KB Financial Group Inc.
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $112.67, KB Financial Group Inc. (KB) is priced for 11.1% return on equity. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed June 14, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
• KB is South Korea's largest banking group, a mature financial earning a first-quarter 2026 return on equity of 13.94% and trading at roughly its book value, so the case is a capital-return story rather than a growth story [Source: KB Financial Group Q1 2026 earnings release, 2026]. • The defining risk is macro and external: South Korean household debt sits near a record 91% of GDP, and the won fell more than 8% in the second half of 2025, which pressures both domestic credit quality and the d
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328 institutional managers reported holding KB in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 6% of the company; the top 10 hold 3%. 66 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Dimensional Fund Advisors, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, among others. On the short side, 501k shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 0.1% of shares outstanding (1.9 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
KB has cut its share count 2.8% over the past five years. It pays a dividend. Cash returned over the past three years: $2.24B in dividends.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 14, 2026
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