Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Sk Telecom Co Ltd (SKM) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Sk Telecom Co Ltd vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 15,902M vs 382,939M combined for tracked competitors (4.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+25.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Sk Telecom Co Ltd generated -4.7% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2025, vs 5.3% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 2.2% net margin compares with 8.6% for the peer group.
- Scale: Sk Telecom Co Ltd ranks #16 of 58 companies by market capitalization in the Communications Services industry, holding 0.8% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Sk Telecom Co Ltd accounted for 11.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 12.7% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.68M compares with $1.00M for the peer group (0.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SKM Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Sk Telecom Co Ltd reported revenue contraction of 4.69 % year on year in Q4 2025, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 5.31 %.
With a net margin of 2.19 %, Sk Telecom Co Ltd reported lower profitability than its competitors (8.64 %).
Sk Telecom Co Ltd generated 11.66 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 12.73 % a year earlier.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Sk Telecom Co Ltd and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Sk Telecom Co Ltd's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Communications Services industry grew revenue 7.4% year over year, combined, vs -4.7% for Sk Telecom Co Ltd. Sk Telecom Co Ltd's share of combined industry revenue moved from 1.53% to 1.36%, a loss of 0.17 percentage points.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | Yes | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (5) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 42.90 % (3 of 7) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SKM Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SKM Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
SKM Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Verizon Communications Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Kt Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | At and t Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | T mobile Us Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Sk Telecom Co Ltd's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Sk Telecom Co Ltd
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | - | 15,902.27 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 194,702.28 | 138,895.00 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 183,436.76 | 90,530.00 |
| At and t Inc | 173,094.32 | 127,239.00 |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 39,846.71 | 41,941.76 |
| Kt Corporation | - | 26,275.47 |
| SUBTOTAL | 591,080.08 | 440,783.50 |
Sources: Sk Telecom Co Ltd's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| LG Uplus Corp. | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Sk Telecom Co Ltd's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc | Verizon Consumer Group 76.61 % |
| T mobile Us Inc | Wireless 100.00 % |
| At and t Inc | Advanced Connectivity 90.37 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | - | 679,149 | 14,898 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 194,702 | 1,544,994 | 184,638 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 183,437 | 1,207,067 | 140,573 |
| At and t Inc | 173,094 | 956,468 | 173,074 |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 39,847 | 403,286 | -40,342 |
| Kt Corporation | - | 1,154,966 | 74,586 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 591,080 | 1,000,474 | 112,243 |
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 56 companies in Sk Telecom Co Ltd's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Sk Telecom Co Ltd ranks #16 of 56 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.78 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,247, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications Inc | 194,702 | 19.28 % |
| 2 | T mobile Us Inc | 180,167 | 17.84 % |
| 3 | At and t Inc | 173,094 | 17.14 % |
| 4 | Veon ltd | 124,522 | 12.33 % |
| 5 | America Movil Sab De Cv | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Tim S a | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Ast Spacemobile Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Millicom International Cellular Sa | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 16 | Sk Telecom Co Ltd | 7,843 | 0.78 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Sk Telecom Co Ltd's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bce Inc | 14,632 | -10.37 % |
| 12 | Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | 13,230 | -29.28 % |
| 13 | Telus Corp | 12,833 | -46.58 % |
| 14 | Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A S | 11,129 | -15.86 % |
| 15 | Globalstar Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 16 | Sk Telecom Co Ltd | 7,843 | 64.42 % |
| 17 | Lumen Technologies inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 18 | Telecom Argentina Sa | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 19 | Kt Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 20 | Telephone And Data Systems Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 21 | Pldt Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Sk Telecom Co Ltd's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Communications Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (85 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 92.58 % | 45.44 % (avg) | +47.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | 6.13 % | industry median | +3.4 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 4.22 % | 4.17 % (avg) | +0.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 12.90 % | 14.44 % (avg) | -1.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 1.75 % | 1.89 % | -4.69 % |
| Operating Margin | 9.97 % | 9.42 % | 6.13 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.97 % | 5.11 % | 2.87 % |
| P/E | 0.0x | 0.0x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Sk Telecom Co Ltd's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Sk Telecom Co Ltd is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Sk Telecom Co Ltd's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.04x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 0.4% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,247 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Moderate, in line with the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 12.90 % vs industry average 14.44 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Sk Telecom Co Ltd's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Sk Telecom Co Ltd's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.04x).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (40.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | 0.23 | 1.03 | 0.09 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.15 | 0.72 | 1.52 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 0.25 | 1.04 | 1.42 |
| At and t Inc | 0.32 | 0.95 | 1.10 |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.84 |
| Kt Corporation | 0.30 | 1.19 | 0.43 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | Q4 2025 | -4.7 % | -73.0 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.7 % | -22.9 % |
| T mobile Us Inc | Q1 2026 | +10.6 % | -15.2 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | +2.3 % | +3.1 % |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | Q1 2026 | - | - |
| Kt Corporation | Q4 2025 | +7.1 % | +348.7 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | -22.6 % | +29.8 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | Q4 2025 | -4.3 % | -11.3 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +29.6 % |
| T mobile Us Inc | Q1 2026 | +28.7 % | +5.0 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.7 % | +16.4 % |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | Q1 2026 | - | +0.6 % |
| Kt Corporation | Q4 2025 | - | - |
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | 1.25% | 1.59% | 2.90% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 4.10% | 5.08% | 15.74% |
| T mobile Us Inc | 4.88% | 7.63% | 17.82% |
| At and t Inc | 5.44% | 5.04% | 18.23% |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | - | - | - |
| Kt Corporation | 4.24% | 5.85% | 9.40% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Sk Telecom Co Ltd's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sk Telecom Co Ltd | 7.71 | - |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 11.82 | 1.40 |
| T mobile Us Inc | 17.75 | 2.03 |
| At and t Inc | 8.28 | 1.36 |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | 352.47 | 0.95 |
| Kt Corporation | 5.18 | - |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 12.31 | 1.34 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.