
Q4 24	0.7x	6.7x
Q2 25	0.7x	13.4x
Q3 25	0.8x	26.6x

Operating Cash Flow

Quarter	Operating CF	Free CF
Q1 16	$455M	$108M
Q2 16	$775M	$523M
Q3 17	$763M	$219M
Q1 18	$666M	$220M
Q2 18	$824M	$507M
Q2 24	$857M	$501M
Q3 24	$964M	$625M
Q4 24	$858M	$224M
Q2 25	$948M	$750M
Q3 25	$112M	-$327M

Capital Expenditures

Quarter	CapEx
Q1 16	$347M
Q2 16	$253M
Q3 17	$544M
Q1 18	$447M
Q2 18	$317M
Q2 24	$356M
Q3 24	$339M
Q4 24	$634M
Q2 25	$198M
Q3 25	$439M

CapEx

OpEx vs Revenue Growth (YoY)

Quarter	Revenue Growth	OpEx Growth
Q2 18	-1.8%	-0.5%
Q2 24	+3.6%	+0.6%
Q3 24	+2.0%	-1.3%
Q4 24	+7.9%	+13.8%
Q2 25	+4.4%	-22.5%
Q3 25	-10.0%	+1.2%

Stock-Based Compensation

Quarter	SBC ($)	% of Revenue
Q1 16	$0	0.0%
Q2 16	$0	0.0%
Q3 17	$90.5K	0.0%
Q1 18	$93.8K	0.0%
Q2 18	$136.4K	0.0%
Q2 24	-$2M	-0.1%
Q3 24	$0	0.0%
Q4 24	$21M	0.7%
Q2 25	$0	0.0%
Q3 25	$0	0.0%

OpEx Breakdown

Quarter	R&D	G&A	S&M
Q1 16	$57M	$415M	$59M
Q2 16	$57M	$408M	$73M
Q3 17	$70M	$436M	$87M
Q1 18	$60M	$466M	$68M
Q2 18	$66M	$456M	$75M
Q2 24	$66M	$449M	$25M
Q3 24	$69M	$462M	$32M
Q4 24	$60M	$572M	$46M
Q2 25	$54M	—	$23M
Q3 25	$67M	$433M	$28M

War Chest

Quarter	Cash	Short-term Investments	Total
Q1 22	$604M	$332M	$936M
Q2 22	$778M	$465M	$1.2B
Q3 22	$804M	$437M	$1.2B
Q4 22	$1.3B	$160M	$1.4B
Q1 23	$1.1B	$150M	$1.3B
Q2 23	$1.1B	$240M	$1.3B
Q3 23	$786M	$291M	$1.1B
Q4 23	$982M	$199M	$1.2B
Q1 24	$1.2B	$239M	$1.4B
Q2 24	$1.1B	$148M	$1.2B
Q3 24	$1.3B	$183M	$1.5B
Q4 24	$1.4B	$219M	$1.6B
Q1 25	$1.6B	$172M	$1.7B
Q2 25	$1.6B	$136M	$1.7B
Q3 25	$935M	$203M	$1.1B
Q4 25	$1.0B	$126M	$1.1B

Shares Outstanding

Quarter	Shares (Diluted)	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Q1 16	382M	—	—
Q2 16	398M	+4.2%	—
Q3 17	386M	-3.1%	—
Q1 18	386M	+0.0%	—
Q2 18	390M	+0.9%	+2.0%
Q2 24	384M	-1.4%	-3.5%
Q3 24	384M	0.0%	-0.4%
Q4 24	389M	+1.3%	+0.8%
Q2 25	384M	-1.3%	-1.4%
Q3 25	383M	-0.1%	-0.2%

Shares Outstanding

Revenue Per Employee

Period	Revenue/Employee	Employees
Q1 16	$124M	23
Q2 16	$125M	23
Q3 17	$130M	23
Q1 18	$123M	23
Q2 18	$122M	23
Q2 24	$597M	5
Q3 24	$612M	5
Q4 24	$609M	5
Q2 25	$586M	5
Q3 25	$537M	5

Revenue / Employee