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KIA CORPORATION

기아000270KOSPISector: Autos & Transport Equipment
₩126,5000.71%Market cap ₩49.39TAs of Sep 4, 2026 close · updated once daily
Market cap
₩49.39T
#14 in KOSPI
6.5x
Sector median 8.2x (profitable cos.)
0.81x
Sector median 0.56x
5.6%
Sector median 0.0%
B
Grade B59.3 ptsTop 35% of 2,522 graded stocksMethodology v2.0
Financial strength
71.8/100
Growth momentum
43.2/100
Price attractiveness
51.1/100
Shareholder Return
95.3/100

As of Sep 4, 2026 close · This grade is not a buy/sell recommendation — it is information mechanically scored from public data using a fixed formula.

How to read this grade
SABCurrentCDF

Toward S means a higher total-score band; toward F, a lower band. Badges are distinguished by ink intensity and shape (fill, outline, dashed) — never by hue.

Maegim maps a total score — built from sector-relative percentile scoring — onto fixed, predefined thresholds to assign one of six bands, S to F. This stock is scored by the same formula as all 2,522 graded stocks and is currently in band B with a total score of 59.3 points.

How grades are computed →What grades do and don’t mean →What the grade does not reflect →

Position within sector

Mechanically selected indicators in the top or bottom 30% of sector percentiles · among 138 stocks in Autos & Transport Equipment

1-year closing price

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Low ₩100,200High ₩206,000
Latest close
Price change by period
1W
1.10%
1M
2.30%
3M
23.00%
1Y
18.20%

As of the Sep 4, 2026 close · updated once daily · a factual record computed from closing prices only; dividends are not included, and this is not a buy or sell signal.

1

Financial strength

71.8/100
How much debt does it carry relative to equity?
61.8%
Sector median 115.5%
Sector lowhighTop 33.7% in sector
Can it cover what's due within a year?
156.5%
Sector median 122.6%
Sector lowhighTop 40.2% in sector
How much of revenue becomes profit?
8.0%
Sector median 3.6%
Sector lowhighTop 17% in sector
How much did it earn on its own capital?
12.4%
Sector median 5.5%
Sector lowhighTop 22.1% in sector

Source filing: annual report (consolidated) — view original ↗

2

Growth momentum

43.2/100
How much did revenue grow in a year?
6.2%
Sector median 6.3%
Sector lowhighBottom 48.8% in sector
Has it grown steadily over three years?
9.7%
Sector median 7.2%
Sector lowhighTop 34.6% in sector
Did core profits grow in a year?
-28.3%
Sector median 10.5%
Sector lowhighBottom 19.1% in sector
Are core profits higher than three years ago?
25.5%
Sector median 66.3%
Sector lowhighBottom 39.6% in sector

Financial trend

Revenue

Growth & margin

Revenue growth Operating margin

Year over year — alongside the sector median

This stock Sector median

A factual chart of confirmed annual results from annual reports — the same source as the grading indicators. Not a buy or sell signal.

Source filing: annual report (consolidated) — view original ↗

3

Price attractiveness

51.1/100
Is the price expensive relative to earnings?
6.5x
Sector median P/E of profitable peers 8.2x · 27% loss-making
Sector lowhighTop 30.8% in sector
Is the price expensive relative to book value?
0.81x
Sector median 0.56x
Sector lowhighBottom 33% in sector

Valuation uses the Sep 4, 2026 close and market cap

4

Shareholder Return

Single-indicator axis95.3/100
Does the company actually pay dividends?
5.6%
Sector median 0.0%
Sector lowhighTop 4.7% in sector

Dividend per share (annual)

Cash dividend per common share as stated in annual reports. ₩0 means no dividend that year.

Dividends & treasury shares

Total cash dividends (FY2025)
₩2.64T
Cash payout ratio, consolidated (FY2025)
34.9%
Treasury shares (FY2025)
1,810,273 shares (0.4% of shares issued)

Source: annual report (DART) — dividend allocation & total shares

Source filing: annual report (consolidated) — view original ↗

Financial checklist

Based on the FY2025 annual report · year-over-year comparison · determined on Sep 7, 2026

Of 9 items: 6 met · 3 not met · 0 not computable

Not metMetNot computable

Positive net income
Whether net income (attributable to owners where available) is above zero.
Met
₩7.6T
Positive operating cash flow
Whether cash flow from operations is above zero.
Met
₩9.1T
Return on assets up
Whether net income over beginning total assets rose from the prior year.
Not met
12.1% → 8.2%
Operating cash flow exceeds net income
Whether operating cash flow is greater than net income.
Met
₩9.1T vs ₩7.6T
Liabilities-to-assets ratio down
Whether total liabilities as a share of total assets fell from the prior year.
Met
39.8% → 38.2%
Current ratio up
Whether current assets over current liabilities rose from the prior year.
Met
154.9% → 156.5%
Shares outstanding not increased
Whether common shares issued did not increase from the prior year. Increases from bonus issues and stock dividends are also counted.
Met
397,672,632 → 390,412,998
Operating margin up
Whether operating income over revenue rose from the prior year.
Not met
11.8% → 8.0%
Asset turnover up
Whether revenue over beginning total assets rose from the prior year.
Not met
1.33x → 1.23x

A record of facts determined by fixed rules from the financial statements in the latest annual report. Not used in grading, and not a buy or sell signal. Source filing: annual report (consolidated) — view original ↗

Grade change history

Jul 23, 2026B

Methodology version change (v2.0 applied)

Jul 15, 2026BVersion v1

First calculation

Grade changes are a factual record produced from public data by a fixed formula; they do not signal future changes.

Disclosure & financial badges

Factual records determined from public filings and periodic reports by fixed rules — not buy/sell signals.

Negative-evidence group (dilution, loss, dispute)Mixed interpretationPositive-evidence group (shareholder return)Dots classify the disclosure type by the direction of research evidence — not an assessment or investment judgment about this company.

Disclosure event history

Corporate value-up plan filed

Filed a “기업가치제고계획(자율공시)” (corporate value-up plan, voluntary disclosure) (filed 2026-04-30). View filing ↗

Treasury share cancellation

Cancelled 7,259,634 treasury shares in FY2025 (per annual report). View filing ↗

Determined as of 2026-09-07

Recent filings for this stock

Last 120 days · monitored filing types only
Periodic report filedAug 14, 2026Source ↗
CEO changeJul 8, 2026Source ↗
Periodic report filedMay 15, 2026Source ↗
CEO changeMay 11, 2026Source ↗

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