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Kbank

KRX: 279570 · KOSPI · Financial services
₩5,420 −90 (−1.63%)
At close: Oct 7, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩2.2T
PE ratio23.67
Forward PE–
PB ratio0.90
EPS₩229
Dividend (yield)–
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩7,200 (+32.84%)
Volume217,056
Trading value₩1.2B
Day’s range₩5,410 – ₩5,510
52-week range₩5,210 – ₩9,880
Foreign ownership KR1.68%
Foreign net buy (Oct 6) KR+320,073 sh
Book value / share₩6,017
Founded2016
2.0%0.0%Apr 24, 2026Oct 7, 2026High ₩7,200 · Low ₩5,290

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 6₩5,510+320,073−3,267−316,6811.68%
Oct 2₩5,390+5,902−106,718+100,8161.60%
Oct 1₩5,400−8,460+3,834+4,6261.59%
Sep 30₩5,390−168,704−23,253+229,8571.59%
Sep 29₩5,450−32,980+613+29,3671.64%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩946.5B₩1.2T₩1.3T–
Operating income₩16.5B₩133.0B₩117.1B₩116.4B
Net income₩12.8B₩128.1B₩112.6B₩116.9B
Operating margin1.74%10.82%8.77%–
Return on equity0.70%6.63%5.40%5.01%
Debt-to-equity1,047.46%1,462.42%1,367.21%–
EPS₩34₩341₩300₩291
Dividend per share––––

Peers

KB Financial Group 105560₩168,500+0.96%
Shinhan Financial Group 055550₩103,300−0.29%
Hana Financial Group 086790₩128,900+0.16%
Woori Financial Group 316140₩33,350−0.15%
Industrial Bank Of Korea 024110₩20,100−0.50%
KakaoBank 323410₩19,860−1.19%

About

Kbank is Korea's first internet-only bank, founded and granted a banking licence in 2016, and began serving customers in 2017. It offers deposit and savings accounts as well as online credit loans and mortgages, and runs real-name account verification for a crypto exchange and brokerage-linked accounts. Through partnerships in telecoms, investment and digital assets, it is expanding as a digital financial platform.

Kbank is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 279570. Industry: Financial services.

www.kbanknow.com

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Data: Korea Exchange regular-session closing prices, volume and day’s range via Daum Finance, checked against a Naver Finance snapshot at the close; investor flows, foreign ownership and ratios via Naver Finance; company information from DART (Financial Supervisory Service). Updated after each Korean market close; ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; investor flows as of Oct 6, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.