SK Telecom Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1984

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 22,723

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • 017670

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 126

  • Share Price
  • $62.88
  • (As of Friday Closing)

SK Telecom General Information

Description

SK Telecom is South Korea's largest wireless telecom operator, with 32 million mobile customers. The firm also owns SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom), which has 7.2 million broadband customers and 9.5 million pay TV customers (6.7 million IPTV and 2.8 million Cable TV). While the firm also purchased stakes in businesses in security and semiconductor memory production, as well as developing e-commerce and internet platform businesses, these were all spun off into the separate SK Square business in November 2021. The company was formed after SK Group purchased KT's mobile business in 1994.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Korea Mobile Telecom
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • SK T-Tower, 65
  • Eulji-ro, Jung-gu
  • Seoul, 04539
  • South Korea
+82
Primary Industry
Telecommunications Service Providers
Stock Exchange
KRX
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • SK T-Tower, 65
  • Eulji-ro, Jung-gu
  • Seoul, 04539
  • South Korea
+82

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SK Telecom Stock Performance

As of 13-Nov-2026, SK Telecom’s stock price is $62.88. Its current market cap is $13.4B with 213M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$62.88 $60.97 $35.46 - $92.23 $13.4B 213M 944K $2.35

SK Telecom Financials Summary

As of 30-Jun-2026, SK Telecom has a trailing 12-month revenue of $11.8B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Jun-2026 FY 2025 31-Dec-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023
EV 17,718,643 14,637,082 14,167,998 16,084,811
Revenue 11,754,041 12,015,155 13,148,726 13,467,834
EBITDA 3,260,048 3,161,702 4,132,124 4,147,544
Net Income 514,977 286,979 916,242 836,446
Total Assets 21,017,462 20,908,049 20,716,807 23,372,159
Total Debt 6,577,502 7,203,306 7,308,244 8,268,272
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SK Telecom Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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SK Telecom Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
SK Telecom is South Korea's largest wireless telecom operator, with 32 million mobile customers. The firm also owns SK B
Telecommunications Service Providers
Seoul, South Korea
22,723 As of 2025

Seongnam, South Korea
 

Seoul, South Korea
 
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SK Telecom Competitors (16)

One of SK Telecom’s 16 competitors is KT, a Corporation company based in Seongnam, South Korea.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
KT Corporation Seongnam, South Korea
LG Uplus Corporation Seoul, South Korea
Kazakhtelecom Private Equity-Backed Astana, Kazakhstan
Globe Telecom (Philippines) Corporation Taguig, Philippines
Swisscom Corporation Bern, Switzerland
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SK Telecom Patents

SK Telecom Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2026216700-A1 Terminal device and ai information processing method performed by same device Pending 07-Apr-2025
WO-2026210465-A1 Antenna apparatus Pending 02-Apr-2025
WO-2026151108-A1 Terminal device and operating method of terminal device Pending 08-Jan-2025
WO-2026135315-A1 Nf device, and operating method of nf device Pending 18-Dec-2024
WO-2026121672-A1 Nf device and operating method of nf device Pending 05-Dec-2024 H04W4/20
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SK Telecom Signals

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SK Telecom Investments & Acquisitions (126)

SK Telecom’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Bridge Data Centres for . The deal was made on 29-Jul-2026.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Bridge Data Centres 29-Jul-2026 Buyout/LBO Systems and Information Management
dbbeats 01-Jun-2026 Accelerator/Incubator Therapeutic Devices
Rebellions 30-Mar-2026 Later Stage VC Application Specific Semiconductors
RLWRLD 25-Feb-2026 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software
TimeTree 05-Nov-2025 Later Stage VC Application Software
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SK Telecom ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated November, 04, 2026

18.41 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

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of 199

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SK Telecom Exits (46)

SK Telecom’s most recent exit was on 06-Nov-2023 from Allganize. The exit was categorized as with 10 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Allganize 06-Nov-2023 Completed
  • 10 buyers
Joby Aviation 03-May-2023 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Nano-X Imaging 28-Jul-2020 Completed
  • 9 buyers
Storms 24-Mar-2020 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Storms 09-Mar-2020 Joint Venture Completed
  • 3 buyers
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SK Telecom Affiliates

Subsidiaries (9)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
SK Hyper Seoul, South Korea 2026
AhnLab Blockchain Company Seongnam, South Korea 2023
SK Stoa Seoul, South Korea 2017
FSK L&S Seongnam, South Korea 2016
SK Planet Seongnam, South Korea 2011
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SK Telecom FAQs

  • When was SK Telecom founded?

    SK Telecom was founded in 1984.

  • Where is SK Telecom headquartered?

    SK Telecom is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

  • What is the size of SK Telecom?

    SK Telecom has 22,723 total employees.

  • What industry is SK Telecom in?

    SK Telecom’s primary industry is Telecommunications Service Providers.

  • Is SK Telecom a private or public company?

    SK Telecom is a Public company.

  • What is SK Telecom’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for SK Telecom is 017670.

  • What is the current stock price of SK Telecom?

    As of 13-Nov-2026 the stock price of SK Telecom is $62.88.

  • What is the current market cap of SK Telecom?

    The current market capitalization of SK Telecom is $13.4B.

  • What is SK Telecom’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for SK Telecom is $11.8B.

  • Who are SK Telecom’s competitors?

    KT, LG Uplus, Kazakhtelecom, Globe Telecom (Philippines), and Swisscom are some of the 16 competitors of SK Telecom.

  • What is SK Telecom’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    SK Telecom’s EPS for 12 months was $2.35.

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