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KT&G will expand dividend schemes based on share repurchase, continuing growing dividend trend in line with profit
SEOUL, South Korea , Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KT&G posted strong results on the 7 , with first half revenue exceeding 3 trillion KRW and revenue and operating profit recording third consecutive quarter of growth.
Particularly, the global cigarette segment achieved five consecutive quarters of "triple growth" in revenue, operating profit, and sales volume. Revenue, sales volume, and adjusted operating profit each grew 30.6%, 9.1%, and 51.1% respectively, continuing the high-growth momentum.
Furthermore, KT&G resolved to raise the interim dividend by 200 KRW to 1,400 KRW per share.
Since its initial listing in 1999, KT&G has continued dividend payout for 26 consecutive years, either maintaining or increasing the amount every year. The recent three year's dividend per share trend is also a continuously growing one, with 5,000 KRW in 2022, 5,200 KRW in 2023, and 5,400 KRW in 2024.
KT&G has yet again announced a raise in the interim dividend through the Q2 earnings report session, stating that it will continue to reflect the growth trend in its dividend policy.
During the Q2 earnings report session held on the 7 , He went on to further emphasize that
Between 2024 to 2027, KT&G is implementing bold shareholder return policies to cancel 20% of issued shares (including newly repurchased shares). Accordingly, the number of outstanding shares continues to decline while the
KT&G also announced its Double-Digit annual operating growth target during the earnings report session. Considering the decrease in dividend yield due to growing stock prices, the possibility of increased annual dividend per share is getting higher.
The finance sector also foresees a sharp rise in dividends regarding KT&G's growing dividend trends.
Through the report "Robust 2Q25; Higher dividend upside", Morgan Stanley analyst Kelly Kim projected that "as the management is taking dividend yield and rising earnings into consideration, we think there could be even further upside to our DPS assumption (W5,800)." (EoD)
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