Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEP)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Electric | Naju-Si, South Korea | NYSE
10.63 USD
-0.06
(-0.561%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.63 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains neutral due to a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite a massive 71% surge in the most recent fiscal year, the asset has lost nearly half its value over the last nine years, with six of those years showing negative returns. This persistent downward trajectory suggests the market views the recent rally as insufficient to overcome deep-seated value destruction, capping the long-term rating despite the recent price spike. The short-term picture is similarly ambiguous; while the stock is technically oversold relative to its moving averages, the lack of a clear upward trend and the weak statistical forecast prevent a bullish entry. However, the dividend story offers a distinct edge. With a 4.78% yield and a paltry payout ratio of just 12%, the company retains ample cash to sustain payments even if earnings remain flat or decline. This makes the stock a viable income play for defensive investors who can ignore the capital appreciation risks, but it is not a growth vehicle. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.037694 |
| AutoETS | 0.037695 |
| MSTL | 0.038065 |
| AutoTheta | 0.051708 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 3.74 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.359 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-12-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2024-12-30 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 263.19 |
| Revenue per Share | 75995.34 |
| Market Cap | 13,648,156,672 |
| Trailing P/E | 2.52 |
| Forward P/E | 3.77 |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Profit Margins | 8.04% |
| Website | https://www.kepco.co.kr |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest rebound rather than a crash. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (12.5 and 15.0), suggesting bets on a recovery to previous highs. Conversely, put open interest clusters at lower strikes (7.5 and 10.0), indicating a floor is expected but not a deep collapse. The imbalance favors a 'mean reversion' scenario where the stock climbs back up from current lows.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 0.075 | 1.090116 |
| 2005-12-27 | 0.556 | 2.857143 |
| 2004-12-28 | 0.095 | 0.721885 |
| 2003-12-26 | 0.336 | 3.218391 |
| 2002-12-26 | 0.229 | 2.687793 |
| 2001-12-26 | 0.231 | 2.519084 |
| 2000-12-27 | 0.250 | 2.531646 |
| 1999-12-28 | 0.267 | 1.655814 |
| 1998-12-28 | 0.150 | 0.909091 |
| 1997-12-26 | 0.150 | 1.333333 |
| 1996-12-26 | 0.297 | 1.414286 |
| 1995-12-27 | 0.324 | 1.234286 |
| 1994-12-23 | 0.078 | 0.378182 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.29556 |
| Address1 | 55, Jeollyeok-ro |
| All Time High | 28.37 |
| All Time Low | 5.76 |
| Ask | 10.99 |
| Ask Size | 1,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 820,590 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 953,593 |
| Average Volume | 953,593 |
| Average Volume10Days | 820,590 |
| Beta | 0.816 |
| Bid | 10.58 |
| Bid Size | 1,600 |
| Book Value | 29.52308 |
| City | Naju-Si |
| Country | South Korea |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.63 |
| Current Ratio | 0.443 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 10.78 |
| Day Low | 10.585 |
| Debt To Equity | 263.19 |
| Display Name | Korea Electric Power |
| Dividend Date | 1,777,420,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.52 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.91 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,521,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,521,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.765 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.765 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,486,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,486,600 |
| Ebitda | 25,479,981,563,904 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.26114 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 5.174 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.351 |
| Enterprise Value | 131,842,208,432,128 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.11051 |
| Eps Forward | 2.81778 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.21 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 82 2 3456 4298 |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.431 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.80099964 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.07007258 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -29.556 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 23.41 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.78 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.54592055 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.43 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.19999981 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.019175436 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.43 - 23.41 |
| Financial Currency | KRW |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 783,264,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.53 |
| Float Shares | 611,547,819 |
| Forward Eps | 2.81778 |
| Forward P E | 3.7724733 |
| Free Cashflow | 690,140,872,704 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 22,693 |
| Fullday Change | -0.059999466 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.56126726 |
| Fullday Price | 10.63 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.15972 |
| Gross Profits | 15,584,723,992,576 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.02649 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 1,283,928,154 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Electric |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-electric |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.075 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Korea Electric Power Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Electricity Sales, Nuclear Power Generation, Thermal Power Generation, Power Support, and Other. It builds and operates overhead and underground transmission power grids; offers digital substations, grid stabilization equipment, and predictive diagnostic system; high voltage direct current transmission; distribution network construction, distributed energy, and smart distribution network; power outage prevention, insulated sticks, and scheduled power shutdowns; and smart metering service. The company also engages in electricity sale and demand management; electric vehicle charging; microgrid; urban energy planning platform; solar power generation projects; and clean hydrogen businesses, as well as research and development. In addition, it is involved in thermal, nuclear, wind, solar, and hydro power generation; power grid consulting/EPC projects; HVDC submarine transmission; power plant engineering and maintenance; nuclear fuel design and manufacturing; power IT services; investment activities; coal ash industrial materials resource manufacturing; facility management and service; wood pellet utilization; and securitization. The company was formerly known as Korea Electric Company and changed its name to Korea Electric Power Corporation in January 1982. Korea Electric Power Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Naju-si, South Korea. |
| Long Name | Korea Electric Power Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 13,648,156,672 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_380884 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 7,840,011,911,168 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 14,414,556,251 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 10.68 |
| Operating Cashflow | 18,079,134,253,056 |
| Operating Margins | 0.047280002 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.122200005 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.44 |
| Phone | 82 6 1345 3114 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 10.63 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,822 |
| Previous Close | 10.69 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 3.417446 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.36005726 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.000139877 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08035 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.24 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0599995 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.561267 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.78 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.585 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.585 - 10.78 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.68 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.69 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.63 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 861,692 |
| Return On Assets | 0.030350002 |
| Return On Equity | 0.16595 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.001 |
| Revenue Per Share | 75,995.34 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Shares Outstanding | 1,283,928,154 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.002 |
| Shares Short | 2,613,580 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,556,841 |
| Short Name | Korea Electric Power Corporatio |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0042 |
| Short Ratio | 2.81 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KEP |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 15.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 15.0 |
| Target Median Price | 15.0 |
| Total Cash | 5,792,483,246,080 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4,511.532 |
| Total Debt | 136,451,656,253,440 |
| Total Revenue | 97,572,563,714,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1,542.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 144.24696 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.21 |
| Trailing P E | 2.5249407 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 14.55505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.9250498 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.26966926 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 861,692 |
| Website | https://www.kepco.co.kr |
| Zip | 58,322 |