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KakaoBank

KRX: 323410 · KOSPI · Financial services
₩20,100 +400 (+2.03%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩9.6T
PE ratio17.60
Forward PE15.89
PB ratio1.43
EPS₩1,142
Dividend (yield)₩460 (2.29%)
Analysts (1–5)3.69 · Buy
Price target₩29,500 (+46.77%)
Volume699,848
Trading value₩14.0B
Day’s range₩19,710 – ₩20,100
52-week range₩19,110 – ₩29,500
Foreign ownership KR17.14%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR−267,967 sh
Book value / share₩14,009
Founded2016
17.8%16.1%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩25,300 · Low ₩19,700

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₩19,700−267,967+120,005+147,52817.14%
Oct 1₩19,760−274,654+61,167+213,06317.19%
Sep 30₩19,890−307,705−194,642+501,31217.28%
Sep 29₩20,250−185,201+18,871+165,77517.35%
Sep 28₩20,500+239,570−565−214,30817.39%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩2.5T₩2.9T₩3.1T–
Operating income₩478.5B₩606.9B₩649.4B₩739.0B
Net income₩354.9B₩440.1B₩480.3B₩603.8B
Operating margin19.18%20.60%21.04%–
Return on equity6.00%6.95%7.23%8.78%
Debt-to-equity790.66%860.31%1,032.02%–
EPS₩744₩923₩1,007₩1,266
Dividend per share₩150₩360₩460₩622

Peers

KB Financial Group 105560₩166,900−0.30%
Shinhan Financial Group 055550₩103,600−1.15%
Hana Financial Group 086790₩128,700−0.31%
Woori Financial Group 316140₩33,400−0.30%
Industrial Bank Of Korea 024110₩20,2000.00%
JB Financial Group 175330₩28,650−1.21%

About

KakaoBank is an internet-only bank founded in 2016 that received its banking licence in 2017. It offers deposits and savings, including group accounts and a 26-week savings product, loans such as emergency, credit and mortgage loans, and currency exchange and overseas remittance. It also runs a financial platform business and has launched AI-based services.

KakaoBank Corp. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 323410. Industry: Financial services.

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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 6, 2026; investor flows as of Oct 2, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.