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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 362,150,000 |
| Shares Float | 362,040,000 |
| Shares Short | 300,000 |
| Institution Holdings | 5.81% |
About KB Financial Group Inc ADR
KB Financial Group Inc. provides various banking and related financial services to consumers and corporations in South Korea, the United States, New Zealand, China, Cambodia, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Other Banking Services, Credit Card, Securities, Life Insurance, and Non-Life Insurance segments. The company offers loans, deposit products, and other related financial products and services to large, small, medium-sized enterprises, and small office/home office, as well as individuals and households; investment banking, and brokerage and supporting services; life insurance products; non-life insurance products, including fire, maritime, injury, technology, liability, package, title, guarantee, other special type insurances, automobile, long-term nonlife, property damage, injury, driver, savings, illness, nursing, pension, and others; and credit sale, cash service, card loan, and other supporting services. It also involved in securities and derivatives trading, funding, and other supporting activities. In addition, the company offers foreign exchange transaction; financial investment; credit card and installment financing; financial leasing; auto Installment finance; real estate trust management; capital and collective investment; collection of receivables or credit investigation; software advisory, development, and supply; microfinance; investment advisory; claim; management; savings banking; information and communication; e-commerce; and general advisory services. KB Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
General
| Name | KB Financial Group Inc ADR |
| Ticker | KB |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Financial |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 142 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 103.88 |
| Market Cap | 30,844,300,000 |
| PE Ratio | 7.95 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.71 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 15,266.88 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 1,427.29 |
| Profit Margin | 11.20% |
| Operating Margin | 15.59 |
| Return on Assets | 0.01 |
| Return on Equity | 0.10 |
| Revenue | 35.4B |
| Earnings Per Share | 10.22 |
| Revenue Per Share | 10,087.44 |
| Gross Profit | 14,890,408,345,600 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -0.01 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 8.23 |
| Forward PE | 3.85 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 0.00 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 0.75 |
Dividend
KB Financial Group Inc ADR pays out a dividend of $2.57 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.02%.
KB's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on August 29, 2025.
They pay out 20.58% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Aug 29, 2025 | $0.66 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.66 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.56 |
| Nov 19, 2024 | $0.57 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | $0.57 |
| May 17, 2024 | $0.57 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | $1.12 |
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