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Coway

KRX: 021240 · KOSPI · Personal services
₩101,600 +2,300 (+2.32%)
At close: Oct 2, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩7.2T
PE ratio10.71
Forward PE10.07
PB ratio1.88
EPS₩9,563
Dividend (yield)₩1,957 (1.91%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩131,667 (+29.59%)
Volume106,380
Trading value₩10.8B
Day’s range₩98,200 – ₩102,500
52-week range₩68,800 – ₩109,200
Foreign ownership KR54.21%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR−30,714 sh
Book value / share₩54,488
Founded1989
54.9%52.9%Apr 22, 2026Oct 2, 2026High ₩107,500 · Low ₩79,600

Close (KRW) Foreign ownership, % of shares (right axis)

Foreign, institutional and retail net buying KR data

Shares by trading day; positive means net buying. Korea publishes investor-type flows for every stock — global sites such as Yahoo or StockAnalysis do not show them.

DateCloseForeignersInstitutionsRetailForeign ownership
Oct 2₩101,600−30,714+31,541−1,70354.17%
Oct 1₩99,300−5,321+3,467+1,75854.21%
Sep 30₩99,400−10,986+7,038+3,92354.22%
Sep 29₩101,500−55,346+59,156−3,73954.23%
Sep 28₩101,600+4,010+676−4,81154.30%

Financials

Annual, consolidated where available, KRW. Columns ending in E are analyst consensus estimates. Source: company filings (DART) via Naver Finance.

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩4.0T₩4.3T₩5.0T₩5.7T
Operating income₩731.3B₩795.4B₩878.7B₩1.0T
Net income₩471.0B₩565.5B₩617.5B₩705.1B
Operating margin18.44%18.45%17.70%17.79%
Return on equity19.03%19.38%18.14%18.57%
Debt-to-equity83.91%80.27%93.71%–
EPS₩6,386₩7,664₩8,558₩10,166
Dividend per share₩1,350₩2,630₩1,957₩2,713

Peers

Cuckoo Holdings 192400₩26,9000.00%
Shinsung Delta Tech 065350₩32,550+1.88%
Kyung Dong Navien 009450₩61,3000.00%
Cuckoo Homesys 284740₩24,700−0.40%
Everybot 270660₩13,620+1.26%
Seronics 042600₩11,140−8.31%

About

Coway was founded in 1989 to make and sell water purifiers and home appliances and listed on the KOSPI in 2001. It specialises in environmental appliances such as water purifiers, air purifiers and bidets, and in 1998 became the first in its industry to introduce a rental business, backed by home-visit service staff. Through overseas subsidiaries in Malaysia, the US, China and elsewhere, it also runs water treatment, furniture and cosmetics businesses.

Coway Co., Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 021240. Industry: Personal services.

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Data: Korea Exchange closing prices, investor flows and foreign ownership via Naver Finance; company information from DART (Financial Supervisory Service). Updated after each Korean market close; ratios and flows as of Oct 2, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.