Korea Aerospace Industries
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Korea Aerospace Industries designs and manufactures military aircraft, satellites, and launch vehicles, supplying products that range from basic trainer jets and advanced fighter aircraft to unmanned drones and space systems.
Its primary customer for defence work is the South Korean government, specifically the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, which contracts for development, production, capability upgrades, and ongoing support. Listed on KOSPI, South Korea's main stock exchange, the company derives the bulk of its defence revenue from domestic government contracts rather than commercial or export channels.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
It is the first private-sector company in South Korea to lead a next-generation mid-sized satellite and defence satellite development programme.
Korea Aerospace Industries in five facts
What does Korea Aerospace Industries do?
Korea Aerospace Industries designs and manufactures military aircraft, satellites, and launch vehicles, supplying products that range from basic trainer jets and advanced fighter aircraft to unmanned drones and space systems.
Where is Korea Aerospace Industries listed and in which sector?
Korea Aerospace Industries (Korean name: 한국항공우주) trades under KRX code 047810 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Industrials sector, Aerospace & Defense.
How large is Korea Aerospace Industries?
Its market capitalisation was US$8B on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's large-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Korea Aerospace Industries's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Korea Aerospace Industries reported revenue of US$2.8B, operating profit of US$203.2M and net income of US$141.4M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-17). Revenue was up 1.7% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-17
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries disclosed a supply contract with Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), worth US$81.5M, about 3% of its recent annual revenue, running through Dec 2031.
Supply contract · Oct 8 - Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (abbreviated)Oct 6
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (abbreviated)Oct 2
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (abbreviated)Sep 10
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Sep 4
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (abbreviated)Sep 3
- [Amended] Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries updated a previously disclosed supply contract with Agency for Defense Development (ADD), now worth US$103M, about 4.5% of its recent annual revenue.
Supply contract · Aug 31 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Aerospace Industries filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$810M (+41% year on year), operating profit of US$33.6M (−43.1% year on year) and net income of US$25.7M (−35.2% year on year).
Earnings · Jul 29 - [Amended] Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries updated a previously disclosed supply contract, now worth US$5.11B, about 342.2% of its recent annual revenue.
Supply contract · Jun 30 - [Amended] Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries updated a previously disclosed supply contract, now worth US$5.19B, about 342.2% of its recent annual revenue, running through Jun 2026.
Supply contract · Jun 9 - [Amended] Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries updated a previously disclosed supply contract, now worth US$707M, about 37.38% of its recent annual revenue, running through Dec 2030.
Supply contract · May 14 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Aerospace Industries filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$751M (+56.3% year on year), operating profit of US$46.1M (+43.4% year on year) and net income of US$28.4M (+41.7% year on year).
Earnings · May 7 - [Amended] Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries updated a previously disclosed supply contract with Agency for Defense Development (ADD), now worth US$94.8M, about 4.5% of its recent annual revenue, running through Aug 2026.
Supply contract · Apr 29 - Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries disclosed a supply contract, worth US$109M, about 4.5% of its recent annual revenue, running through Sep 2031.
Supply contract · Mar 16 - [Amended] Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries updated a previously disclosed supply contract with Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), now worth US$68.2M, about 3.6% of its recent annual revenue, running through Dec 2028.
Supply contract · Mar 5 - Results of rights offering or equity-linked bond issuance (voluntary)Capital raise · Mar 4
- Cash/in-kind dividend decision
Korea Aerospace Industries declared a cash dividend of US$0.35 per share.
Dividend · Feb 25 - Supply contract signed
Korea Aerospace Industries disclosed a supply contract, worth US$69M, about 2.8% of its recent annual revenue, running through Feb 2029.
Supply contract · Feb 6 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Korea Aerospace Industries filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$1B (+34% year on year), operating profit of US$52.7M (+82.7% year on year) and net income of US$42.5M (+402.1% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 5 - Material event report (convertible bonds)
Korea Aerospace Industries disclosed convertible bonds to raise US$342M, about 4.7% of its market value.
Capital raise · Feb 5 - [Amended] Supply contract signedSupply contract · Jan 13
- [Amended] Supply contract signedSupply contract · Jan 12