SKM Stock — SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SKM is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.80%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 46/100 (Caution). Total return is 480.4% over the past 30.3 years, 1338.3 points behind SPY at 1818.7%.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is a major South Korean telecommunications provider offering wireless voice and data services, fixed-line telephone and broadband internet, media platforms including IPTV and cable TV, IoT solutions, and T-commerce services across its three main business segments. The company distributes earnings quarterly at a moderate current distribution rate. This security may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to established telecommunications infrastructure in Asia.

SKM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 480.4% over the past 30.3 years, 1338.3 points behind SPY at 1818.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 50.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.6%.

SKM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

46 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.83%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/27/1996

Distribution rate

1.80%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.80%

5-year average yield

5.24

Last close

$31.96 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$12,269,125,678

Average volume

1252395.0

Dividend

$0.33599

Ex-dividend date

08/31/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.754

Payout ratio

34.2%

P/E ratio

24.78

Forward P/E

14.7059

EPS

$1.29

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.80%) 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.

SKM risks and drawbacks

SKM'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 35.6%.

Who may consider SKM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SKM 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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