South Korean companies on Wall Street
6 companies headquartered in South Korea trade in the United States, $96bn of market value between them; the median is +21.9% over a year.
Head office as each company files it. As of Oct 6, 2026.
South Korea on Wall Street
What the companies are worth together, and the largest of them.
companies listed in the United States
market value together
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. · the largest at $29bn
The economy at home
The central bank's rate, prices, the bond market, the currency, houses and credit, from the BIS, the ECB and the OECD.
- Policy rateraised 25 bp on Aug 27, 2026
- 3.00%
- InflationJul 2026
- 2.8%
- Real policy ratethe rate less inflation
- 0.2%
- Ten-year government bond+147 bp on the year
- 4.29%
- Ten-year less policy ratethe slope of the curve
- 1.3%
- South Korean won, one yearagainst the dollar
- +4.6%
- Real exchange rateagainst its own ten-year average
- −8.8%
- Real house prices, one yearQ2 2026
- −0.5%
- Real house prices, ten yearsQ2 2026
- +1%
- Credit gapprivate credit 192% of GDP
- −15.1 pts
The whole picture is on The world, Currencies and Houses & debt.
| Company | Sector | Market cap | P/E | 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHGShinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | Financial Services | $29bn | n/a | +57% |
| KEPKorea Electric Power Corporation | Utilities | $16bn | n/a | -17% |
| PKXPOSCO Holdings Inc. | Basic Materials | $16bn | n/a | +12% |
| WFWoori Financial Group Inc. | Financial Services | $14bn | n/a | +32% |
| SKMSK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Communication Services | $13bn | n/a | +66% |
| KTKT Corporation | Communication Services | $8.5bn | n/a | -5.2% |
The country is the head office as each company files it, from the universe’s profile or the business address on its EDGAR record; a holding company registered elsewhere sits where its office is. Figures are the latest close and the trailing twelve months.