Krafton
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Krafton is a South Korean video-game developer and publisher listed on the KOSPI, South Korea's main stock exchange.
The company sits within the games segment of the broader IT industry, creating and distributing interactive entertainment software to players worldwide. It is best known for developing battle-royale-style games, a genre in which large numbers of players compete against one another in a shrinking play area until one survivor or team remains. Krafton's titles are distributed across multiple platforms and regions, reaching a global player base.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Krafton operates as an independent, publicly listed game studio rather than as a subsidiary of one of South Korea's large family-controlled conglomerates (known as chaebols), which is relatively uncommon among major Korean technology companies of its scale.
Krafton in five facts
What does Krafton do?
Krafton is a South Korean video-game developer and publisher listed on the KOSPI, South Korea's main stock exchange.
Where is Krafton listed and in which sector?
Krafton (Korean name: 크래프톤) trades under KRX code 259960 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Information Technology sector, Software.
How large is Krafton?
Its market capitalisation was US$8.4B on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's large-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Krafton's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Krafton reported revenue of US$2.5B, operating profit of US$795.8M and net income of US$553.8M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-17). Revenue was up 22.8% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-17
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Oct 20
- Earnings release schedule notice (notice)Oct 20
- Share cancellation decisionSep 30
- Change in shares held by the largest shareholderSep 23
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Sep 23
- Change in shares held by the largest shareholderSep 11
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Sep 11
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersSep 11
- Treasury share acquisition: results reportTreasury Shares · Sep 9
- Investor relations (IR) meeting (notice)Aug 31
- Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Krafton filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$895M (+94.9% year on year), operating profit of US$285M (+67% year on year) and a net loss of US$20.7M (from a profit a year earlier).
Earnings · Jul 29 - Material event report (treasury share acquisition)
Krafton disclosed a plan to buy back its own shares worth US$69.3M, about 0.9% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Jul 29 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
Krafton updated the disclosed terms of an acquisition of K.K. BCJ-31, now worth US$459M.
M&A · Jun 30 - Treasury share acquisition: results reportTreasury Shares · Jun 26
- Treasury share disposal: results reportTreasury Shares · Jun 2
- Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Krafton filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$930M (+56.9% year on year), operating profit of US$381M (+22.8% year on year) and net income of US$349M (+38.4% year on year).
Earnings · Apr 30 - Material event report (treasury share disposal)
Krafton disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$4.21M, about 0.1% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Apr 30 - Material event report (treasury share acquisition)
Krafton disclosed a plan to buy back its own shares worth US$67.8M, about 0.9% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Apr 30 - Treasury share acquisition: results reportTreasury Shares · Apr 7
- [Amended] Cash/in-kind dividend decision
Krafton updated its declared cash dividend of US$1.56 per share.
Dividend · Feb 27 · 2 versions - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
Krafton updated the disclosed terms of an acquisition of K.K. BCJ-31, now worth US$496M.
M&A · Feb 27 - Treasury share disposal: results reportTreasury Shares · Feb 19
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Krafton reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$2.27B (+22.8% year on year), operating profit of US$721M (−10.8% year on year) and net income of US$502M (−43.7% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 9 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Krafton filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$629M (+48.9% year on year), operating profit of US$1.64M (−98.9% year on year) and a net loss of US$15.5M (from a profit a year earlier).
Earnings · Feb 9 - Material event report (treasury share disposal)
Krafton disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$1.38M, about 0.0% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Feb 9 - Material event report (treasury share acquisition)
Krafton disclosed a plan to buy back its own shares worth US$137M, about 1.8% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Feb 9