Kiwoom Securities surpassed 1 trillion won in net profit for the first time ever in 2025.
Kiwoom Securities said on the 11th in a disclosure that on a consolidation basis in 2025, it posted revenue of 17.1217 trillion won and operating profit of 1.4882 trillion won. The figures rose 51.78% and 35.51%, respectively, from a year earlier. Net profit climbed 33.55% to 1.1149 trillion won.
For the fourth quarter, revenue was 5.5862 trillion won and operating profit was 345.6 billion won. The figures increased 53.4% and 91.75%, respectively, from a year earlier. Over the same period, net profit rose 68.7% to 246.9 billion won.
By segment, brokerage commission revenue came to 230.6 billion won, up 58.9% from 145.1 billion won a year earlier, on the back of active trading in the Korea and U.S. stock markets.
The investment banking (IB) segment recorded 82.1 billion won, up 71.4% from 47.9 billion won a year earlier, driven by lead-managing principal PF and acquisition financing deals for mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Kiwoom Securities last November led Curios's IPO and LS Cable & System's paid-in capital increase.