KB Stock — KB Financial Group Inc.

KB Financial Group Inc. (KB)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KB is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.08%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.48%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 768.0% over the past 25 years, 227.9 points behind SPY at 995.9%.

KB Financial Group Inc. is a South Korean financial services conglomerate offering deposit and loan products, credit and debit cards, securities brokerage, foreign exchange services, insurance products including life and property casualty coverage, and consumer finance services, with operations across South Korea, the United States, and several Asian markets. The company distributes earnings on a quarterly basis at a current modest distribution rate. The latest distribution included a special component and may not recur at the same level; ordinary quarterly payouts form the baseline for regular income. This security appeals to income investors seeking international financial sector exposure with an established dividend history.

KB performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 768.0% over the past 25 years, 227.9 points behind SPY at 995.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 52.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.9%.

KB key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.04%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/02/2001

Distribution rate

2.08%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.48%

5-year average yield

3.99

Last close

$118.81 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$41,714,917,048

Average volume

154514.0

Dividend

$0.81141

Ex-dividend date

08/06/2026

Payment date

08/28/2026

Beta

0.654

Payout ratio

0.1%

P/E ratio

10.2

Forward P/E

3.8491

EPS

$11.65

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.08%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.48%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

KB risks and drawbacks

KB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.9%.

Who may consider KB — and who may not

KB may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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