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KakaoPay

KRX: 377300 · KOSPI · Brokerage & asset management
₩40,450 +300 (+0.75%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩5.5T
PE ratio62.33
Forward PE40.69
PB ratio2.77
EPS₩649
Dividend (yield)–
Analysts (1–5)3.50 · Buy
Price target₩65,250 (+61.31%)
Volume122,585
Trading value₩4.9B
Day’s range₩39,950 – ₩40,800
52-week range₩36,550 – ₩79,200
Foreign ownership KR28.02%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR+6,728 sh
Book value / share₩14,583
Founded2017
28.8%27.7%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩63,300 · Low ₩37,450

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₩40,150+6,728+347−7,07728.02%
Oct 1₩40,050−1,010−581+1,35028.01%
Sep 30₩39,850−10,000−14,171+24,98328.01%
Sep 29₩40,100−45,326−43,119+88,17728.02%
Sep 28₩41,150+43,303+42,673−85,42928.07%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩615.4B₩766.2B₩958.4B₩1.3T
Operating income−₩56.6B−₩57.5B₩50.4B₩170.1B
Net income−₩22.9B−₩21.5B₩55.7B₩156.4B
Operating margin−9.20%−7.50%5.25%13.15%
Return on equity0.14%−0.73%2.40%6.83%
Debt-to-equity105.01%131.04%173.70%–
EPS₩19−₩102₩335₩994
Dividend per share––––

Peers

Samsung SDS 018260₩219,5000.00%
Hyundai Autoever 307950₩388,000+1.44%
LG CNS 064400₩73,600+2.36%
POSCO DX 022100₩21,900+5.04%
NHN 181710₩58,200+1.93%
Itcen Global 124500₩29,950+2.39%

About

KakaoPay was set up in 2017 when Kakao contributed its fintech business in kind, and it listed on the KOSPI in 2021. It offers payment services, financial services such as loan comparison, investment and insurance, and platform services including advertising, card recommendations and telecom brokerage. The company says it launched Korea's first simple payment service in 2014, and its subsidiaries include securities and non-life insurance units.

kakaopay Corp. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 377300. Industry: Brokerage & asset management.

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