KB Financial Group (KB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KB Financial Group Inc. is a South Korea-based financial holding company that offers a broad range of banking and financial services. Headquartered in Seoul and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker KB, the group operates through a set of specialized subsidiaries to provide integrated financial solutions for retail, corporate and institutional clients.

The company’s principal businesses include retail and corporate banking, securities and investment banking, insurance (life and non-life), asset management, credit card and consumer finance, and leasing. Its banking operations are centered on KB Kookmin Bank, which serves as the core deposit-taking and lending arm, while other subsidiaries handle brokerage and capital markets activities, insurance underwriting, wealth and asset management, and specialized financing products. KB Financial Group also offers digital banking services and wealth-management platforms to support retail customers and small-to-medium enterprises.

While its primary market is South Korea, KB Financial Group maintains selective international operations and partnerships to support cross-border banking, capital markets activity and corporate clients with global needs. The group’s strategy emphasizes integrated financial services across business lines to capture customer relationships across deposits, loans, investment and insurance products. Detailed information on the company’s executive leadership and recent strategic initiatives can be found in its public filings and investor materials.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.94 to $119.38
• 50-Day Range: $98.50 to $123.98
• 52-Week Range: $76.31 to $125.66
• Volume: 66,981 shs
• Average Volume: 259,454 shs
• Market Capitalization: $42.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.71
• Dividend Yield: 2.06%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

KB Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KB Financial Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 248th out of 861 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

KB Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KB Financial Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KB Financial Group are expected to grow by 9.14% in the coming year, from $12.91 to $14.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 10.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KB Financial Group is 10.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KB Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.71. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KB Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.50% of the float of KB Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KB Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KB Financial Group has recently increased by 25.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

KB Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

KB Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KB Financial Group is 22.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KB Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.46% next year. This indicates that KB Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

KB Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for KB Financial Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for KB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added KB Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KB Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

69.00% of the stock of KB Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.52% of the stock of KB Financial Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Today: 8/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KB
• CIK: 1445930
• Web: www.kbfg.com
• Phone: (222) 073-7114
• Fax: 82-2-2073-2848
• Employees: 150
• Year Founded: 2008

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.24
• P/E Growth: 0.71
• Net Income: $4.04 billion
• Net Margins: 17.36%
• Pretax Margin: 24.02%
• Return on Equity: 9.99%
• Return on Assets: 0.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.47
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.67 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $12.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.47
• Book Value: $110.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 354,688,000
• Free Float: 109,953,000
• Market Cap: $42.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01